This highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo. Bamboo is a fast-growing; naturally available; renewable resource which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. In this unique text; David Rockwood demonstrates the viability of bamboo as a building material and considers the advantages ndash; as well as the challenges ndash; of working with bamboo. Its properties; workability; connections; assembly; erection processes; structural behavior; and final use are explored in detail through a series of design-build experiments and case studies from Hawairsquo;i and Vietnam. The only book available on the subject; Bamboo Gridshells provides a comprehensive introduction to this emerging technology which will be of interest to anyone working in the areas of sustainable or environmental design; ecological construction; low technology strategies; or alternative materials.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Here is the outlay of the seven principles or lamps of great architecture as an art form.By Baregil de GomçesvalA veritable tour the force of scope and insight.Indispensable background nowadays regretfully almost forgotten.1- Sacrifice – Dedication of mans craft to God; as visible proofs of mans love and obedience2- Truth – Handcrafted and honest display of materials and structure. Truth to materials and honest display of construction were bywords since the serious Gothic Revival had distanced itself from the whimsical "Gothic" of the 18th century; it had been often elaborated by Pugin and others.3- Power – Buildings should be thought of in terms of their massing and reach towards the sublimity of nature by the action of the human mind upon them and the organization of physical effort in constructing buildings.4- Beauty – Aspiration towards God expressed in ornamentation drawn from nature; his creation5- Life – Buildings should be made by human hands; so that the joy of masons and stone carvers is associated with the expressive freedom given them6- Memory – Buildings should respect the culture from which they have developed7- Obedience – Obedience to the spirit; values and cannons of and art tradition which is expert; truthful; fertile and honest. No originality for its own sake; but conforming to the finest among existing English values; in particular expressed through the "English Early Decorated" Gothic as the safest choice of style.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Words of the PastBy yonderThe Seven Lamps of ArchitectureThe Seven Lamps of Architecture; written by John Ruskin on a series of lectures use in his lectures. The book is an epic because of its historical accounts of information given to architects in the past and continues to now and in the future. His use of the English language is superb; where the reader is lost in the beautiful words and the excellent techincal material.He emphasizes the points of good design that is dependent on a series of seven factors. He also gives example of buildings that are under discussion; the plates are not in the Kindle edition therefore the book must be bought otherwise the reader has to keep googling in order to find his examples. The examples are explained in detail.The first few pages are slightly boring; but like all good books he dives into the subject and never let up; drowning the reader is good information.SPRGreat Architecture Of The WorldBrunelleschis Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureThe Picture History of Great BuildingsMathematical Excursions to the Worlds Great Buildings0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy stacia davisone star is too many for this....It is a rip off...No actual text is is just references ; which is not stated anywhere in the description. I thought I was getting punked.
