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First comprehensive and systematic publication on glass as primary supporting framework
The latest developments in building material, joining technology, and construction
Completely illustrated in color, with numerous color diagrams and drawings made specially for this book
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
About the author
Jan Wurm works for Arup Materials and Arup Facade Engineering in London as an architect, designer, and project manager.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Glass Structures
Book Subtitle: Design and Construction of Self-supporting Skins
Authors: Jan Wurm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8317-6
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
eBook Packages: Architecture and Design, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Basel 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 255
Number of Illustrations: 401 b/w illustrations, 490 illustrations in colour
Topics: Basics of Construction