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CLADDING MATERIALS : BRICK S THE METHODS BY WHICH BRICKS OR
STONES CAN be coursed constitute a system organized by patterns . Some
coursing produces a stronger wall , and some produces more ornamental
patterns .
CLADDING MATERIALS : BRICK S THE METHODS BY WHICH BRICKS OR
STONES CAN be coursed constitute a system organized by patterns . Some
coursing produces a stronger wall , and some produces more ornamental
patterns .
Page 147
This section describes design elements that contribute to the organization of
walls . Walls are most often analyzed one wall at a time , with the wall that faces
the street or the wall that functions as the principal wall getting most of the design
...
This section describes design elements that contribute to the organization of
walls . Walls are most often analyzed one wall at a time , with the wall that faces
the street or the wall that functions as the principal wall getting most of the design
...
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CURVED WALL AS WINDOW DETAIL WALLS : CURVED A FALSE - FRONT
WALL EXTENDS ABOVE THE ROOF of. DUDDU ) ) In commercial design ,
curved walls produce a streamlined or sculptural form . These highly reflective ,
hard ...
CURVED WALL AS WINDOW DETAIL WALLS : CURVED A FALSE - FRONT
WALL EXTENDS ABOVE THE ROOF of. DUDDU ) ) In commercial design ,
curved walls produce a streamlined or sculptural form . These highly reflective ,
hard ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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