03749nam 2200685 450 991046427660332120200520144314.03-0346-1554-X10.11129/detail.9783034615549(CKB)3390000000032490(EBL)1075514(SSID)ssj0001122124(PQKBManifestationID)11671601(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001122124(PQKBWorkID)11058406(PQKB)11200718(MiAaPQ)EBC1075514(DE-B1597)207965(OCoLC)979631904(DE-B1597)9783034615549(Au-PeEL)EBL1075514(CaPaEBR)ebr11084452(CaONFJC)MIL814974(OCoLC)922904257(EXLCZ)99339000000003249020070323h20072007 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlass construction manual /Schittich [and four others]Second revised and enlarged edition.Basel :Birkhaeuser Verlag AG,[2007]©20071 online resource (352 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-7643-8290-2 3-7643-8122-1 Includes bibliographical references.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 Glass in architecture -- From the origins to classical modernism / Staib, Gerald -- Glass architecture from the Modern Movement to the present day / Schittich, Christian -- Part 2 Principles -- Glass as a building material / Balkow, Dieter -- Designing with glass - strength and loadbearing behaviour / Sobek, Werner / Kutterer, Mathias / Feirabend, Steffen / Sundermann, Wolfgang -- Glass and energy - building performance / Schuler, Matthias / Reuss, Stefanie -- Part 3 Construction details -- 3.1 Fixings for glass -- 3.2 Openings -- 3.3 Architectural details -- Part 4 Case studies -- Case studies 1-42 / Schittich, Christian / Staib, Gerald -- Appendix -- Statutory instruments, directives and standards -- Further reading -- Index -- Index of names -- Picture creditsGlass offers a wide variety of possible applications for the realization of even the most ambitious designs in architecture, and in the past two decades it has experienced an unparalleled burst of innovation. For planners, this means working constantly with this high-performance material. In compact and appealing form, the completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass, from the history through the technical foundations all the way to the most innovative applications. Astonishing perspectives on thermal insulation and solar protection and the addition of thoughtfully selected new practical examples round off this comprehensive reference work.Glass constructionArchitecture, Modern20th centuryElectronic books.Glass construction.Architecture, Modern693.96Schittich Christian11437Balkow Dieter, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.Schuler Matthias, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.Sobek Werner, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.Staib Gerald, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464276603321Glass construction manual2491397UNINA