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Jeffrey Wayne Place 0 Reviews J. Wiley & Sons, 16-Mar-2007 - Architecture - 627 pages
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About the authors: Bjrn N. Sandaker is a Structural Engineer and Professor of Architectural Technology at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway. Arne P. Eggen is an Architect and Emeritus Professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway. Mark R. Cruvellier is a Structural Engineer and Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University, USA.
More about the book: Contemporary design often looks away from direct connections to the physical forces of nature. Structure is often hidden, decorated beyond recognition or, as is popular today, blended into smooth, edgeless planes of distortion. With this book we are given an authentic understanding of how the forces of nature may be interpreted sublimely and with a powerful essence. I can see this book as a valuable resource for creating meaningful buildings, allowing a return to substance and value in structural design. Craig Dykers, Architect and Director, SNHETTA The Structural Basis of Architecture uses a myriad of historical and contemporary case studies to provide a concise and thorough explanation of the relationship between engineering and architecture. This book is an indispensable source for anyone interested in the logic of structures and their role not just in supporting but in imagining architecture. Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean, and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design