| Description |
xii,301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
CIB reports |
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CIB report.
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| Contents |
Part PART ONE A RESIDENTIAL OPEN BUILDING PRIMER -- chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Incubators of Open Building -- chapter 3 A brief interpretive history of Open Building -- part PART TWO A SURVEY OF MILESTONE PROJECTS -- chapter 4 Case Studies -- part PART THREE METHODS AND PRODUCTS -- chapter 5 Technical overview -- chapter 6 Methods and systems by level -- chapter 7 A survey of infill systems, products and companies -- part PART FOUR ECONOMIC AND ADDITIONAL FACTORS -- chapter 8 The economics of Open Building -- chapter 9 Additional trends toward Open Building -- part PART FIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- chapter 10 Open Building activity by nation -- chapter 11 The Future of Open Building |
| Summary |
Annotation. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of open building: fundamental principles, recent developments, and international coverage of current projects on both the public and private arena. Open Building is a highly flexible and economical method of building which has far-reaching advantages for urban designers, architects, contractors, developers, and end users |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dwellings -- Design and construction.
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Open plan (Building)
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| Author |
Teicher, Jonathan.
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International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation.
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| LC no. |
99033925 |
| ISBN |
0419238301 |
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