Structure as Space: Engineering and Architecture in the Works of Jürg Conzett and his Partners

The Swiss engineer Jurg Conzett designs bridges in wood, steel and concrete. He also collaborates with Switzerland's leading architects including Peter Zumthor and Meili & Peter. This book concentrates on the engineering of such structures as an art. Structure As Space, Space As Structure / Mohsen Mostafavi -- The Beauty Of Calculation / Bruno Reichlin -- Projects -- On Perception / Jürg Conzett -- Retaining Walls / Jürg Conzett. Projects : Structure As Space : Ottoplatz Building, Chur ; Volta School, Basel ; Swiss School Of Timber Technology, Biel ; Mur Footbridge, Murau ; Airport Gate, Zurich-kloten -- Abstract Principles : School Gymnasium, Flerden ; Swiss Re, Rüschlikon ; New Traversina Bridge, Graubünden -- Structural Overlay : Multipurpose Hall, Alvaschagn ; Traversina Footbridge, Graubünden -- Traditions And Precedents : School, Duvin ; School, St.peter ; School, Mastrils ; Multipurpose Hall, Vrin ; Canopy, Chur ; Goat Dairy, Alp-parvalsauns -- Transforming Existing Structures : Hohe Brücke, Vals ; Muota Bridge, Ibach-schwyz ; Zeche Zollverein, Essen -- Engineering & Architecture : Hardturm Stadium, Zurich ; Army Canteen, St.luzisteig ; Expo Pavilion, Hanover ; Rbs Station, Worb -- The Cultural Landscape : Pùnt Da Suransuns, Viamala ; Landquartlöser Overpass ; Coupurebrug, Bruges ; Bennau Footbridge, Schwyz. Editor, Mohsen Mostafavi. Includes Bibliographical References. In English,with German Text Supplement (p. 266-300). "Structure as Space" is a monograph on the work of the innovative Swiss engineer Jurg Conzett, who has been instrumental in redefining the relationship between structural engineering and architecture. This volume illustrates Conzett's own exquisite designs, such as his granite stress-ribbon Suransuns Bridge, as well as his collaborations with Switzerland's leading architects, among them Peter Zumthor and Meili & Peter. These works are presented in "manual" form, providing the reader with a guide to the secrets underlying the development of each structure. Each project is documented with drawings and structural diagrams as well as photographs. Texts by JC