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Traditionally a building material of hot climate zones in Asia and Latin America, bamboo is increasingly discovered by architects of the Northern hemisphere as well. It is lightweight, highly elastic and ductile, and in addition offers qualities especially in demand in an era of limited resources, r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Minke, Gernot
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Español
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser, ©2012.
Subjects:
Bamboo construction > Pictorial works.
Sustainable architecture > Pictorial works.
Bamboo > Utilization > Pictorial works.
Construction en bambou > Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture durable > Ouvrages illustrés.
Bambou > Utilisation > Ouvrages illustrés.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
ARCHITECTURE > Project Management.
ARCHITECTURE > Security Design.
Bamboo construction
Bamboo > Utilization
Sustainable architecture
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Traditionally a building material of hot climate zones in Asia and Latin America, bamboo is increasingly discovered by architects of the Northern hemisphere as well. It is lightweight, highly elastic and ductile, and in addition offers qualities especially in demand in an era of limited resources, renewability and abundant availability. Architects and engineers have significantly widened the applications of bamboo in recent years and today even wide-span bridges can be built from it. Impressed with its technical and aesthetic possibilities, European, Japanese and North American architects have.
Item Description:Title from screen, viewed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783034611787
3034611781

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