17 August, 2009
(2 Votes, average: 4.00 of 5)
Loading ...In this book David P. Billington described one by one engineer and builder of structures Robert Maillart. Billington examines the work of the famous Swiss engineer focusing on the evolution of forms and how are you influencing perception of the viewer.
It is interesting to see how developed Maillart's reinforced concrete limits, in the early twentieth century, away from traditional forms imposed by materials such as stone and wood.
In this book are interspersed text and pictures is complementary. The pictures are descriptive and compelling but the book focuses only there. The text really puts the reader in a position to explain the circumstances under which each of the works of Maillart was conceived. Billington uses accessible language and avoids technical issues not allowing the reader to understand the true value of the work of Maillart.
In the last chapter of the book Billington explains his idea of the new art of building and how this differs from the architectural art. In Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete be the first strokes give an idea to develop widely in the classic The Tower and the Bridge. The pillars of this new art as are the efficiency Billington, economy and elegance of the work.
These concepts and the book The Tower and the Bridge deserve a specific post to be developed further.
In summary, the book is a tour Maillart bridges from an artistic point of view. This art is the structural engineering and therefore the book complements the images of the works with the motivations behind the shapes.
Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete
David Q. Billington
MIT Press.
167 pages. English.
ISBN: 978-0262023108.
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