Leonardo · 1997 · 47 citations · 0 references
EngineeringArchitectural DesignArchitectural EngineeringBuilding StructuresDesign TheoryAesthetics Of ArchitectureArchitectural Design TheoryBuilding DesignDesign ResearchStructural DesignArchitectural InnovationStructural Aesthetics
This work argues that engineering in the mid-1990s is the unrecognized avant-garde in architectural design, and that new materials and structural systems are creating new aesthetic principles.