What Is A Bridge ?. The Making Of Calatrava'S Bridge In Seville - Hardcover

Pollalis, Spiro-N

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262161745 ISBN 13: 9780262161749

Verlag: The MIT Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Cultural icon, daring engineering spectacle, and highly controversial structure, the Alamillo Bridge stands almost 150 meters tall, with an inclined pylon whose own weight balances that of the deck and traffic. Built for the 1992 Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain, the bridge immediately received great international attention that continues to this day.

Santiago Calatrava received a direct commission to design the bridge and seized the opportunity to create a design breakthrough—a stunning, harp-shaped bridge that defies both gravity and traditional bridge design. Along with the inclined pylon, cantilevered roadways, and elevated walkways, the striking absence of symmetry in the Alamillo Bridge prompts the observer to wonder anew, "What is a bridge?"

In this book, the first to document Calatrava's work in depth, Spiro Pollalis describes each step of the bridge's design and construction, explaining the architectural intentions that motivated Calatrava's decisions along the way. He presents the constructed bridge element by element, along with the relevant engineering calculations and technical issues. The book is both a fascinating story of the intricate process of creating architecture in contemporary society and an accessible technical reading of an unprecedented feat in bridge design and engineering.

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"Here is a case study to read and treasure." < br /> -- W. J. Harvey, The Structural Engineer " Here is a case study to read and treasure." -- W. J. Harvey, The Structural Engineer " This is a fascinating and thorough account of one of the world's greatest engineering feats." -- Science News & quot; Here is a case study to read and treasure.& quot; -- W. J. Harvey, The Structural Engineer & quot; This is a fascinating and thorough account of one of the world's greatest engineering feats.& quot; -- Science News "Here is a case study to read and treasure." -- W. J. Harvey, "The Structural Engineer" "Here is a case study to read and treasure." "This is a fascinating and thorough account of one of the world's greatest engineering feats."-- "Science News" "Here is a case study to read and treasure."-- W. J. Harvey, "The Structural Engineer"

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Cultural icon, daring engineering spectacle, and controversial structure, the Alamillo Bridge stands almost 150 metres tall, with an inclined pylon whose own weight balances that of the deck and traffic. Built for the 1992 Univeral Exposition in Seville, Spain, the bridge immediately received great international attention. Santiago Calatrava received a direct commission to design the bridge and seized the opportunity to create a harp-shaped bridge that defies traditional bridge design. Along with the inclined pylon, cantilevered roadways, and elevated walk-ways, the obvious abscence of symmetry in the Alamillo Bridge prompts the observer to wonder anew "what is a bridge?". In this book, Spiro Pollalis describes each step of the bridges design and construction, explaining the architectural intentions that motivated Calatrava's work decisions along the way. He presents the contructed bridge element by element, along with the relevant engineering calculations and technical issues. The book is both a story of the intricate process of creating architecture in contemporary society and an accessible technical reading of an unprecedented feat in bridge design and engineering.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The MIT Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0262161745
• ISBN 13: 9780262161749
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 199
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