This text is an informative volume on the uses and applications of steel, primarily in architecture (high-rises and long-span building) but also in engineering (bridges and ribbed-structures), industrial design (furniture), and in art (sculpture). The book discusses the principles of building in steel using many well-known historical and contemporary examples ranging from the great halls of 19th-century Europe to today's high-tech architecture throughout the world. It also discusses the raw material, its properties, ...
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This text is an informative volume on the uses and applications of steel, primarily in architecture (high-rises and long-span building) but also in engineering (bridges and ribbed-structures), industrial design (furniture), and in art (sculpture). The book discusses the principles of building in steel using many well-known historical and contemporary examples ranging from the great halls of 19th-century Europe to today's high-tech architecture throughout the world. It also discusses the raw material, its properties, dimensioning, and surface treatment from rust protection to stainless and cortens steel, as well as its production methods from cast and wrought iron to rolled and cast steel.
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Fine in NF jacket. A heavy item: non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees; lease inquire. Hardcover with smooth red paper over boards, in red and blue illustrated jacket, 4to. 256pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes. Ilustrations throughout. Fine/NF. Mild softening and shallow creases at upper spine end of jacket; touches of mild scuffing on ffep of book. Book and jacket are otherwise as new: clean, tight and unmarked with very bright boardsand jacket. Jacket in Brodart.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. AU5-A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have light discoloration and shelf wear. Introduction by Christian Norberg-Schulz. A Survey of the Material and Its Applications. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1995. 1st printing. Black marker remainder dot to bottom page edges, otherwise a fine, crisp copy. 256pp. In a very nice jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.