Beauty's Rigor : Patterns of Production in the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi /

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"Born in Sondrio, Italy, in 1891, Per Luigi Nervi was a pioneer in the engineering and architecture of reinforced concrete. His buildings showed how the use of reinforced concrete expanded the possibilities of form and structure. His methods, meanwhile, ingrained his structures with patterns th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leslie, Thomas, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nervi, Pier Luigi.
Nervi, Pier Luigi > Criticism and interpretation.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER 1. Background
  • CHAPTER 2. â#x80;#x9C;Repetition of Identical Sectionsâ#x80;#x9D;: Structural Precasting
  • CHAPTER 3. Precast Ferro-Cement and â#x80;#x9C;Slender Structuresâ#x80;#x9D;
  • CHAPTER 4. â#x80;#x9C;The Harmonious Interplay of Ribsâ#x80;#x9D;: Ferro-Cement as Tiling Formwork
  • CHAPTER 5. â#x80;#x9C;Lines Easily Realizedâ#x80;#x9D;: Piers of Varying Sections
  • CHAPTER 6. Skyscrapers
  • CHAPTER 7. The Late Projects
  • CHAPTER 8. Connecting the Two Cultures of Building
  • CHAPTER 9. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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