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Book Title:Glass structures : design and construction of self-supporting skins / Jan Wurm
Arch Bk Stks: Th1560 .W87 2007 .
"2007, 256 pp., 370 color and 730 b&w illus. This book presents a coherent guide to the construction and design of structural glass skins. The focus is on the pressure-resistant and flat load-bearing plate as a basic module for wide-span roof structures. The functional and structural forms of multifacted, self-supporting glass enclosures are comprehensively illustrated and systematically explained. The designs presented exhibit new aesthetic qualities based on the poetry of luminous and diaphanous planes." from
http://www.pabook.com/detail.asp?id=9783764376086l (accessed December 20, 2007)
"The technical detail and drawings for use of glass in construction and design layout is really great. I couldn't wait to get this and went out an bought my own copy. Highly recommended.
Submitted 12.19.2007 by : Win Kabar
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Book Title:Emerging identities-East! : Berlin, Bratislava, Budapest, Llubljana, Prague, Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Warsaw
Editor: Kristien Ring
Arch Bk Stks: NA958.6 .E48 2005 .
"A bold, young architecture has been developing in Eastern Europe, virtually unnoticed in the West. Few of its practitioners have earned international recognition yet, although many show individual initiative and idealism, from planning to completion, that rivals or exceeds their more established peers'. Emerging Identities - EAST! presents a selection of architects' studios, introducing 30 striking projects distinguished by their conceptual approach and consistent practice, with representatives from Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic states and Germany. Cultural change, the quest for identity and the "repositioning" of former Eastern Bloc countries and their neighbors--all of this turmoil is reflected in these "constructed spaces" from Berlin to Tallinn and Ljubljana. Information from: http://www.artbook.com/3936314691.html
"I couldn't wait for the ASL copy to arrive so I LINK+'d this book and now have the library copy checked out. It's a great text...cool format, new works, packed with contemporary works and is just fun to flip through...the organization is well done and it is just fascinating." You can request a copy out through Link+ and have a a look!
Submitted 10.17.2007 by : Thomas Huggins
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Book Title: Eco Nest : creating sustainable sanctuaries of Clay, Straw and Timber
Editor: Baker-Laporte, Paula
Arch Bk Stks: TH4860 .B35 2005 .
Book Title: Ecohouse 2 : a design guide
Authors: Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas
Arch Bk Stks: TH4812 .R63 2003
Description: "Both books were very helpful for determining material to use for environmental concerns. Each book provided different types of materials, demonstrated how they were used and how beneficial of sustainable design and gave solid examples of successful implementation in the building process."
Submitted 5.3.2007 by : Judith Crook
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Book Title: Small lofts = Petits Lofts = Kleine Lofts
Editor: Schleifer, Simone
Arch Bk Stks: NK2117.L63 S64 2006.
Description: "This book has modern design aspects for small spaces which I found very useful. It has different approaches using every inch of space. The images are very wonderful."
Submitted 2.28.2007 by : Lella Roche
Book Description and additional notes from: Amazon.com "presents more than twenty-five residences, ranging in size from 175 to 2,000 square feet" | ozon.ru: "The continuity of space, so typical of a loft, resolves the problem of minimal dimensions:
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