Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt Harbours and Docks : Their Physical Features, History, Construction, Equipment and Maintenance with Statistics as to their Commercial Development, (reprint of 1885 edition), Cambridge University Press, 2014. Professor of civil engineering at University College London, Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1839–1907) drew on considerable practical experience, having worked most notably on London’s East and […]
James W Campbell et Michael Tutton (Eds), Staircases: history, repair and conservation. Abingdon, Routledge, 2014. The staircase dates back to the very beginning of architectural history. Virtually every significant building from the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, has not only contained one or more staircases, but has celebrated them. For such […]
Maryline Martin, & Florian Renucci, La construction d’un château fort : Guédelon, Ouest-France, 2014. Edition anglaise : Guédelon : A Castle in the Making, Ouest-France, 2014. Qui ne s’est jamais interrogé en visitant un château sur les techniques de construction des bâtisseurs médiévaux ? D’où venaient les matériaux ? Comment étaient-ils acheminés ? Quels outils étaient utilisés […]
T. Iori, & S. Poretti (Eds), SIXXI 1. Storia dell’ingegneria strutturale in Italia, Roma, Gangemi, 2014. La ricerca SIXXI (Twentieth Century Structural Engineering: The Italian Contribution) ha lo scopo di ricostruire la storia dell’ingegneria strutturale in Italia. Una storia avvincente, a tratti gloriosa, e comunque singolare. Una storia, inopinatamente, dimenticata. Nei volumi di questa […]
Knut Stegmann, Das Bauunternehmen Dyckerhoff & Widmann: zu den Anfängen des Betonbaus in Deutschland 1865-1918. Wasmuth, 2014. Concrete based on Portland cement is one of the most important innovations in the field of building construction in the 19th century. The “triumph” of the material is inextricably linked with the upcoming concrete industry. The book […]
Gabriele Neri, Capolavori in miniatura. Pier Luigi Nervi e la modellazione strutturale, Milan, Mendrisio Academy Press, 2014. Molte delle architetture di Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979), l’ingegnere italiano più famoso del secolo scorso, furono studiate attraverso sofisticati modelli in scala ridotta, capaci di mostrare in anteprima la loro stabilità. Frutto di alto sapere scientifico e […]
C. J. Brandon, R. L. Hohlfelder,M.D., Jackson, Building for Eternity : The History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea, Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2014. One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable […]
Xavier Bezançon & Daniel Devillebichot, Histoire de la construction: Moderne et contemporaine en France, Eyrolles, 2014. Les prouesses architecturales de notre XXIe siècle reposent sur des inventions dont beaucoup remontent aux deux siècles précédents. On les doit aussi à la témérité des ingénieurs et des constructeurs qui les ont mises en œuvre. En voici l’histoire. […]
Thierry Ciblac, Jean-Claude Morel, Maçonneries durables : comportement mécanique et modélisation des structures, Paris, Hermès Lavoisier, 2014. Ed. anglaise : Sustainable Masonry : Stability and Behavior of Structures, Wiley-ISTE. Les structures en terre crue répondent à de nombreux critères du développement durable. Elles sont constituées de petits éléments ou formées en couches successives. Les pierres sont […]
Hokusai, le vieux fou d’architecture Jean-Sébastien Cluzel (dir.), Hokusai, le vieux fou d’architecture, Paris, Seuil, 2014. En 1816, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), le célèbre maître de l’estampe japonaise, consacre le cinquième volume de sa Manga à l’architecture. Vingt ans plus tard, il reprend ce thème dans un nouveau manuel de dessin, Livre de dessins pour […]