Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe, Japan and China /

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Author / Creator:Zwerger, Klaus, 1956- author.
Uniform title:Holz und seine Verbindungen. English
Edition:Third, enlarged edition.
Imprint:Basel : Birkhäuser, [2015]
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11908430
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ISBN:9783035607253
3035607257
3035607311
9783035607314
9783035607253
3035607257
9783035607321
303560732X
9783035608373
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-310) and index.
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Summary:"Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. In the most typical method, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan, China and 18 European countries, this book describes in great detail the history of timber architecture in terms of its technical, aesthetic and ecological dimensions. This thorough study is a mine of information to specialists in this field; it opens up to the craftsman of today what has become an almost forgotten world and provides a fascinating account for the general reader. The new introduction to the third edition reviews developments since the first publication of this book in 1997"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Zwerger, Klaus, 1956- Wood and wood joints. 3rd, enlarged edition. Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, 2015 9783035608373
Standard no.:10.1515/9783035607314