Miracles in concrete : structural engineer August Komendant /

Miracles in concrete : structural engineer August Komendant /

The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century's most iconic buildings. Concrete was Komendant's passion through decades. He used his expertise in designing structures as different as the...

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Main Authors: Komendant, August E. (Author), Lige, Carl-Dag (Editor, Interviewer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/wac, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr)
Corporate Author: Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb)
Other Authors: Frampton, Kenneth (Contributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Geddes, Robert (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ive), Komendant, August E, Komendant, George Jüri (Contributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Komendant, George J|ri (Contributor), Komendant, George Jüri (Contributor), Ojari, Triin (Contributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Phillips, Merike Komendant (Contributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb), Safdie, Moshe, 1938- (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ive), Tenreiro, Oscar, 1939- (Interviewer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ive, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr), Whitaker, William (Contributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb)
Format: Book
Language:English
Estonian
Spanish
Published: Basel : Tallinn : Birkhauser Verlag ; Estonian Museum of Architecture, 2022
Basel : Birkhauser Verlag, 2022
Tallinn : Estonian Museum of Architecture, 2022
Subjects:
Komendant, August E > Exhibitions.
Komendant, August E
1900-1999
Architects > Exhibitions
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Exhibitions > ^A1992497
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > Exhibitions
Concrete construction > History > 20th century > Exhibitions
Reinforced concrete construction > Exhibitions
Architecture > 20e siècle > Expositions
Construction en béton armé > Expositions
Construction en béton > Histoire > 20e siècle > Expositions
Architects
Architecture, Modern
Civil engineers > Estonia > Exhibitions
Civil engineers > United States > Exhibitions
Concrete construction
Concrete construction > History > 20th century
Reinforced concrete construction
Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings
Architecture
Estonia
Exhibition catalogs
History
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Summary:The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century's most iconic buildings. Concrete was Komendant's passion through decades. He used his expertise in designing structures as different as the Kadriorg Stadium grandstand in Tallinn, Estonia (Elmar Lohk, 1938), the Habitat '67 experimental housing complex in Montréal, Canada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972). Komendant combined technical expertise with a keen sense of aesthetics: as an engineer, he valued the timeless and enduring qualities of architecture. He knew that miracles require more than spreadsheets and a budget -- the creative impulse is essential
The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century's most iconic buildings. Concrete was Komendant's passion through decades. He used his expertise in designing structures as different as the Kadriorg Stadium grandstand in Tallinn, Estonia (Elmar Lohk, 1938), the Habitat '67 experimental housing complex in Montréal, Canada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972). Komendant combined technical expertise with a keen sense of aesthetics: as an engineer, he valued the timeless and enduring qualities of architecture. He knew that miracles require more than spreadsheets and a budget -- the creative impulse is essential
Item Description:Associated exhibition held at Estonian Museum of Architecture, Tallinn, Estonia (January 10- July 26 2020)
Associated exhibition held at Estonian Museum of Architecture, Tallinn, Estonia, January 10- July 26 2020
This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC
Physical Description:431 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 29 cm
432 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, plates ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-427) and index
ISBN:3035625123
9783035625127

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