Christian Brensing – författare

Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) In bridge construction, steel-concrete composite structures offer an unparalleled combination of slenderness and robustness. For the Free State of Bavaria, the civil engineers BPR Dr. Schäpertöns Consult and SRP Schneider & Partner, in collaboration with SBR Schultz-Brauns & Reinhart Architekten, designed a 550-meter-long bridge structure, comprising a gallery and a multi-span cable-stayed bridge with six radially arranged inwardly inclined pylons. The Schorgasttal Bridge is a remarkable structural and visual landmark that is at once distinctive and harmonious and transparent. This extensively illustrated monograph describes the ten-year development process of this special bridge structure from its conception to its completion, detailing the numerous structural considerations of its construction process.

The idea of designing, planning and building as an inseparable process The idea of "Total Architecture", as described by Ove Arup in his vision of design, continues to serve as the maxim for the globally operating engineering firm ARUP and its Building Engineering Department. Drawing on selected projects from recent years, this second volume in the new DETAIL engineering series shows how future-oriented and sustainable civil engineering can be combined with this ideal of a holistic design process – always with the aim of achieving perfect unity of strength and elegance in every structure. The focus is placed on the different processes that have accompanied the presented construction projects. Connections are shown between the individual buildings whose synergies are pursued in an exemplary fashion.The remarkable building projects reveal what continues to drive and inspire the engineers at ARUP to this day: a passion for pioneering work. ARUP over the course of time Process descriptions from the perspective of the involved architects, engineers and planners From supporting structures to light design and building services to future-oriented civil engineering Interdisciplinary thinking, planning and realization "Total Architecture": comprehensive management of building projects, from the initial designs right through to construction

"Die Idee der »Total Architecture«, wie Ove Arup einst seinen Entwurfsansatz beschrieben hat, gilt auch heute noch als Maxime für das weltweit agierende Ingenieurbüro ARUP und seinem Building Engineering Department. Anhand ausgewählter Projekte aus den letzten Jahren zeigt dieser zweite Band der neuen Reihe DETAIL engineering, wie zukunftsfähige und nachhaltige Ingenieurbaukunst mit diesem Ideal des ganzheitlichen Entwurfsverfahrens verbunden werden kann – immer mit dem Anspruch an die perfekte Einheit von Kraft und Eleganz eines jeden Tragwerks. Im Fokus stehen die unterschiedlichen Prozesse, die diese vorgestellten Bauaufgaben begleitet haben. Es zeigen sich Zusammenhänge zwischen den einzelnen Bauten, deren Synergien zum Teil beispielhaft weiterverfolgt werden. An den bemerkenswerten Hochbau-Projekte wird deutlich, was die Ingenieure von ARUP heute wie gestern antreibt und inspiriert: die Leidenschaft, Pionierarbeit zu leisten."