An exploration of the evolution of design methods in architecture 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. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 436 pages, Includes 312 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 176 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1304. . 1999. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Structure in Architecture: History, Design and Innovation: 659 (Variorum Collected Studies)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 086078763X
ISBN 13: 9780860787631
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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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Rowland J. Mainstone, formerly Building Research Establishment, University College, London, and University of Leeds, UK and University of Leuven, Belgium

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