building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today Pfammatter, Ulrich. creator text bibliography gw 2008 monographic eng

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325 p. ill. (chiefly col.), plans 29 cm. 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. Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index. Architecture, Modern Technological innovations History Innovation Architektur Geschichte 1780-2005 Bildband Architektur Innovation Geschichte 1780-2005 Bildband Building materials Technological innovations History Building Technological innovations History NA642 P43 2008 720.9 9783791339269 2008921849 pucpr 080206 20200212191030.0 eng