Material architecture : emergent materials for innovative buildings and ecological construction
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Boston
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Architectural Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 332 p. : ill. )some col.( ; 25 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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John Fernandez.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Prologue - Building design -- I Time -- 1. Matters of research -- 2. Time and materials -- II Material -- 3. Material families and properties -- 3.1 Metals -- 3.2 Polymers -- 3.3 Ceramics -- 3.4 Composites -- 3.5 Biomaterials and loam -- III Design -- 4. Material selection -- 5. Material assemblies -- Epilogue - Building ecologies