ATLANTE DELLE STRUTTURE
(Atlas of Structures)

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The structural and component parts in planning are often considered as being separate, both in the professional field, since many architects think that structures are the competence of engineers, and in the field of study, since it is believed that it is possible to examine and plan structures only using the analytical methods of construction science.
However, if architects wish to draw up a truly complete plan, even they must be capable of at least "visualising", if not fully calculating, the structures. For the first time, the Atlante delle strutture presents a wide range of structural options, described not according to the formulas of construction science, but in the more appropriate language of archiects, i.e. in graphics. It follows in the wake of "classic" works that have bridged the gap between technique and composition, such as La concezione strutturale (Structural conception) by E. Torroja or Principi statici e forme strutturali (Static principles and structural forms) by G. Pizzetti and A. M. Zorgno Trisciuoglio. The Atlante delle strutture, already published and well-known in Germany, Great Britain, the United States, Japan, Spain and other countries, is not only a valuable tool in practical planning for professionals, but also a "friendly" aid to students of construction science and techniques who need to understand the subject.
This is the tenth volume of the Grande Atlante di Architettura, and as well as fully covering the timeless fundamentals, so essential to architects and engineers, it also provides a simplified look at the behaviour of structural systems and illustrates the relationships between structure and architectural form.

Resistant structures according to form

Resistant structures according to surface

Resistant structures according to height

Vector resistance structures

Mixed structures

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