| Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Spans of glass : From leafy arbour to climate skin: the search for paradise ; The glass roof: form, function and construction -- 3. Flat glass as a construction material : Properties of glass ; Basic glass: float glass, rolled glass and drawn glass ; The mechanical processing of glass: cutting, drilling and grinding ; The thermal treatment of glass: tempering, enamelling, bending and surface texturing ; Layering and bonding of panes: laminated glass and laminated safety glass -- Coating the panes and sealing the edges: insulating glass -- 4. Design and connections : Designing with glass ; The use of glass panes in building skins ; The use of glass plates and beams in structures -- 5. Functional requirements : Overview ; Specific requirements for building skin geometries -- 6. Glass structures : Forms of load-bearing structures in flat glass ; Design and construction parameters ; Load-bearing glass structures -- 7. Projects : Background of recent developments ; The glass courtyard: planar load-bearing systems ; The glass band: curved load-bearing systems ; The glass core: double-curved load-bearing systems -- 9. Outlook |
| Summary |
Flat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented exhibit new aesthetic qualities, based not on the dictum of "dematerialization" but on the poetry of gleaming and transparent planes. They ring in a new chapter in the history of glass architecture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-253) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Glass construction.
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Glass.
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Glass
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glass (material)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Glass.
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Glass construction.
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Glass
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Glass construction
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Tragwerk -- Glasbau.
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Glasbau -- Tragwerk.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007924610 |
| ISBN |
9783764383176 |
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3764383178 |
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9783764376086 |
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3764376082 |
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9783764376079 |
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3764376074 |
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