DOCSLIB.ORG

The Arup Journal

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Arup Journal THE ARUP JOURNAL OVE ARUP'S 90th BIRTHDAY ISSUE SPRING 1985 Vol.20 No.1 Spri ng 1985 Contents Published by Ove Arup Partnership THEARUP 13 Fi tzroy St reet. London W1 P 68 0 Editor Pe ter Hoggett Art Editor: Desmond Wyeth FSIAD JOURNAL Assistant Editor· David Brown Foreword The world of the structural engineer 2 Ove's commitment to 'Total Design' is pro­ bably his greatest contribution to our profes­ Design of piled jetties and piers 11 sion in particular and to society in general. Planning in reinforced concrete 13 Whether the totality refers to the integration of design and construction, the place of London's shelter problem 14 structure in architecture, the place of ar­ Science and world planning 16 chitecture in society or on the impact of Shell construction 17 modern technology on society, Ove brings his intellect to bear on the issues with a direct­ Modern architecture: ness and integrity which has set an example the structural fallacy 19 to us all. His quest for truth is tempered by the Coventry Cathedral: knowledge that it is elusive and many-sided how the plan took shape 22 at best - non-existent at worst. He would agree with Einstein who said that 'whoever The problem of producing undertakes to set himself up as a judge in the quality in building 23 field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked Advances in engineering 25 by the laughter of the Gods'. It is the freshness, honesty, lack of pomposity and Architects, engineers and builders 27 above all the humanity of Ove and his writings 'Key speech' 34 which are special to us all. The built environment 37 What better way to celebrate Ove 's 90th birth­ day than to collect some of the papers and Institution of Structural Engineers lectures which he has produced over more Gold Medal Speech 45 than 60 years. This issue of the Journal is a The Building Centre 46 token of our esteem and gratitude on this marvellous celebration. Bob Hobbs Jack Zunz Front cover: Portrait of Ove Arup by Benedict Rubbra Back cover: Kingsgate Footbridge, Durham (Drawing: Roger Rigby) professional milieu. We 'll make him a civil and he decided to become an eng ineer. But of The world of the engineer specializing in structures, and we course: a good engineer; because he chose will make it his job to design structures in dif­ this way also in search of an opportunity for structural engineer ferent circumstances, as employee or artistic fulfilment, the satisfaction of a job employer, as contractor or consulting well done. This was not surprising, Young engineer, as principal or consultant to an people are often idealists, they believe they This paper was the Institution of Structural architect. He should also be a difficult, can do better than their elders. They may not Engineers 1968 Maitland Lecture delivered at critical sort of chap, always thinking that know exactly what they want to do, but they the Purcell Room, London, on 14 November things could be better than they are. Being a are far from being aimless. Ernest realized 1968: reprinted from The Structural Engineer, mere convention he can of course afford to be that he wouldn't solve the world's problems, January 1969, by kind permission of the outspoken. Perhaps we should make him a no matter how much science he studied; and Council of the Institution of Structural foreigner - that would after all explain a he saw engineering in terms of solving pro­ Engineers. great deal. But all the same there must be blems that could be solved , problems of some sense in what he says, for if not the designing exciting structures. Eng ineering is I am sure you all agree that the Structural whole exercise becomes pointless. We'll not a science. Science studies particular Engineer needs no introduction to this make him, also, a bit of a dreamer, a man to events to find general laws. Engineering audience. But actually it is a bit hard to define whom dreams are at least important, and not design makes use of these laws to solve par­ the term 'structural engineer'. It could be one too much a man of action; for, as it says in ticular practical problems. In this it is more who has passed certain examinations, who is Ecclesiasticus: 'The wisdom of a learned man closely related to art or craft; as in art, its pro­ a member of this institution - in which case cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that blems are underdefined, there are many solu­ he would even be a chartered structural has little business shall become wise'. tions, good, bad and indifferent. The art is, by engineer - one who holds a certain position And while we 're at it, we really must give him a a synthesis of ends and means, to arrive at a or does a certain job. For the purpose of this name, otherwise we'll never get to know him. I good solution. This is a creative activity, in­ talk, I would prefer to define the structural think Ernest would be a good name for him; it volving imagination, intuition and deliberate engineer simply as one who is competent to is not impossible that he may turn out to be a choice, for the possible solutions often vary design stable and economical structures of bit of a prig. in ways which cannot be directly compared by quantitative methods. different kinds to meet the requirements for I imagine that even as a child Ernest had an which these structures are needed. This inquisitive sort of mind, a curiosity about But I had better let Ernest get on with his means