"The theory of minimal surfaces and surfaces of constant mean curvature is a vigorously developing branch of mathemati…"

"Construction history teaches us that excellent, huge structures like this one are invariably the result of a specific…"

"The structures of the great Russian engineer Vladimir Grigor'evič Šuchov (Shukhov) are among the world's most sophist…"

"Many engineering structures of today were anticipated in Shukhov's works. Some of his others have no modern equivalen…"

"Matthias Beckh analyzes these hyperbolic lattice towers... [and] demonstrates how... Shukhov was already parameterizi…"

"The object of this book is gain deeper knowledge on the architectural history of hyperbolic structures. The focus of …"

"This form of construction, which had no predecessors... is notable for its strength and economy of materials. Added t…"

"Even today, Shukhov's load-bearing system can be found in one form or another in architecture..."

"This book presents the results of the first ever extensive analysis of the way these structures work."

"A groundbreaking advance on the way to efficient structures in steel construction was the principle of using tetrahed…"