Steel Structures Detailing Guide

After his return to France, he designed a first building in steel and enameled glass in 1956-1958, the Caisse Centrale de reassurance.

Willem Hendrik Gispen (7/12/1890-10/5/1981) is, for many Dutch people, the founder of factory production of design furniture. Gispen’s designs are understatedly beautiful – sober – honest and graceful – elegant…

Dirk Wynants ! (9/5/1964) – Tools for togetherness Meeting Dirk Wynants of Extremis in 2013 has had a big impact on my vision of design. I admire Dirk, because he unites a unique combination…

Menashe Kadishman (21/8/1932 – 8/5/2015) I discovered Kadishman’s work during our visit to the Jewish Museum in Berlin.The Memory Void, one of the symbolic spaces on the ground level of…

Hopkins worked for Frederick Gibberd before entering into partnership with Norman Foster. With Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw, Hopkins was one of the leading figures in…

Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie (6/5/2022) I guess, as an epicurist, I couldn’t resist talking about this interesting project by Bechu et Associés, also known for the Tower D2 at…

Sir Donald Coleman Bailey, passed away on May 5, 1985. He was a British engineer who invented the Bailey bridge, which was of great military value in World War II. I…

Henry Grey (1846- 4 may 1913) There are few things more emblematic in construction and architecture than the iconic I-beam. The distinctive beam has been around for a while, developed…