Transport, Engineering and Architecture

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Since the nineteenth century and the arrival of mass travel, the need for transport architecture has spawned some of the most impressive secular structures of recent times. As all forms of travel air, rail, road and water continue to expand, the ever-growing numbers of passengers and carriers moving around the world are presenting todays engineers and architects with greater challenges than ever before. Transport, Engineering and Architecture is the second book in a series which explores the relationship between engineering and architecture, and is produced in association with Arup, one of the largest pure engineering design firms in the world. The book is divided into chapters devoted to themes such as planning transport systems, bridges, airports and aviation, railways, interchanges and road transport. Within each chapter the author presents a selection of detailed case studies all engineered by Arup to illustrate each theme. Featured structures include the resund Bridge linking Denmark to Sweden, Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong and Arnhem Station in the Netherlands. Arups design collaborators include such world-renowned architectural practices as Foster & Partners, Richard Meier, Skidmore Owings & Merill, Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, van Berkel & Bos and Terry Farrell and Partners.