Building Ideas: A Structural Engineer's Sketchbook

A convincing argument for the use of hand drawing to inspire, influence, and deepen the design dialogue between architects, engineers and builders. Features over 300 pages of original sketches by a structural engineer taken from all phases of the design process, including competition proposals and completed construction. Drawings are gathered from a wide range of projects including small sculptures, bridges, skyscrapers, airports and some recognizable architectural destinations, such as Little Island. From the perspective of the engineer, Clark reveals the vast amount of development and iteration that occurs before projects are realized or dissolved. In an industry becoming increasingly dominated by computation, this is a fascinating trove of ideas that hopes to inspire engineers to pick up the pen, draw fast, draw often and do what the computers can not do - innovate.