Andrew Charleson

Structure As Architecture (eBook, PDF)

A Source Book for Architects and Structural Engineers

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Both an exploration and celebration of structure, this book presents structure as an indispensable aspect of architecture, in terms of form, function and aesthetics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317660859
• Artikelnr.: 41212281

Autorenporträt

Andrew Charleson has visited, photographed and analysed almost all of the case-study buildings. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Bringing over forty years structural engineering experience to the topic, he has also authored the book Seismic Design for Architects: Outwitting the Quake and published many papers, not only related to the subject of this book, but also to his other areas of research interest, earthquake engineering and earthquake architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Introduction 2. Two building studies 3.
Relationships between architectural and structural form 4. Building
exterior 5. Building function 6. Interior structure 7. Structural detailing
8. Structure and light 9. Representation and symbolism 10. Hidden
structures 11. Expressing architectural concepts 12. Fascilitating
architectural concepts 13. Conclusions Index and bibliography of buildings
Index