| Pier Luigi Nervi |
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| 1891 births | |
| 1979 deaths | |
Nervi - began practicing civil engineering in WWI in the Corps of Engineering in the Italian army, built several airplane hangers before WWII, designed ferro-cemento after WWII which helped in the rebuilding of many buildings and factories throughout Western Europe, and even designed/created a boat hull that was comprised of ferro-cemento as a promo for the Italian government. Pier Luigi Nervi was known for being a structural engineer, he was also considered an architect. It wasn't up until 1932 that his aesthetically pleasing designs were actually considered in projects. This delay was due to the booming of construction projects which used concrete and steel in Europe and the architecture aspect took a step back to previous styles. He preferred to practice in his native Italy , but also worked on projects abroad. Nervi's first project in the United States was the George Washington Bridge bus station. He designed the roof of this project. The roof consists of triangle pieces which were poured in place and this building is still used today by over 700 buses and its passengers. Nervi also stressed that intuition should be used as strong as mathematics in design, especially with thin shelled structures. He borrowed from Roman and Renaissance Architecture to create aesthetically pleasing structures, yet applied structural aspects such as ribbing and vaulting to improve the structural strength and to eliminate the need for columns. He believed in turning Engineering into art by taking simple geometry and using sophisticated Prefabrication to find direct design solutions in his buildings. Pier Luigi Nervi attended the Civil Engineering School of Bologna, from which he graduated in 1913. After graduation, Nervi joined the Society for Concrete Construction. Nervi spent several years in the Italian army during WWI from 1915-1918. His formal education is quite similar to that experienced by today's engineering student. EXTERNAL LINKS Photos Palazzetto dello sport 1958 District Flaminio, Rome, Italy. |
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