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How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture
Edward Allen
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Description for How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture
Hardback. Illustrated with many line drawings, this guide provides information on a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. It is intended for architects, superintendents, and students of architecture and construction. Num Pages: 288 pages, line illus. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for support, from trusses and bearing walls to post-tensioned concrete ... Read more
Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for support, from trusses and bearing walls to post-tensioned concrete ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
1022g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195161984
SKU
V9780195161984
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About Edward Allen
Edward Allen has taught at MIT, Yale University, and the University of Oregon. He has published nine books on the hows and whys of construction and architecture.
Reviews for How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture
'well written'
Graham Southorn, BBC Focus
Graham Southorn, BBC Focus