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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.

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  • August Eduard Komendant (* 2. Oktober 1906 in Mäo, Gouvernement Estland; † 14. September 1992 in Montclair, New Jersey) war ein US-amerikanischer Bauingenieur, Tragwerksplaner und Hochschullehrer. Der gebürtige Este studierte in Dresden, emigrierte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in die USA und wurde dort bekannt als Pionier der Verwendung von Spannstahl im Hochbau. Er arbeitete mit dem erfolgreichen Architekten Louis I. Kahn an verschiedenen architektonisch bedeutenden Bauwerken zusammen, von denen zwei den angesehenen Twenty-five Year Award des American Institute of Architects erhielten. (de)
  • 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. (en)
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