Ludwig Steiger – författare

Each type of construction has its special characteristics which cannot be compared with those of other building materials. The first building construction designs in the architectural curriculum are planned as masonry or timber buildings. On the basis of these two traditional and elementary building materials, students familiarize themselves with construction details and structural principles, which are also the basis of construction with "modern" materials such as steel, concrete and glass. Basics Building Construction is clearly structured and focused, and explains the characteristics of these important construction materials. The book familiarizes the reader with the most common construction systems, their rules and applications, and enables architectural students to contemplate creative solutions that may also be outside the standardized solutions offered by the construction industry.This compendium combines the successful individual volumes Timber Construction, Masonry Construction and Glass Construction of the BASICS series in one book, which has been expanded by the two new, hitherto unpublished, Steel Construction and Concrete Construction volumes.

Holz ist einer der elementarsten und ältesten Baustoffe der Menschheit und hat bis heute nicht an Attraktivität und Aktualität verloren. In vielen Kultur- und Klimazonen sind neben Mauerwerksbauten Wohnhäuser aus Holz die dominierende Bauweise. Das lebendige, leichte und einfach zu verarbeitende Material unterliegt jedoch speziellen Eigenarten, die in ihrer Bauweise nicht mit anderen Baustoffen zu vergleichen sind. Um qualitative und materialgerechte Entwürfe zu entwickeln, benötigen Architekten spezifische Kenntnisse über diesen Baustoff und über die im Holzbau verwendeten Konstruktionsregeln. Die Neuauflage des erfolgreichen Bandes Basics Holzbau ergänzt die gebräuchlichsten Bausysteme um das Thema des Massivholzbaus mit massiven Wandbauelementen, deren Regeln und Anwendungen sowie die dazugehörigen Details.

Each type of construction has its special characteristics which cannot be compared with those of other building materials. The first building construction designs in the architectural curriculum are planned as masonry or timber buildings. On the basis of these two traditional and elementary building materials, students familiarize themselves with construction details and structural principles, which are also the basis of construction with "modern" materials such as steel, concrete and glass. Basics Building Construction is clearly structured and focused, and explains the characteristics of these important construction materials. The book familiarizes the reader with the most common construction systems, their rules and applications, and enables architectural students to contemplate creative solutions that may also be outside the standardized solutions offered by the construction industry.This compendium combines the successful individual volumes Timber Construction, Masonry Construction and Glass Construction of the BASICS series in one book, which has been expanded by the two new, hitherto unpublished, Steel Construction and Concrete Construction volumes.