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Exterior Building Enclosures Design Process and Composition for Innovative Facades

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ISBN-10: 0470881275

ISBN-13: 9780470881279

Edition: 2013

Authors: Keith Boswell

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Focused on the design process for architects and related professionals, this is a guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures for a number of commercial building types and in a variety of building materials. Written by the technical director of the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), an architecture firm that is highly esteemed for its design quality, the book has a distinct focus on the design process by delineating the participants (architects, engineers, consultants) and their roles and responsibilities through collaboration, and tracking the design process through construction. In-depth case studies of projects of various scales,…    
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Book details

List price: $131.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 6/24/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 7.80" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.640

Acknowledgments
Basics
Understanding the Basics
Process
Definition
Functions
Elements and Forces on the Exterior Enclosure
Design Principles
Basic Types
Interfaces of Enclosure Types
Summary
Participants
Owner
Architect
Engineers
Design Team Resources: Material Suppliers, System Fabricators, and Specialty Fabricators
Builders
Summary
Design Process
Define and Establish Enclosure Goals
Enclosure Concepts
Research, Collection, and Analysis
Schematic Design/Design Development: Enclosure System Development
Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Documents
Summary
Construction
Construction Process
Bidding or Tender: The Step In-Between
Paper Stage of Construction
Enclosures Detailed Primarily by the Architect
"Bricks and Mortar" Stage
Summary
Brick Masonry
Overview
Design
Enclosure Structural Considerations
Weather Protection
Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation
Fire Resistance/Life Safety
Summary
Masonry - Brick
Harvard University Northwest Science Building
Masonry - Brick
Rice University Bioscience Research Collaborative
Masonry - Brick
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Natural Stone Masonry
Overview
Design
Enclosure Structural Considerations
Weather Protection
Miscellaneous
Summary
Masonry - Natural Stone
The Gas Company Tower
Masonry - Natural Stone
ARCO Tower One
Masonry - Natural Stone
The New Beijing Poly Plaza
Masonry - Natural Stone
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Architectural Concrete
Overview
Design
Structural Considerations
Weather Protection
Detailing and Specifications
Summary
Architectural Concrete
United States Embassy Beijing
Architectural Concrete
Dallas City Hall
Metal Framing and Glass
Overview
Design
Enclosure Structural Considerations
Weather Protection
Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation
Fire Safety
Additional Design Requirements
Summary
Metal Framed and Glass
San Francisco International Airport
Metal Framed and Glass
Jinta Tower
Metal Framed and Glass
Fountain Place (formerly Allied Bank Tower)
Metal Framed and Glass
Shanghai Huawei Technologies Corporate Campus
All-Glass Enclosures
Overview
Design
All-Glass Enclosure Structural Considerations
Weather Protection
Additional Design Requirements
Summary
All-Glass Enclosures
The New Beijing Poly Plaza
All-Glass Enclosures
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus
All-Glass Enclosures
Lenovo/Raycom Building C Entry Pavilion
Realization
Putting It All Together
Emerging Trends and Technology
Integrated Technologies
Summary
Index