TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kreuzer, Harald
TI  - Thoughts on the aesthetics of dams
U1  - 621.312 
PY  - 1984///]
CY  - Surrey
PB  - Hydropower and Dams
KW  - Represas
KW  - Centrales Hidroeléctricas
KW  - Arquitectura
N1  - 03695; The relationship between function and aesthetics, in effect between engineering and art, is the basis of this paper. The author points out that sheer size of some of the world's largest dams, larger than any other civil structures, can present challenges without precedent for those who desing and those who observe them. Yet there are often underlying principles of proportion and form that, intentionally or not, are fundamental to their appearance
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