Michael Dickson, Peter Walker

Structural Materials for Sustainable Architecture

Imagining Delight, Form and Performance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses and illustrates the aesthetics, use and shaping of structural materials in the design and construction of a sustainable built environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138293113
• ISBN-10: 1138293113
• Artikelnr.: 59983796

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Nature of Design 1. Introduction 2. Resilience and
Sustainability Part 2 3. Quantification of Scale 4. Choice of Structural
Material Part 3: Materials and Form 5. The culture and craft of masonry
construction 6. Modern vernacular of Natural Building Materials 7. The
regrowth of timber engineering and architecture 8. The Versatility and
Strength of Steel 9. Plasticity of Concrete: Structural Systems and Forms
10. The lightness of Aluminium 11. Lighter and longer: Fabrics, Foils,
Membranes and Cables 12. The transparency of glass Part 4 13. Looking
forward