New Architecture in Wood | Forms and Structures

Marc W. Lennartz (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3035604541 / ISBN 13: 9783035604542

Published by Birkhäuser Berlin, 2015

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New Architecture in Wood | Forms and Structures | Marc W. Lennartz (u. a.) | Buch | 184 S. | Englisch | 2015 | Birkhäuser Berlin | EAN 9783035604542 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Architecture in Wood | Forms and Structures
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Berlin
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3035604541
• ISBN 13: 9783035604542
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 285W x 225H x 18D millimeters 285 millimeters width by 225 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 972 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Timber: the old raw material and building material returns.There are many reasons today for building with wood and there are great advantages over conventional designs. Wood is not only a renewable building material that helps reduce the levels of CO2 and is hence good for climate change, but, due to modern computing and manufacturing processes, it can also be used for a variety of construction tasks. Wood possesses excellent qualities for both construction and indoor climate control, and can easily be combined with other common building materials.

Based on 24 international projects, the book provides an overview of the range of possibilities in wood construction today. Texts, images, and plans document the architectural and constructive qualities of contemporary timber structures from the conceptual design to the structure in detail.

The various uses are based on current research in modern timber engineering but also on timber construction expertise that has been developing over many centuries. This special discipline has evolved significantly in recent decades, particularly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and is a world leader today.

About the Authors

Marc Wilhelm Lennartz and Susanne Jacob-Freitag are both architecture and timber engineering specialist journalists.

Marc Wilhelm Lennartz und Susanne Jacob-Freitag sind Fachjournalisten für Ingenieur-Holzbau und Architektur.