The Art of Structural Engineering
The Work of Jörg Schlaich and his Team
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The office of Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner has a worldwide reputation for its innovative structures of striking aesthetic quality. The work ranges from cable-net and membrane roofs through bridges of a unique inventiveness to new devices for the utilization of solar energy. This survey of Schlaich's oeuvre portrays the world of the structural engineer with its many demands, its opportunities and the satisfaction to be gained in the creation of fine structures. Brief sketches relate the history of most of the projects in which Schlaich and his partners have been involved telling something o...
The office of Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner has a worldwide reputation for its innovative structures of striking aesthetic quality. The work ranges from cable-net and membrane roofs through bridges of a unique inventiveness to new devices for the utilization of solar energy. This survey of Schlaich's oeuvre portrays the world of the structural engineer with its many demands, its opportunities and the satisfaction to be gained in the creation of fine structures. Brief sketches relate the history of most of the projects in which Schlaich and his partners have been involved telling something of the man himself and his philosophy of design.Das Ingenieurbüro Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner hat sich mit seinen innovativen und durch eine ungewöhnliche ästhetische Qualität beeindruckenden Arbeiten weltweites Ansehen erworben. Dieser Werkbericht präsentiert die Welt des Ingenieurs mit ihren vielschichtigen Anforderungen und Chancen. Dabei wird über das Werk hinaus auch etwas von der Persönlichkeit des Mannes sichtbar, der hinter diesem Werk steht, und von den Überzeugungen, die ihn leiten.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Besprechung von 19.08.1997Bücher