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The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy

The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy

Jameson W. Doig
4/5 ( ratings)
This handsomely designed book brings together for the first time the outstanding work of four Swiss engineers and their teachers who form the most impressive group of structural artists in the twentieth century: Wilhelm Ritter , Robert Maillart , Othmar Ammann , Pierre Lardy , Heinz Isler , and Christian Menn .



David P. Billington, who has written widely on these engineers, argues that it is important to consider them as artists, for aesthetics played a major role in their design philosophy. He explains that their shared approach to design was developed while they attended the Federal Technological Institute in Zurich: Maillart and Amman studied with Ritter there, and Isler and Menn studied under Lardy. Billington focuses on the engineers' artistic approach to bridge design and construction, and he discusses their impressive individual contributions to structural engineering.

Generously illustrated, this book features many newly commissioned photographs, including images of important new structures such as the Charles River Bridge in Boston, completed by Menn in 2002.
Language
English
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Princeton University Art Museum
Release
March 11, 2003
ISBN
0300097867
ISBN 13
9780300097863

The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy

Jameson W. Doig
4/5 ( ratings)
This handsomely designed book brings together for the first time the outstanding work of four Swiss engineers and their teachers who form the most impressive group of structural artists in the twentieth century: Wilhelm Ritter , Robert Maillart , Othmar Ammann , Pierre Lardy , Heinz Isler , and Christian Menn .



David P. Billington, who has written widely on these engineers, argues that it is important to consider them as artists, for aesthetics played a major role in their design philosophy. He explains that their shared approach to design was developed while they attended the Federal Technological Institute in Zurich: Maillart and Amman studied with Ritter there, and Isler and Menn studied under Lardy. Billington focuses on the engineers' artistic approach to bridge design and construction, and he discusses their impressive individual contributions to structural engineering.

Generously illustrated, this book features many newly commissioned photographs, including images of important new structures such as the Charles River Bridge in Boston, completed by Menn in 2002.
Language
English
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Princeton University Art Museum
Release
March 11, 2003
ISBN
0300097867
ISBN 13
9780300097863

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