Structural Materials for Sustainable Architecture: Imagining Delight, Form and Performance

by Peter Walker, Michael Dickson, Michael G. Dickson

Book Overview

This book discusses and illustrates the aesthetics, use and shaping of structural materials in the design and construction of a sustainable built environment. It develops the argument for, and an appreciation of, novel and innovative structural engineering forms through the comparative choice of construction materials currently available for buildings. This includes well-established materials and technologies, such as masonry, timber, structural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138293113
• ISBN13: 9781138293113
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages