Light, Wind, and Structure: The Mystery of the Master Builders

摘要: The Sydney Opera House, with its vast cost overruns and years of delay, is a glaring example misbegotten notions structural honesty. MIT's Kresge Auditorium was conceived for visual effect without regard technological flaws that arose from the misapplied criteria form-follows function forced closing more than year. And in building Boston's John Hancock Tower, imperatives, were literally thrown to winds. These are just few eases which role technology design large scale has been either neglected or confused. In this book Robert Mark shows how an understanding historical architecture can illuminate, even help eliminate, such costly misconceptions. focuses on three eras - ancient Rome, era experimentation High Gothic architecture, time great Renaissance domes have had lasting impacts architectural planning. He makes full use sophisticated computer modeling gain new insights into early methods allow him reinterpret precedents often misunderstood contemporary architecture. Mark's provocative findings provide stronger focus history basis rational criticism design. Professor Architecture Civil Engineering at Princeton University, author "Experiments Structure. "Much work covered "Light, Wind, Structure "served as Nova/WGBH television program "The Mystery Master Builders." included Sloan New Liberal Arts Series.