Inhaltsangabe: How buildings work :

Parallelsachtitel:	Natural order of architecture
1. Verfasser:	Allen, Edward , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr:	Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:	Third edition
Umfang/Format:	xiii, 270 pages: illustrations; 29 cm.
Schlagworte:	Constructions / Technique de l'environnement ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial ARCHITECTURE / Security Design ARCHITECTURE / Project Management Buildings / Environmental engineering Buildings > Environmental engineering Bauphysik

Inhaltsangabe:

Illustrated with many line drawings, this guide provides information on a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. It is intended for architects, superintendents, and students of architecture and construction