The Tower and the Bridge : : The New Art of Structural Engineering / / David P. Billington.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Billington, David P.,
• MitwirkendeR: Billington, David P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Science Library ; 127
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 57 b/w illus.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --; PREFACE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; CHAPTER 1. A NEW TRADITION: ART IN ENGINEERING --; PART I. The Age of Iron --; CHAPTER 2. THOMAS TELFORD AND THE NEW ART FORM --; CHAPTER 3. BRUNEL, STEPHENSON, AND RAILWAY FORMS --; CHAPTER 4. GUSTAVE EIFFEL AND THE CRESCENT BRIDGE --; CHAPTER 5. JOHN ROEBLING AND THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE --; CHAPTER 6. THE BRIDGE AND THE TOWER --; PART II. The New Age of Steel and Concrete --; CHAPTER 7. JENNEY, ROOT, AND THE FIRST CHICAGO SCHOOL --; CHAPTER 8. BIG STEEL BRIDGES FROM EADS TO AMMANN --; CHAPTER 9. ROBERT MAILLART AND NEW FORMS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE --; CHAPTER 10. ROOF VAULTS AND NATIONAL STYLES --; CHAPTER 11. THE DIRECTING IDEA OF EUGENE FREYSSINET --; CHAPTER 12. DISCIPLINE AND PLAY: NEW VAULTS IN CONCRETE --; CHAPTER 13. NEW TOWERS, NEW BRIDGES --; EPILOGUE: THE IDEA OF STRUCTURE AS ART --; NOTES --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691236933; 9783110749731
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691236933?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David P. Billington.

An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting area distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by stunning photographs, David Billington discusses the technical concerns and artistic principles underpinning the well-known projects of leading structural engineer-artists, including Othmar Ammann, Félix Candela, Gustave Eiffel, Fazlur Khan, Robert Maillart, John Roebling, and many others. A classic work, The Tower and the Bridge introduces readers to the fundamental aesthetics of engineering.