Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Herwig, Oliver. Title: Featherweights : light, mobile and floating architecture / Oliver Herwig. Publisher, Date: Munich ; New York : Prestel, 2003. Description: 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Summary: From Bruno Taut's glass house to the Crystal Palace, geodesic domes to the Millennium Dome, this illustrated exploration of lightness in architecture explains how and why the movement began, and shows where it will take us in the future. Series: Architecture in focus Architecture in focus. Subjects: Architecture, Modern -- 20th century. Lightweight construction. Notes: "Translated from the German"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (page 158). Contents: Five pioneers of light architecture -- Lightweight construction -- Membranes and light materials -- Inflatable architecture -- Modern nomads -- Building a world of bits and bytes -- Architecture in space. LCCN: 2003102798 ISBN: 3791328565 9783791328560 Other Number: 51992039 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 132391 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 720.4 Herwig Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
