Form, force and structure: A brief history

Architectural Design

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 12-19

  Pedreschi, Remo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57749136531     PISSN: 00038504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ad.636     Document Type: Article

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