Conceptual Design of Structures: Connecting Engineering and Architecture

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Conceptual Design of Structures

Connecting Engineering and Architecture

Edited by: Pierluigi D'Acunto , Patrick Ole Ohlbrock and Roland Pawlitschko

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Most of the embodied energy can be saved in the load-bearing structure!

Conceptual Design of Structures is working at the interface between structural engineering, architecture, and art. The book seeks to answer the complex question of what needs to be considered when conceiving a building structure. What influences the process of conceptual thinking? How do space and structure interact? In what ways do architects and engineers work together? The book thus sheds light on the topic of multidisciplinary interrelationships in design, showing numerous different perspectives. Renowned practitioners and researchers from architecture and engineering share their insights, as do artists and historians who cross the disciplinary boundaries. Furthermore, this book also provides an outlook on possible future developments and aspects of sustainable design and construction.

Bridging practice, academic, and research

Holistic perspectives through contributors from different disciplines

Numerous essays, interviews and project reviews provide direct insights

Selected works from engineering, architecture, and art

Author / Editor information

Pierluigi D’Acunto assistant professor of structural design, Technical University Munich; Patrick Ole Ohlbrock structural engineer, Dr. Schwartz Consulting, post-doctoral researcher, Technical University Munich; Roland Pawlitschko architect and author, Munich

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
FOREWORD Clementine Hegner-Van Rooden and Massimo Laffranchi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	6
ON THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF STRUCTURES Pierluigi D’Acunto, Patrick Ole Ohlbrock and Miguel Fernández Ruiz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	8
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF STRUCTURES IN PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND TEACHING Aurelio Muttoni and Joseph Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	16
CHALLENGING GRAVITY
PREFACE Leonardo Todisco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	30
ENGINEERING AND ART – MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER William “Bill" Baker, Alessandro Beghini and Janet Echelman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	32
FIVE THOUGHTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE Alejandro Bernabeu Larena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	42
THE SIMPLE, ELEGANT FLOW OF FORCES Christian Menn and Stefan Polónyi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	54
DESIGNING BY HAND IN AN ERA OF UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING POWER Paul Gauvreau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	62
FORM FINDING BY SHAPE OPTIMIZATION WITH IMPLICIT SPLINES AND VERTEX MORPHING Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Ann-Kathrin Goldbach and Reza Najian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	70
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF STRUCTURES IN THE DIGITAL AGE Patrick Ole Ohlbrock, Giulia Boller and Pierluigi D’Acunto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	80
EXPOSED OR CONCEALED
PREFACE Roland Pawlitschko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	92
WE ARE THE ONES WHO TELL THE STRUCTURE HOW IT SHOULD CARRY LOADS Christian Kerez and Joseph Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	94
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN AN ARCHITECT AND AN ENGINEER Cecilia Puga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	104
CONCEPTUAL DESIGNING Jürg Conzett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	114
STRUCTURING SPACE Jeannette Kuo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	126
LEARNING FROM THE PAST
PREFACE Mario Rinke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	136
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY – VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE INFLUENCES TO INNOVATIVE STRUCTURAL FORM Thorsten Helbig and Florian Meier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	138
TELL ME, PROF., WHAT IS THE USE OF THE HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING? Tullia Iori Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	146
A CONVERSATION ON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND EDUCATION BETWEEN SWITZERLAND AND NORWAY Bjørn Normann Sandaker and Joseph Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	154
TEACHING CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF STRUCTURES TO YOUNG ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS Aurelio Muttoni and Roberto Gargiani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	162
COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES
PREFACE Catherine De Wolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	172
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR REUSABLE INFRASTRUCTURES Knut Stockhusen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	174
THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE Elli Mosayebi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	182
THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ON SUSTAINABILITY Miguel Fernández Ruiz and Duarte M. Viula Faria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	192
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN SOCIETY Lee Franck and Jane Wernick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	198
CONCEPTUALIZING STRUCTURAL PERMANENCIES Mario Rinke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	204
AUTHORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	214
IMAGE CREDITS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	220

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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

April 22, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9783035628890

Hardcover published on:

April 22, 2024

Hardcover ISBN:

9783035627954

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Main content:

224

Coloured Illustrations:

213

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035628890

eBook ISBN: 9783035628890

Hardcover ISBN: 9783035627954

Keywords for this book

engineering; architecture; design; structural design; concept; sustainability; construction; multi-disciplinary; Joseph Schwartz; Jürg Conzett; Jeannette Kuo; Ellie Mosayebi; Christian Kerez; Skidmore; Owings & Merril; SOM; Schlaich; Bergermann und Partner

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Practitioners, researchers, lecturers, and students in architecture and structural engineering

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