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.-
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
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Norman Foster
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Film Architecture
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The Tudor and Jacobean Country House
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Daniel Libeskind
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Contemporary British Architects
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Xtreme Houses
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Living Bridges
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20th Century Architecture in Ireland
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Projecting Beirut
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Shaping the Great City
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European Church Architecture
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On Foster...Foster on
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| ISBN 13 | 9783791324005 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791324004 |
| Title | Informal: the Informal in Architecture and Engineering |
| Author | Cecil Balmond |
| Series | Architecture S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2002-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of Sir Bannister Fletcher Award for Excellence in Architectural Book Publishing 2005 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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