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Author Schock, Hans-Joachim.

Title Soft shells : design and technology of tensile architecture / Hans-Joachim Schock
Published Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser Verlag, [1997]
©1997

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  624.17762 Sch/Ssd  AVAILABLE
Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Summary This book is directed to all those interested in practical architectural applications for fabric and foil membranes. It presents a selection of 30 membrane structures built around the world in the last ten years and gives precise, detailed information on their construction. The projects cover a wide range of different countries, climatic zones, building types and applications. The photographs and detailed scale drawings of the structures are accompanied by in-depth descriptions, giving a full account of the construction method and the characteristics of the materials
Notes Simultaneously published in German
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173) and index
Subject Lightweight construction.
Shells (Engineering)
Tensile architecture.
LC no. 97012214
ISBN 081765450X alkaline paper
376435450X alkaline paper
9780817654504 alkaline paper
9783764354503 alkaline paper