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Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures

Author : Mic Patterson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047093185X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures written by Mic Patterson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STRUCTURAL GLASS FACADES FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS Once an experimental building form, structural glass facades have matured into a fully robust technology. Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures documents, defines, and categorizes the current state of the art in long-span glass facade design and construction, with a focus on structural systems, glass cladding options, and implementation strategies for innovative design. A comparative analysis of these various systems is included, along with designs and design practices for enhancing transparency; engineering issues; material, process, and fabrication considerations; installation means and methods; and project delivery strategies for implementing innovative building technology in today's construction marketplace. The reader will find information here that is not available together in any single resource, including: Structural system types and design options, with integrated glass system options and their application on each of the structural types An in-depth discussion of design, fabrication, and installation issues relative to each system type, accompanied by illustrations and photographs A discussion of the challenges of implementing innovative design and technology in the construction industry, and operational practices to improve the probability of success A series of in-depth case studies documenting representative samples of stunning built works that employ the technology and design principles identified in the book Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures provides expert content for putting cutting-edge technology into real-life practice, creating new potential for fresh applications embracing both aesthetic and performance solutions, and for the adoption of the technology by architects, builders, and facade practitioners.

Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures

Author : Michael Patterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780470950531
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures written by Michael Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exterior Building Enclosures

Author : Keith Boswell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118330064
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Exterior Building Enclosures written by Keith Boswell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures Focused on the design process for architects and related professionals, this book addresses the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures for a number of commercial building types and in a variety of building materials. It focuses on the design process by delineating enclosure basics, the participants (owners, architects, engineers, consultants) and their roles and responsibilities through collaboration, and tracking the design process through construction. This comprehensive handbook covers all of the factors that affect the design of a building enclosure, including function, visual aesthetics, performance requirements, and many other criteria. In-depth case studies of projects of various scales, types, and climate conditions illustrate the successful implementation of exterior wall enclosure solutions in brick masonry, stone, architectural concrete, glass, and metals. This unique and indispensable guide: Defines the functions, physical requirements, design principles, and types of exterior building enclosures Identifies the participants in the design and construction process and specifies their roles and responsibilities Presents a step-by-step process for the design of exterior enclosures, from defining goals and developing concepts through creating construction documents Reviews the construction process from bidding and negotiation through the paper phase to the "brick and mortar" stage Provides details on the properties of exterior enclosure materials, including structural considerations, weather protection, fire safety, and more Covers a variety of materials, including brick masonry, natural stone masonry, architectural concrete, metal framing and glass, and all-glass enclosures Written by the technical director of the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Exterior Building Enclosures is an indispensable resource for architects, engineers, facade consultants, and green design consultants working on commercial building projects.

Structural Glass

Author : Peter Rice
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0419199403
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Structural Glass written by Peter Rice and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is published in English for the first time. The first edition in French sold extremely well and this second edition has the added benefit of an 8 page colour section and nine new case studies not only from France but from Norway, London.

Constructing Building Enclosures

Author : Clifton Fordham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000081842
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing Building Enclosures written by Clifton Fordham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructing Building Enclosures investigates and interrogates tensions that arose between the disciplines of architecture and engineering as they wrestled with technology and building cultures that evolved to deliver structures in the modern era. At the center of this history are inventive architects, engineers and projects that did not settle for conventional solutions, technologies and methods. Comprised of thirteen original essays by interdisciplinary scholars, this collection offers a critical look at the development and the purpose of building technology within a design framework. Through two distinct sections, the contributions first challenge notions of the boundaries between architecture, engineering and construction. The authors then investigate twentieth-century building projects, exploring technological and aesthetic boundaries of postwar modernism and uncovering lessons relevant to enclosure design that are typically overlooked. Projects include Louis Kahn’s Weiss House, Minoru Yamasaki’s Science Center, Sigurd Lewerentz’s Chapel of Hope and more. An important read for students, educators and researchers within architectural history, construction history, building technology and design, this volume sets out to disrupt common assumptions of how we understand this history.

Glass Structures

Author : Jan Wurm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3764376082
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Glass Structures written by Jan Wurm and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented exhibit new aesthetic qualities, based not on the dictum of "dematerialization" but on the poetry of gleaming and transparent planes. They ring in a new chapter in the history of glass architecture.

Structural Use of Glass

Author : Matthias Haldimann
Publisher : IABSE
ISBN 13 : 3857481196
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Structural Use of Glass written by Matthias Haldimann and published by IABSE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to redress this issue by providing an overview of the recent developments in this field thereby providing a basis for the understanding of the structural performance and design of glass in buildings. Each chapter draws on the latest developments in practice and research and contains contributions from various international glass experts. The mix of general and specialist content ranging from rules of thumb to fracture mechanics and novel applications to post-breakage performance make this book useful to practitioners and researchers. Furthermore, the text is supplemented by tables of the major codes of practice and by an extensive list of references.

