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1 online resource |
Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Basics -- Understanding the Basics -- Process -- Definition -- Functions -- Elements and Forces on the Exterior Enclosure -- Design Principles -- Basic Types -- Interfaces of Enclosure Types -- Summary -- ch. 2 Participants -- Owner -- Architect -- Engineers -- Design Team Resources: Material Suppliers, System Fabricators, and Specialty Fabricators -- Builders -- Summary -- ch. 3 Design Process -- Step 1 Define and Establish Enclosure Goals -- Step 2 Enclosure Concepts -- Step 3 Research, Collection, and Analysis -- Step 4 Schematic Design/Design Development: Enclosure System Development -- Schematic Design -- Design Development -- Step 5 Construction Documents -- Summary -- ch. 4 Construction -- Step 6 Construction Process -- Bidding or Tender: The Step In-Between -- Paper Stage of Construction -- Enclosures Detailed Primarily by the Architect -- "Bricks and Mortar" Stage -- Summary -- ch. 5 Brick Masonry -- Overview -- Design -- Enclosure Structural Considerations -- Weather Protection -- Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation -- Fire Resistance/Life Safety -- Summary -- Masonry -- Brick -- Harvard University Northwest Science Building -- Masonry -- Brick -- Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative -- Masonry -- Brick -- UCLA Anderson School of Management -- ch. 6 Natural Stone Masonry -- Overview -- Design -- Enclosure Structural Considerations -- Weather Protection -- Miscellaneous -- Summary -- Masonry -- Natural Stone -- The Gas Company Tower -- Masonry -- Natural Stone -- ARCO Tower One -- Masonry -- Natural Stone -- The New Beijing Poly Plaza -- Masonry -- Natural Stone -- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center -- ch. 7 Architectural Concrete -- Overview -- Design -- Structural Considerations -- Weather Protection -- Detailing and Specifications -- Summary -- Architectural Concrete -- United States Embassy Beijing -- Architectural Concrete -- Dallas City Hall -- ch. 8 Metal Framing and Glass -- Overview -- Design -- Enclosure Structural Considerations -- Weather Protection -- Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation -- Fire Safety -- Additional Design Requirements -- Summary -- Metal Framed and Glass -- San Francisco International Airport -- Metal Framed and Glass -- Jinta Tower -- Metal Framed and Glass -- Fountain Place (formerly Allied Bank Tower) -- Metal Framed and Glass -- Shanghai Huawei Technologies Corporate Campus -- ch. 9 All-Glass Enclosures -- Overview -- Design -- All-Glass Enclosure Structural Considerations -- Weather Protection -- Additional Design Requirements -- Summary -- All-Glass Enclosures -- The New Beijing Poly Plaza -- All-Glass Enclosures -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus -- All-Glass Enclosures -- Lenovo/Raycom Building C Entry Pavilion -- ch. 10 Realization -- Putting It All Together -- Emerging Trends and Technology -- Integrated Technologies -- Summary |
Summary |
"Focused on the design process for architects and related professionals, this is a guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures for a number of commercial building types and in a variety of building materials. Written by the technical director of the San Francisco office of the esteemed architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), this book has a distinct focus on the design process by delineating the participants (architects, engineers, consultants) and their roles and responsibilities through collaboration, and tracking the design process through construction"-- Provided by publisher |
Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
Subject |
Exterior walls.
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Buildings -- Protection.
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Architectural design.
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exterior walls.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation.
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Architectural design
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Buildings -- Protection
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Exterior walls
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2012047930 |
ISBN |
9781118330067 |
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1118330064 |
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9781118332795 |
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1118332792 |
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9781118332009 |
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1118332008 |
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1299665187 |
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9781299665187 |
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0470881275 |
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9780470881279 |
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