Reconstructing the balloon frame: A study in the history of architectonics;Balon çerçeveyi yeniden kurmak: Arkitektonik tarihinde bir çalisma

Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-209

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Author keywords

Balloon frame; Building; Construction; Economics; Structure; Technology; Tradition; Vernacular architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954871746     PISSN: 02585316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4305/METU.JFA.2009.2.10     Document Type: Article

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