Designing the Exterior Wall: An Architectural Guide to the Vertical Envelope
- ISBN-10
- 0471451916
- ISBN-13
- 9780471451914
- Category
- Architecture / General
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-06-20
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- Linda Brock
Description
By presenting the basics of building science along with aprescribed set of details, Designing the Exterior Wall helpsyou understand why buildings fail and how they can be made moredurable through design. Author Linda Brock connects the science andaesthetics of building envelopes through the examination of avariety of construction and cladding types. She features detailsfrom real world projects in a variety of climates, successful andunsuccessful case studies, and checklists you can use on your ownprojects. Helps you reduce your liability by showing why buildingenvelopes fail and how they can be designed to endure. Moves from theory to actual construction by including hundredsof building envelope details from a broad array of projects andclimates. Integrates numerous contemporary case studies, including FrankGehry's Experiential Music Center in Seattle (thin skins), RenzoPiano's Rue de Meaux housing in Paris (terra cotta cladding), andMario Botta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (prefabricatedbrick panels). Designing the Exterior Wall is a must-have book, whetheryou're an architect or a student. Order your copy today.
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