On Span and Space - exploring structures in architecture.pdf
On Span and Space Using materials and structures to form the guiding principles for archi- tectural knowledge, On Span and Space offers an understanding of architecture from the consideration of how architectural works are actually put together. The physical way our houses and buildings are constructed greatly infl uences their appearance and the way they are experienced. Today, the challenges for architectural e from the new and increas- plexities of architectural concepts of space. With an increasing number of building materials as well as ever more refi ned manufacturing technologies, architecture can be expected to e more structurally complex, displaying a wider range of forms and geometries. Formulating and discussing the main requisites for structural form in architecture, On Span and Space brings together concepts from both of the disciplines of architecture and engineering. The book is struc- tured in three parts, each presenting a unique approach: it moves from a philosophical consideration of the ways and means of approaching structures in architecture, to discussing mechanical aspects of structural form – structural materials, structural effi ciency and structural scale – to a fi nal focus on an aesthetics of the structures of architecture, based on how beams, columns, arches and other structure types act spatially and mechanically in forming features of works of architecture. An important text for any student, lecturer or researcher in architec- tural engineering, architectural design, history or theory, architectural or building technology and structural mechanics, this book provides for the fi rst time both architectural and engineering areas of wisdom united in one theory which allows for a thorough understanding and solid knowledge base for one of architecture’s most central means of expression. Bjørn Normann Sandaker is Professor of Architectural Technology at the Oslo School of Architecture and Desig
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