• ISBN13: 9783433031216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Architecture & Interior Designs
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: January 1, 2015
• Pages: 272
• Original Price: USD 114.5
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 1089 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Civil / Bridges

Das Buch beschreibt Entwurf und Optimierung, Konstruktion und Berechnung filigraner, doppeltgekr�mmter, weitgespannter verglaster Schalen. Entwurfsparameter, statische Nachweise und konstruktive Details werden anhand von weltweit einzigartigen gebauten Beispielen erl�utert.

This book draws on the author's contemplations and experiences, and includes his descriptions of recent developments in the field of transparent shell structures. He gathered these during his time with the engineering firm schlaich bergermann und partner.
Dr.-Ing. Hans Schober graduated in Structural Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, before joining schlaich bergermann und partner in 1982. In 1992 he became a partner at the Stuttgart headquarters, then taking over the position of managing director of the New York branch in 2005. In 2009 he then returned to Stuttgart as partner at sbp until 2013. Since then he has worked as a consultant. As a student of Jörg Schlaich he devoted his time to pedestrian and railway bridges; focusing particularly on the design of filigree transparent shells and stressed cable net facades. On various projects he worked in collaboration with a number of internationally renowned architects including, amongst others, F. O. Gehry, Meinhard von Gerkan und Volkwin Marg (gmp), Rafael Vinoly, Hani Rashid (asymptote), David Childs (SOM), James Carpenter, I. M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, Massimiliano Fuksas, and Shigeru Ban.