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An Engineer Imagines (Hardcover)
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An Engineer Imagines (Hardcover)
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The long-awaited reissue of the autobiography of Peter Rice, one of
the main structural engineers behind the Sydney Opera House, the
Pompidou Centre, the Menil Collection and Lloyd's of London.'I am
an engineer. Often people will call me an 'architect engineer' as a
compliment. It is meant to signify a quality of engineer who is
more imaginative and design-orientated than a normal engineer... To
call an engineer an 'architect engineer' because he comes up with
unusual or original solutions is essentially to misunderstand the
role of the engineer in society.'An Engineer Imagines is a rare
look into the professional creativity and philosophy of Peter Rice,
who was widely acclaimed as the greatest structural engineer of his
generation. He was a man who, in Renzo Piano's words, could design
structures 'like a pianist who can play with his eyes shut'.
Working with many of the world's greatest architects on buildings
that became icons of contemporary architecture, he brought a
uniquely poetic feeling to his work.Joining Ove Arup & Partners
in 1956, Rice had heard that 'it was a place where an oddball could
fit in.' Taking on Arup's theory of Total Design to heart, Rice
writes about the role of the engineer in society, and how he
himself applied his creativity to various projects. He admits he
became an engineer by accident, tentatively feeling his way through
a career without a natural instinct. But as he takes you through
each of his projects, one-by-one, you can trace his development
from graduate to veteran.Written in clear and poetic language,
Rice's autobiography is perfect for those who want to better
understand postwar buildings, our concrete environment, or are
budding students of engineering and architecture.
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