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. Using this list, the students, T.A.’s and design professors this semester have produced nearly 60 concise research projects - one page documents - that introduce each of these accomplished engineers. Our goal is to provide a collection of introductions that a reader can flip thru quickly to familiarize themselves with the names of individuals and the architectural engineering firms that they founded. Some of the engineers are famous for their philosophical work as well as built work. All have created a legacy and have collectively elevated the respect for the importance of engineering in the design and construction of ambitious buildings. The “spectacular” architecture routinely featured in RECORD relies more than ever on the ingenuity, creativity, and yes, patience of the contemporary engineer. This species of professional, as much a creation of the modern era as anything else, now occupies a central place at the beginning of the design process, forever transforming how architecture relates to our cities, culture, and ourselves. I must write a short disclaimer warning that the research in this collection has not been thoroughly cross-checked and verified and I would not be surprised if you find even simple grammatical errors - please forgive us for that. We have assembled this research quickly to broaden your perception of Architectural Engineering. I’m sure that some very important engineers have been left out and I welcome you to correspond with me to provide names of those that you feel should be included or to point out Gregory Brooks, Lecturer any errors that we might correct in the pages. This information is not for commercial use and should only be used for academic Instructor for Architectural Engineering Design 1 & 2 courses purposes. Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering University of Texas at Austin Email: [email protected] -Gregory Brooks http://www.ce.utexas.edu/profile.cfm?profilePK=74 UT Austin, March 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS LONDON NEW YORK / CHICAGO OVE ARUP L-1 OTHMAR AMMAN NY/C-1 CECIL BALMOND L-2 WILLIAM F. BAKER NY/C-2 GUY Battle L-3 RICHARD BAUM NY/C-3 PatricK BELLEW L-4 HORST BERGER NY/C-4 EDMOND HAPPOLD L-5 Irwin Cantor NY/C-5 ANTHONY HUNT L-6 FIONA COUSINS NY/C-6 HANIF KARA L-7 PETER FLACK NY/C-7 IAN LIDDELL L-8 ROGER FRECHETTE NY/C-8 TIM Macfarlane L-9 BUCKMINISTER FULLER NY/C-9 CHRIS MCCarthY L-10 DAVID GEIGER NY/C-10 PETER RICE L-11 MYRON GOLDSMITH NY/C-11 NEIL THOMAS L-12 JOHN HENNESSY I NY/C-12 JANE WERNICK L-13 NORMAN KurtZ NY/C-13 MARK WHITBY L-14 SILVIAN MARCUS NY/C-14 CHRIS WISE L-15 MARVIN MASS NY/C-15 JACK ZUNZ L-16 LESLIE Robertson NY/C-16 Herbert ROTHMAN NY/C-17 HAND SCHOBER NY/C-18 EUROPE E-1 RICHARD TOMASETTI NY/C-19 KLAUS BOLLINGER E-2 PAUL WEIDLINGER NY/C-20 JURG CONZETT E-3 MANFRED GROHMANN E-4 PIERRE LARDY E-5 CHRISTIAN MENN E-6 PACIFIC RIM MARC MIMRAM E-7 FREI Otto E-8 ALAN LOCKE PR-1 JORG SCHLAICH E-9 JON MAGNUSSON PR-2 Mathias SCHULER E-10 JOHN A. 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