Gewebebogenbrücken. English

Woven arch bridge : histories of constructional thoughts / LIU Yan.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

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1 online resource (xxi, 389 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.

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Liu Yan , an architectural historian, earned the degree of Doktor-Ingenieurin Bauforschung (Building Archaeology) from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is a Member of the Koldewey-Gesellschaft and a Junior Fellow at the Society of Fellows in Liberal Arts, Southern University of Science and Technology and now works as a lecturer at Kunming University of Science and Technology, China.

"This book focuses on the woven arch bridge, an arch-shaped structure that is one of the most extraordinary timber building traditions of the world. The woven arch bridge exists widely in different cultures and its specific nature is conceptualized by the author as a kind of "universal uniqueness", challenging widespread viewpoints on its origin and genealogy. Taking this argument as its main thread, the book traces the histories of different woven-arch-bridge-cultures and investigates in particular the woven arch bridge in the mountains of Southeast of China from three angles, using both archaeological and anthropological methods. Resting upon these case studies, a definition of typology and a new theory of structural evolution are established, while the book also draws comparisons between western and eastern timber building cultures and offers new insights on the differences between East Asia and Europe. The book also provides a large number of examples and illustrations of the bridge, and will be of great value and inspiration for architects and scholars studying the history of architecture, bridges and construction, while also appealing to general readers interested in historical bridges and traditional construction technology"-- Provided by publisher.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Liu, Yan, 1984- Woven arch bridge Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.

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August 07, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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