Abstract:
This paper is an excerpt from the author's book "Highway Bridge Aesthetics," which is currently in preparation. The term "aesthetics" is defined, followed by a discussion of the following elements of design: context, alignments, positions of viewers, structure types, spans, piers, abutments and wingwalls, bearings, and parapets. The following factors of design are then addressed: nature of materials, form and space, line and plane, texture, color, proportion, scale, and rhythm. The paper concludes with several case studies which illustrate design methodology as applied to specific design problems.
