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From Wattle & Daub to Concrete and Steel, The Engineering Heritage of Australia's Buildings
by Cowan, Henry J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair to Good
- ISBN 10
- 0522847307
- ISBN 13
- 9780522847307
- Seller
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About This Item
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University , 1998. First edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair to Good. Peter R Smith. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges are all clean but with some faint foxing on top edge From Wattle & Daub to Concrete & Steel is the first history of building techniques in Australia, from the primitive buildings of the early colonies to today's high-tech construction methods. Henry Cowan traces construction techniques from the earliest wattle-and-daub, through traditional European construction methods using stone, timber, brick and iron, to the early development of Australian brick veneer and the first buildings using steel frames.
He shows how the enormous changes in building technology this century have revolutionised the way we design, use and think about our buildings and how they have shaped our cities and our lives. B & W illustrations
He shows how the enormous changes in building technology this century have revolutionised the way we design, use and think about our buildings and how they have shaped our cities and our lives. B & W illustrations
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56115
- Title
- From Wattle & Daub to Concrete and Steel, The Engineering Heritage of Australia's Buildings
- Author
- Cowan, Henry J
- Illustrator
- Peter R Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair to Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0522847307
- ISBN 13
- 9780522847307
- Publisher
- Melbourne University
- Place of Publication
- Carlton, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 229
- Keywords
- Australian Architecture architecture, Australian architecture, engineering,
- X weight
- 600.000 kg
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