Structural Glass

Author : Rice
Publisher : Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750609159
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Structural Glass written by Rice and published by Architectural Press. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Building Skins

Author : Christian Schittich
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3034615086
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Building Skins written by Christian Schittich and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Challenging Glass 3

Author : IOS Press
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1614990611
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Challenging Glass 3 written by IOS Press and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two things everybody knows about glass: it is transparent, and it breaks! These are also the properties that constitute the challenge of glass as an architectural and structural material. This book presents papers from the third Challenging Glass Conference (CGC3), held at the Technical University (TU) Delft, the Netherlands, in June 2012. The conference brings together glass engineering, research and design specialists. Papers are grouped under seven topic headings: project and case studies; joints, fixings and adhesives; strength, stability and safety (a category which includes a quarter of all the papers presented at the conference); laminates and composite design; curved and bended glass; architectural design and lighting and finally, glass in facades. Glass remains one of the most exciting materials available to designers and architects today. This book will be of interest to all those involved in working with glass in an architectural and structural context.

Glass & Interactive Building Envelopes

Author : Michel Crisinel
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 1586037099
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Glass & Interactive Building Envelopes written by Michel Crisinel and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of tomorrow's towns and cities will be based on new social, economic and technological ideals focused on improving the quality of life. To attain this objective, architects and engineers of today must improve the quality of buildings and establish new principles of building conception. The quality of interior space and the impact of a building on its surroundings depends strongly on the physical interface that separates the outer environment from the inner building space. The conception and realisation of this interface (the envelope) are, therefore, of prime importance.

Imagine No. 01: Facades

Author : Ulrich Knaack
Publisher : 010 Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9064506566
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Imagine No. 01: Facades written by Ulrich Knaack and published by 010 Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books comprises various themes around imaginary facades and building envelopes. Aspects such as function integration, networking of elements, new structures and materials, as well as the addition of functions to existing structures are investigated in around 85 examples.

Engineered Transparency 2021

Author : Bernhard Weller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 343303320X
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Engineered Transparency 2021 written by Bernhard Weller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains more than 70 articles and presents international trends in structural glazing and facade construction. Renowned authors from all over the world report on current research results and innovative construction projects.

Effective Daylighting with High-Performance Facades

Author : Kyle Konis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319394630
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Effective Daylighting with High-Performance Facades written by Kyle Konis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores advanced building-facade daylighting design practices based on diverse energy and human-factor performance metrics. It also defines effective daylighting by rethinking the simplified approach to glazing and facade systems to incorporate the local climate and the needs of building occupants as critical drivers of building performance, design solutions and technological innovation. It discusses state-of-the-art approaches in the context of simulation-based design workflows, innovative technologies and real project case studies, all targeting low and net-zero energy solutions that enhance occupant comfort. Readers benefit from a comprehensive approach that improves the feedback loop between design intent and performance in use. The book is intended for architects, lighting designers, facade engineers, manufacturers and building owners/operators, as well as advanced students.

COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass

Author : Jan Belis
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1138000442
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass written by Jan Belis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-04-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The application of glass as a structural material may seem surprising initially, yet pioneering glass structures were first built two decades ago already. Ever since, Structural Glass has been developing at a very high pace thanks to very intensive scientific and industrial research and new technological developments. Right at the heart of these rapidly evolving developments, the European COST Action TU0905 'Structural Glass – Novel Design Methods and Next Generation Products' is active. With its main goals of unifying, harmonizing and boosting the ongoing developments in structural glass research, COST Action TU0905 frequently organizes international expert meetings and Training Schools, and supports scientific research missions. This proceedings volume of the COST Action TU0905 Mid-term Conference on Structural Glass offers a great insight into the latest developments in Structural Glass by means of more than 60 peer-reviewed papers by nearly 140 authors. Contributions cover all major topics in the field, ranging from in-depth material investigations to full glass structures and facades. As such, it represents an appealing work on this very young and dynamic field, and is intended for a global readership of researchers and practitioners, including structural and civil engineers, architects, material scientists, building consultants, contractors, material suppliers and product manufacturers, as well as other professionals involved in the design and realization of structural glass projects. The COST Action TU0905 Mid-Term Conference was held as a unique event, strongly embedded in COST Action TU0905 'Structural Glass – Novel Design Methods and Next Generation Products'. As such, it reflects the Action’s strong position as probably the largest Structural Glass research network worldwide, and disseminates the ultimate COST philosophy: true cooperation in Science and Technology.

The Image of the City

Author : Kevin Lynch
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262620017
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Image of the City written by Kevin Lynch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1964-06-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.

Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types

Author : D. Kirk Hamilton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470129344
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types written by D. Kirk Hamilton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence-based design, which bases design decisions on the best available current research evidence, is gaining traction among architects. Expanding the field from its origins in healthcare to other building types such as education, criminal justice, commercial, industrial, and places of worship, this book introduces design professionals to the concept of evidence-based design and its use in the creation of high performance environments. It focuses on the methods by which design professionals and their clients can create better buildings by critically interpreting the implications of credible research and careful observation of completed projects. Drawing a direct link between evidence and application, the authors provide examples of credible research that supports evidence-based design are presented, as well as specific applications and case study examples.