Creativity and innovation : the structural engineer's contribution to design / Bill Addis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addis, William, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Structural engineering.

Architectural design--Case studies.

Structural engineering--Case studies.

Physical Description:

138 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2001.

Summary:

Illustrating the many ways that structural engineers can bring their creativity and innovation to contribute to the design of the best buildings, this book presents the full value of the engineer in helping clients and architects achieve their goals.

The structural engineer's primary contribution to a project is clear -- to ensure the building stands up and carries the loads to which it may be subjected. However, good engineers can bring so much more than this minimum. They add value to a project, enable it to function more effectively, reduce the risk of time and cost overruns, and enable architects greater opportunities for expression.

Addis presents a complete understanding of structure, explaining the processes, variety of materials and philosophical issues involved, by means of over forty case studies. These examples illustrate why innovative engineers are now recognised as creators in their own right, able to explore the infinite ways of making and joining materials to create structure and form. He also proves their essential role as an integral member of the design team.

This book is useful to architects and clients in knowing how to get the best from structural engineers to realise their dreams, and useful to engineers in demonstrating how to apply a knowledge of materials and form to meet their clients' needs.

Contents:

Structure 1

Structural design 5

Engineer and architect 8

Structure and aesthetics 10

The nature of structural engineering 13

The process of engineering: design development 15

Commerzbank, Frankfurt 16

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield 28

Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield 31

Inland Revenue Offices, Nottingham 33

D.G. Bank, Pariserplatz, Berlin 35

Hippopotamus house, Berlin Zoo 36

ITN Building, London 37

Communications Tower, Barcelona 40

Devising buildings that work

for architect, client and occupier 43

Norwich Sport Village 44

Acoustic wall, Gatwick Airport 46

Westminster & Chelsea Hospital Roof 48

Presbyterian/Korean Church, New York 50

Aviary, Hong Kong Park 52

Exhibition Hall No. 26, Hannover 54

Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Phase 2 55

Dyson Headquarters, Malmesbury, Wiltshire 58

Haj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah 59

Royal Court Theatre, London 60

Halley Research Station, No. 4, Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica 62

Tree House, Stoke Pero, Somerset 64

Creating value for the client 65

School of Engineering and Manufacture, De Montfort University, Leicester 66

Oasis Holiday Village, Penrith, Cumbria 69

Bus station, Chur, Switzerland 70

Royal Life Headquarters Building, Peterborough 72

Blue Boar Court, Cambridge 75

Bracken House, London 76

St John's College, Oxford 78

Queensberry House, London 80

Exploring the unknown: managing risk and delivering confidence 83

Usine L'Oreal, Paris 84

Trinity College Book Store, Cambridge 86

New Square, Bedfont Lakes, Surrey 88

Albert Dock, Liverpool 92

London Underwriting Centre, Minster Court 94

Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Fenchurch Street, London 96

Century Tower, Tokyo 98

Putting structure on show: the engineering aesthetic of materials 101

Montreuil Sports Stadium, Paris 102

Prague Castle Orangery, Prague 104

Educatorium, Utrecht 106

West Totton First School, Hampshire 108

Felsted School Dining Hall, Suffolk 110

Clovelly Visitors' Centre, Devon 111

Blaenau Ffestiniog Sports Hall, Gwynedd, Wales 112

Channel 4 Headquarters Building, London 113

Pabellon del futuro, Expo '92, Seville 116

Realising dreams 119

Chapel, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 120

The Glass House, London 122

Entertainment complex, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 124

Aviary, Munich Zoo 125

Peninsula Building, Roissy Airport, Paris 128

The Foreign Office building, Berlin 130

Victoria and Albert Museum extension, London 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135) and index.

ISBN:

0750642106

OCLC:

45315148