Architecture Beyond the Cupola : Inventions and Designs of Dante Bini / by Alberto Pugnale, Alberto Bologna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pugnale, Alberto, author.

Bologna, Alberto, author.

Series:

Mathematics and the Built Environment, 2512-1561 ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--History.

Architecture.

Buildings--Design and construction.

Buildings.

Architectural History and Theory.

Building Construction and Design.

Local Subjects:

Architectural History and Theory.

Building Construction and Design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2023.

Summary:

This book reviews Dante Bini’s inventions and designs, focusing on his form-resistant Binishell and other pneumatic construction systems. Dante Bini’s double profile of architect and builder underpins the narrative of the entire book. It is used to analyse the evolution of the early reinforced-concrete Binishell patent into a variety of automated construction systems based on the use of air. Dante Bini has always been quite proactive in promoting his work and disseminating the results of his experimentations and achievements via journal articles, conference presentations and public talks; promotional brochures in multiple languages were also prepared to export and license his patents in various countries, from Italy to the Americas and Australia. Despite this, a rigorous study of Dante Bini’s work is still unavailable, and the relevance of this figure to contemporary architecture has yet to be discussed comprehensively. This book fills in this gap and arrives at the right time: during the last two decades, there has been an exponential interest in shell and spatial structures, particularly concerning the use of complex geometries and innovative construction techniques. This book will be of interest to academics in architectural design, theory and construction history, and practitioners and students interested in expanding their knowledge in the design and construction of shell and spatial structures.

Contents:

Inventions and innovations in the design and construction of concrete shell

The Cupola as a new “Primitive Hut”

Beyond the cubic prison

Open, Sesame. Get into the Binishell

The lunar base: intersections and repetitions

The lost centre. Dante Bini’s legacy beyond the Binishell system

Who is Dante Bini?

Bibliography, List of Images, List of Binishells.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Pugnale, Alberto Architecture Beyond the Cupola

ISBN:

3-031-26735-4

OCLC:

1381094036