The Detail in Wood Construction (Building in Wood Construction and Details )

The Detail in Wood Construction by Götz Gutdeutsch
Building in Wood construction and Details
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel 1996 | 152 Pages | ISBN: 3764352779 , 0817652779 | PDF | 103 MB
Building with wood has enjoyed a remarkable revival in recents years. Technically ingenious and aesthetically demanding buildings by architects such as Thomas Herzog or Santiago Calatrava derives their special character from wood. Modern building techniques are enhancing the structural possiblities of this traditionals material and in the context of current ecological debates, woods – the natural and renewable building material – is gaining?even greater importance.