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Concrete: The Vision of a New Architecture, Second Edition
Peter Collins
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Description for Concrete: The Vision of a New Architecture, Second Edition
Paperback. Provides a thorough history of the nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focussing on determining role of the reinforced concrete frame. This title provides the rational and effective expression of classical principles in modern construction. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBT; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 141 x 40. Weight in Grams: 838.
Concrete, Peter Collins's first book, is an avowedly polemical and controversial combination of two studies: the origins and evolution of reinforced concrete and the life and work of the seminal French architect, Auguste Perret.
Concrete, Peter Collins's first book, is an avowedly polemical and controversial combination of two studies: the origins and evolution of reinforced concrete and the life and work of the seminal French architect, Auguste Perret.
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
834g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773525641
SKU
V9780773525641
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Reviews for Concrete: The Vision of a New Architecture, Second Edition
This is exemplary historical writing, readable, compact, shrewd, and full of new material. We have to thank Peter Collins for having produced a first complete pre-history of reinforced concrete that looks as if it will be very difficult to supersede ... No one who appreciates good scholarship, good writing and cogent argument could fail to take pleasure in all but ... Read more