Rob Whitehead, AIA, LEED AP is an architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at Iowa State University where he teaches structural design, design-build, and integrated design studios. He was named one of 30 Most Admired Educators by Design Intelligence (2014). He received the Iowa Educator Award (2014) by the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Emerging Faculty Award (2011) by the Building Technology Educators' Society (BTES). His structural design course was awarded the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Creative Achievement Award. He is the co-author of Design-Tech: Building Technology for Architects (2014) and currently serves as the Wells Concrete Construction Research Fellow.

Preface Starting with Structures

0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking

Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break

1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things

1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options

1.2Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive

Part 2 Resistance & Form

2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension

2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point

2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for Tension

Part 3 Resistance & Section

3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns

3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis

3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency

Part 4 Resistance & Vectors

4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies

4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span Solutions

Part 5 Resistance & Surfaces

5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells

5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & Plates

Part 6 Resistance & Frames

6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability

6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter

Appendix

Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples

Additional Readings

Glossary

Index