If you enjoyed the Pont Trencat article, today we present the interview that the structural designerXavier Font conceded us. Following, we will immerse a little into the rich structural world and we will discover, in Xavier words, the concerns, motivations and objectives behind one of his most celebrated works.
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 7 June, 2010Juan Tirado.
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11 May, 2010Edited ConstruCloud Frame and Form.
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As advocates Salvador Tarrago,we present today which was possibly the best teacher of history work.Rafael Guastavino (1842, Valencia, Spain - 1908, Baltimore, United States)builder between the end of s. XIX and early s. XX had a great influence in the U.S. as an importer and developer Volta Catalana.
3 May, 2010Ricardo Ferraz.
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From 27 th to 29 th April, took place in San Sebastián-Donostia the Second Conference on Bridges, organized by the Spanish Road Association. Form and Frame had the opportunity to attend and now briefly reveals some of the highlights of those days.
5 April, 2010Ricardo Ferraz.
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Creator of some of the most spectacular engineering works of the last century, Robert Maillart was one of the first structural designers to understand and explore the possibilities of an innovative material at the time, reinforced concrete.
8 March, 2010Ricardo Ferraz.
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Combining chemistry, mathematics and architecture, but mainly based on the rhythms and patterns observed in nature, Cecil Balmond leads us in the exploring of new forms and structures.
8 March, 2010Sergio Carratalá.
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In order to broaden the content of this platform for the dissemination of structural design culture, Frame and Form opens new section: The Structural Designer. Regularly, our new contributor Ricardo Ferraz will bring us the life and work of the most interesting structural creators. In this new section we will expand the foundation of the culture around the built forms world, giving the names and know-how of engineers, architects, sculptors, and creatives who have excelled and are noted for their ideas.
16 November, 2009Jorge Parra.
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In this installment of the library we talk about the exhibition Bones Various. This shows part of the architect's work Miguel Fisac Serna (1913-2006),specifically, a group of precast concrete pieces whose shape is similar to bony structures.
Jaroslav Pelikan hit upon the idea of such sites following a creative process whose main premise is summarized in the following quote… 12 October, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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Ago 20 years ago Theo Jansen has been devoted in body and soul to ‘creation’ new forms of life. Their ‘Strandbeest‘ (Beasts of the Beach) organizational structures that are so remote from the giant insects appear or skeletons of prehistoric animals. Actually, these dynamic structures were designed by computer algorithms and are composed of waste materials from the industrial era.
These ‘creatures’ move without motors, not have advanced sensors and the latest technology to 'survive’ on the shores Netherlands… 17 August, 2009Jorge Parra.
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In this book, David P. Billington describes one by one the structures engineer and builder Robert Maillart. Billington examines the work of the famous Swiss engineer focusing on the evolution of forms and how are you influencing the perception of the viewer. It is interesting to see how developed Maillart's reinforced concrete limits, a [...] 3 July, 2009Sergio Carratalá.
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'The engineers are always trying to get more and more resistant materials, but I do not believe that a material needs to be resistant to compose a structure with a high bearing capacity. The ability of a structure has nothing to do with the strength of the materials that compose. You can design a building [...] 9 June, 2009Jorge Parra.
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This book, published by the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), collects seven lectures designers whose work transcends the field of structural design. This series of lectures are named in honor of architect and builder Felix Candela. All designers featured in this book are in [...] 12 December, 2008Sergio Carratalá.
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Open Frame and Form with a brief article on Richard Serra, inspiration for the structural designer, which was recently awarded the Order of Arts and Letters from Spain. Serra was born in San Francisco in 1939 and from 1968 His work is characterized by the use of materials associated with [...] |
 
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