Pfammatter, Ulrich <br/><br/>
Building the future :  building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today / 
Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from the German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan] 
 - Munich :  Prestel,  2008 
 - 325 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), plans ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-317) and index 
<br/><br/>From greenhouse to'high-tech' hothouse' - virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies -- Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals - spatial landscapes of the future -- How concrete became lighter - 100 years of concrete pioneers -- The'liberated facade' - from wall to partition to skin -- Process thinking conquers construction - industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper --'Sustainable building design' - a future project -- Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3791339265 (hbk.) 9783791339269 (hbk.)  RM265.05 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture, Modern--19th century<br/>Architecture, Modern--20th century<br/>Architectural design<br/>Building--Technological innovations<br/>Building materials--Technological innovations