On the Development of Structural Criticism through Case Studies

摘要

Traditionally, Structural Engineering education has been focused on the technical aspects of thernprofession and has given little attention to creativity, aesthetics and structural criticism. However, ifrnthe engineer wants to properly accomplish his/her role in society, the development of theserncompetences among the students and the engineering profession is of major importance.rnThis paper focuses on the use of case studies to develop Structural Criticism and is based on thernconcept of Structural Art developed by D.P. Billington. The case studies presented in the paper havernbeen used with great success by the author in a general course on building structural analysis, andrnabundant graphic information and references are included. In doing so, the methodology can also bernused by other engineering professors and professionals interested in spreading the knowledge ofrnStructural Criticism.