Building Skins

Name: Building Skins
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ISBN: 9783764376406

ISBN-10: 3764376406

ISBN-13: 9783764376406

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: Christian Schittich, Roland Krippner, Werner Lang, Werner Lang

List price: $105.00

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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,…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag GmbH
Publication date: 10/20/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 198
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English



Shell, skin, materials



Is it all "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


The architects