Set in Stone: Rethinking a Timeless Material

Hardback

Main Details

Title Set in Stone: Rethinking a Timeless Material
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dirk Meyhoefer
SeriesArchitecture & Materials
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:265
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 235
Category/GenreArchitectural structure and design
ISBN/Barcode 9783037680087
ClassificationsDewey:721.0441
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout, with architectural plans and drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Braun Publishing AG
Imprint Braun Publishing AG
Publication Date 9 March 2009
Publication Country Switzerland

Description

Set in stone is well-known metaphor to describe something immortal and immovable. Stone is considered to be an archaic and ultimate building material. In times when sustainability has become the keyword of climate-adapted construction, stone architecture is gaining more and more attention. This volume will provide an updated overview of stone architecture, 60 projects, from all around the world: whether cast stone, marble or bricks the reader takes part in a fascinating trip, discovering buildings, which are not dematerialized, not fashionably transparent, but are standing in a millennia old tradition of architecture, which has not lost its enchantment in 21st century.