Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; A Handbook.

DEPLAZES, ANDREA.

ISBN 10: 3764371897 / ISBN 13: 9783764371890

Published by Birkhäuser, 2005

About this Item

Birkhäuser GmbH, 2005. 30 x 24 cm. Paperback / Softcover. Illustrated in b/w throughout. 508 pages. - NEAR FINE COPY [Architecture / bouwkunde ].

Seller Inventory # #114136

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; A Handbook.
• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764371897
• ISBN 13: 9783764371890
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

Now in its second edition: the trailblazing introduction and textbook on construction includes a new section on translucent materials and an article on the use of glass.

About the Author

Andrea Deplazes is a professor of architecture and construction at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich). As co-owner of the architectural firm Bearth + Deplazes in Chur, Switzerland, his renown extends far beyond Switzerland’s borders.