Corrugated iron : building on the frontier /
The definitive illustrated book on the material of preference for a new generation of architects. Corrugated iron is a durable, biodegradable, and environmentally sound cladding system, sufficiently versatile to create one-off works of architectural sculpture and to house thousands in disaster zones...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
[2007]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The definitive illustrated book on the material of preference for a new generation of architects. Corrugated iron is a durable, biodegradable, and environmentally sound cladding system, sufficiently versatile to create one-off works of architectural sculpture and to house thousands in disaster zones. It answers the needs of both high-tech aesthetics and low-tech aspirations for affordability and ease of construction, as shown here in a wide range of residential, corporate, and industrial applications. 200 color and black-and-white photographs and drawings. |
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| Physical Description: | 223 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393732405 0393732401 |