Overview

The curtain wall, a non-bearing wall attached to a building's structural frame, is a key concept and an indispensable feature of contemporary architecture. Now the development of elastomers has even made facades of pure glass feasible. 20 exemplary facades by Cesar Pelli & Associates are presented in this book, arranged by material - glass, metal, stone. The conception and development of each individual facade solution is unfolded and construction details comprehensively documented in numerous drawings. Examples include the Nakanoshima Mitsui Tower (Osaka), Cheung Kong Center (Hong Kong), BankBoston (Buenos Aires), Mori Tower (Tokyo), Heron Quay 3 (London) and 731 Lexington - Bloomberg Tower (New York). Michael J. Crosbie is an architect, former editor of Progressive Architecture, a regular contributor to Domus, Architectural Record and Landscape Architecture, and author of numerous publications on architecture.

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Author:   Michael J. Crosbie
Publisher:   Birkhauser
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.159kg
ISBN:  

9783764370831

ISBN 10:   3764370831
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   14 October 2005
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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