ArtStructures, From competition to completion using the synthetic design method
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Philippe Menétrey
(INGPHI SA, Engineers in ArtStructures, Switzerland)
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 484-493 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 10 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818357548 | ||||
| Abstract: |
In Switzerland, the process of building large carrying structures is often initiated by setting up a competition. Reconsidering conceptual design to place an emphasis on creative work, a specific conceptual design method called the “synthetic design method” has been developed. It consists of creating a structure that simultaneously addresses all requirements with a global synthetic approach. It is not a case of being restricted to stacking individual structural elements, but rather of integrating all required data into a single comprehensive structure. It is not a question of composing or assembling parts, but rather of cutting and carving a structure without losing its singular monolithic aspect. The carrying structure has to be considered in a global and synthetic way, encompassing all requirements and constraints, so that structural engineers can engage in an innovative process to create an ArtStructure. The synthetic design method is described and its application to several competition-winning bridge designs is illustrated. |
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| Keywords: |
viaduct bridges competition conceptual design pre-stressed concrete Cable stayed bridges design strategy synthetic design non-composition
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