Jean François Gabriel (Hrsg.)

Beyond the Cube

The Architecture of Space Frames and Polyhedra
Ed. by Francois Gabriel

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Diese Sammlung von Beiträgen anerkannter Autoren zur Architektur, die über den Quader hinausgeht, ist das einzige derzeit am Markt befindliche Referenzwerk auf diesem Gebiet. Theoretische und praktische Aspekte der Konstruktion von Vielflächnern und räumlichen Gebilden werden anhand von über 480 Zeichnungen und zahlreichen Fotographien anschaulich erläutert. (02/98)

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Space frames have offered architects a fascinating alternative to cubic frameworks for many years. This book includes an historical survey of the use of space frames, commentary from major designers regarding their use, an analysis of current methods and tools used to create space frames, and future trends and experiments.
- Covers both the practical and theoretical aspects of space frame architecture.
- Offers an international perspective, with contributors from Japan, Denmark, Israel, the Netherlands, France, England, and Germany.
- Features over 480 line drawings and black and white photos as well as an 8 page colour insert.
- Is the only broad and inclusive reference available on the topic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 225mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1638g
• ISBN-13: 9780471122616
• ISBN-10: 0471122610
• Artikelnr.: 07431654

Autorenporträt

J. FRANÇOIS GABRIEL is a professor at Syracuse University who specializes in the architecture of space frames. He is a member of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures, and he cofounded its Structural Morphology Working Group. Professor Gabriel has lectured worldwide and published widely on the topic of space frames and has conducted significant research on configurations.

Inhaltsangabe

Partial table of contents: Polyhedra, from Pythagoras to Alexander G. Bell
(J. Tomlow). Polyhedrality in the Architecture of Bruce Goff (R. Ristine).
Louis Kahn and Space Frames (I. Ayad). Buckminster Fuller and the Relevant
Pattern (A. Loeb). Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral and the Rhetoric of
Its Free-Form Polyhedral Structure (L. Davis). Tetrahedral Purity: The
Javits Center (M. Levy). Proportion and Symbolism in Polyhedra (R. Motro).
The Structural Morphology of Basic Polyhedra (T. Wester). Computer-Aided
Processing of Polyhedric Configurations (H. Nooshin, et al.). Tensegrity:
Theory and Application (A. Hanaor). Visual Morphology of Space Labyrinths:
A Source for Architecture and Design (H. Lalvani). Are Space Frames
Habitable? (J. Gabriel). Contributors. Index.