Product Description: The advantages of concrete as a building material have fundamentally changed. Modern types of concrete are available for a multitude of applications, ranging from insulation to filigree. This journal outlines potential developments in the material's technological, constructive and aesthetic future...read more

Product Description: Facades determine the appearance of a building. Thus they have a very important role to play in architecture. At the same time, the building envelope has important functions to fulfill, including lighting, weatherproofing, thermal isolation, load distribution, and sound insulation, to name only the most important...read more

Product Description: This book demonstrates the principles of facade construction. Guidelines are suggested for good detailing. The installation procedures are described for the most common materials glass, wood, steel, concrete, and aluminum. Numerous drawings made specially for the book explain the principles of the individual types of facade which are then illustrated with built examples...read more

Product Description: Looking at the development of façade technology, after 60 years of curtain wall systems, 30 years of element-façade systems and ten years of experience with the integration of environmental services in double façades, it is clear that the peak of optimization has been reached...read more

Product Description: Pneumatic structures were developed during the 1960s. However, the energy crisis and aesthetic developments impeded the use of these structures as a mainstream construction method. Nowadays, they are typically used in special areas of architecture and design...read more

Product Description: Technology has made a deep impact on design possibilities and the control of production logistics, enabling feats such as freeform architecture and increasingly precise elaboration. Alternately, Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing Technology now provide the opportunity to create one-off components and elements for architecture...read more

Product Description: The renovation of buildings past their prime can no longer be regarded as a necessary evil that costs money and causes inconvenience. Increasingly, it is being acknowledged that to renovate a building and its façade (or ‘envelope’) can has considerable advantages...read more