Crafting Wood: Structure and Expression - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3038602353 ISBN 13 : 9783038602354

Editeur : Park Books, 2021

Synopsis

The book presents new findings on timber joints and offers inspiration for architects and other professionals in the field of timber construction Wood as a renewable and extremely versatile building material is experiencing ever-broader use around the world Lahly illustrated with images, plans, and drawings Documents a practice-based educational cooperation of several European universities

Wood has a centuries-long tradition as well as huge potential for future use as a highly versatile building material.
Crafting Wood: Structure and Expression presents newly gained knowledge on timber construction and on timber joints in partiar.

This book - lahly illustrated with plans, sketches, and photographs - emerged from an international educational cooperation of the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU in Trondheim, and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. The program looked at a vast range of timber joints from different theoretical and practical perspectives. Students conceived and made by hand new joints that were then applied in prototypes for entire structures, also designed as part of the course, at a scale of 1:5. By ysing this learning process, the book provides a new overw of the topic of timber joints in architecture through text and images.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Park Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3038602353
• ISBN 13: 9783038602354
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: Rist-Stadelmann Carmen, Meister Urs, Spaan Machiel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible