image ARCH 366/666 The Tectonic Articulation of Structure
Reading: Fall 2004
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Questions for Week 9
Briefly answer each question (1-3 sentences should do in most cases). Please type (or print neatly) and submit at the end of class on the date due.
To find readings online:

1. Go to Cornell Library Catalog.

2. Click "Course Reserve."

3. Click on the drop-down menu at "course" to find ARCH 366 (students registered for ARCH 666 should use ARCH 366 to obtain readings). Then click "Search" to display available course readings.

Note: check course reading list or assignment handout to confirm which readings are required.

Select reading 8a; note that online text is labeled 8a even though it is due week 9.

Due: October 25, 2004

9a. David P. Billington, "Robert Maillart and New Forms in Reinforced Concrete," The Tower and the Bridge, Basic Books, New York, 1983 (pp. 147-170: 24 pages total)

1. Why was the German emphasis on calculation a "double-edged sword" and how did this attitude differ from the practice of Hennebique and, later, Maillart?

2. According to Billington, what are the three criteria for "structural art?"

3. Aside from bridges, Maillart invented new forms for which three major building types?