Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering

Overview

"Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering" presents a series of detailed lectures during which the past, present and future of metal is discussed. Speakers such as José Rafael Moneo, Mabel Wilson and Steven Holl bring forth examples of the material's merit and methodical use over the past two centuries. The engineerical history addressed during the conference highlights the developmental and aesthetical reliance designers have consistently felt towards metal as a material. Citing its form, structure and construction, the lecturers analyze the material's anatomy, tracking its adaptation and growth within the architectural world.

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