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Developments in Structural Form

By: Rowland Mainstone

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Developments in Structural Form

By: Rowland Mainstone

In the critically acclaimed first edition of this book, Mainstone offered a brilliant and highly original account of the structural developments that have made possible the achievements of architects and bridge builders throughout history. In this extensively revised and expanded new edition, now available in paperback, new insights and a full coverage of recent developments in both design and construction are incorporated. The book identifies features that distinguish the forms built by man from those shaped by nature and discusses the physical and other constraints on the choices that can be made. It then looks in turn at all the elementary forms - arches, domes, beams, slabs and the like - which combine into the more complex forms of complete structures, and at the different classes of the complete forms themselves. The development of each form is traced chronologically, but with an emphasis less on the chronology than on the problems that designers have continually faced in trying to serve new ends with limited means or to serve old ones in new ways. The book concludes with a chapter on the processes of design, showing how the designer's freedom of choice has been widened by a growing understanding of structural behaviour.

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383

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Routledge

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ISBN 10

1135143056

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9781135143053

Structure in Architecture

History, Design and Innovation

By: Rowland J. Mainstone

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Structure in Architecture

History, Design and Innovation

By: Rowland J. Mainstone

All buildings must stand. An adequate structure was as necessary for the simplest primitive hut as it is for the tallest or widest-spanning modern building. However, this requirement became more difficult to satisfy as designers became more adventurous and the experience already gained became less directly applicable. The present papers look at the consequent evolution of design methods and the types of understanding that have been essential guides. A particular focus is the question of how earlier innovations, made without the benefits of modern theory, were possible. Other papers look in detail at the most outstanding of these achievements, such as the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the dome of Florence Cathedral.

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438

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Taylor & Francis

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1040231950

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9781040231951

Hagia Sophia

Architecture, Structure, and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church

By: Rowland J. Mainstone

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Hagia Sophia

Architecture, Structure, and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church

By: Rowland J. Mainstone

Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was the culminating architectural achievement of late antiquity. Author Rowland Mainstone draws on some 30 years' of detailed observations and critical reading to present the first authoritative account of the creation of this great masterpiece of the Byzantine world. Dr. Mainstone's drawings and superb photographs perfectly complement the text and provide a unique record. 304 Illus.

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