Structure as Architecture: A Source Book for Architects and Structural Engineers
Author:   Andrew Charleson (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Publisher:   Architectural Press
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9780080457130


Pages:   241
Publication Date:   19 August 2005
Format:   Electronic book text
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Structure As Architecture provides readers with an accessible insight into the relationship between structure and architecture, focusing on the design principles that relate to both fields. Over one hundred case studies of contemporary buildings from countries across the globe including the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Australia are interspersed throughout the book. The author has visited and photographed each of these examples and analyzed them to show how structure plays a significant architectural role, as well as bearing loads. This is a highly illustrated sourcebook, providing a new insight into the role of structure, and discussing the point where the technical and the aesthetic meet to create the discipline of OCyarchitectureOCO.

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Author:   Andrew Charleson (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Publisher:   Architectural Press
Imprint:   Architectural Press
ISBN:  

9780080457130


ISBN 10:   0080457134
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   19 August 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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