Maillart

Maillart had accomplished his elegance of expression by almost mundane means.

The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

Maillart had also learned to work fluently in the new medium of reinforced concrete, and this freed him from heavy stone masonry.

The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

The type of mastery you find in a Maillart bridge does not come out of “genius.”

The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

More than anything it comes out of an accumulation of knowledge and expertise slowly gathered over years, which is exactly what Maillart possessed.

The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

In the first decades of the twentieth century, the Swiss engineer Robert Maillart created a series of bridges that were not new as generic technologies, yet were as innovative as any creation of Le Corbusier or Mies van der Rohe.

The Nature of Technology W. Brain Arthur 2009

There was a stubborn fight, and Maillart felled the provost by a blow with his axe; six of the provost's companions were slain, and the remainder haled to prison.

The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893

Maillart for answer smote at him, crying, "Traitor, _à mort, à mort_!"

The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893

Maillart, who had been won over by the Dauphin, had preceded him.

The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893

Meanwhile Marcel had reached the bastille of St. Antoine, where he was met by Maillart and the royal partizans.

The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893

Maillart mounted horse, seized a royal banner, sped to the Halles and to the cry of "Montjoie St. Denis!" called the royal partizans to arms: a similar appeal was made by Pepin des Essards.

The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893