In Detail: Building Skins - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3764376406 ISBN 13 : 9783764376406

Editeur : Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2006

Synopsis

The external facades of a building are more than a protective mantle, or an intelligent skin regulating temperature and light, they also determine its very appearance. By unusual choices of materials and the use of complex technology, facades have become increasingly significant in recent years. External surfaces are being perceived as an integral part of the building and are therefore being designed as such. This volume focuses on the wide-ranging aspects of facade design, from the selection and use of materials to the advanced technical possibilities now open to the architect. A wide array of carefully selected international examples show the theory in the practice. All plans, details, and large scale sections of the facades have been researched with the high degree of competence typical of the editorial staff from the review Detail. Expert authors provide the essential information needed to plan and design facades and elucidate on the latest developments in technology and materials.

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À propos des auteurs

The architect and Editor in Chief of DETAIL Christian Schittich (1956) has written most of the titles in the DETAIL series.

Christian Schittich ist Chefredaktor der Zeitschrift DETAIL.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3764376406
• ISBN 13: 9783764376406
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Éditeur: Schittich Christian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible