Building skins / Christian Schittich (ed.) ; with essays contributed by Christian Schittich, Werner Lang and Roland Krippner; [translation, German/English, Peter Greene and Ingrid Taylor]
Contributor(s): Schittich, Christian
| Lang, Werner | Krippner, Roland.
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BookSeries: In detail.Publisher: München : Basel [Switzerland] ; Boston : Edition Detail, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation ; Birkhäuser, 2006Edition: New enlarged ed.Description: 198 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.ISBN: 3764376406 ; 9783764376406 .Subject(s): Facades | Exterior walls | Architectural designDDC classification: 721.2 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 721.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00163374 | |
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 721.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00163375 | |
| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 721.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00177744 | |
| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 721.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00113956 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Shell, skin, materials -- Is it al just a facade? : the functional, energetic and structural aspects of the building skin -- The building skin as heat and power generator -- Materials in the building skin : from material to construction.
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Christian Schittich ist Chefredaktor der Zeitschrift DETAIL.