2005-06 Science, Technology and Society Colloquium: The Elegant Equation: Engineering & the Art of Architecture

Architecture stands at the intersection of art and engineering. Visual conceptions and technological forces reverberate and merge, shaping the built environment. The tension between the possible and the practical produces great works of architecture.

The practice of engineering encompasses more than just technical knowledge. The engineering design of bridges, buildings, and other large-scale structures requires imagination and creativity. Architecture is greater than either art or engineering—it requires the synthesis of both to transform ideas into a physical reality.
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Schedule of Events:

The Art of Structural Design: from Maillart to Menn
David Billington
Oct. 27, 2005
7:30 p.m
The Forum

My Father, the Genius
Lucia Small
Nov. 16, 2005
7:30 p.m
The Forum

An Architect’s Vision
Glen Howard Small
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005
12 noon
Center Room, Langone Center

My Architect: A Son’s Journey (2003)
Nathaniel Kahn
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005
7:30 p.m.
The Forum

A Culture of Construction: Technical Thought and Theory in Architecture and Engineering
Tom Peters
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006
7:30 p.m.
The Forum

The Aesthetics of Technology: Debates on Building in Berlin from Karl Friedrich Schinkel to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Barry Bergdoll
Thursday, March 30, 2006
7:30 p.m.
The Forum

Fallingwater: Structural Preservation for a Work of Art
John Matteo 
Monday, April 3, 2006
7:30 p.m.
The Forum