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 |
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| Born on | 6 February 1872 in Berne, Berne, Switzerland, Europe |
| Deceased on | 5 April 1940 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe |
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| 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
- Aarburg Bridge
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Billwil Bridge
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Birs Bridge
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Bürkliplatz Pavillion
- Chancy-Pougny Water Tower
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Châtelard Aqueduct
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Churerstrasse Bridge
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Garstatt Bridge
- Innertkirchen Bridge
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Ladholz Bridge
- Laufenburg Bridge
- Marignier Bridge
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Muota Bridge
- Rheinfelden Bridge
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Schrähbach Bridge
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Seestattstrasse Bridge
- Steinach Bridge
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Traubach Bridge
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Twannbach Bridge
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Vessy Bridge
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Weissensteinstrasse Bridge
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Ziggenbach Bridge
engineer
structural engineer
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Bolbach Bridge
- Cement Hall
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Felsegg Bridge
- Giesshübelstrasse Warehouse
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Grand Fey Viaduct
- Landquart River Bridge
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Lorraine Bridge
- Magazini Generali
- Rorschach Filter Building
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Rossgraben Bridge
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Salginatobel Bridge
- Schwandbach Bridge
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Spittelbrügg Bridge
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Stauffacher Bridge
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Tavanasa Bridge
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Töss Footbridge
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Valtschielbach Bridge
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Zuoz Bridge
Bibliography
- Ponts-voûtes en béton armé. De leur développement et de quelques constructions spéciales exécutées en Suisse, in "Travaux", February 1935, n. 26; pp. 64-71
- Über Eisenbetonbrücken mit Rippenbogen unter Mitwirkung des Aufbaues, in "Schweizerische Bauzeitung", n. 24 v. 112; pp. 287-293
Relevant Websites
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ALOSS: Robert Maillart
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archINFORM: Robert Maillart
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architekci.pl: Prezentacje Twórców - Mosty Roberta Maillarta
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ASCE: History and heritage of civil engineering: Robert Maillart
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Bernd Nebel: Der Brückenbauer Robert Maillart
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Daniel Imhof: Les ponts de Robert Maillart
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EPFL - IBAP: Ponts arcs de Robert Maillart
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EPFL - IBAP: Ponts divers, Robert Maillart
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EPFL Guide des Ponts: Robert Maillart
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Great Buildings Online: Robert Maillart
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Great Engineers: Maillart, Robert (1872 - 1940)
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Vitruvio: Robert Maillart
Relevant Publications
- Fünf Schweizer Brückenbauer, Verein für Wirtschaftshistorische Studien, Zurich (Switzerland), 1985
- Robert Maillart, Verlag für Architektur, Zurich (Switzerland), 1949
- Maillart and the Salginatobel Bridge, Switzerland, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1991, n. 4 v. 1
- Wilhelm Ritter: Teacher of Maillart and Ammann, in "Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE)", May 1980 v. 106
- Robert Maillart, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), ISBN 0521571324, 1997
- Robert Maillart's Bridges, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 0691024219, 1979
- Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete, The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), ISBN 0262023105, 1990
- The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy, Yale University Press, New Haven (USA), ISBN 0300097867, 2003
- The Revolutionary Bridges of Robert Maillart, in "Scientific American", July 2000, n. 1 v. 283
- Robert Maillart: la struttura come arte, Clua Editrice (Italy), 1982
- Robert Maillart - Betonvirtuose, vdf Hochschulverlag AG (ETH Zürich), Zurich (Switzerland), ISBN 3728126322, 1998
- Große Konstrukteure 1, Verlag Ullstein GmbH, Berlin (Germany), 1966; pp. 81-138
- Vom Holzsteg zum Weltmonument, AG Buchdurckerei Schiers, Schiers (Switzerland), ISBN 3952096318, 1996
- Early Mushroom Slab Construction in Switzerland, Russan and the U.S.A., presented at Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens' College, Cambridge University; 29/03-02/04/2006.
- The History of the Theory of Structures, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3-433-01838-3, 2008; pp. 746-747
- Robert Maillart's Curved Concrete Arch Bridges, in "Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)", October 1997
- Écrits d'ingénieurs, Éditions de Linteau, Paris (France), ISBN 2910342050, 1997; pp. 89-94
- Robert Maillart – Ingenieur, Unternehmer, Betonbauer, presented at 22. Dresdner Brückenbausymposium, Dresden, 13. März 2012.
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 274-275
- Erinnerungen an Robert Maillart (1872-1940), in "Bautechnik", March 1992, n. 3 v. 69
- Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 223-4
- Die Geschichte der Bauingenieurkunst, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland), ISBN 3764324414, 1992; pp. 314-316
- What was truly innovative about Maillart’s designs using reinforced concrete?, presented at Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.