of course that one can be more or less what's inside things, how they work, how career. He studied mathematics, physics, of a structural engineer, and that civil they're made. And this being so, he was chemistry, mechanics, and the rest, learned engineers, mechanical engineers and some naturally attracted to science. You must about materials and their properties, about who are not called engineers at all might be remember that this was a long time ago, when forces, stresses, and all the other things, so called. Science stood for Truth, and Art for Beauty, mostly theoretical; and he took his degree in But the world of the structural eng ineer can­ and when Goodness was the purpose of life. engineering, specializing in structures. not be thus defined - it would vary with each They were absolutes - to begin with. And for Designer and contractor individual - and they vary widely, as a glance him they never quite lost that aura. Especially He was particularly interested in the poten­ at this audience will show. The structural truth: he thought he would one day be able to tialities of a comparatively new material engineer can only be an abstraction, a fig­ discover the secret of Kant's 'Ding an sich', called reinforced concrete and therefore ment of the imagination. the secret of being. joined an international firm which specialized Since, therefore, we must imagine this struc­ Of course he was disillusioned. He soon in the design and construction of reinforced tural engineer of ours, let us at least imagine ceased to expect any absolute solutions. But concrete structures. This firm had come in on a man who will serve our purpose this evening truth remained important to him, and so did the ground floor, so to speak, building quay 2 - who will provide us with a critique of his beauty - or rather, art. Still, he was no artist, walls, jetties, bridges, silos, water towers, coal bunkers and so on, in competition with were based on continental rates for output firm would get the job or that it would be built firms using established structural materials per man-hour; and reinforced concrete was if he did. Sometimes the client sent the - mostly steel, timber and stone. It seemed a looked on with the greatest suspicion by the design to all his competitors, so that they wonderful opportunity for anyone wanting to majority of potential clients. But Ernest could quote on this idea as well. Sometimes use his imagination and creative power. learned, and we will suppose that he present· an appreciative but just a little too greedy He got a bit of a shock when he first visited a ly became chief designer in the London head office abroad, to which all important building site and realized how far reality is at branch of his firm, responsible for designs tenders had to be submitted, clapped on an variance with theoretical assumptions about and tenders. He soon realized that his chief extra 10 or 20 %, thinking to cash in on an the placing of bars, the density of concrete, headache was not to design the structures, opportunity which was thereby lost. and dimensional tolerances. (These were but to get the chance to design them. The firm I am afraid that Ernest is given, in some early days, remember - concrete looks dif· tendered for jobs designed by consulting moods, to complaining that all his best ideas ferent now.) And he soon realized the futility engineers, city engineers, railway engineers, came to nothing. No one takes him too of pressing calculations to an exactitude etc., in order to get enough work; and much seriously; he had his frustrations - who which exceeds that of the basic assump· that Ernest saw appalled him. He frequently hasn't? - but he achieved a good deal, and lions. saw marvellous opportunities for suggesting most people would consider him lucky.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • (Jack) Zunz Was Born in Germany on the 25Th of December 1923
    Citation for the Degree of Doctor of Science in Engineering, honoris causa, Sir Gerhard Jacob Zunz Gerhard Jacob (Jack) Zunz was born in Germany on the 25th of December 1923. His family returned to South Africa while Jack was a young child and after matriculating at the end of 1941, he attended the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). Jack volunteered for military service in World War II, and from 1943, he interrupted his studies at Wits to join a South African artillery regiment, serving in Egypt and Italy. Although he claims not to be a courageous man, he joined because “my conscious would not forgive me if I didn’t”. On demobilisation in 1946, Jack resumed his studies in the Department of Civil Engineering at Wits and completed his BSc in Engineering as one of the illustrious “class of ’48” (They were mostly ex-servicemen). The degree was formally conferred at a ceremony in March 1949. He commenced work in the steel design and fabrication industry, but soon moved to London where he joined Ove Arup and Partners in 1950. The company, now one of the largest multi- disciplinary engineering design firms in the world, was still in its infancy, but the founder, Ove Arup, recognized the potential of young Jack. In 1954, Jack returned to South Africa to start the South African branch of Ove Arup. The firm was awarded the design of the Sentech Tower, commonly known as the Brixton Tower. This iconic structure on the Johannesburg skyline, which required state-of-the-art engineering in its day, is 237 m high and can resist winds of 200 km/hr, deflecting as much as 2 m without damage.
