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The function of form / Farshid Moussavi ; edited with Daniel López ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Barcelona ; New York : Actar ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, c2009.Description: 515 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9788496954731
  • 8496954730
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA2750 .M68 2009
Contents:
The function of form -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Matrix -- Systems: Grids and frames : One way frames ; Two way frames ; Diagrid ; Grid-slab frame ; Double-layer grid -- Vaults : Barrel vault ; Cross vault ; Complex rib vault ; Fan vault ; Curved rib vault ; Cellular vault -- Domes : Surface dome ; Ribbed dome ; Stacked arch dome ; Yazdi-Bandi dome ; Kar-Bandi dome ; Kaseh-Sazi dome ; Muqarnas dome -- Folded plates : Folded plate ; Folded plate and truss -- Shells : Conical shell ; Umbrella column shell ; Hyper curved shell -- Tensile membranes : Parallel cable tensile membrane ; Radical cable tensile membrane -- Pneumatic membranes : Air supported pneumatic membrane ; Inflated beam pneumatic membrane.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NA 2750 .M68 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5061791

Includes bibliographical references.

The function of form -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Matrix -- Systems: Grids and frames : One way frames ; Two way frames ; Diagrid ; Grid-slab frame ; Double-layer grid -- Vaults : Barrel vault ; Cross vault ; Complex rib vault ; Fan vault ; Curved rib vault ; Cellular vault -- Domes : Surface dome ; Ribbed dome ; Stacked arch dome ; Yazdi-Bandi dome ; Kar-Bandi dome ; Kaseh-Sazi dome ; Muqarnas dome -- Folded plates : Folded plate ; Folded plate and truss -- Shells : Conical shell ; Umbrella column shell ; Hyper curved shell -- Tensile membranes : Parallel cable tensile membrane ; Radical cable tensile membrane -- Pneumatic membranes : Air supported pneumatic membrane ; Inflated beam pneumatic membrane.

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