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Author Boswell, C. Keith.

Title Exterior building enclosures : design process and composition for innovative facades / C. Keith Boswell
Published Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

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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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Subject Exterior walls.
Buildings -- Protection.
Architectural design.
exterior walls.
ARCHITECTURE -- Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation.
Architectural design
Buildings -- Protection
Exterior walls
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012047930
ISBN 9781118330067
1118330064
9781118332795
1118332792
9781118332009
1118332008
1299665187
9781299665187
0470881275
9780470881279