Structure: the essence of architecture /
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| Format: | Monografía |
| Language: | English |
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Londres, Reino Unido :
Studio Vista,
1971
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Table of Contents:
- Preface - Structure - Space - Man in space - Space communication - Structured man - Size in no accident - Structure - Optimization - Forces - Balance - Frustrating flexure - Columns and beams - Curves of compression - Vaults and domes - Encircled man - The jokers - Modern architecture - Walls - Trusses and space frames - Rigid frames - Slabs - prestressing
- Shells - Cables - Membrane structures - Breaking out of the box - The counter culture - The sense of structure - Process-systems - Conclusion