Contemporary Structure in Architecture.

by Leonard Michaels

Anyone merely leafing through this book will be fascinated by the grace and beauty of the buildings structure. The author has provided 259 photographs and 75 drawings to illustrate all the structural methods available to the architect and engineer. Every major structural system is carefully analyzed and compared. The first half of the book considers the skeleton frame. The second half discusses structure in architectural design.The author relates structure to plan, section and massing, and points out the importance of structure in designing contemporary buildings. Of course one must consider the date of publication 1950.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1953

About the author

Leonard Michaels was an American writer of short stories, novels, and essays, and a Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley.