Wood and Wood Joints (4th revised and expanded edition)
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Author: Klaus Zwerger
There is a long tradition of using wood as a distinct and ecologically sound building material. In this book, the history of wooden architecture is described in detail using hundreds of examples from Japan, China and Europe. From a holistic understanding, a picture emerges that is informative for architects, and designers, reopens an almost lost world to builders, and will enthral laypeople. A new introduction highlights the continuing importance of traditional techniques.Wooden architecture conveys for today’s world the breadth of knowledge held in Western and Eastern cultures about the creative use of this unique material. The typical technique of building with wood, joinery, requires that elements are connected only by the skillful interlocking of the constructive parts.
ISBN 9783035624809. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 340 pages. 30 x 23 cm.
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There is a long tradition of using wood as a distinct and ecologically sound building material. In this book, the history of wooden architecture is described in detail using hundreds of examples from Japan, China and Europe. From a holistic understanding, a picture emerges that is informative for architects, and designers, reopens an almost lost world to builders, and will enthral laypeople. A new introduction highlights the continuing importance of traditional techniques.Wooden architecture conveys for today’s world the breadth of knowledge held in Western and Eastern cultures about the creative use of this unique material. The typical technique of building with wood, joinery, requires that elements are connected only by the skillful interlocking of the constructive parts.
ISBN 9783035624809. Birkhauser Verlag. hb. 340 pages. 30 x 23 cm.
available