Structures & Architecture

by Paulo J. da Sousa Cruz (Editor)

Overview

Although Architecture and Structural Engineering have both had their own historical development, their interaction has led to many fascinating and delightful structures over time. To bring this interaction to a higher level, there is the need to stimulate the inventive and creative design of architectural structures and to persuade architects and s

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040058367
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/02/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	618
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Paulo J.S. Cruz is Full Professor of Construction and Technology at the School of Architecture of the University of Minho. He is President of IDEGUI - Design Institute of Guimaraes and Director of Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory as well as Head of studies on Product Design. He was President of the School of Architecture of the University of Minho (2004-2011) and Head of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Minho (2003 & 2004).

He graduated in Civil Engineering (1987) and received an MSc in Structural Engineering from the University of Porto, Portugal (1991) and obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain (1995). Since 1987 he has conducted research in the domain of special structures. After his PhD he started in the field ofSteel and Composite Structures progressively devoting his research interests to the area of bridges, particularly concerning safety, inspection, assessment and monitoring.

Since his involvement with the School of Architecture, he has bridged the gap between architecture and structural engineering, promoting the efficient use of the traditional materials and their judicious combination; exploring innovative technological, constructional and structural solutions and establishing effective collaborations with the construction industry.

Table of Contents

Contributions on:Comprehension of complex forms Computer and experimental methods Concrete and masonry structures Emerging technologies Glass structures Innovative architectural and structural design Lightweight and membrane structures Special structures Steel and composite structures The borderline between architecture and structural engineering The history of the relationship between architects and structual engineers The tectonic of new solutions The use of new materials Timber structures