How buildings work : the natural order of architecture / Edward Allen.
TITLE:
How buildings work : the natural order of architecture / Edward Allen.
Alternate Title:
Natural order of architecture
By:
Publication Date:
2005, 1980
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press,
Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
270 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
This classic guide reveals virtually every secret of 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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780195161984
