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Building the future : building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today / Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan].
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: Munich, Germany ; New York : Prestel, c2008.Description: 325 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans ; 29 cmISBN:- 3791339265 (cloth) :
- 9783791339269
- In die Zukunft gebaut. English.
- NA642 .P4313 2008
Contents:
From greenhouse to 'high-tech' hothouse' - virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies -- Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals - spatial landscapes of the future -- How concrete became lighter - 100 years of concrete pioneers -- The 'liberated facade' - from wall to partition to skin -- Process thinking conquers construction - industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper -- "Sustainable building design" - a future project -- Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | NA 642 .P4313 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 51678 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index.
From greenhouse to 'high-tech' hothouse' - virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies -- Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals - spatial landscapes of the future -- How concrete became lighter - 100 years of concrete pioneers -- The 'liberated facade' - from wall to partition to skin -- Process thinking conquers construction - industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper -- "Sustainable building design" - a future project -- Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970.
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