Best of Detail: Holz – Wood (ed. Christian Schittich; Edition Detail 2014) presents selected highlights from the Detail magazine about wood as a material.
With its positive qualities and wide range of applications, wood excels in several areas: it meets the holistic evaluation criteria of sustainable construction and is perfect for outdoor use in sophisticated designs and facades, as well as for use in interiors. It enables short construction times, is relatively inexpensive and both builders and architects alike appreciate is sensuous charm and familiarity. Even today’s high standards for acoustic insulation and fire safety in multi-storey buildings can be met by wood. These outstanding qualities are increasing turning this traditional construction material into one of the most sought-after materials for innovative projects of the culture, while its structural design potential, combined with a ‘pure’ solution, allows the building of mixed and composite structures. Best of Detail Wood brings together high-lights from DETAIL about wood as a material. Besides a theoretical basis, the publication also offers a comprehensive section on projects, ranging from experiments to elaborate details, which provides abundant inspiration and examples of successful architectural design using wood.
– Christian Schittich (ed.) Best of Detail: Holz – Wood (Edition Detail, 2014), book description
The text is in English and German. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy in stock is in very good condition. The pages are clean, no markings. The binding is fine. The covers show only some minor traces of shelf wear and use.
