L'Arca International N° 160
May / June 2021
Mechatronics, a new subject
by Cesare Maria Casati
For two thousand years people have been building their homes and cities using a few simple construction-structural techniques. First of all it was wood, then stone and then bricks. Next came reinforced concrete and then finally iron. Iron, concrete, bricks and other components are now the means architecture uses to create some stylistically and structurally astounding designs.
