The Geometry of Organic Architecture: The Works of Eduardo Torroja, Felix Candela and Miguel Fisac

Year: 2011 Authors: Javier Barrallo; Santiago Sánchez-Beitia

Core claim

Organic architecture emerges from geometric form and structural efficiency, with ruled surfaces enabling concrete buildings that feel alive and poetic.

Topics

organic architecture, ruled surfaces, reinforced concrete, structural efficiency

Domains

geometry of surfaces, hyperbolic paraboloids, hyperboloids, structural analysis, architecture, structural design, organic form, modernist concrete

Methods

historical comparison, case study analysis, geometric modeling, structural description

Media

reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, formwork, steel

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