Space Grid Structures by John Borrego (14 results)

Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: VeryGood. Text block, wraps and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Space Grid Structures (1968) by John Borrego ? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press Offered by Crappy Old Books ? where even the most obscure structural fantasies find a second life. Equal parts geometry, engineering, and mid-century optimism, Space Grid Structures is John Borrego?s deep dive into the modular skeletons of modern architecture. Published in 1968 by MIT Press, this technical classic explores the elegance and efficiency of space frame construction?ideal for anyone who?s ever looked at a geodesic dome and thought, ?How the hell does that stay up?? Filled with diagrams, formulas, and the unmistakable scent of old academia, this copy has seen better decades. Slightly warped, a little pencilled-in, but still standing?just like the structures it celebrates. Crappy Old Books ? We sell yesterday?s futures, dust included.  .

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. The remarkable rigidity and economy of three-dimensional space structures have long been realized, but only during the last decade have they begun to come into widespread architectural use. In an age of standardization and prefabrication, their simplicity of manufacture, ease of transportation, and speed of erection are sufficient recommendation. Even more important, however, the ratio of weight to area covered can be greatly reduced through their use, and they allow the construction of long-span structures with a far smaller number of intermediate supports. The remarkable rigidity and economy of three-dimensional space structures have long been realized, but only during the last decade have they begun to come into widespread architectural use. Ysed copy with light wear to cover. Previous owner wrote name inside. Bingins is tight no interior mark.

Small 4to. 200pp. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, previous owner's name, a very good copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Printing. First printing, trade paperback, has a tiny lean to the binding, bumps to spine ends and cover corners, edgewear with short tears to fore edges, light sunning with some tiny spots to spine, very slight reading creases starting to hinges, and a previous owner's name in ink to half title page, otherwise a solid, tight Near VG copy.

Softcover, 200 pages; good condition; moderate wear to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Condition: Usato buono. volume di 200pp. formato 21,5x21,5 bross. in cart. edit. fig. titoli al piatto e al dorso. numerose ill.e disegni in b/n, anche su pagina intera.testo in lingua inglese. Ottimo stato di conservazione Lingua: Italiano.

Condition: Good. Good condition with minimal wear and marking.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

square 8vo. pp. [3], 200. profusely illus. in b/w. wrs. Second Printing.

Pictorial wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR JOHN BORREGO on the title page. A sharp, clean copy to boot of this uncommon 1966 original printing, here published for the first time as a "Master of Architecture Thesis" within the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning at MIT. Essentially the prototype for the 1968 1st trade edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing along the spine. Square octavo, 166 plates throughout.