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Robert Maillart

Swiss engineer and entrepreneur known especially for his early 20th century arch bridges with a revolutionary concept of aesthetics.

Biographical Information

Name: Robert Maillart
Born on 6 February 1872 in Berne, Berne, Switzerland, Europe
Deceased on 5 April 1940 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe
Place(s) of activity:
Education:

Studies at the Federal Technological Institute (ETH) Zurich in civil engineering

1894 - 1896

Works for Pümpin & Herzog (Bern)

1897 - 1899

Works for the City of Zurich

1899 - 1902

Works for Fraté & Westermann, Zurich

1902

Partner at Maillart & Cie.

1911

lecturer for the summer semester at the ETH Zurich

1912 - 1917

Construction of industrial buildings in Riga, Charkov and Kiev; Maillart returns after the October Revolution as widower with three children

1920

Engineering office in Geneva (now Tremblet S.A.)

1924

Secondary offices in Bern and Zurich

1934

Project for the Sitter Bridge (St. Gall)

1936

Honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Structures and Projects

Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:

designer

engineer

structural engineer

Bibliography

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