Prof. Remo Pedreschi
BSc, PhD, MICE, CEng
Professor of Architectural Technology

Room: 4.59
Tel: 0131 650 2301
Email: R.Pedreschi@ed.ac.uk
Website: homepages.ed.ac.uk/rpedresc/

Architecture: School of Arts, Culture and Environment (ACE)
The University of Edinburgh
20 Chambers Street
EH1 1JZ, Scotland

Relationships between architecture and engineering

The architecture of the 20th century has been greatly influenced by the development of technology, structures and materials. The contribution of the engineer to contemporary architecture, although understated, has been considerable. As either a key enabling member of the design team, such as Peter Rice and Anthony Hunt, or as designers and architects in their own right such as Eladio Dieste and Heinz Isler, engineers have played a significant role in the concept and design of modern buildings.

Remo Pedreschi and Angus Macdonald edit an innovative series of books, The Engineer's Contribution to Architecture, published by Thomas Telford and the RIBA, each presenting the philosophy of a 20th century engineer. To-date five books have been published, on Peter Rice, Eladio Dieste, Heinz Isler, Tony Hunt and Owen Williams. Books on the work of Ove Arup and Jean Prouve are in progress.

Further insights into the works of these engineers are made by associated projects including practical construction studies of innovative techniques and computer modelling of unusual and innovative structures.

Publications

Pedreschi, R P, Lawson, R M, Ogden, R G and Grubb, P (2006) 'Developments in light steel composites in floors and roofs', The Structural Engineer. vol 84. (21) pp 44 - 50.

Pedreschi, R P and Sinha, B P (2006) 'Predicting the Shear Strength of Mechanical Clinching in Cold-Formed Steel Structures', Journal of Materials, May, pp. 435-442.

Pedreschi, R P and Brennan, J (2006) 'Preliminary study of steel --plywood composite beams' in, Dubina, D, ed Steel -- A new and traditional material for building, Poiana, pp.433-440

Pedreschi, R P (2006) 'The Structural Behaviour and Design of Free-standing Barrel Vaults of Eladio Dieste' in Dunkeld, M., ed. The Second International Congress on Construction History pp 2451- 2468

Pedreschi, R P (2006) 'Lo studio delle strutture laterizie moderne', L'industria dei Laterizi, March-April, pp.123-126

Pedreschi, R P, Lawson, R M, Ogden, R and Popoola, S (2005) 'Pre-fabricated systems in housing using light-steel and modular construction', International Journal of Steel Structures, vol 5 (5), pp 477- 484.

Pedreschi, R P, Lawson, R M, Ogden, R and Popoola, S (2005) 'Developments in pre-fabricated systems in light steel and modular construction', The Structural Engineer, vol. 83 (6)

Pedreschi, R P (2004) 'Sobre la Felicidad humana' , El Pais Cultural No.769. Montevideo 30 July. page 8

Pedreschi, R P (2004) Design of double curvature masonry vaults by Eladio Dieste, Proceedings of the Seventh International Cconference on Computational Structures Technology (With D Theodossopoulus) ed. BHV Topping and CA Mota, Saxe-Coburg Press

Pedreschi, R P and Larrembebbere, G. (2004) 'Technology and Innovation in the Work of Eladio Dieste', in Anderson, Stanford, ed. Eladio Dieste: Innovation in Structural Art, Princeton University Press, p138- 15,

Pedreschi, R P and Sinha, B P. (2004) 'Research and practice in Reinforced and Pre-stressed Brickwork in Relation to the Work of Eladio Dieste' , in Anderson, Stanford, ed. Eladio Dieste: Innovation in Structural Art, Princeton University Press, pp 208 -219

Pedreschi, R P (2003) 'Structural innovation in pre-stressed brickwork' Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 18, (2)

Pedreschi, R P, Caravlho, C, Roman, H and Santos, F (2003) 'A framework for facilitating and evaluating Architectural design - Use of structural masonry' in Joint International Symposium of CIB, Knowledge in Construction, NUS Singapore Oct, paper 172

Pedreschi, R P (2002) 'Structural Behaviour and Innovation and in Pre-stressed Brickwork' In Sinha, B P and Santos, F, eds. VII International Seminar on Structural Masonry for the Developing Countries, 18th --20th September, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, pp. 445 -454.

Pedreschi, R. (2000). Eladio Dieste, London, Thomas Telford (The Engineer's Contribution to Contemporary Architecture Series)

Pedreschi, R. (2000). ' The Masonry Structures of Eladio Dieste' , Proceddings of 6th International Symposium on Structural Masonry for the Developing Countries, edited by BV Venkatarama Reddy and BP Sinha, Bangalore, India, pp1-8.

Pedreschi, R., and York, C.B. (2000). ' The influence of panel geometry on the strength of shear wall panels in light steel construction', Construction and Building Materials, Volume 14, pp 277-285.