August Eduard Komendant (October 2, 1906 – September 14, 1992) was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed concrete, which can be used to build stronger and more graceful structures than normal concrete. He was born in Estonia and educated in engineering in Germany. After World War II he immigrated to the United States, where he wrote several books on structural engineering and served as a professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.
Komendant worked with architect Louis Kahn in a productive but contentious collaboration that lasted from 1956 until Kahn's death in 1974. His innovative work as Kahn's structural engineer helped Kahn create several architecturally significant buildings, including two that won the prestigious Twenty-five Year Award given by the American Institute of Architects. He also served as structural engineer for architect Moshe Safdie on the Habitat 67 project in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
At the Kimbell Art Museum, one of Louis Kahn's masterpieces, Komendant engineered long, vaulted gallery roofs that require support only at their four corners, minimizing obstruction within the museum.
August Eduard Komendant (October 2, 1906 – September 14, 1992) was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed...
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vehicles. This includes the Senat sedan and limousine, Arsenal van, and Komendant SUV. The three vehicles are named after Kremlin towers. On 19 February...
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Chicago on March 10, 1979, the son of programmer and analyst Teresa (née Komendant) and Abraham L. Pudi (1955–2018). His parents immigrated to the U.S. and...
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materials, such as steel, usually associated with modern architecture.AugustKomendant, Kahn's preferred collaborator and an expert in reinforced concrete...
window-truss-wall concept developed by Pei and structural engineer AugustKomendant. The columns on the facade are spaced at regular intervals and decrease...
architecture was the reviewing stand at the Kadriorg stadium (1937 with AugustKomendant, an engineer who later became a constructor for Louis Kahn). In addition...
(with Jüri Nigulas) 2020 Exhibition Design for "Miracles in Concrete. AugustKomendant", Museum of Estonian Architecture (with Andrea Ainjärv) 2019 Noblessner...
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