Author(s)

F. Escrig & J.P. Valcarcel

Abstract

Geometry of structures. Studies on historical buildings F. Escrig," J.P. Valcarcel& * Escuela de Arquitectura, Seville, Spain ^ Escuela de Arquitectura, La Coruna, Spain ABSTRACT Although greatest masterpieces of Architecture in the history seem to be based on sophisticated knowledge of engineering, many of them have been conceived with a spirit independent of structure and even contrary to the optimization. INTRODUCTION. There is a mechanistic tendency to explain the design of structures as a uni- versal relationship between analysis and geometry and also a tendency to conceive forms as a result of tensional needs. This relationship is certainly less obvious that it seems and not clear although in engineering it is accepted as a guarantee of goodness of design. In architecture nevertheless they partici- pate items very complex that can justify the lack of such relationship and make design contradictory. Objectives of Architecture are only remotely to sol

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