Structural Design III

The course Structural Design III complements the courses Structural Design I and II, which show the fundamentals of how structures function. The course explores the relationship between architecture and structure by analyzing buildings built using the main structural materials.

Werner Sobek: R128, Stuttgart, 2000

Lecture 1: Steel

Gion A. Caminada, Mehrzweckhalle Vrin, 1995

Lecture 3: Timber

Louis Kahn, Ayub Hospital, Dacca, Bangladesh, 1962

Lecture 4: Masonry

Laurent Ney, Thuin Bridge, detail

Lecture 5: Construction Details

This lecture summarizes construction details for different materials. We look at typical and sophisticated details in steel, timber and reinforced concrete.