Beschreibung:
With discussions from leading architectural, engineering, and material manufacturing firms in Europe, North America and the South Pacific, Solid Wood disrupts preconceived notions and serves as an indispensable guide to twenty-first century wood architecture and its environmental and cultural benefits.
Foreword by Andrew Waugh Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Wood and Wood Buildings 1. Introduction: A Story of Building with Wood 2. Forests, Forestry and Carbon 3. Solid Wood Materials and Concepts 4. Wood Design: An Introduction to Structure, Fire, Weathering and Sound Part II: Case Studies in Solid Wood Architecture 5. England and the New Concrete 6. Norway and Norwegian Wood 7. Sweden and Nordic Cities of Wood 8. Germany and the Woodcube 9. Austria and Advanced Timber Building 10. Switzerland and Zurich's Mühlebach 11. North America and Traditions Replanted 12. New Zealand, Australia and Timber Down Under 13. Coming out of the Woodwork: Codes, Cost and Competition Appendix: Interviews and Correspondence Index