Robert M. Darvas

Publications, Papers and Credits

Buckling of Elasticity Restrained Bars (in Hungarian), 1956

New Concepts in Concrete -- College of Pharmacy;
Newsweek and Fortune magazines;
Ad by Lehigh Cements - 1964

The Theoretical Economic Relationship Between Core and Skins of Sandwich Panels
paper presented at Society of Plastics Engineers mtg. Buffalo, NY., 1964

How to Design Sandwich Panels,
Modern Plastics, June 1964

University Reform Church,
Progressive Architecture. Sept. 1964

Chicago Awards,
Architectural Record June 1965

Design Considerations on Sandwich Panel Construction, Cellular Plastics Process,
Natick, Mass. National Academy of Sciences, Publ.1462

Differentiated Office and Warehouse,
Architectural Record, May 1966

On the Cover,
ACI Journal, June 1966

University Center Annex
MSA Journal, 1967

Vocational Technical Institute,
Architectural Record, Oct. 1968

Tougaloo College,
Architectural Record, Oct. 1968.

COMSHARE News, Feb. 1969. (cover and article)

No Space for Cultural Square,
Progressive Architecture, Apr. 1969

Buildings Dedicated at GM Institute,
Detroit Free Press, May 14,1969

First Plant for High Energy Physics,
AS & U, May 1969

Tougaloo College, MSA Bulletin, 1972

Tougaloo College, Architectural Record 1973

Tinkertoy Concrete and Lasers Too,
Mich. Contractor and Builder, June 1973

School's Simple Design to Make Future Expansion Child's Play,
Engineering News Record, Nov. 22. 1973

Structural System Aids Growth of Arts Center,
Architectural Record, Nov.1973

A Modular Structural System, Concrete in Structures,
ACI Journal, March 1974

Design Honors Awarded,
Detroit News, March 2, 1974

Engineering Firm Wins Honors,
Detroit Free Press, March 2. 1974

They did it themselves,
Detroit News

Classy Contemporary,
Detroit Free Press, Apr. 1974

Eminent Conceptor Award,
Mich. Contractor and Builder, Apr. 1974

1974. Engineering Excellence Awards, ACEC.,
Consulting Engineer, June 1974

This Building is Full of Surprises,
Detroit News, Nov.23.1975

Prestressed Concrete Institute Honors Twelve Buildings,
P.C. Items, 1976.

Awards, AIA Journal, Apr. 1976

Center for Creative Studies,
Concrete Products, Aug. 1976

How to Save a Worthy Old Bridge,
Civil Engineer, ASCE, Sept. 1976, Domus, Apr. 1977

A.E.J. Morris: Precast Concrete in Architecture,
George Godwin Ltd., London, 1978, pp. 528-29

Will Underground library Cost More?
Building Design and Construction., Feb.1978

Special Job Preserves U Hole,
Ann Arbor News, Nov. 1978

Work Picks Up on U.M.'s New Law Library Addition,
Mich. Contractor and Builder, Feb. 1979

Preventing Soil Collapse,
Concrete International, Feb. 1979.

Underground Buildings - Structural Aspects Not New, Civil Eng. -
ASCE, May 1979

Structural Problems in Earth Covered Buildings,
Earth Covered Buildings; Technical Notes;
Nat. Techn. Info. Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1980

Una Construzione Modulare Prefabricate,
L'Industria Italiana del Cemento, Jan. 1980.

Birkerts' Library for Duluth,
Architectural Record Nov. 1980.

Architecture Beneath the Surface,
Architectural Record March 1982

Gunnar Birkerts - Buildings, Projects and Thoughts - 1965-1985,
publ. by Gunnar Birkerts, 1985.

Splendor Beneath the Grass in Michigan,
AIA Journal, Jan. 1983.

The Development of a Modern System in Architectural Engineering that Surpasses the
Cement and Steel in its Specifications (Subtitle: Building the First House Locally
Manufactured in Qatar with the New System), in Arabic;
interview: Al Arab, Doha, Qatar, June 7. 1983.

Erweiterung der Universitatsbibliothek, University of Michigan Law Library Addition,
Baumeister, Nov. 1983.

Spanning the City ; Interview,
Grand Rapids Press, Jan. 25. 1987.

Industrial Technology Institute,
Architectural Record July 1987.

Awards of Excellence,
Modern Steel No.5. 1987, p.43.

Interview, WXYT Radio Sta., Oct. 19.1989. -Re: S.F. Earthquake

Interview and article, Detroit Free Press -
Mike Williams reporter, Oct. 19.1989. - Re: S.F. Earthquake

A Look at Robert Darvas Associates,
The Story Pole, Masonry Institute of Michigan, Vol.20, No.2; Winter 1989-90.

Artistry In Steel at Chene Park Amphiteatre,
Iron and Steel News, Great Lakes Fabricators and Erectors Assoc.;
Vol.4. No.1. Jan. 1991.

Wayne State University Biological Sciences Building,
Iron and Steel News, Great Lakes Fabricators and Erectors Assoc.;
Vol.4. No.1., Jan. 1991.

Shared Memories, a film on Tiger Stadium,
interview appearance, premiered in the Michigan Theater,
Ann Arbor, Mich. on March 6. 1992.

P/A Awards Update: Colton Palms, Colton, Calif.;
P/A Feb. 1992; (Credit given)

Structural Preservation and Adaptive Reuse of Michigan Barns (with Hemalata Dandekar and Eric MacDonald);
Report to the Bureau of History, Mich. Dept. of State, Aug. 1992.

Concrete and Reinforced Concrete, Chapter in Time Saver Standards,
7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Concrete Slab and Column, The Journal
of Architecture, 1998. By Leonard K. Eaton; quotation of R.M. Darvas'
analytic observations.

3COM's Edgy New Headquarters, Building Design and Construction,
Nov. 1999; article and interview.