From the very beginning of architecture-long before the invention of masonry-buildings were constructed of wood. With its unique qualities of form, color, and structure, wood is the most reliable building material at the core of architecture. This epic history is the first comprehensive survey of the use of wood in architecture throughout the ages.The book is organized both chronologically and geographically. It surveys works from the oldest heritage of wooden buildings (Kyoto's Buddhist temples and Scandinavia's pagan ...
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From the very beginning of architecture-long before the invention of masonry-buildings were constructed of wood. With its unique qualities of form, color, and structure, wood is the most reliable building material at the core of architecture. This epic history is the first comprehensive survey of the use of wood in architecture throughout the ages.The book is organized both chronologically and geographically. It surveys works from the oldest heritage of wooden buildings (Kyoto's Buddhist temples and Scandinavia's pagan-inspired stave churches) to the latest cutting-edge designs, proving that wood is on the rise as the preferred material in these ecologically conscious times.No region of the world with a native tradition of building with wood is left out. In North America, the book demonstrates the European origins of New England's clapboards and saltboxes, and later shows how such sophisticated California architects as Greene & Greene or Bernard Maybeck could blend age-old traditions of the Far East and Switzerland with a Pacific Coast sense of novelty and whimsy. Spectacular and diverse photographs highlight the architectural masterpieces of wooden architecture throughout the world, illustrating that wood is a building material with a deep history as well as a vibrant future.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. 320 pp. Tightly bound. Light, minor ding to tip of lower corner back board. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Very Good. 2005. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Folio. 320 pp. Profusely illustrated. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Architecture & Urban Design).
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Architecture. XL. Book is in excellent condition with blue HB covers, white print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear, edge wear at corners and spine. A great many full color, full page photos throughout of unusual, even outlandish historical architecture, some modern, from around the world. 320 pages, contents include wood architecture in The far east, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, America, South East Asia, Australia, etc. Remainder mark bottom page ends.
