Constructing architecture
Subtitle: materials, processes, structures : a handbook
By: Andrea Deplazes (ed.) ; [translation into English, Gerd H. Söffker ; Philip Thrift].
Contributors: Deplazes, Andrea.; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Departement Architektur.
Edition: 2nd, extended ed.
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Basel, Switzerland; Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 555
ISBN-13: 9783764386306; 9783764386313
Subjects: Building materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Building -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Architecture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: "DARCH ETH."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 531) and index.
Table of contents: value: Materials/modules. Modules; value: Masonry; value: Concrete; value: Timber; value: Steel; value: Insulation; value: Glass or plastic; value: Elements. Foundation/plinth; value: Facada; value: Opening; value: Floor; value: Roof; value: Stairs, lifts; value: Structures. Forms of construction; value: Building performance, energy; value: Buildings. Selected projects; value: Components. Drawings; value: Foundation/plinth; value: Wall/floor; value: Opening; value: Floor; value: Roof/parapet.