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Minke, Gernot

 
9783764374778: Building With Earth: Design And Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
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ISBN 10 : 3764374772 ISBN 13 : 9783764374778
Editeur : Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2006

Synopsis

For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material clay, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, clay offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal. This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of clay and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures in Germany and abroad. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of clay architecture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal.The second and revised edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail.The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.

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Éditeur
Birkhauser Verlag AG
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3764374772
ISBN 13 
9783764374778
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
199
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  3764389923 ISBN 13 :  9783764389925
Editeur : Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2009
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