The future envelope 3 Facades - The making of (IOS Press, 2010)
Title page; Preface; Introduction; Contents; About the author: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Michel; Acrylic Facades -- Three Case Studies; About the author: BEng CEng MIstructE James O'Callaghan; Thinking Big with Structural Glass; About the author: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Cremers; Designing the Light -- New Textile Architecture; About the author: Prof. Dr. Ir. Mick Eekhout; Development of a Super Slim Facade System for INHolland Polytechnic, Delft; About the author: Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein; Scenarios for Future Building Envelopes -- Student Designs; About the author: Ir. Jeroen Scheepmaker
For "The Making Of"--The book title's association to film making - the director must have broad knowledge of the technical aspects of producing a film. If a designer/architect aims to reach beyond the basic standard and wants to have full control over the outcome of his work, he or she also needs to cover all the different aspects of "The Making Of". This book shows cutting-edge examples of how facades are currently made. But it also reveals where possible innovative developments will emerge from and what the typical problems are in implementing them in the unique building
Includes bibliographical references