book (design) story #261
(unknown) :
schweizer stahlbauten
verband schweizerischer brückenbau- und stahlhochbauunternehmungen, zürich, 1952
printer: gebr. fretz, zürich
size: 29 x 23 cm
designer: richard paul lohse

this book was published by the swiss association of steel construction companies, with german and french texts.

the impressum credits richard paul lohse (1902-1988)
for the design. this is the first in a series of books lohse designed
for this association – see story 101 for
two later publications.

sans-serif type and ...

... asymmetric title/page layout are typically "swiss".

the beautiful gravure-printed photos are by beringer & pampalucchi and other great swiss photographers such as tuggener, wolgensinger, bischof , herdeg, and others.

above on the right the gasworks in winterthur (unfortunately demolished a few years ago). below beautiful photos of a garage roof in zürich – by day and by night.

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