#books #architecture | Hebelstabwerke : Tradition und Innovation = Reciprocal frameworks : tradition and innovation

Hebelstabwerke : Tradition und Innovation = Reciprocal frameworks : tradition and innovation / Udo Thönnissen.
Gta, Zürich : 2015.
231 p. : il. 
Ed. bilingüe alemán - inglés
ISBN 9783856763442
Diseño arquitectónico.
Estructuras -- Diseño.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-72.011 HEB
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1825879~S1*spi

A reciprocal framework in architecture is a construction where a building’s weight is held not through a single post or beam, but through an interaction of mutually supportive, interwoven members. Reciprocal frameworks have been in use for hundreds of years—including in the work of such Renaissance masters as Leonardo—but, while they are still used today, they are not particularly well known. This book delves into the history and function of reciprocal frameworks, showing not only how they work but also how newly available digital tools can help architects fruitfully expand their use well beyond current applications.