Twenty-two articles from 1965-96 two published here for the first time by the aptly named Mainstone (the preface's St. Albans sign-off being the only clue to the author's affiliation) include five general studies of the genesis of innovation in structural theory and design in the pre-scientific and more recent past, and detailed studies of particular buildings and structures. Replete with b&w photos, diagrams, and drawings of such architectural glories as Istanbul's Great Church of Hagia Sophia, the dome of St. Peter's, and Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse in England. Chapters devoted to a particular achievement are arranged in chronological order; introductory remarks accompany papers originally written in response to others. Sources of articles include the Architectural Review , Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians , and The Structural Engineer . Indexed by subject; bridges, buildings, and places; and persons. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contents: Intuition and the springs of structural invention; The springs
of invention revisited; The role of tradition in the development of form in
domes, shells, and space structures; Structural theory and design before
1742; Developments in structural design since the seventeenth century
especially in Britain; Structural analysis, structural insights, and
historical interpretation; On the structure of the Roman Pantheon; The
structure of the church of St Sophia, Istanbul; The reconstruction of the
tympana of St Sophia at Istanbul; Hagia Sophia: Justinians Church of Divine
Wisdom, later the Mosque of Ayasofya, in Istanbul; Hagia Sophias first dome;
The structural conservation of Hagia Sophia: past history and present needs;
The first and second churches of San Marco reconsidered; Squinches and
pedentives: comments on problems of definition; Westminster Hall roof;
Brunelleschis dome of S. Maria del Fiore and some related structures;
Brunelleschis dome; The dome of St Peters: structural aspects of its design
and construction and inquiries into its stability; Sinans Suleymaniye Mosque
and Justinians Hagia Sophia; Designs for ribbed vaults by Guarini and
Leonardo; The reinforced flat arches of the east colonnade of the Louvre; The
Eddystone Lighthouse; Additional notes and comments; Index of subjects; Index
of buildings; Index of persons.
Rowland J. Mainstone, formerly Building Research Establishment, University College, London, and University of Leeds, UK and University of Leuven, Belgium
Rohkem infot Taylor & Francis e-raamatute kohta