Stairs /

Blanc, Alan.

Stairs / Alan and Sylvia Blanc. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Architecture Press, c2001. - 232 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Stairs, steps, and ramps / Alan Blanc. 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword - 1. Introduction - 2. Civic and public stairs - 3. Commercial stairs - 4. Domestic stairs - 5. External stairs - 6. Detailed construction: timber - 7. Detailed construction: iron, steel and other metals - 8. Concrete stairs - 9. Stonework and composite construction - 10. Design codes and procedures - 11. Elevators and mechanical circulation - 12. International case studies - 13. Case studies in the UK - Epilogue - Index.

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Staircases.

721.832 / BLA