Miracles in Concrete
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Miracles in Concrete

Structural Engineer August Komendant

Estonian Museum of Architecture, Estonian Museum of Architecture

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Miracles in Concrete

Structural Engineer August Komendant

Estonian Museum of Architecture, Estonian Museum of Architecture

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Die erste umfassende Würdigung von Louis Kahns und Moshe Safdies Tragwerksplaner

Der estnisch-amerikanische Bauingenieur August Komendant (1906-1992) arbeitete zusammen mit zahlreichen berühmten Architekten und Ingenieuren an einigen Ikonen des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Beton war über Jahrzehnte Komendants Leidenschaft. Er nutzte sein Fachwissen bei so unterschiedlichen Bauwerken wie der Tribüne des Kadriorg-Stadions in Tallinn, Estland (Elmar Lohk, 1938), dem experimentellen Wohnkomplex Habitat '67 in Montréal, Kanada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) und dem Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972).

Komendant verband Sachkenntnis mit einem ausgeprägten Sinn für Ästhetik: Als Ingenieur schätzte er die zeitlosen und dauerhaften Qualitäten der Architektur. Er wusste, dass es für Wunder mehr braucht als Tabellenkalkulationen und ein Budget - der kreative Impuls ist entscheidend.

  • Einer der fortschrittlichsten Bauingenieure des 20. Jahrhunderts
  • Zusammenarbeit mit Architekten wie Louis I. Kahn, Eero Saarinen und Mosche Safdie
  • Erfinder der Tragwerke für das Salk Institute und Habitat 67

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Publisher
Birkhäuser
Year
2022
ISBN
9783035625134
Edition
1
Topic
Negocios y empresa
Subtopic
Ensayos y monografías sobre arquitectura

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