11 inspirations found
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Discussion: Engineer and Architect
In the course of the Industrial Revolution, it became possible to calculate and manufacture iron (and later steel) structures of a predetermined geome...
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Discussion: Understanding More About Nature – An Interview with Frei Otto
Frei Otto studied architecture at the University of Technology in Berlin, and sociology and political sciences at the University of Virginia, USA. Doc...
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Discussion: Music as the Fount of Inspiration – An Interview with Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond joined Arup in 1968. A structural engineer and writer, his commitment to architecture and design has led to many successful collaboratio...
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Discussion: Complexity Simplified – An Interview with Hanif Kara
"The better the architects, the more qualified they are as engineers as well. They actually have a very good intuitive understanding of engineeri...
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Discussion: Integrated Planning – An Interview with Werner Sobek
"During my engineering studies, it soon became apparent that this was not sufficient in itself, especially if one wished to bear responsibility i...
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Bridge over the Traversinertobel
Over the generations, bridge building in Switzerland has produced a whole series of masterpieces. The concrete bridges created by Robert Maillart have...
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