Informal
Cecil Balmond(Author)
Christian Brensing(Editor)
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 24. October 2002
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-3-7913-2400-5 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
ca. 400 zweifarb. Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-2400-5 (9783791324005)
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