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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811875303321

Autore

Sebestyen Gyula <1921, >

Titolo

Construction : craft to industry / / Gyula Sebestyen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : E & FN Spon, , 1998

ISBN

1-135-81796-0

1-138-46074-5

1-280-03201-4

9780203223721

1-135-81797-9

0-203-22372-1

9786610032013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

624/.09

Soggetti

Building - History

Construction industry - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The past up to 1945; Initiatives and trends after 1945; The evolution of knowledge; Climate and energy: technical services of buildings; The changing technology; Buildings and structures; Management and information; Some spatial and social aspects; A global survey: the future; Appendix: chronology of inventions, innovations and innovative buildings from the end of the eighteenth century; Name Index; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a unique and comprehensive survey of changes and trends in the construction industry focusing on the post-war years and emphasizing their contemporary and future relevance.