Preface |
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I Technology of earth building |
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11 | (8) |
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11 | (2) |
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Earth as a building material: The essentials |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (3) |
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Prejudices against earth as a building material |
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18 | (1) |
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The properties of earth as a building material |
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19 | (17) |
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19 | (2) |
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Tests used to analyse the composition of loam |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (5) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Shelter against high-frequency electromagnetic radiation |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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Soaking, crushing and mixing |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Improving the earth's characteristics by special treatment or additives |
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39 | (13) |
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Reduction of shrinkage cracks |
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39 | (1) |
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Stabilisation against water erosion |
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40 | (2) |
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Enhancement of binding force |
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42 | (1) |
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Increasing compressive strength |
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43 | (4) |
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Strength against abrasion |
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47 | (1) |
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Increasing thermal insulation |
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47 | (5) |
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52 | (9) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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New wall construction techniques |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Working with earth blocks |
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61 | (8) |
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61 | (1) |
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Production of earth blocks |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Fixing fasteners to walls |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Special acoustic green bricks |
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68 | (1) |
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Large blocks and prefabricated panels |
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69 | (3) |
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69 | (1) |
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Prefabricated wall panels |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Direct forming with wet loam |
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72 | (8) |
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Traditional wet loam techniques |
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72 | (2) |
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The ``Dunne loam loaf'' technique |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (5) |
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Wet loam infill in skeleton structures |
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80 | (3) |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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Rolls and bottles of straw loam |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Infill with stranglehm and earth-filled hoses |
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82 | (1) |
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Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight Ioam |
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83 | (9) |
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83 | (1) |
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Tamped lightweight straw Ioam walls |
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83 | (1) |
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Tamped lightweight wood loam walls |
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84 | (1) |
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Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight mineral loam walls |
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85 | (3) |
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Pumped lightweight mineral loam floors |
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88 | (1) |
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Loam-filled hollow blocks |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (6) |
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92 | (1) |
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Composition of loam plaster |
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92 | (2) |
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Guidelines for plastering earth walls |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Lightweight mineral loam plaster |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Plastered straw bale houses |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (2) |
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Weather protection of loam surfaces |
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98 | (6) |
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Consolidating the surface |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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Making surfaces water-repellent |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (2) |
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Shingles, planks and other covers |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Repair of loam components |
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104 | (3) |
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The occurrence of damage in loam components |
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104 | (1) |
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Repair of cracks and joints with loam fillers |
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104 | (1) |
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Repair of cracks and joints with other fillers |
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105 | (1) |
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Repairing larger areas of damage |
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105 | (1) |
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Retrofitting thermal insulation with lightweight loam |
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106 | (1) |
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Designs of particular building elements |
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107 | (28) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (3) |
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Inclined roofs filled with lightweight loam |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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Earth block vaults and domes |
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117 | (14) |
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Earthen storage wall in winter gardens |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Built-in furniture and sanitary objects from loam |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Passive solar wall heating system |
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134 | (1) |
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Earthquake-resistant building |
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135 | (69) |
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136 | (4) |
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Openings for doors and windows |
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140 | (1) |
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Bamboo-reinforced rammed earth walls |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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Textile walls with loam infill |
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147 | (3) |
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Two semi-deatched houses, Kassel, Germany |
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150 | (2) |
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Residence cum office, Kassel, Germany |
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152 | (2) |
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Residence at Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
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154 | (2) |
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Farmhouse, Wazirpur, India |
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156 | (1) |
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Honey house at Moab, Utah, USA |
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157 | (1) |
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Residence, La Paz, Bolivia |
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158 | (1) |
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Residence, Turku, Finland |
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159 | (1) |
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Residence and studio at Gallina Canyon, New Mexico, USA |
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160 | (2) |
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Residence at Villa de Leyva, Colombia |
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162 | (2) |
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Low Compound at Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
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164 | (2) |
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Residence at Des Montes, near Taos, New Mexico, USA |
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166 | (2) |
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Casita Nuaanarpoq at Taos, New Mexico, USA |
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168 | (1) |
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Residence and office at Bowen Mountain, New South Wales, Autralia |
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169 | (1) |
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Vineyard residence at Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia |
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170 | (2) |
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Residence, Helensville, New Zealand |
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172 | (2) |
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Residence, Sao Francisco Xavier, Brazil |
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174 | (2) |
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Three-family house, Stein on the Rhine, Switzerland |
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176 | (1) |
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Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings |
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School at Solvig, Jarna, Sweden |
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177 | (1) |
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Kindergarten, Sorsum, Germany |
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178 | (2) |
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School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh |
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180 | (2) |
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Kindergarten and nursery of Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh, India |
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182 | (2) |
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Panafrican Institute for Development, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
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184 | (2) |
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Youth centre at Spandau, Berlin, Germany |
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186 | (2) |
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Printing plant in Pielach, Austria |
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188 | (2) |
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Office building, New Delhi, India |
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190 | (2) |
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Mii amo spa at Sedona, Arizona, USA |
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192 | (2) |
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Tourist resort at Baird Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
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194 | (1) |
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Charles Sturt University at Thurgoona, New South Wales, Australia |
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195 | (1) |
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Chapel of the central clinic in Suhl, Germany |
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196 | (2) |
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Cultural centre, La Paz, Bolivia |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Chapel of Reconcilation, Berlin, Germany |
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200 | (2) |
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Center of Gravity Foundation Hall at Jemez Springs, New Mexico, USA |
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202 | (2) |
Future prospects |
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204 | (1) |
Measures |
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205 | (1) |
Bibliographical references |
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206 | (1) |
Acknowledgements |
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207 | (1) |
Illustration credits |
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