From Birkhäuser’s DETAIL series, which breaks down highly specific building information into comprehensive reference volumes. This edition brings together detailed designs and illustrations, photographs, and a wide range of built examples, offering an in-depth resource on the planning and execution of refurbishment projects. Acting as a practical planning aid, the manual provides detailed background information and scientifically grounded guidance, organized into chapters. It covers topics such as refurbishment strategies, the categorization of typical building flaws, and relevant planning factors, including a breakdown of historical periods as a reference for.....
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From Birkhäuser’s DETAIL series, which breaks down highly specific building information into comprehensive reference volumes. This edition brings together 2,000 illustrations, photographs, and a wide range of built examples, offering an in-depth resource on the construction of pitched roofs. Organized into chapters, the manual examines roof elements and joining techniques, covering 13 different types of roofs and their relevant materials, including thatch, slate, fiber cement, glass, and more. It also addresses essential considerations such as ventilation and insulation. The latter half of the volume is dedicated to fully illustrated.....
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From Birkhäuser’s DETAIL series, which breaks down highly specific building information into comprehensive reference volumes. This edition brings together more than 600 design drawings and illustrations, photographs, and a wide range of built examples, offering an in-depth resource on facade construction. Organized into chapters, the manual explores the technical background and construction details of stone, clay, glass, timber, plastic, concrete, and metal as facade materials. The latter half is dedicated to fully illustrated case studies and detailed plans of completed projects, together serving as a through technical reference reflecting.....
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A rare copy of the first Japanese-English Buddhist dictionary published in Japan. An initial editorial conference was held in 1958 with over 10 Japanese scholars and Dr. Richard Gard of Yale University and Stanley Weinstein of London University. A process ensued to select 5,000 passages from a previous publication of over 24,000 passages by distributing the work to 20 scholars. The selections were then edited for this English presentation. The preface lists the large editorial group that contributed to the project. Text in English and Japanese.

Condition: Very Good-, scuffing.....
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