Building the future
Subtitle: building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today
By: Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from the German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan].
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9783791339269
Subjects: Architecture, Modern -- 19th century; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century; Architectural design; Building -- Technological innovations; Building materials -- Technological innovations
Work titles: In die Zukunft gebaut.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index.
Table of contents: title: From greenhouse to 'high-tech' hothouse' - virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies; title: Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals - spatial landscapes of the future; title: How concrete became lighter - 100 years of concrete pioneers; title: The 'liberated facade' - from wall to partition to skin; title: Process thinking conquers construction - industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper; title: "Sustainable building design" - a future project; title: Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970.