Conceptual Design of Structures
D'Acunto, Pierluigi / Ohlbrock, Patrick Ole / Pawlitschko, Roland Most of the embodied energy can be saved in the load-bearing structure! Conceptual Design of Structures is working at the interface between structural engineering, architecture, and art. The book seeks to answer the complex question of what needs to be considered when conceiving a building structure. What influences the process of conceptual thinking? How do space and structure interact? In what ways do architects and engineers work together? ...