✍ Scribed by Christian Schittich; Gerald Staib; Dieter Balkow; Matthias Schuler; Werner Sobek
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Standard work on building material glass
Glass offers a wide variety of possible applications for the realization of even the most ambitious designs in architecture, and in the past two decades it has experienced an unparalleled burst of innovation. For planners, this means working constantly with this high-performance material. In compact and appealing form, the completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass, from the history through the technical foundations all the way to the most innovative applications. Astonishing perspectives on thermal insulation and solar protection and the addition of thoughtfully selected new practical examples round off this comprehensive reference work.
Contents
Preface
Part 1 Glass in architecture
From the origins to classical modernism
Glass architecture from the Modern Movement to the present day
Part 2 Principles
Glass as a building material
Designing with glass – strength and loadbearing behaviour
Glass and energy – building performance
Part 3 Construction details
3.1 Fixings for glass
3.2 Openings
3.3 Architectural details
Part 4 Case studies
Case studies 1–42
Appendix
Statutory instruments, directives and standards
Further reading
Index
Index of names
Picture credits
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