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Sommario
Preface Starting with Structures
0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking
Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break
1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things
1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options
1.2 Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive
Part 2 Resistance & Form
2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension
2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point
2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for Tension
Part 3 Resistance & Section
3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns
3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis
3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency
Part 4 Resistance & Vectors
4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies
4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span Solutions
Part 5 Resistance & Surfaces
5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells
5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & Plates
Part 6 Resistance & Frames
6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability
6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter
Appendix
Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples
Additional Readings
Glossary
Index
Info autore
Rob Whitehead, AIA, LEED AP is an architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at Iowa State University where he teaches structural design, design-build, and integrated design studios. He was named one of 30 Most Admired Educators by Design Intelligence (2014). He received the Iowa Educator Award (2014) by the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Emerging Faculty Award (2011) by the Building Technology Educators’ Society (BTES). His structural design course was awarded the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Creative Achievement Award. He is the co-author of Design-Tech: Building Technology for Architects (2014) and currently serves as the Wells Concrete Construction Research Fellow.
Riassunto
Structures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking is a new type of structures textbook for architects who prefer to learn using the hands-on, creative problem-solving techniques typically found in a design studio.
