Timber Design and Construction Sourcebook A Comprehensive Guide to Methods and Practice

• Main Authors: Gotz, Karl-Heinz (Author), Hoor, Dieter (Author), Mohler, Karl (Author), Natterer, Julius (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 1989
• Subjects: Building, Wooden; Structural design
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 This book is a veritable encyclopedia of timber construction. Its comprehensive treatment of wood as an engineering material focuses on its great architectural and structural potential. A thorough review of the numerous timber build ings of outstanding quality presented in this book is in itself a monument to the state of the art in timber construction, but informative texts that precede and follow the review give a key to the conception of such remarkable works of architecture. The key lies in an in-depth knowledge of materials, design methods, and past experiences. This knowledge enables a designer to fuse engineering and architecture together into an integral whole. It is in such a fusion that we lose the view of architects and engineers behind a structure and see only a work of art. Above all, this is a book of ideas. Timber buildings of great daring and architectural significance are presented here in a most practical and detailed manner. Some of these buildings were erected several years ago. They are outstanding structures and represent seminal ideas in their type of construction.