{"product_id":"robert-maillart-builder-designer-and-artist-paperback-9780521057424","title":"Robert Maillart; Builder, Designer, and Artist (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521057424","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRobert Maillart\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBuilder, Designer, and Artist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive biography of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid P. Billington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521057424, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 March 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 240 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21 x 1.9 cm, 0.83 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis comprehensive biography traces the life and works of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century. His career developed around a central issue of modern technological society: the debate between two antithetical views of engineering opposing applied science, which relied on general mathematical theories for understanding structures against design, which Maillart championed. Maillart considered structures not merely works of utility but also as works of art. As utilitarian objects, he created a series of innovations of lasting significance. Aesthetically, Maillart shaped his three innovations in concrete to create surprising and often stunning new forms. Providing an analysis of these innovations, this biography also connects Maillart's aesthetic ideas with the private and professional context in which he worked.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Student and designer: 1872–1901\u003cbr\u003e 2. Designer and builder: 1902–1909\u003cbr\u003e 3. Builder and millionaire: 1909–1914\u003cbr\u003e 4. War and revolution: 1914–1919\u003cbr\u003e 5. Scholar and designer: 1920–1927\u003cbr\u003e 6. Solitary designer: 1927–1932\u003cbr\u003e 7. Images from within: 1932–1934\u003cbr\u003e 8. The great debate: 1934–1938\u003cbr\u003e 9. Honored at last: 1938–1940\u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual architects \u0026amp; architectural firms [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual architects \u0026amp; architectural firms\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20architects%20\u0026amp;%20architectural%20firms%20%5BAMB%5D%22\"\u003eAMB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004096925976,"sku":"9780521057424","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521057424i_4faf6e45-795c-4898-9f81-d7668287ebd1.jpg?v=1694968815","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/robert-maillart-builder-designer-and-artist-paperback-9780521057424","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}