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082 _aA TH-0912
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100 _aShah, Jigar
245 0 _aExposed brick masonry : influence of a material on architecture (Also available on CD)
260 _c2006
300 _aiii,iv,115p.,CD-ROM
505 _aCONTENTS I. Introduction II.Aims and objectives III.Research question IV.Subsidiary questions V. Methodology VI.Scope and limitationsI 1. 1. HISTORY 2. 1.1. EVOLUTION OF BRICKS 1.2. DEVELOPMENT OF BRICKWORK INTO ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS 4. 1.2.1. Walls 1.2.2. Arches 1.2.3. Vaults 1.2.4. Domes 1.3. BRICKWORK IN EUROPE 9. 1.4. BRICKWORK IN MODERN ARCHITECTURE 10. 1.5. BRICKWORK, Technique of building 12. 1.5.1. BRICK AS A MATERIAL 1.5.1.1. Properties 1.5.1.2. Size 1.5.1.3. Texture 1.5.1.4. Colour 1.5.2. MORTOR FOR BRICKWORK 13. 1.5.3. MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ITS EFFECTS ON BRICK 14. 1.5.3.1. Components 1.5.3.2. Process and its impact on bricks 1.5.3.3. Bricks after Manufacturing 2 21. 2. BRICK ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA 22. 2.1. HISTORY OF BRICKWORK 2.1.1. Ancient period 2.1.2. Mughal period 2.1.3. Colonial period 2.1.4. The beginning of exposed brick masonry 2.2. BRICKWORK AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE 27. 2.2.1. Use of bricks in works of foreign architects 2.2.1.1. Le Corbusier Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad Sarabhai house, Ahmedabad 2.2.1.2. Louis Kahn Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 2.2.2. Use of bricks in works of Indian architects 31. 2.2.3. Use of brick in modern vernacular architecture 35. 2.3. AHMEDABAD 38. 2.3.1. HISTORY 2.3.2. BRICK WORK IN AHMEDABAD: Works Of Modern Architects 3 61. CASE STUDIES 1. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD 62. 2. NEWMAN HALL, AHMEDABAD 93. 4. CONCLUSION 101 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY 110 6. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 112
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