    [Show full text]
  • Structure and Architecture This Page Intentionally Left Blank Structure and Architecture Angus J
    Structure and Architecture This Page Intentionally Left Blank Structure and Architecture Angus J. Macdonald Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh Second edition Architectural Press OXFORD AUCKLAND BOSTON JOHANNESBURG MELBOURNE NEW DELHI Structure and Architecture Architectural Press An imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 225 Wildwood Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801-2041 A division of Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group First published 1994 Reprinted 1995, 1996, 1997 Second edition 2001 © Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 1994, 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1P 0LP. Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Macdonald, Angus J. Structure and architecture. – 2nd ed. 1. Structural design. 2. Architectural design I. Title 721 ISBN 0 7506 4793 0 Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record
    [Show full text]
  • The Arup Journal
    THE ARUP JOURNAL 25TH YEAR SPRING 1990 THEARUP Foreword Povl Ahm JOURNAL Chairman Ove Arup Partnership Vol.25 No.1 Spring 1990 Editor: David J. Brown Published by Art Editor: Ove Arup Partnership Desmond Wyeth FCSD 13 Fitzroy Street, Deputy Editor: London W1 P 680 Caroline Lucas Contents Foreword, The Arup Journal is now beginning its 25th year. It is difficult to believe, since by Povl Ahm 2 it seems only yesterday that Peter Dunican wrote his 'personal view' on the occasion of 10 years of the Journal. At least it seems only yesterday to me. Structural engineering: To some of our younger members it may seem like an eternity. some social and political implications, Sadly, Peter is not here to help to celebrate the birthday of what was so by Peter Dunican 3 definitely his baby. His love for communication and his commitment to this publication was essential for the creation of The Arup Journal in the first Stansted Airport Terminal: instance, and for its continued existence and growth over most of its life. the structure, Fortunately, he has not been alone in this effort. Rosemary Devine saw The by Jack Zunz, Martin Manning, Arup Journal through its first difficult years. Then Peter Haggett took over as David Kaye and Chris Jofeh 7 Editor in September 1968 and managed the difficult task of not only Liffey Valley Bridge, maintaining the high standard that had been set from the beginning, but in by Bill Smyth and John Higgins 16 fact developing and improving it through almost 20 years in charge.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Download
    Прегледни научни рад Review paper 33| doi 10.7251/STP1813455F ISSN 2566-4484 SARADNJA ARHITEKATA I KONSTRUKTIVNIH INŽENJERA U PROJEKTOVANJU SLOŽENIH ARMIRANO BETONSKIH KROVNIH KONSTRUKCIJA Nađa Kurtović Folić, [email protected], University of Nov Sad, Faculty of technical sciences Radomir Folić, [email protected], University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences Abstract: Istorijat odnosa arhitekata i konstruktivnih inženjera prolazio je kroz niz faza od polovine 19. veka kada je armirani beton počeo da se tehnološki usavršava. Taj odnos je imao svoje uspone i padove, ali je postao posebno važan kada su počeli da se oblikuju veliki natkriveni prostori. I arhitekti i konstruktivni inženjeri teže da armirano betonske krovove učine što atraktivnijim, ali je zato njihovo projektovanje sve kompleksnije. Ta kompleksnost se neposredno odražava na odnos arhitekte i konstruktivnog inženjera, na međusobno razumevanje ideje i mogućnosti da se ona materijalizuje. U radu se detaljnije analizira nekoliko značajnih primera, na osnovu kojih se može izvući zaključak o stanju ovog odnosa u 21. veku i ukazuje na potrebu harmonizacije odnosa arhitekte i konstruktora. Keywords: arhitekta, konstruktivni inženjer, saradnja, AB krovne konstrukcije COOPERATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN OF COMPLEX REINFORCED CONCRETE ROOF STRUCTURES Abstract: The history of the relationship between architects and structural engineers went through a series of phases from the mid-19th century, when reinforced concrete began to be technologically advanced. This relationship had its ups and downs, but it became especially important when large covered spaces were formed. Both architects and structural engineers tend to make the reinforced concrete roofs more attractive, but their design is therefore becoming more and more complex.
