157. Various forms of ships. Drawings by Giuseppe Nicoletti.
158. Early airplane designs. Drawings by Giuseppe Nicoletti.
159. Some typical examples of subsonic aeronautical style. Courtesy British
European Airways, Alitalia, Pan American.
160. The prow of a fast, modern transatlantic liner. Courtesy Companie
Navigazione Italia.
161. Sewing machines of two different eras. Courtesy Singer Sewing Machine
Company.
Afterword. Pier-Luigi Nervi: An Aesthetic of Thinking
1. Joseph Monier, patent for “a system of box-basins of iron and cement for
horticulture,” 1867.
2. Joseph Lambot, patent for a system of construction in ciment armé, 1855.
3. Joseph Lambot, prototype for a boat in ciment armé displayed at the
Universal Exposition in Paris in 1855.
4. Anatole de Baudot, project for a large space, plan, 1914. Anatole de Baudot,
L'architecture, le passé, le présent.
5. Anatole de Baudot, project for a large space, perspective, 1914. Anatole de
Baudot, L'architecture, le passé, le présent.
6. Anatole de Baudot, project for a large hall, perspective, 1914. Anatole de
Baudot, L'architecture, le passé, le présent.
7. François Hennebique, method of construction en béton armé, 1892.
8. Robert Maillart, project for the Tavanasa Bridge, 1905.
9. Eugène Freyssinet, Pont de Boutiron, 1907–1912. Photo: Joseph Abram.
10. Eugène Freyssinet and Jean Séailles, Original patent for prestressed concrete,
1928.
11. Eugène Freyssinet, Pont du Veurdre, 1907–1911. Photo: DR.
12. Eugène Freyssinet, hangars d'Orly, mobile hangar, 1921–1923. Source: Le
Genie Civil.
13. Eugène Freyssinet, hangars d'Orly, 1921–1923. Source: Le Genie Civil.
14. Auguste Perret and Nicolas Esquillan, Hangars de Marignane, 1949–1951.
Photo: Chevojon.
15. Auguste Perret and Nicolas Esquillan, Hangars de Marignane, 1949–1951.
Photo: Chevojon.