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Architecture Beyond the Cupola: Inventions and Designs of Dante Bini / Alberto Pugnale, Alberto Bologna

Publication year: 2023

ISBN: 9783031267345

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This book reviews Dante Bini’s inventions and designs, focusing on his form-resistant Binishell and other pneumatic construction systems. Dante Bini’s double profile of architect and builder underpins the narrative of the entire book. It is used to analyse the evolution of the early reinforced-concrete Binishell patent into a variety of automated construction systems based on the use of air. Dante Bini has always been quite proactive in promoting his work and disseminating the results of his experimentations and achievements via journal articles, conference presentations and public talks.


Subject: Architecture, Architectural History and Theory, Building Construction and Design