Mass to membrane / Nic Goldsmith.
By: Goldsmith, Nicholas [author.].
Contributor(s): FTL Design Engineering Studio.
Publisher: [Novato, California] : Oro Editions, ©2018Edition: First edition.Description: 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781940743899.Subject(s): Lightweight construction | Building materials | Architectural design -- Construction | Lightweight materials | Membranes (Technology) | Lightweight construction | Architecture, ModernGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: If we look at the historical evolution of architecture - from the massive pyramids of Egypt to the framed structures of Greek and Roman construction, to the lighter Gothic vaulting and eventually modern architecture of the twentieth century - we see a continuous, almost linear progression from solid mass construction to diaphanous skins of glass and steel.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA680 .G65 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013147 |
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If we look at the historical evolution of architecture - from the massive pyramids of Egypt to the framed structures of Greek and Roman construction, to the lighter Gothic vaulting and eventually modern architecture of the twentieth century - we see a continuous, almost linear progression from solid mass construction to diaphanous skins of glass and steel.