 From students in a studio that designed long-span roof
structures:
"...[the graphical method] allowed me to grasp
structural knowledge I have never understood before...with this method of teaching I
quickly and easily caught on! IT JUST CLICKED!"
"Learning the graphical analysis technique was
wonderful...[the studio] needed to be longer...it was only a taste, I wanted more."
"I was very pleased to learn about graphic
statics...This was the most wonderful studio I have been in!"
"Learning a graphical technique for the design
of a structure...adds an incredibly powerful tool to the designer's palette. A truly
remarkable experience!"
"I loved working with graphic statics...I
learned more during this studio than perhaps any other."
From students in statics classes:
"I was delighted by the beautiful, accessible
layout of the book...to find an actual, complex building used as an example in the first
chapter was refreshingly unusual and encouraging."
"...the lines on the page magically became
alive for me. I could see the lines [of the force polygon] as elastic bands fastened to
the pole, and mentally moving the pole, I could see instantly the changes in magnitudes of
forces and in angles of the members....When we finished the exercise, we all pinned up the
curves we had generated, and I was struck emotionally by how beautiful each of them
was..."
"The force polygon is a wonder! To actually see
the magnitudes of the forces in relationship to each other helped in my
understanding...the graphical methods really bring the principles home to you."
"I would like to see a push towards using Shaping
Structures: Statics in all studios...This is an obvious and permanent addition to my
architectural library."
"[this is a text] that invites one to open
it...nowhere in the book does one get the impression that a page or chapter is crammed...Shaping
Structures: Statics is one of the most successfully designed textbooks that I have
encountered."
"I really appreciate your book's patient
step-by-step explanations...I feel that I will use Shaping Structures: Statics
throughout my design career..."
"Your book felt good, friendly; as something
that was interesting and inspiring to read...Your ample illustrations and simple processes
engaged me and held my interest well...I wish there were more texts written in the style
of Shaping Structures." |
