Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Third and revised editionDescription: 1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations (some color), plansContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783034608725 (e-book)
Other title:
  • Design and technology of a sustainable architecture
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture.DDC classification:
  • 721.04422 23
LOC classification:
  • TH1421 .M556 2013eb
Online resources: Summary: The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.
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The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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