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Wood, a natural resource available to man throughout history,has been used as a building material bringing togethera wide range of characteristics that endow it with greatversatility: thermal and acoustic insulation, structuralmaterial, decoration, warmth, texture and tact. The use oftechnology in handling this raw material has resulted in anincreasing variety of products that adapts to the times andmodern uses. Aspects such as hardness, weight, contraction,flexibility, color, brightness, and the smell alwaysdepend on the type of woodToday, wood is growing in sustainable forests to manufacturefurniture and for large-scale building, as it is a materialthat does not harm the environment; it is recyclableand relatively durable.The favorable conditions of wood make it possible to buildthe architectural gems that this book features representingthe most noteworthy recent projects. The book isorganized by themes and it offers a view of current trendsin the field of construction, interior decoration and design.

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Book category Books in English The arts Architecture Architectural structure & design

• Full title: Wood
• Author: Joaquin Ballarin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9788496936973
• ISBN: 849693697X
• ID: 04426842
• Publisher: Loft Publications
• Weight: 1070 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 199 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. July 2010

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