    [Show full text]
  • Ove Arup: Philosophy of Design Free Download
    OVE ARUP: PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN FREE DOWNLOAD NIgel Tonks | 224 pages | 15 Dec 2012 | PRESTEL | 9783791347318 | English | Munich, Germany Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design InOve was approached to construct a concrete, pedestrian bridge across the Ove Arup: Philosophy of Design Wear from Dunelm House to Bow Lane, linking the university with the historic centre of Durham. John's looks for revitalization cash". News - Cyndi Lauper. Technical studies and models for early projects like the Penguin Pool at London Zoo, and a lithograph portrait of Ove Arup by Le Corbusier are on display. This exhibition is made possible with the cooperation of Arup. They have front gardens and, in the case of number 16, a high hedge so you really have to be looking for the Ove Arup: Philosophy of Design. We believe in the power of the arts to inspire creativity worldwide. But Ove was always ready for a challenge and decided to design and oversee the construction of a high re-enforced concrete bridge himself. Ove Arup was the pioneer of a multidisciplinary approach to design that has defined the way engineering is practiced today. Members of the Arup family pictured at his birthplace in That was carried out by the younger partners that had been with him from the early days of the firm in s — Peter Dunican was chairman and future chairmen Jack Zunz who led the Sydney Opera House project from the late s until completion in the Ove Arup: Philosophy of Design s and Povl Ahm were probably the main players.
    [Show full text]
  • PHASE3 Architecture and Design
    [email protected] 17 May 2017 BUILDINGS PLACES CITIES [email protected] 17 May 2017 LONDON: DESIGN CAPITAL BUILDINGS / PLACES / CITIES This NLA Insight Study was published by New London Architecture (NLA) in May 2017. It accompanies the NLA exhibition London: Design Capital on display from May–July 2017 and is part of the NLA International Dialogues year-round programme, supporting the exchange of ideas and information across key global markets. New London Architecture (NLA) The Building Centre 26 Store Street London WC1E 7BT Programme Champions www.newlondonarchitecture.org #LDNDesignCapital © New London Architecture (NLA) Programme Supporter ISBN 978-0-9956144-2-0 [email protected] 17 May 2017 2 Contents Forewords 4 Chapter one: London’s global position 6 Chapter two: London’s global solutions 18 Chapter three: London’s global challenges and opportunities 26 Chapter four: London’s global future 32 Project showcase 39 Practice directory 209 Programme champions and supporters 234 References and further reading 239 © Jason Hawkes – jasonhawkes.com [email protected] 17 May 2017 4 5 Creative Capital Global Business As a London based practice with offces based on three continents and London is the world’s global capital for creative design and construction a team of highly creative architects currently engaged in design and skills. Just as the City of London became the fnancial capital of the world, development opportunities around the globe, I welcome the NLA’s latest so London has beneftted from its history, its location, its legal and education insight study and exhibition London: Design Capital for two reasons.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2019
    Annual Report 2019 Projects Finding new ways to make even more of a difference People Solving challenges with energy and ingenuity Excellence 2019 Annual Report Imagination Purpose Projects Finding new ways to make even more of a difference Read now People Solving challenges with energy and ingenuity Read now Highlights Chairman’s statement Governance Awards An ethos we’ve built on 36 04 Excellence through 48 innovation Supporting & inspiring 0 1 4 3 30 2 our0 people 8 2 1 Sustainable to1 the core 2 4 Making ourselves useful Financial summary 1 This year’s Annual Report is told through stories 1 APRIL 2018 — 31 MARCH 2019 about our people and our projects – connected by the themes of excellence, imagination and purpose. Half a century on from the direction Sir Ove Arup gave us, the stories about our people demonstrate what his forward-thinking ideas mean for us IN BRIEF today. They show how constant innovation fuels imagination and underpins excellence, and the 6,931 17,13 8 Clients served Fee earning projects steps we are taking to support and inspire everyone who works with us. They also reflect the central role sustainable development plays in our firm and the focus we place on working with local communities 15,870 14 3 Members Countries where facing difficult challenges. we have worked The project stories show the huge breadth of work we have undertaken for our clients this year – from major cities to rural communities, complex networks to single inspiring experiences. All this work shares FORWARD ORDER BOOK (£BN) a common purpose – the desire to create something 2017 1.05 of clear value, where our skills help to improve 2018 1.31 people’s daily lives, and support sustainable 2019 1.36 growth and prosperity.
