Biographical Information
| Name: | Horst Berger |
|---|---|
| Born in | 1928 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe |
| Place(s) of activity: | |
| 1954 | Diploma of civil engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. |
| 1955 | Employed at Wayss & Freytag |
| 1958 - 1960 | Heads the structural department of F.H. Kocks in Iran |
| 1960 | Joins Severud Associates in New York |
| 1968 | Founds Geiger Berger Associates |
| 1983 | Founds Horst Berger & Partners |
| 1990 | Professor of architecture in New York |
| 1990 | Rejoins Severud Associates. |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
designer
structural engineer
- Canada Place roof - Geiger Berger Associates
- Haj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport
- King Fahd International Stadium
- San Diego Convention Center
Bibliography
- (1999): Form and function of tensile structures for permanent buildings. In: Engineering Structures, v. 21, n. 8 (August 1999), pp. 669-679.
- (1996): Light Structures - Structures of Light. The art and engineering of tensile architecture. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel (Switzerland), pp. 186.
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 78.
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