Publisher's Synopsis
This work provides a survey of new technology in architecture and building. The authors clarify the various advanced forms of construction including relatively new materials to provide students and practising architects and engineers with a comprehensive update on the developments of the past decade.;By means of 33 detailed case studies of recent buildings which incorporate new forms of construction and materials, the authors provide architects and engineers with a state-of-the-art survey of advanced technology in architecture and building. This text is winner of the 1990 AIA Book Award.
