{"product_id":"structure-and-design-9781934269374","title":"Structure and Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eStructures support load and are essential to define form and space. To design structures in synergy with form and space requires creativity and an informed intuition of the structural principles. The objective of this book is to introduce structural principles as the foundation of creative design and demonstrate successful application through many case studies. Structure and Design is a reference book for design studios  architects  civil engineers and builders and a text book for education. With rich illustrations  Structure and Design:  Clarifies complex concepts without calculus yet provides greater insight for readers with mathematics background.  Includes details in wood  steel  masonry  concrete  and fabric.  Contains many graphs that streamline complex tasks  such as column buckling and design for wind and seismic forces and correlate SI metric with US units. Professor Schierle is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects  recipient of the ACSA Creative Achievement Award  NSF  HUD  and FEMA research grants  founding Director of USCs Master of Building Science Program  and a professional architect. He has lectured and published extensively on design for earthquake safety and tensile structures  including at AIA National Conventions. Dr. Schierle holds PhD and Master of Architecture degrees from UC Berkeley and a Dipl-Ing degree from Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences. He teaches structures and design at USC and has also taught at UC Berkeley  UCLA  and Stanford. He has served on the California structure license committee  the Journal for Architectural Education Editorial Board  and Fabric Architecture advisory board and annual awards jury. His professional practice includes major projects in America  Asia  and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651577405493,"sku":"ByrdShop_1934269379","price":847.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781934269374.jpg?v=1781835918","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/structure-and-design-9781934269374","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}