Conceptual Structural Design by Olga Popovic Larsen - 9780727765987

Emerald Publishing Limited

Conceptual Structural DesignBridging the gap between architects and engineers\nAuthor(s): Olga Popovic Larsen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Thomas Telford Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780727765987, 978-0727765987\nSynopsis\nConceptual Structural Design, Third edition addresses a topic that lies at the intersection of architecture and structural engineering. Within a building project, conceptual structural design, and how successfully it has been dealt with, impacts building performance as well as building appearance. Whilst engineers and architects are educated in different fields, the most rewarding projects are where their shared expertise can be utilised in full. This book illustrates how these two professions can be bridged.\n\nThe first half of this book details the theory and investigates sources of inspiration for developing structural form. This includes what can be learnt from natural forms by using intuition; finding inspiration from .