Wood and wood joints : building traditions of Europe, Japan and China / Klaus Zwerger ; with a foreword by Valerio Olgiati.

"Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. The timber architecture which has ensued over the past centuries reveals to the modern observer the depth of knowledge which has enabled both Eastern and Western cultures to use this material in such a cr...

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Main Author: Zwerger, Klaus, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Basel : Birkhũser, 2011.
Edition:Second, revised and enlarged edition.
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520 |a "Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. The timber architecture which has ensued over the past centuries reveals to the modern observer the depth of knowledge which has enabled both Eastern and Western cultures to use this material in such a creative way. In the most typical method of building with wood, elements are connected by using wood joints which do not require the assistance of adhesives or metal connectors. This art of wood joining reached its zenith in Japan; but Europe too provided its share of highly influential forms. By looking at several hundred examples from Japan and 18 European countries, this book describes in great detail the history of timber architecture in terms of its technical, aesthetic and ecological dimensions. Enlarged by an account of structural timber construction in China, this new edition offers a comparison of the developments in Europe and East Asia"--Page 4 of cover. 
505 0 |a Foreword by Valerio Olgiati; Introduction; The Material; The Properties of Wood; Species of Wood; Working with Wood; Uses; The Carpenter; The Carpenter's Tools; Forms of Construction; Types and Functions of Wood Joints; Typology; Classification Systems in the Literature; Limits to the Classification Systems; The Functions of Wood Joints; Wood Joints and Their Evolution; The Role of theTool; Building Tasks and Their Solutions; Log Construction; Column-and-Beam Construction; Roof Construction; The Influence of Climatic Conditions; Abundanceand Scarcety of Timber 
505 8 |a Wood Joints as an Expression of Aesthetic ValuesThe Visible and the Invisible; Protection and Prestige; Construction and Decoration; Structural Timber Construction in China; Building Methods: Log Construction and Column-and-Beam Construction; Structural Wood Preservation: Raised Platform and Cantilevered Roof; Choice of Materials; The Structure and Construction of Temple Buildings; The Construction Principles of Bracket Complexes; Dougong; The Economics of Construction; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index of Persons and Buildings; Index of Places; Subject Index 
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