Studies in tectonic culture : the poetics of construction in nineteenth and twentieth century architecture /
This text aims to clarify the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken, showing how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression.
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Natura: | Libro |
Lingua: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
c1995.
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Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
Riassunto: | This text aims to clarify the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken, showing how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression. |
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Descrizione del documento: | "Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, Illinois." |
Descrizione fisica: | xi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-420) and index. |
ISBN: | 0262061732 (hc) |