Schnetzer Puskas Engineers - Experiments and Experience

'Experiments and Experience' opens an exciting discourse on contemporary structuralvengineering by presenting the work of the Basel engineering firm SchnetzervPuskas. The engineers themselves have their say as the primary commentators of their work: in thematic essays and in conversations with the editor Heinrich Schnetzer, Tivadar Puskas, and Stefan Bänziger discuss a variety of buildings, shedding light on structural and constructive aspects of their contextual thinking as engineers. These penetrating examinations are supplemented by essays from other outstanding engineers and architects.

About the author

Aita Flury ist Architektin und Architekturtheoretikerin und unterrichtet an der HTW Chur. Sie schreibt unter anderem in der Werk, Bauen+Wohnen.

Summary

‘Experiments and Experience’ opens an exciting discourse on contemporary structuralvengineering by presenting the work of the Basel engineering firm SchnetzervPuskas. The engineers themselves have their say as the primary commentators of their work: in thematic essays and in conversations with the editor Heinrich Schnetzer, Tivadar Puskas, and Stefan Bänziger discuss a variety of buildings, shedding light on structural and constructive aspects of their contextual thinking as engineers. These penetrating examinations are supplemented by essays from other outstanding engineers and architects.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Bänziger, Marcel Baumgartner, Conzett
• Assisted by: Aita Flury (Editor)
• Publisher: GTA Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9783856763329
• ISBN: 978-3-85676-332-9
• No. of pages: 356
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 270 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 1694 g
• Illustrations: 239 Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Schweiz, Swissness, entdecken, Bauingenieur-, Vermessungs- und Bauwesen, Bauingenieurwesen, Puskas, Tivadar, Schnetzer, Heinrich