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Conceptual Structural Design Bridging the gap between architects and engineers – Third Edition

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Product Code: TD/TTP/CSD3R
Conceptual Structural Design, Third Edition addresses a topic that lies at the intersection of architecture and structural engineering.  Within a building project, conceptual structural design, and how successfully it has been dealt with, impacts building performance as well as building appearance.

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Weight 500 g
By:

Olga Popovic Larsen
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ICE Publishing
Contents About the author ix
About the new updated edition xi
Acknowledgement xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Lessons from nature: Design through evolution 5
3 Primitive structures: Design through intuition 21
4 Master Builders and beyond: Design from precedent 35
5 Scientific principles and materials: Design through new possibilities 53
6 Learning from physical models: Design through experimentation 73
7 The new era: Design tools, methods and new materials 91
The link 133
8 Case study – The magical children’s world: Guastalla nursery 135
Mario Cucinella Architects and Rubner Holzbau SpA
9 Case study – Architecture through innovation and performance:
Woodland Trust HQ 145
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) and Atelier One Structural Engineers
10 Case study – Circular building design: Novel approached, methods and solutions 155
Postscript 179
Bibliography 181
Index 183

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