Structure and Architecture (Second Edition)

Author: MacDonald
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book details the forms and characteristics of structures through contemporary and historical architectural examples, discusses the relationship between architectural form and structural engineering, and elaborates on the structural aspects of architectural design within the scope of visual aesthetics and style, enabling readers to understand how building structures function. Additionally, it provides mathematical models established by engineers for studying loads, materials, and structures, and conceptually connects them with the relationship of architectural features. It serves as an excellent textbook for those who wish to learn more about engineering problems. This book is suitable for architects, structural engineers, and students and faculty of architectural institutions.