Railway Station Buildings: An Architect Engineer Experience

Innovative Aspects in Design Practice of Railway Stations Buildings Requires to Overcome Difficulties Related, among Others, Permanent Circulation of Trains, Maintenance of Accessibilities, Urban Contextualization, Performance, Economy and Sustainability of Solutions. for this Reason, from the early Stage of Architectural Genesis of a Railway Station Building Design it is Necessary an Understanding of the Essential Problems such as Functional Requirements, Tectonic Elegance and Feasibility of Structures. it is Essential a Broad Understanding of Structural Engineering and Capacity to Appropriate Explanation of the Idealized Solutions to the Structural Partners.In this Context Proposed Paper Intends to Present the Author Experience. Additionally, and Based on the Author's Experience in Teaching Curricular Units within the Scope of Architecture Technologies at the Lisbon School of Architecture, a Reflection is Made about the Importance of the Training Component of Architects in the Area of Structural Systems as an Enhancer of Innovative Architectural Projects.The Projects Presented Correspond to the Author's Activity in Portugal on Railway Passenger Stations Buildings of REFER E.P. Rede Ferroviária Nacional, over the Last 25 Years, as Architect and Structural Engineer Senior Partner in ENARCO, Gabinete De Engenharia e Arquitectura, Lda, in which he Promoted the Study of Projects Establishing a Vision of Synthesis between the Architectural and Structural Concept. these Aspects will Be Discussed through Case Studies of Platform Metallic Sheds Based on the Author Design Experience. the Studies Relate Mainly to Three Levels of Intervention: Rehabilitation of Existing Facilities; Variant Projects; Remodeling of Preexisting Infrastructures. the Design Conditions, the Design Concepts and the Structural Solutions Developed will Be Referred. the Studies are Presented by Chronological Order of Design Conclusion.