Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture by Scott Murray ebook FB2, EPUB, DJV
9781568987972 English 1568987978 Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain walls to create innovative, attention-grabbing building facades. With new concerns about the environment and affordable envelopes, the curtain wall represents a microcosm of issues important to architecture: climate responsiveness and energy use, intelligent utilization of resources, and advancements in digital design and fabrication. In Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture , architect and building technology expert Scott Murray presents an exhaustive taxonomy of the materials and techniques necessary for the design, fabrication, and installation of today's curtain wall systems. Murray presents a history of curtain wall design from the early skeleton-frame structures of the late-nineteenth century to the complex configurations of mullions, infill panels, and adhesives of today. Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture features detailed analyses of contemporary projects by leading architects and engineers, including the Blue Tower by Bernard Tschumi Architects; the Yale Sculpture Building by KieranTimberlake Associates; 100 Eleventh Avenue by Ateliers Jean Nouvel; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl Architects; the Atlas Building by Rafael Vi oly; the New York Times Building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects; One Omotesando by Kengo Kuma and Associates; and the Seattle Public Library by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and LMN Architects. Each cutting-edge project is documented through detailed drawings, color photography, and insightful descriptions of the aesthetic and technical considerations that make these projects best-case examples of curtain wall technology., This book provides an in-depth, scholarly exploration of curtain-wall architecture. The curtain wall can be defined as the nonload- bearing, exterior skin of a building, often composed primarily of glass supported by a metal frame. The term refers to the fact that this type of wall "hangs" on a building's structural frame. From early visionary projects of modern architects such as Mies van der Rohe in the 1920s and the proliferation of the Modernist glass box in the 1950s and '60s to the currently emerging rise of multilayered intelligent facades, the curtain wall has played a pivotal role in the development of contemporary high-rise architecture. Increasingly, these sophisticated systems are shaping not only the aesthetic experience of architecture but also the technical performance of buildings with respect to energy efficiency and occupant comfort. The book provides an overview of the development of the curtain wall from the late nineteenth century to the present, providing an in-detail look at the most recent innovations in curtain wall and building enclosure design by the world's leading architects and engineers, including Behnisch Architekten, KieranTimberlake Associates, Kengo Kuma and Associates, Rafael Vi�oly Architects, Bernard Tschumi Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Steven Holl Architects, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and others.
9781568987972 English 1568987978 Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain walls to create innovative, attention-grabbing building facades. With new concerns about the environment and affordable envelopes, the curtain wall represents a microcosm of issues important to architecture: climate responsiveness and energy use, intelligent utilization of resources, and advancements in digital design and fabrication. In Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture , architect and building technology expert Scott Murray presents an exhaustive taxonomy of the materials and techniques necessary for the design, fabrication, and installation of today's curtain wall systems. Murray presents a history of curtain wall design from the early skeleton-frame structures of the late-nineteenth century to the complex configurations of mullions, infill panels, and adhesives of today. Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture features detailed analyses of contemporary projects by leading architects and engineers, including the Blue Tower by Bernard Tschumi Architects; the Yale Sculpture Building by KieranTimberlake Associates; 100 Eleventh Avenue by Ateliers Jean Nouvel; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl Architects; the Atlas Building by Rafael Vi oly; the New York Times Building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects; One Omotesando by Kengo Kuma and Associates; and the Seattle Public Library by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and LMN Architects. Each cutting-edge project is documented through detailed drawings, color photography, and insightful descriptions of the aesthetic and technical considerations that make these projects best-case examples of curtain wall technology., This book provides an in-depth, scholarly exploration of curtain-wall architecture. The curtain wall can be defined as the nonload- bearing, exterior skin of a building, often composed primarily of glass supported by a metal frame. The term refers to the fact that this type of wall "hangs" on a building's structural frame. From early visionary projects of modern architects such as Mies van der Rohe in the 1920s and the proliferation of the Modernist glass box in the 1950s and '60s to the currently emerging rise of multilayered intelligent facades, the curtain wall has played a pivotal role in the development of contemporary high-rise architecture. Increasingly, these sophisticated systems are shaping not only the aesthetic experience of architecture but also the technical performance of buildings with respect to energy efficiency and occupant comfort. The book provides an overview of the development of the curtain wall from the late nineteenth century to the present, providing an in-detail look at the most recent innovations in curtain wall and building enclosure design by the world's leading architects and engineers, including Behnisch Architekten, KieranTimberlake Associates, Kengo Kuma and Associates, Rafael Vi�oly Architects, Bernard Tschumi Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Steven Holl Architects, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and others.