STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN: 1956

A Student Publication of the School of Design, North Carolina State College

Pier Luigi Nervi  |  George Boas  |  Garrett Eckbo  |  Mario Salvadori  |  Jose Luis Sert

Don Harms and Murray Whisnant [Editors]: STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN. Raleigh, NC: A Student Publication of the School of Design, North Carolina State College, Volume 6, number 2, 1956. First edition. Square quarto. Glossy photo illustrated wrappers. 36 pp. Illustrated articles with period correct design and typography.  Wrappers lightly rubbed, but a nearly fine copy. 

8.5 x 8.5 softcover publication with 36 pages of nicely designed and illustrated content from the School of Design at North Carolina State College, circa 1956. 

Contents:

• On Relations Between Construction Process and Architecture: Pier Luigi Nervi
• Panel Duscussion: Present Issues in Design. George Boas, Garrett Eckbo, Pier Luigi Nervi, Mario Salvadori, Jose Luis Sert
• Tradition and Innovation in Art: George Boas

Italian architect and engineer Pier Luigi Nervi (1891 - 1979) was renowned for his brilliance as a structural engineer and his novel use of reinforced concrete.  Engineer, architect, contractor – his buildings  take their place in the tradition of Europe's finest engineering architecture, related in spirit to the work of Freyssinet, Perret and Maillart.

From the North Carolina State University College of Design website: "The Student Publication began as a tribute to Matthew Nowicki after his untimely death in 1950 at the age of 40. His influence and inspiration as head of the Department of Architecture inspired the students to create The Student Publication in his honor, and so the first issue focused on Nowicki’s contributions to the College, the University and the field. Through the process, students realized the potential and importance of such a publication and collection of voices, that they continued the effort, focusing on timely and important issues in the field and inviting some of the most important and influential designers of the day to contribute letters, projects and articles. Such luminaries included Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe, Buckminster Fuller and Richard Saul Wurman."

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