Detailing corners in building
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HKIA journal: the official journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (香港建築師學報), no.17, 1998, pp. 36-40
Abstract
Corners of a building affect very much the way a form is perceived. They also account for most of the problems in detailing a building. This paper gives the theoretical frameworks for some standard practices in detailing and articulating corners of buildings, in particular, the tricky external corners.
(1) Corner in the perception of building
(2) Problems in detailing different types of corners
(3) Articulating corners
(4) The problems of geometry in detailing external corners
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1998
Language
en