Pier Luigi Nervi: The Grand Master of Concrete Structures

摘要

Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) is one of the greatest and most inventive structural engineers of the 20th century. He shared the cultures of architects and engineers, operating at the very intersection between the art and the science of building. With his masterpieces scattered the world over, Nervi contributed to create a glorious period for structural architecture. At the ACI American Concrete Institute Spring 2012 Convention in Dallas, TX in March, Professor Mario Chiorino of the Politecnico di Torino (Turin Institute of Technology), Italy, illustrated Nervi's work and discussed his basic philosophy of structures within the ACI International Lunch keynote lecture entitled "Art and Science of Building in Concrete: the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi". The lecture, whose synthesis was published in the March issue of ACI Concrete International, was related to the general convention theme "Art of Concrete". In an email chat with ICJ Professor Chiorino further considers some of these themes.