TY - BOOK AU - Herwig,Oliver AU - Thallemer,Axel TI - Air: and what we associate with it : science, architecture, design SN - 9783897902145 (hbk.) : AV - NA680 U1 - 724.6 HER PY - 2005/// CY - Stuttgart, Woodbridge PB - Arnoldsche, ACC Distribution [distributor] KW - Architecture, Modern KW - 20th century KW - Air KW - Architecture and Planning KW - ukslc KW - Architecture KW - thema N1 - What is air? This book tries to unite culture, art and science. From an onthropocentric perspective, this work examines the topic across a broad range of sciences and disciplines, from antiquity to today--Back cover; English and German text N2 - The authors approach the phenomenon of air from many angles. The focus is on modern pioneering achievements in science, architecture and design: how we have discovered air as a building material or the most recent technical applications, in pneumatics, to take one example ER -