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; Birkhauser
Published: 2008
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: title: Materials/modules. Modules; title: Masonry; title: Concrete; title: Timber; title: Steel; title: Insulation; title: Glass or plastic; title: Elements. Foundation/plinth; title: Facada; title: Opening; title: Floor; title: Roof; title: Stairs, lifts; title: Structures. Forms of construction; title: Building performance, energy; title: Buildings. Selected projects; title: Components. Drawings; title: Foundation/plinth; title: Wall/floor; title: Opening; title: Floor; title: Roof/parapet.