2014 Lectures are provided in pdf as a reference for the students.
The Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower and the St. Louis Gateway Arch
Covered Bridges
Telford, Brunel and British Metal Forms
Eads, Eiffel and the Forth Bridge
John Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
History and aesthetics in suspension bridges Video for JHU
MASTAN Modeling workshop / Peer editing
Root and Chicago Origins
New York and the Skyscraper
Khan and the Chicago Skyscraper
Robert Maillart and the origins of Reinforced Concrete
Freyssinet, Finsterwalder and the Origins of Prestressed Concrete
Cable stayed bridges
Roof Vaults and National Styles
The Swiss Tradition of Bridge Design
New Bridge Forms: Maillart & Menn
New Building Forms: Maillart & Isler
Arch. and Eng.: Schlaich, Calatrava, Gehry, and Virlogeux
Green Buildings from Fathy to Yeang
High, wide and far, structural engineering today
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2012 Lectures