Pfammatter, Ulrich. <br/><br/>
Building the future :  building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today /  txt 
Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan]. 
 - 325 p.  ill. (chiefly col.), plans  29 cm.  book 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index. 
<br/><br/>From greenhouse to 'high-tech' hothouse' -- virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies -- Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals -- spatial landscapes of the future -- How concrete became lighter -- 100 years of concrete pioneers -- The 'liberated facade' -- from wall to partition to skin -- Process thinking conquers construction -- industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper -- "Sustainable building design" -- a future project -- Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783791339269 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008921849 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture, Modern--Technological innovations--History.<br/>Innovation--Architektur--Geschichte 1780-2005--Bildband.<br/>Architektur--Innovation--Geschichte 1780-2005--Bildband.<br/>Building materials.--Technological innovations--History.<br/>Building--Technological innovations--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NA642  / P43 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.9