Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke.
Imprint
Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, 2013.
Copies
Location
Call No.
Status
Male Library
TH1421.M556 2013
Available
Edition
Third and revised edition.
Description
208 p.: ill. (some color), plans.
Note
KH-AUL-1.
Previous edition: 2009.
Bibliography
Incldues bibliographical references.
Summary
The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture