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Cargando... Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concretepor David P. Billington
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Focusing on 14 of Maillart's major works, this book provides a stunning full-color visual presentation of engineering structures as works of art in their own right and as images for new possibilities in architecture. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Many of his designs in reinforced concrete have rarely been bettered today, and this book combines great photographs with a very thorough critical text. Billington understands both the global principles behind Maillart's designs, and also the importance of the many small details.
Still an inspiration for practicing bridge engineers or anyone working in reinforced concrete design. Several of the bridges (Tavanasa, Toss, Schwandbach) are amongst the greatest works of structural engineering ever built, after all.
The references to Felix Candela, Heinz Isler, Fazlur Khan and Christian Menn in the final chapter are somewhat tacked on (and dealt with far better in Billington's "The Tower and the Bridge"). Billington's judgement isn't always impeccable (e.g. he likes the horrible cross walls on the Vessy Bridge), but is mostly spot on. ( )