Concrete is a highly transformative building material. Its story begins in the ancient world, where early builders discovered that mixing lime with volcanic ash ...
This book offers a fresh, authoritative perspective on lightweight concrete (LWC), bringing together cutting-edge research, industry insights, and real-world applications. Providing a comprehensive overview ...
Once hailed as icons of radical experimentation and creative ambition, the concrete structures of the mid-to-late 20th century, which have become a defining subject ...
Superando el manido respeto del contexto, los suizos Daniel Buchner y Andreas Bründler se posicionan en él con toda su complejidad. Sus edificios pueden ...
El presente libro desarrolla los contenidos del Módulo Formativo (MF0869_1) Pastas, morteros, adhesivos y hormigones, transversal a distintos Certificados Profesionales. En Pastas, morteros, adhesivos ...
Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book ...
Candela's move from Mexico City to Chicago, despite his professional success, is rarely discussed. This book investigates the political and economic conditions that influenced ...
Ricordi dell'Athos e Il Partenone (1914), qui presentati per la prima volta nella versione originaria tratta dai manoscritti autografi conservati a La Chaux-de-Fonds, sono ...
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years A singularly impressive volume featuring ...
Methods of construction are evolving rapidly, driven by sustainability demands, new technical possibilities, the optimization of materials, and more efficient processes. This precise and ...
Concrete Architecture: Beyond Grey is a stunning exploration of the possibilities of modular industrialized construction with concrete structures, offering an innovative and sustainable approach ...
Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Mechanism, Monitoring and Control presents research, theory and practice on the control of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures. The ...
The clash of rational architecture with the organic lushness of tropical vegetation has created some of the most visionary and futuristic buildings we know. ...
A photographic insight into the Soviet-era architecture of one of the most extreme, little-known and vast territories on Earth. From the Ural Mountains to ...
The first comprehensive tribute to Louis Kahn's and Moshe Safdie's structural engineer. The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects ...
