Understanding Steel Design is based on an overall approach to understand how to design and build with steel from the perspective of its architectural applications. Steel is a material whose qualities have enormous potential for the creation of dynamic architecture. In an innovative approach to the reality of working with steel, the book takes a new look both at the state of tried-and-tested techniques and at emerging projects. Hundreds of steel structures have been observed, analyzed and appraised for this book. In-depth construction photographs by the author are complemented by technical illustrations created to look more closely at systems and details. Drawings supplied by fabricators allow greater insight into a method of working with current digital drawing tools.

About the Author
Terri Meyer Boake, Univ. of Waterloo School of Architecture,Canada Vincent Hui, Ryerson Univ., Dept. of Architectural Science, Toronto


Book Information
ISBN 9783034602693
Author Terri Meyer Boake
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint Birkhauser
Publisher Birkhauser
Weight(grams) 1411g