Abstract
Pneumatics — ideas and technologies Air, used as a building material, is a recent phenomenon in architecture. While the first half of the 20th century was dominated by innovative ideas, the second half witnessed the proliferation of increasingly ambitious built projects. As with many advances in architecture and engineering, this evolution is the result of a symbiotic relationship between the imagination and the application of new technologies. Because of their newness in architecture, pneumatics have tended to be identified with the avant-garde but, beyond the confines of the discipline, they have a long history.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
o
Adriaan Beukers and Ed van Hinte. Lightness (Rotterdam: 010 Publishers) 1998, p. 157.
Leonard C. Bruno. The Tradition of Technology (Washington DC: The Library of Congress) 1995, p. 18.
Roger N. Dent. Principles of Pneumatic Architecture (New York: Halstead Press Division, John Wiley + Sons, Inc.) 1972, p. 24. Refers to History of Airships by B. Clarke.
W. Sharp. “Air Art,” Architectural Design (March 1968) p. 99.
Simon Schama. Citizens — A Chronicle of the French Revolution (New York: Alfred A. Knopf) 1989, p. 124.
Keith Mallory and Arvid Ottar. The Architecture of War (New York: Pantheon Books) 1973, p. 269.
John Hix. The Gloss House (London: Phaidon Press Ltd) 1974, p. 9.
ld. at p. 10.
ld. at p. 13.
ld. at p. 19.
John McKean. The Crystal Palace (London: Phaidon Press Ltd.) 1994, p. 32.
The phrase “pneumatic imagination” is from the essay by Marc Dessauce entitled “On Pneumatic Apparitions” in The Inflatable Moment (New York: Princeton Architectural Press and The Architectural League of New York) 1999, p. 13.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Birkhäuser Verlag AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
(2008). Introduction: Pleasure, Power and Payload. In: ETFE. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8624-5_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8624-5_2
Publisher Name: Birkhäuser Basel
Print ISBN: 978-3-7643-8563-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-7643-8624-5
eBook Packages: Architecture and DesignEngineering (R0)