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Fabrication : the designers guide : the illustrated works of twelve specialist UK fabricators / researched and written, Pete Silver, William McLean, Simon Veglio ; edited, Samantha Hardingham ; photography, Pete Silver, William McLean (except where indicated).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silver, Pete ‡c (Architect)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Materials.
- Manufacturing processes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication techniques, this is the ideal reference for designers who wish to learn more about the materials and current technologies in material production available to them.Featuring the work of 12 fabricators based in the UK, the case studies displayed range from manufacture of complex wire rope, the processes of metal spinning, large-scale composite casting, to
- Contents:
- Fabrication - The Designers Guide; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Sheet Metal; 2 Softwood Timber; 3 Glass-Reinforced Plastic; 4 Tensile Steel; 5 Steel Sections; 6 Limestone; 7 Terrazzo Concrete; 8 Membrane Fabric; 9 Float Glass; 10 Tensile Yarns; 11 Cast Metal; 12 Spun Metal; Glossary of Processes; Company Information; Sources; Acknowledgments; Authors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-40389-2
- 1-281-27315-5
- 9786611273156
- 0-08-056937-4
- 9780080569376
- OCLC:
- 476155475
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