Wood architecture Ruth Slavid.

By:

Slavid, Ruth

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publication details: London Laurence King 2005 Description: 239 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 26 cmISBN:

9781856694025

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

721.0448 SLA

Contents:

Ch. 1. In touch with nature -- Ch. 2. Modern vernacular -- Ch. 3. Inspired pragmatism -- Ch. 4. A sense of place -- Ch. 5. Inside story -- Ch. 6. Pushing technology -- Ch. 7. Changing views.

Summary: Timber is having a renaissance as an architectural material, as more architects come to understand its properties, and enjoy adding it to their repertoire of materials. The 40 case studies are devoted to some of the most interesting new wood projects from around the world.

List(s) this item appears in: Physical Books: Architecture+Interiors+Design

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	CamTech Library	FaB's Corner, Faculty of Build Environment	721.0448 SLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		CamTech 000828

Includes index.

Ch. 1. In touch with nature --
Ch. 2. Modern vernacular --
Ch. 3. Inspired pragmatism --
Ch. 4. A sense of place --
Ch. 5. Inside story --
Ch. 6. Pushing technology --
Ch. 7. Changing views.

Timber is having a renaissance as an architectural material, as more architects come to understand its properties, and enjoy adding it to their repertoire of materials. The 40 case studies are devoted to some of the most interesting new wood projects from around the world.

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