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THE
ART OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
WELCOME
“The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy” is a landmark
project produced through the collaboration of the Princeton University
Art Museum and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
The exhibition, book, and website bring together for the first time
six Swiss engineers who form the most impressive group of structural
artists in the twentieth century: Robert
Maillart, Othmar H. Ammann, Heinz
Isler, and Christian Menn; and the
two teachers who influenced them, Wilhelm
Ritter and Pierre Lardy. “The
Art of Structural Design” developed out of Professor
David P. Billington’s course “CEE 262: Structures and
the Urban Environment,” which examines the technology, art, and
social factors that are involved in the planning, design, and construction
of large-scale buildings and bridges. This popular class introduces
students from all disciplines to these structures, which are essential
to the public life of modern industrial urbanized society. The exhibition
includes an important pedagogical component as well. Four students,
Liz Grau, Josh White,
Maria Janaro, and Courtney
Clark, created the eight scale models that form a crucial aspect
of the show with the invaluable design and construction partnership
of Lab Manager Joe Vocaturo, and the support
of several university departments, faculty, and staff.
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University Art Museum
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