Frame and Form

In the library We also highlight those sites / blogs that make a contribution to the world of structural design.

One of these blogs that we regularly Frame and Form is The Happy Pontist (THP). This blog contains the observations of a bridge designer whose fascination with the topic comes up in their multiple posts.

Much of the content of your blog is centered around contests bridges in the UK. Under the name of Bridge Competition Debris THP presents and discusses the various proposals to the contest in question. This comparative exercise allows, quickly and easily, see the different solutions presented by the different teams (CONSULTINGS normally consist of engineers and architects).

Thanks to this collection of posts the reader has at his disposal a small catalog of various solutions developed by some of the biggest names in bridge design.

His series of posts about tensegrity applied to bridges is very interesting and develops this concept, which we talked in Frame and Form: Tensegrity. Other themes reappear in their posts as travel (Switzerland and Scotland), critical bridges and includes a section news related to the bridges.

Two things characterize THP, The first is the prolific rate of publication. The rate with which a succession of posts is amazing. The flow of posts filled with news, data and reflections on the world of bridges is constant.

The second and no less important is that THP has managed to connect with designers and getting information not available to the general public would otherwise. THP thus becomes half, a kind of public square, through which designers can disseminate information that otherwise would go unnoticed.

To round off this post we want to highlight some of THP posts that we find especially interesting:

- How to win a bridge design competition?

- Hands off my bridge, it’s a work of art

- Bridge criticism 4: Teaching engineers to criticise

Thanks to THP by dejarnos put his garment.