Solid Wood: Case Studies in Mass Timber Architecture, Technology and Design

by Joseph Mayo

Book Overview

Over the past 10-15 years a renaissance in wood architecture has occurred with the development of new wood building systems and design strategies, elevating wood from a predominantly single-family residential idiom to a rival of concrete and steel construction for a variety of building types, including high rises. This new solid wood architecture offers unparalleled environmental as well as construction and aesthetic benefits, and is of growing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415725305
• ISBN13: 9780415725309
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 10.7"