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Wood and Wood Joints: Building Traditions of Europe, Japan and China
Klaus Zwerger
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Description for Wood and Wood Joints: Building Traditions of Europe, Japan and China
Hardcover. Reveals the know-how of Western and Eastern cultures about the creative use of this distinctive material. Num Pages: 328 pages, 500 black & white halftones, 180 black & white line drawings, 500 schw.-w. Fotos, 180 sch. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 1FPJ; TNK; TNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1802.
Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. In the most typical method, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan, China and 18 European countries, this book describes in great detail the history of timber architecture in terms of its technical, aesthetic and ecological dimensions. This thorough study is a mine of information to specialists in this field; it opens up to the craftsman of today what has ... Read more
Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. In the most typical method, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan, China and 18 European countries, this book describes in great detail the history of timber architecture in terms of its technical, aesthetic and ecological dimensions. This thorough study is a mine of information to specialists in this field; it opens up to the craftsman of today what has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1801g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035608373
SKU
V9783035608373
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Klaus Zwerger
Dr. Klaus Zwerger, Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Design of Vienna Technical University, Austria.
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