La sauvegarde des grandes oeuvres de l'ingénierie du XXe siÚcle
Franz Graf, Yvan Delemontey
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La sauvegarde des grandes oeuvres de l'ingénierie du XXe siÚcle
Franz Graf, Yvan Delemontey
Ă propos de ce livre
ConsacrĂ© Ă la sauvegarde des grandes oeuvres de l'ingĂ©nierie du XXe siĂšcle, ce premier numĂ©ro des Cahiers du TSAM explore le devenir de certaines des plus remarquables et emblĂ©matiques structures en bĂ©ton du siĂšcle passĂ©. A travers les fi gures d'hĂ©roĂŻques constructeurs, il interroge l'hĂ©ritage construit des ingĂ©nieurs, convoquant les plus audacieux d'entre eux (Freyssinet, Isler, Maillart, Nervi, Vierendeel, etc.). Alors que la sauvegarde de l'architecture du XXe siĂšcle s'est rĂ©cemment constituĂ©e en discipline Ă part entiĂšre, la prĂ©servation des ouvrages de l'ingĂ©nierie de cette pĂ©riode est encore balbutiante. ConsidĂ©rĂ©s trop souvent sous le seul point de vue de la sĂ©curitĂ© ou de la maintenance, ces ouvrages s'avĂšrent parfois de vĂ©ritables chefs-d'oeuvre, jalons d'un «art de l'ingĂ©nieur» Ă la frontiĂšre entre performance technique et beautĂ© plastique. Ces cahiers sont donc l'occasion d'initier, Ă l'appui d'exemples et de projets de sauvegarde concrets, une sensibilisation aux enjeux patrimoniaux dans le domaine de l'ingĂ©nierie. This fi rst issue of the Cahiers du TSAM, dedicated to the conservation of the 20th century's great works of engineering, aims to explore the future of some of the most remarkable and emblematic concrete structures of the previous century. Through the personalities of the heroic builders, this publication aims to consider what the engineers â the most daring of whom (Freyssinet, Isler, Maillart, Nervi, Vierendeel, etc.) are represented here â bequeathed to the century. While the conserva-tion of 20th century architecture has in recent years been seen as a discipline in its own right, the conservation of 20th century engineering is still in its infancy. Considered too offen purely from the point of view of security or maintenance, these works are now often seen as true masterpieces, cutting edge achievements of the "engineer's art", as stunning for their plastic beauty as for their technical performance. This publication provides an opportunity to stimulate, with reference to concrete examples and projects, an awareness of the heritage challenges to be addressed in the fi eld of engineering.