From wattle & daub to concrete and steel : the engineering heritage of Australia's buildings / Henry J. Cowan ; illustrated by Peter R. Smith.

Main entry:

Cowan, Henry J.

Title & Author:

From wattle & daub to concrete and steel : the engineering heritage of Australia's buildings / Henry J. Cowan ; illustrated by Peter R. Smith.

Publication:

Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1998.

Description:

xiv, 229 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index.
Foreword / Alex McLachlan -- 1. The Primitive Era -- 2. Traditional Construction -- 3. Iron and Steel -- 4. Concrete -- 5. The Luminous Environment -- 6. The Thermal Environment -- 7. Water and Fire Services -- 8. Lifts and Communications -- 9. The Post World War II Era.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0522847307
9780522847307

Subject:

Building materials Australia History.
Building Australia.
Buildings Australia History.
Construction Matériaux Australie Histoire.
Construction Australie.
Building.
Building materials.
Buildings.
Australia.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

From Wattle and Daub to concrete and steel

Holdings:

Location: Library main 209524
Call No.: TA140.C874.A35 1998
Status: Available

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