One particularly incisive example of the successful synthesis of architecture and civil engineering is the work of Helmut Jahn and Werner Sobek, who have long since achieved an international reputation for their highly intelligent and philosophical brand of architecture. Using the examples of 15 international building projects from the past five years, this book presents the different phases of their collaboration. Originating from conventional architecture backgrounds, their work progressed via an intermeshing of ...
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One particularly incisive example of the successful synthesis of architecture and civil engineering is the work of Helmut Jahn and Werner Sobek, who have long since achieved an international reputation for their highly intelligent and philosophical brand of architecture. Using the examples of 15 international building projects from the past five years, this book presents the different phases of their collaboration. Originating from conventional architecture backgrounds, their work progressed via an intermeshing of technology and poetry, reaching an organic harmony of "archi-neering". This book includes an interview with Jahn and Sobek that gives insight into the discourse on architecture and engineering.
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