02784oam 2200625I 450 991046294840332120200520144314.00-203-10153-71-136-23568-X10.4324/9780203101537 (CKB)2670000000353056(EBL)1181111(SSID)ssj0000872360(PQKBManifestationID)11435783(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872360(PQKBWorkID)10829455(PQKB)10318004(MiAaPQ)EBC1181111(Au-PeEL)EBL1181111(CaPaEBR)ebr10691744(CaONFJC)MIL485286(OCoLC)845254203(OCoLC)841809688(EXLCZ)99267000000035305620180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTranslucent building skins material innovations in modern and contemporary architecture /Scott MurrayAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-68931-7 0-415-68930-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction: Transparency / Translucency / Opacity; 1 Solidified Light; 2 Art House Cinema; 3 Crystallization; 4 Compound Lens; 5 Geology; 6 Bioluminescence; 7 Fade to Black; Acknowledgments; Summary of Primary Architects; Notes; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; IndexExploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book examines the tectonics, the history and the influence of translucency as a defining characteristic in architecture. Highly illustrated throughout with drawings and full colour photographs, the book shows that translucency has been and continues to be a fertile ground for architectural experimentation. Each chapter presents a comparative analysis of two primary buildings: a recent project, paired with a hCurtain wallsTransparency in architectureArchitectureTechnological innovationsElectronic books.Curtain walls.Transparency in architecture.ArchitectureTechnological innovations.721/.2Murray Scott(Scott Charles),1971-,856154MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462948403321Translucent building skins1911564UNINA