Miracles in Concrete
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Author: Estonian Museum of Architecture (Eds.)
The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century’s most iconic buildings. Concrete was Komendant’s passion for decades and he combined technical expertise with a keen sense of aesthetics. He knew that miracles require more than spreadsheets and a budget – the creative impulse is essential.Komendant used his expertise in designing structures as different as the Kadriorg Stadium grandstand in Tallinn, Estonia (Elmar Lohk, 1938), the Habitat ’67 experimental housing complex in Montréal, Canada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972).
ISBN 9783035625127. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 400 pages. 150 colour, 100 b/w ills. 28.5 x 22 cm.
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The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century’s most iconic buildings. Concrete was Komendant’s passion for decades and he combined technical expertise with a keen sense of aesthetics. He knew that miracles require more than spreadsheets and a budget – the creative impulse is essential.Komendant used his expertise in designing structures as different as the Kadriorg Stadium grandstand in Tallinn, Estonia (Elmar Lohk, 1938), the Habitat ’67 experimental housing complex in Montréal, Canada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972).
ISBN 9783035625127. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 400 pages. 150 colour, 100 b/w ills. 28.5 x 22 cm.
available