SOM structural engineering / editor, Christian Schittich.
Contributor(s): Schittich, Christian [editor.] | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Series: Detail engineering: 4.Publisher: Munich : Detail - Institut für Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation GmbH & Co. KG, 2015Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783955532239.Subject(s): Structural engineering | Architectural firmsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA737.S53 S66 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000011078 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : Past and future: reaching new heights -- Simplicity + clarity : Architecture and engineering at SOM: in the genetic code ; Informing design -- Scale + form : Scale and proportion ; Clarity of design: giving things a name ; Sensory fields, self-reflection and the future ; Structural design of tall buildings ; Tall building case study: Burj Khalifa -- Hierarchy : The importance of hierarchy ; Structure as poetry ; Exchange House in detail -- Efficiency + economy : Structural art ; Constraints spur creativity ; Optimising design goals ; The economy of construction ; Sustainability ; Integrating discipline and play -- Research + future : Quo vadis: megatalls as the focus of the SOM Research Gang ; Structural optimisation: developing new design tools ; Research timeline -- Projects + people : Catalogue of projects ; People.
"With its 80 years of experience in bringing together architecture and engineering Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) remains groundbreaking to this day, particularly in construction of gigantic skyscrapers, the so-called "supertalls". The fourth volume of the DETAIL engineering series presents the approaches, the roots and the theoretical background of the SOM Structural Group. One central question is how far architecture can go - in terms of height. Typical structural concepts and individual details from numerous projects across the world serve to illustrate processes of solution finding. The results illustrate the firm's core values: simplicity, clarity, hierarchy, efficiency, economy and advancement. A number of iconic SOM buildings such as the John Hancock Center and the Sears Tower help to position the example projects - ranging from James Turrell's Skyspace to Burj Khalifa - within the context of SOM's complete work. The innovative structural solutions presented here indicate how SOM enables the creation of "next generation" buildings".-Back cover.