Pfammatter, Ulrich. <br/><br/>
Building the future :  building technology and cultural history from the Industrial Revolution until today / 
Ulrich Pfammatter ; [translated from the German by Jeremy Gaines and James Roderick O'Donovan]. 
 - Munich ;  New York :  Prestel,  c2008. 
 - 325 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), plans ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical refrences and  index 
<br/><br/>From greenhouse to 'high-tech' hothouse' - virtual experience space of industrial and communicative societies -- Building as an art or the art of building? Railway sheds, expo pavilions, terminals - spatial landscapes of the future -- How concrete became lighter - 100 years of concrete pioneers -- The 'liberated facade' - from wall to partition to skin -- Process thinking conquers construction - industrialisation from the balloon frame to the skyscraper -- "Sustainable building design" - a future project -- Sir Ove Arup: the key search, 1970. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3791339265 9783791339269 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008921849 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture, Modern--19th century.<br/>Architecture, Modern--20th century.<br/>Architectural design.<br/>Building--Technological innovations.<br/>Building materials--Technological innovations.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.9