How Buildings Work - The Natural Order of Architecture

Zusatztext 'well written' Informationen zum Autor Edward Allen is an architect and teacher who enjoys explaining things through words and drawings: what makes buildings work, what makes buildings habitable and lovable, how architects' design ideas become reality. He has published nine books on these subjects. He has taught at the University of Oregon, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and lectures worldwide. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the 2005 recipient of the Topaz Medal for Excellence in Architectural Education. Klappentext Illustrated throughout with several hundred clear, sometimes whimsical line drawings, more than half of them from the author's own hand, this easy-to-read work reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Zusammenfassung Illustrated with many line drawings, this guide provides information on a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. It is intended for architects, superintendents, and students of architecture and construction.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Allen, Allen Edward
• Assisted by: Edward Allen (Illustration), David Swoboda (Illustration)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2005
• EAN: 9780195161984
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516198-4
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 285 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, Building construction & materials, Theory of architecture, Building construction and materials, Materials in architecture