Metal architecture : design and construction / Burkhard Fröhlich, Sonja Schulenburg, eds. ; [English translation, Robin Benson].

Title & Author:

Metal architecture : design and construction / Burkhard Fröhlich, Sonja Schulenburg, eds. ; [English translation, Robin Benson].

Publication:

Description:

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Series:

Architecture and building engineering

Notes:
Metal in architecture : All that glitters / Klaus W. Liersch -- Projects : The Mining Museum in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany ; Kalkriese Museum and Park in Bramsche, Germany ; Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, Great Britain ; Showroom in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany ; Residential house in California, USA ; Residential house in Melbourne, Australia ; Residential house in Paris, France ; A summerhouse in Dyngby, Denmark ; A converted cowshed in Raasdorf, Austria ; Loft apartments in Los Angeles, USA ; A residential and office building in Dortmund, Germany ; Cellualr Operations Limited in Swindon, Great Britain ; Printing Centre in Rendsburg, Germany ; Media production building in Röbel, Germany ; Südwestmetall Reutlingen, Germany ; Harbour control tower, Pisbon, Portugal ; Factory building in Cellier near Nantes, France ; Drive-in restaurant Footbridge in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. -- Building technology : Tension-rod systems ; The surface of aluminium sections ; Lightweight steel structures in housing construction ; The advantages of planning with elemented structural systems ; A glazed reticulated shell: roof and sculpture ; Steel in housing construction ; Steel modules in building construction ; Enamelled metals ; Roofs and façades of coloured aluminium.
Also issued online.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

Architecture and industry have discovered the aesthetic qualities of metal - no longer is it used merely for roofing and facades. This text documents some 21 international projects which show the creative and economic advantages of metal.

ISBN:

3764369787 (alk. paper)
9783764369781 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Building, Iron and steel.
Architecture and technology History 20th century.
Construction métallique.
Architecture et technologie Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture and technology
Architektur
Metall
Metallbau

Form/genre:

Beispielsammlung.
History

Added entries:

Fröhlich, Burkhard.
Schulenburg, Sonja.
Deutsche BauZeitschrift (Organization)
Architecture and building engineering.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 230164
Call No.: NA4135 .M38 2003
Status: Available

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