All buildings must stand. An adequate structure was as necessary for the simplest primitive hut as it is for the tallest or widest-spanning modern building. However, this requirement became more difficult to satisfy as designers became more adventurous and the experience already gained became less directly applicable. The present papers look at the consequent evolution of design methods and the types of understanding that have been essential guides. A particular focus is the question of how earlier innovations, made without the benefits of modern theory, were possible. Other papers look in detail at the most outstanding of these achievements, such as the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the dome of Florence Cathedral.
| ISBN: | 9780860787631 |
| Publication date: | 24th November 1999 |
| Author: | Rowland Mainstone |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 380 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies Series |
| Genres: |
Architectural structure and design History of architecture Structural engineering |
All buildings must stand. An adequate structure was as necessary for the simplest primitive hut as it is for the tallest or widest-spanning modern building. However, this requirement became more difficult to satisfy as designers became more adventurous and the experience already gained became less directly applicable. The present papers look at the consequent evolution of design methods and the types of understanding that have been essential guides. A particular focus is the question of how earlier innovations, made without the benefits of modern theory, were possible. Other papers look in detail at the most outstanding of these achievements, such as the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the dome of Florence Cathedral.
Structure in Architecture features in the following genres: History of science, History of architecture, History, Civil engineering, surveying and building
Structure in Architecture is available in Hardback
Structure in Architecture was written by Rowland Mainstone and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Structure in Architecture has 380 pages
Yes it is part of Variorum Collected Studies Series series
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