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Download * An Engineer Imagines PDF by ! Peter Rice eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. An Engineer Imagines Working with many of the world's greatest architects on buildings that became icons of contemporary architecture, he brought a uniquely poetic feeling to his work.. Rice was widely acclaimed as the greatest structural engineer of his generation, a man whom, in Renzo Piano's words, could design structures 'like a pianist who can play with his eyes shut'. Now in paperback, this is Peter Rice's autobiography]
| Title | : | An Engineer Imagines |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1899858113 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
All concerned with these issues in our built environment should take the trouble to read it. -- The Architects' JournalWith more than a professional savoir-faire, the author has tried to communicate his enthusiasm and his passion to explore new trends in architecture through his work. -- L'Architecture d'aujourd'huiThe book is fascinating and for those who would like to understand what engineers give to architecture, here is much of it. It is a worthy memorial to a gifted man who died far too young. -- RSA Journal
Working with many of the world's greatest architects on buildings that became icons of contemporary architecture, he brought a uniquely poetic feeling to his work.. Rice was widely acclaimed as the greatest structural engineer of his generation, a man whom, in Renzo Piano's words, could design structures 'like a pianist who can play with his eyes shut'. Now in paperback, this is Peter Rice's autobiography
"Engineering Intersects Design" according to M. Thomsen. As an engineer in other media (software) who enjoys civil engineering and architecture done well, this book entertained and inspired me as few others in the last five years. Peter Rice appears to enjoy a risk, a change, a challenge. He listens to the materials to find solutions to problems, creating the practical engineering resolution to an . A hard to reach star, but one of the brightest. Peter Rice was a genius behind modern landmarks like the Sydney Opera, the Centre Pompidou, and Lloyd's Bank in London. This british structural engineer gave our world a mighty heave to the future. He humbly sings throughout this book to his love of his work, to the greatness of human mind, and to the evolution of our understanding of materia. Humane and inventive The austerity of the title and prose only bolster Rice's deserved recognition as a genius of our time. Rice looks back on his past projects and recounts them with a very unique combination of sensitivity and logic. A degree of sadness overcomes you when reading his remarkably sincere narrations, knowing that he wrote this in the final throes
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