    [Show full text]
  • Sydney Opera House
    Table of Contents Sydney Opera House Slide/s Part Description 1N/ATitle 2 N/A Table of Contents 3~35 1 The Spirit of Tubowgule 36~151 2 The Competition 152~196 3 The Vikings 197~284 4 The Red Book 285~331 5 The Gold Book 332~381 6 The Platform 382~477 7 The Spherical Solution 478~537 8 Phantom of the Opera House 538~621 9 Shell Game 622~705 10 Fenestration 706~786 11 Problems & Solutions 787~813 12 Making Things Right 814~831 13 Liebestraum 832~879 14 Colors of the Night Splendid Geometry 1 880~900 15 Legacy 2 Part 1 First Fleet The Spirit of Tubowgule 3 4 On January 25th 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip (left) of His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Supply entered a vast, undiscovered and secure harbor extending inland for many miles. The next day - with the indigenous (Aboriginal) Gadigal people watching intently (from a distance), Captain Phillip went ashore and planted the Union Jack on the new found land claiming it for God, King (George III)and country. Over the next few days, the rest of the First Fleet arrived with its cargo of 730 prisoners, most convicted of petty crimes or as dbtdebtors. UdUnder armed guard, theprisoners commenced unloading provisions, clearing land and building shelters. Though prisoners in a strange, distant land of the southern oceans, the prisoners were relieved that their long sea voyage from England was at its end. A pre-fabricated canvas “Government House” was established and the convicts were housed in an area along the harbor’s shore A period oil painting of Captain Phillip’s First Fleet arriving in Sydney which came to be known as “The Rocks.” By Cove (a.k.a.
    [Show full text]
  • The Teaching of Structural Analysis a Report to the Ove Arup Foundation
    The Teaching of Structural Analysis A Report to The Ove Arup Foundation by Professor Ian M May and Dr David Johnson The Ove Arup Foundation TeachingCover.indd 3 23/1/09 10:42:11 THE TEACHING OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS David Johnson and Ian M. May FOREWORD Ian May and David Johnson approached The Ove Arup Foundation to seek our support for this paper. We were attracted by the proposal because we were already providing funds for a separate paper outlining research into the teaching of design to engineering undergraduates, and structural analysis is one of the essential building blocks for good design in engineering and architecture. In particular, it gave us the opportunity to encourage the authors to give some thought to how structural analysis could be taught in such a way as to encourage students to develop a ‘feel’ for how structures actually behave, and in so doing to create simplicity and elegance of thought and outcome. Our suggestions were very warmly received and taken up by the authors, and we hope their paper will help both teachers and students to exploit the opportunities that modern analytical techniques provide, including the power of computing, and not themselves to become a servant of them. Richard Haryott Chairman, The Ove Arup Foundation October 2008 2 PREFACE As academics whose careers started in the 1970s, we have seen a number of changes in the area of Structural Analysis – in particular, the universal use of software packages that not only speed up the analyses that once were carried out by hand but also allow analysis of a complexity that was impossible by hand.
