Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Class 3 - Urban Transformation & Planning/ Technical Innovation & Exhibitions

Class 3
Urban Design and town planning developments
Growth in European and American cities, proposals for Utopian towns
  •       Haussman’s Plan for Paris
  •       Vienna Ringstrasse
  •       Chicago
Industrialization and structural engineering- Development of cable bridges, viaducts and framed structures.
Exhibitions in London and Paris:
o    Crystal Palace – Joseph  Paxton
o    Galerie Des Machines 1862 – Gustave Eiffel
o    Galerie Des Machines 1889 – Victor Contamin
o    Eiffel Tower – Eiffel

·         Monier’s Flowerpots – 1850
·         Hennebique – 1873
·         Max Berg – Jahrhunderthalle
·         Maillart Bridges


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