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Acknowledgments

The Basics of Building with Arches, Vaults and Cupolas

A SKAT publication, Swiss Center for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management, 1994.

Authors: Thierry Joffroy, assisted by Hubert Guillaud, architects researchers, CRATerre-EAG

Contributions by: Patrice Doat, Alexandre Douline, Josep Esteve, Philippe Gamier, Hugo Houben, Serge Maini, Pascal Odul and Vincent Rigassi of CRATerre-EAG. and with the opinions of: John Norton, Development Workshop; Roland Besenval, CRAO-CNRS; Myriam Olivier, ENTPE de Lyon; Gernot Minke, University of Kassel; Kiran Mukerji,

Planning and Building in the Tropics. Editing by Karl Wehrle and Heini Muller; SKAT

Available at: SKAT-Bookshop, Vadianstrasse 42, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland, Fax.+41 71237545

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