Informal: the Informal in Architecture and Engineering by Cecil Balmond

Informal: the Informal in Architecture and Engineering by Cecil Balmond

The innovative structural designs of Cecil Balmond underpin architectural forms and give them their own integrity. Balmond's collaborative work with architects such as Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas and James Stirling demonstrates the process of fusion between architecture and his engineering. His structural thinking differs from that of other engineers in his field in its completely new conception of the engineer's contribution to architecture. The plasticity of architectural plans is enhanced through a decisive development of its structural design. The border line between structure and architecture thus becomes increasingly blurred. In this book, the process is explained by reference to eight projects through which the author makes the theoretical basis of his engineering solutions understandable for the reader.

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ISBN 13	9783791324005
ISBN 10	3791324004
Titre	Informal: the Informal in Architecture and Engineering
Auteur	Cecil Balmond
Série	Architecture S
État	Non disponible
Éditeur	Prestel
Année de publication	2002-10-24
Nombre de pages	400
Prix	Winner of Sir Bannister Fletcher Award for Excellence in Architectural Book Publishing 2005
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