Unseen Hands: 100 years of Structural Engineering
17 March 2008 - 07 September 2008
For details of opening times please visit http://www.vam.ac.uk/your_visit/opening/index.html
Venue:
V&A and RIBA Architecture Gallery, Room 128A, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Description:
To mark the centenary of the founding of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), this exhibition celebrates the importance of engineering in creating some of the most iconic buildings of the past 100 years. Using three themes (towers, bridges and large enclosures) to find a pathway through a wealth of structural achievement, the exhibition brings to life the design and construction of edifices including New York’s Empire State Building, Switzerland’s Salginatobel Bridge and Poland’s People’s Hall – as well as more modern projects including the Millau Viaduct, the Eden Project and the still-rising Burj Dubai. (more…)
