Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; a Handbook

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This visual emphasis is particularly helpful in conveying complex ideas related to building construction, making the book more accessible to readers with varying levels of technical expertise. The book glows with the power of this accumulated knowledge developed in a true academic environment since the times of Semper. De quel savoir technique et constructif a-t-on besoin pour réaliser des projets architecturaux variés ? The book provides a structured approach to the basics of contemporary architectural composition, several essays introducing fundamental concepts and giving you the bibliography to go into them in detail (the key part is making them all fit into an overall framework, and pointing at the sources that normally take years to discover), and illustrate several remarkable buildings in remarkable detail, with excellent descriptions reaching a depth and quality of analysis unfortunately missing in typical architectural publications.

Optant pour une approche globale de la construction, cet ouvrage combine connaissances techniques et questions esthétiques et les envisage conjointement dans la perspective de l'histoire des civilisations. The examples section now includes extensive documentation of current projects whose systematic character is oriented around the production process.Underlying this enormously practical book is a respect for the primacy of design, the belief that building is not simply a fact of engineering or technology, but the translation and culmination of a creative act that can only be successfully completed if the technical principles of construction are wellunderstood.

However, the last chapter could be slightly improved with additional information about standards and quality systems. Tous les immeubles cités satisfont à de hautes exigences esthétiques ou jouent un rôle de premier plan dans l'histoire de l'architecture. or this reason, over the last 18 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for students and teachers, but also for architects.This paper is the first in a series where I plan to share some of the lessons I have learned as a forensic architect about the dos and don’ts of masonry construction. This book is a comprehensive and informative guide for anyone interested in the process of designing and constructing buildings.