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Frame and Form (estructura y forma) was born with the modest desire to promote and disseminate structural design culture. The content of this blog is based on small articles where synthesized information is provided about accomplishments , events, history, contests and curiosities of marked structural works like bridges or buildings. These capsules of information intended [...]

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7 June, 2010

Interview with Xavier Font

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.

5 May, 2009

Bridge of the week: Lake Austin footbridge

“You only need to be moderately familiar with the design of structures to realize that it is always possible to resolve functional, structural and economic problem in several ways”. Riccardo Morandi.
The bridge design is a creative act; the quiera admit the, is influenced by the will of the designer in choosing [...]