    [Show full text]
  • Architectural Engineers
    OTHMAR AMMAN WILLIAM F. BAKER RICHARD BAUM ARCHITECTURAL HORST BERGER IRWIN CANTOR FIONA COUSINS ENGINEERS PETER FLACK ROGER FRECHETTE BUCKMINISTER OF THE 20TH & 21ST CENTURY FULLER DAVID GEIGER MYRON GOLDSMITH JOHN HENNESSY NORMAN KURTZ SILVIAN MARCUS MARVIN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT MASS LESLIE ROBERTSON HERBERT ROTHMAN SPRING 2008 HAND SCHOBER RICHARD ToMASETTI PAUL UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING WEIDLINGER ALAN LOCKE JON MAGNUSSON JOHN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM A. MARTIN ERIN MCCONAHEY JOHN SKILLING OVE ARUP CECIL BALMOND GUY BATTLE PATRICK BELLEW EDMOND HAPPOLD ANTHONY HUNT HANIF KARA IAN LIDDELL TIM MACFARLANE CHRIS MCCARTHY PETER RICE NEIL THOMAS JANE WERNICK MARK WHITBY CHRIS WISE JACK ZUNZ KLAUS BOLLINGER JURG CONZETT MANFRED GROHMANN PIERRE LARDY ROBERT MAILLART CHRISTIAN MENN MARC MIMRAM FREI OTTO JORG SCHLAICH MATHIAS SCHULER WERNER SOBEK MICHEL VIRLOGEUX INTRODUCTION Architecture and engineering are in the midst of a technical revolution. Not since the advent of structural steel has there been such a dramatic shift in aesthetics, form and construction. The reason for this change in buildings is the recent evolution of computer design, analysis and construction software. Forms that were once impossible to imagine, let alone design and construct, are now possible. Engineers are playing an increasingly important role in this achievement. Of great interest to me as a university instructor teaching design to architectural engineering students, is a comprehensive chart (‘Engineer’s Atlas’) in the AR September issue listing the old and new famous names in Architectural Engineering of the last century. This is the first time that I have come across such a list and it occurred to me that this would be good material to share academically with faculty and students.
    [Show full text]
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers The
    CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS and THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SHELL AND SPATIAL STRUCTURES CONFERENCE ADVISORY BOARD Dr Michael Barnes, Dr E. Hinton, Professor L. M. Ortega, The City University, University College of Secretary IASS, London, U.K. Swansea, Madrid, University of Wales, Spain, Dr Jan Bobrowski, Swansea, U.K. Jan Bobrowski and Partners, Twickenharn, U.K. Dr M. N. Pavlovic, Professor M Kawaguchi, Imperial College of Science Department of Architecture, and Techology, Dr J. W. Butterworth, Hosei University, Department of Civil London, Tokyo, U.K. Engineering, Japan. The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Peter Rice, Ian Liddell, Ove Arup & Partners, Dr J. F. Dickie, Buro Happold, London, Simon Engineering Bath, U.K. U.K. Laboratories University of Manchester, Professor Z. S. Makowski, Manchester, U.K. Space Structures Research Dr B. H. V. Topping, Department of Civil Centre, Brian Foster, University of Surrey, Engineering, Ove Arup & Partners, Guildford, U.K. University of Edinburgh, London, U.K. U.K. Dr R. E. McConnel, Professor J. Francois Gabriel, Professor Y. Tsuboi, School of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. Tsuboi Institute, Syracuse University, Tokyo, New York, U.S.A. Japan. Dr S. J. Medwadowski, Professor John S. Gero, Consulting Structural Department of Architectural Engineer, George Wemyss, Science, San Franciso, Geospace Designs, Ltd., University of Sydney, California, Edinburgh, Sydney, Australia. U.S.A. U.K. PROCEEDINGS of THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION of NON-CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES Volume 1 Edited by B. H. V. TOPPING published by 10 Saxe-Coburg Place E dinbu rgh O Civil-Comp Limited British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-conventional Structures (1987 : London).
    [Show full text]
  • Total Design Over Time
    Total Design Total Total Design over time over time “ Ove Arup was arguably one of the greatest civil engineers of the 20th century.” Sir Jack Zunz Principal structural designer of the Sydney Opera House and former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners. ISBN 978-0953823963 £30 9 780953 823963 $50 www.arup.com Total Design over time Foreword Gregory Hodkinson Engineering is central to human progress – almost nothing is invented without it – and Ove Arup was an extraordinary engineer who was deeply concerned with that progress. His vision for the role of engineering in design and of design in engineering was shaped by humanistic, rather than simply technical, principles. This breadth of vision has inspired generations to pursue the art and science of Total Design in the firm he started at age 51 in 1946. The purpose of the firm founded by Ove has remained constant over the ensuing 70 years. The results of his admonition to expand its field of activity into adjoining fields, solely in the quest for overall quality, has produced the broadening body of work across the world that is sampled in this volume. In his latter years Ove was concerned with the impact of design at both small and large scale and the future we are effectively designing for humanity on our planet. If he were with us today I think he would recognise the pursuit of quality and the social purpose of design in the current work of the firm. I very much hope and fully expect they will be recognised in the work of the firm that is his legacy 70 years and more hence.
    [Show full text]