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_aSandaker, Bjorn Normann _958362 |
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| 245 | _aOn span and space: exploring structures in architecture | ||
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_aLondon _bTaylor & Francis Ltd _c2008 |
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| 300 | _axi,209p. | ||
| 505 | _aCONTENTS Illustration credits Preface and acknowledgements ix xi Part 1 PHilOSOPHY Fundamental aspects of structures 1 Defining structures Aspects of structural form 4 Culture and construction 12 Explanation vs. interpretation of structural form 13 Part2 PRAGMATICS Structural form and some mechanical problems 19 Three basic concepts 19 Structural materials and form 20 Mechanical efficiency and the economy of means 57 Structural scale 77 Part3 AESTHETICS An aesthetics of structures 97 An aesthetic qualification: the freedom to choose 97 Aesthetics and structures 99 The aesthetic experience 109 Aesthetics of the mechanical function 125 Aesthetics of the spatial function 140 Notes 181 Bibliographical references 197 Index 203 | ||
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| 891 | _aDonation from Ar.Hiren Patel | ||
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