{"product_id":"structures-by-design-9781138224155","title":"Structures by Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the 2021 TAA Textbook Excellence Award*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonorable Mention of the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 BTES Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStructures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking\u003c\/em\u003e is a new type of structures textbook for architects who prefer to learn using the hands-on, creative problem-solving techniques typically found in a design studio. Instead of presenting structures as abstract concepts defined by formulas and diagrams, this book uses a project-based approach to demonstrate how a range of efficient, effective, and expressive architectural solutions can be generated, tested, and revised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach section of the book is focused on a particular manner by which structural resistance is provided: Form (Arches and Cables), Sections (Beams, Slabs, and Columns), Vectors (Trusses and Space Frames), Surfaces (Shells and Plates), and Frames (Connections and High-Rises). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design exercises featured in each chapter use the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStructures by Design: Thinking, Making, Breaking\u003c\/em\u003e is a robust introduction to architectural structures that emphasizes structural design as a creative activity and the understanding of structural concepts through active modeling. Drawing from his innovative teaching in architectural design studios, Rob Whitehead guides us through hands on exercises that develop the intuitive and analytical understandings that underlie structural design thinking. The text interweaves a typology of structural systems and a survey of classic and contemporary case studies with a fusion of conceptual design tools ranging from traditional graphic, analytical and physical models to computational analysis and a profoundly simple, yet powerfully impactful experience constructing models using our own bodies. Whitehead’s approach is unique in its premise that understanding modeling theory and the assumptions and limitations inherent in modeled systems is as important as the concepts the models are designed to teach.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Theodoropoulos, AIA, PE, Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStructures by Design\u003c\/em\u003e is an empowering text that provides straightforward techniques for structural design solutions using our own bodies as models. Engaging for both students and faculty, Rob Whitehead has written a timely contribution to the discourse of Integrated Design that surpasses abstract complexity for visualizing structures that are essential to the design process, and based in history. This is the structures text I needed when I was a student, and it’s one I’m pleased to have now.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarlon Blackwell, FAIA, E Fay Jones Distinguished Professor, Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design, University of Arkansas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface Starting with Structures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e0.0\u003cb\u003e Introduction: The Case for Making \u0026amp; Breaking \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.0 \u003ci\u003eBody Structures: The Feel of Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1 \u003ci\u003eSeating Structures: Elemental Design Options\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuilding Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 Resistance \u0026amp; Form\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.0 FORM: \u003ci\u003eStructures of Compression and Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1 \u003ci\u003eCompressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2 \u003ci\u003eSuspended Structures: Designing for Tension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 Resistance \u0026amp; Section\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.0 \u003ci\u003eSECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1 \u003ci\u003eStacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2 \u003ci\u003eBetter Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4 Resistance \u0026amp; Vectors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.0 \u003ci\u003eVECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1 \u003ci\u003ePlanar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5 Resistance \u0026amp; Surfaces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.0 \u003ci\u003eSURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1 \u003ci\u003eSpanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults \u0026amp; Plates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 6 Resistance \u0026amp; Frames\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1 \u003ci\u003eHigh-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning Tables, Charts, \u0026amp; Additional Examples\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019466932567,"sku":"9781138224155","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138224155.jpg?v=1750780359","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/structures-by-design-9781138224155","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}