Screen LibraryThe art of structural design：a Swiss legacy
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Princeton University Art Museum,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 211 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 26 x 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0300097867 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | TU318 |
| CLC: | TU318 |
| Call Number: | TU318/B598 |
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"This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition "The art of structural design: a Swiss legacy", Princeton University Art Museum, March 8 - June 15, 2003". -- Verso of t.p. Jameson W. Doig is co-author of the chapter on Othmar Ammann. Cf. p. 5. Includes bibliographical references and index. Wilhelm Ritter: the origins of Swiss structural art -- Robert Maillart: master of concrete forms -- Othmar H. Ammann: Master of steel bridges -- Pierre Lardy: from mathematics to aesthetics -- Heinz Isler: structural art in thin-shell concrete -- Christian Menn: structural art in bridges -- Selected major works -- Glossary of terms. |