Presents world thinking on the design and construction of large covered spaces. This book aims to offer insights into many of the innovative construction design projects. It explores the advances within stressed membrane roofing, atria and glass structures, with a focus on inter…
This book provides a design handbook for incorporating the diaphragm strength of sheeting and decking into the design of steel structures. It includes the necessary theoretical and experimental work and provides many worked examples.
A roof over one's head is a basic need - it provides shelter from rain, wind and the cold. In addition to these requirements, the structure must be load bearing and stable. Out of traditional craftsmanship, roof shapes and typologies have developed that fulfill these tasks and e…
By examining the past, present, and future of chickees, chickee builders, and their role in tribal life, this architectural and cultural history reveals the relationship between the transformation of these structures and the cultural evolution of the Seminole Tribe
"This newest addition to the Surfaces series catalogs hundreds of different architectural features. Its more than 1,400 high-quality color photographs capture the texture, color, grain, and shape of architectural details organized by subject: walls; facades; ornament & molding; …
Analyses of the construction of innovative buildings.
