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ARCHITECTURE IN BRIDGE DESIGN. BRIDGE AESTHETICS AROUND THE WORLD

P C Harbeson

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This paper is an excerpt from the author's book Highway Bridge Aesthetics, which is currently in preparation. The term aesthetics is defined, followed by a discussion of the following elements of design: context, alignments, positions of viewers, structure types, spans, piers, abutments and wingwalls, bearings, and parapets. The following factors of design are then addressed: nature of materials, form and space, line and plane, texture, color, proportion, scale, and rhythm. The paper concludes with several case studies which illustrate design methodology as applied to specific design problems.

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This paper is an excerpt from the author's book Highway Bridge Aesthetics, which is currently in preparation. The term aesthetics is defined, followed by a discussion of the following elements of design: context, alignments, positions of viewers, structure types, spans, piers, abutments and wingwalls, bearings, and parapets. The following factors of design are then addressed: nature of materials, form and space, line and plane, texture, color, proportion, scale, and rhythm. The paper concludes with several case studies which illustrate design methodology as applied to specific design problems.

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This paper is an excerpt from the author's book Highway Bridge Aesthetics, which is currently in preparation. The term aesthetics is defined, followed by a discussion of the following elements of design: context, alignments, positions of viewers, structure types, spans, piers, abutments and wingwalls, bearings, and parapets. The following factors of design are then addressed: nature of materials, form and space, line and plane, texture, color, proportion, scale, and rhythm. The paper concludes with several case studies which illustrate design methodology as applied to specific design problems.

Key concepts: Bridge (graph theory), Aesthetics, Context (archaeology), Architecture, Engineering, Architectural engineering, Visual arts, Art

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