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100 Year Window by Hull Millwork
Hull Millworks' 100 Year Window is a return to excellence and long-term performance. Brent Hull, a millwork craftsman,and custom builder has created a line of historically authentic windows built with superior materials and construction methods but with newer details for better energy efficiency.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Architectural Terra Cotta
The most prominent use of architectural terra cotta was that of a decorative cladding system, particularly for urban commercial buildings.
Stone: A Catalog History Using the APT Building Technology Heritage Library
Stone is one of the world’s most common and durable building material.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Heavenly Spaces
The richness and variety of architecture is revealed in religious architecture.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Architectural Sheet Metal
Ornamental metals were used in several forms, but stamped sheet metal was a popular material for architectural exteriors and interiors from the 1870s through the 1920s.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Builders’ Hardware
The Building Technology Heritage Library is an open a door to Hardware History.
Windows in the Home
The following brochures, pamphlets, and catalogs explore how windows and glass evolved from the mid-19th through the mid-20th centuries.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Millwork
Trimmed Out: Architectural millwork gives delight and character to American homes.
Building Technology Heritage Library: Ornament
The APT Building Technology Heritage Library has a visual cornucopia of documents that tell the story or architectural ornament.
Heavy Lifting: The Rise of Metal in Construction
Metals role in architecture changed dramatically with the industrial revolution. Structural elements in cast iron pioneered the path to steel construction, high-rises and metal fabrications for ornament, enclosure and building systems.
Brick: A Catalog History Using the APT Building Technology Heritage Library
The Building Technology Heritage Library is a free, online research library of pre-1964 architectural trade catalogs, house plan books, and builder’s technical guides.
