Creating Shadow : Design, Construction and Technology

by Chris Van Uffelen

Book Overview

Protection has always been the most genuine function of architecture. In the context of global warming one of the most needed type of protection is from and against the sun. This necessity has led to an impressive creative outburst of amazing technological developments for all kinds of roofs without walls. These come in all forms and sizes, in a wide variety of materials - concrete, fabrics, fiberglass, wood or plants, to name a few. This volume features...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01E60HIZO
• ISBN13: 9783037681350
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.2"