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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Spencer ByardPublisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.623kg ISBN: 9780393731767ISBN 10: 0393731766 Pages: 191 Publication Date: 17 June 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Foreword; 2. A Working Outline; 3. The Iron Industry; 4. Assembly; 5. Forge Techniques; 6. Aesthetics; 7. Evolution of Style; 8. Leafwork; 9. Strap Hinges and Iron Fittings; 10. Grillework; 11. Guardrails, Handrails, Balconies, Balustrades; 12. Locks; 13. Latches; 14. Bolts and Sash-Bolts; 15. Keys; 16. BibliographyReviewsIt is wonderful to have a book that has as its starting point: 'Buildings succeed as architecture only to the extent they simultaneously do well what they are asked to do and say something interesting and satisfying about the human condition.' Building Design Erudite and informing and sharply amusing... RIBA Journal As Paul Byard, FAIA, posits in his brilliant book The Architecture of Additions, a building is both what its says and what it does. -- Architectural Record [A] superlative overview of the issues inherent in designing new buildings in concert with older ones. With concision and clarity ... Byard covers virtually every scenario likely to be faced by practitioners, patrons, and preservationists. -- The New York Times Book Review [T]his book will help architects work with significant old buildings and help interested private and public persons arrive at judgements about architectural successes and failures that are rational, satisfying, and enforceable. The issues discussed here affect everyone who has a stake in livable cities. -- Refurbishment Projects [T]his book will help architects work with significant old buildings and help interested private and public persons arrive at judgements about architectural successes and failures that are rational, satisfying, and enforceable. The issues discussed here affect everyone who has a stake in livable cities. -- Refurbishment Projects [A] superlative overview of the issues inherent in designing new buildings in concert with older ones. With concision and clarity . . . . Byard covers virtually every scenario likely to be faced by practitioners, patrons, and preservationists. -- The New York Times Book Review As Paul Byard, FAIA, posits in his brilliant book The Architecture of Additions, a building is both what its says and what it does. -- Architectural Record Author InformationPaul Spencer Byard, FAIA, is a principal of Platt Byard Dovell White Architects in New York City and director of the Historic Preservation program at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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