2012 Lectures are provided in pdf as a reference for the students.

Lectures are updated/modified from year to year.
The Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower and the St. Louis Gateway Arch
Telford, Brunel and British Metal Forms
----19th Century Lenticular Trusses (UMass only)
Eads, Eiffel and the Forth Bridge
Covered Wooden Bridges
John Augustus Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
History and Aesthetics in Suspension Bridges
Chicago and the Skyscraper
New York and the Skyscraper
    Modeling workshop (bring your laptop with www.mastan2.com installed)
Robert Maillart and the origins of Reinforced Concrete
Freyssinet, Finsterwalder and the Origins of Prestressed Concrete
Cable-Stayed Bridges
    Field Work
    spring break
    spring break
Roof Vaults and National Styles
The Swiss Tradition of Bridge Design
Exam 1
New Bridge Forms: Maillart & Menn
New Building Forms: Maillart & Isler
Baltimore Structures
    Architects and Engineers: Schlaich, Calatrava, Gehry, Virlogeux…
    Exam 2
    Green Buildings from Fathy to Yeang
    High, wide and far, structural engineering today
    Final project presentations
    Final project presentations
    Final papers due (in lieu of final exam)