Main entry:

Fairweather, Virginia.

Title & Author:

Expressing structure : the technology of large-scale buildings / Virginia Fairweather.

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2004.

Description:

181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Expressed structure and building technology in design -- A model of creative engineering -- [Pt. 1] Skyscrapers -- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur -- Miglin-Beitler Tower, Chicago -- Random House, New York -- The New York Times Building, New York -- Times Square Tower, New York -- Bank One Corporate Center, Chicago -- Plaza 66, Shanghai -- Erie on te Park, Chicago -- [Pt. 2] Large interior spaces -- UBS Investment Bank, Stamford -- Terminal One, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York -- Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth -- United Airlines Terminal at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago -- Overture Center for the Arts, Madison -- Lucent Technologies Buildings, Chicago -- World Financial Center Winter Garden, New York -- [Pt. 3] Long-span structures -- Gaylord Arena, Nashville -- Philips Arena, Atlanta -- Pepsi Center, Denver -- Soldier Field, Chicago -- Ford Field, Detroit.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"This book documents twenty case studies of challenging high-rise buildings and long-span structures such as airport terminals and sport arenas. Numerous detail drawings and construction photographs illustrate intricate technical issues and their practical solutions. The publication also addresses the various aspects of collaboration between architects and engineers that result in great designs."--Jacket.

ISBN:

3764366664 (alk. paper)
9783764366667 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Structural engineering.
Skyscrapers Design and construction.
Megastructures Design and construction.
Technique de la construction.
Gratte-ciel Conception et construction.
Villes totales Conception et construction.
structural engineering.
Baukonstruktion
Hochhaus
Spannbetonbau
Hochhaus Baukonstruktion Bildband.
Baukonstruktion Hochhaus Bildband.
Spannbetonbau Baukonstruktion Bildband.
Baukonstruktion Spannbetonbau Bildband.

Form/genre:

Bildband.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 236125
Call No.: BIB 165965
Status: Available