{"product_id":"9783035625127","title":"Miracles in Concrete : Structural Engineer August Komendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first comprehensive tribute to Louis Kahn's and Moshe Safdie's structural engineer\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects and engineers on several of the 20th century's most iconic buildings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete was Komendant's passion through decades. He used his expertise in designing structures as different as the Kadriorg Stadium grandstand in Tallinn, Estonia (Elmar Lohk, 1938), the Habitat '67 experimental housing complex in Montréal, Canada (Moshe Safdie, 1967) and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Louis I. Kahn, 1972). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKomendant combined technical expertise with a keen sense of aesthetics: as an engineer, he valued the timeless and enduring qualities of architecture. He knew that miracles require more than spreadsheets and a budget - the creative impulse is essential. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of the most innovative civil engineers of the 20th century. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecialized in the use of reinforced concrete and various other concrete technologies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructural engineer to architects such as Louis I. Kahn, Moshe Safdie, and Eero Saarinen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCarl-Dag Lige (Hg.),\u003c\/strong\u003e Architekturhistoriker, -kritiker und Kurator, Estnisches Architekturmuseum, Tallinn","brand":"Birkh\u0026auml;user Berlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52651535696183,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":247.2,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9783035625127","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}