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200 10$aTranslucent building skins $ematerial innovations in modern and contemporary architecture /$fScott Murray
210  1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013.
215   $a1 online resource (201 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-415-68931-7 
311   $a0-415-68930-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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; Index
330   $aExploring 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 h
606   $aCurtain walls
606   $aTransparency in architecture
606   $aArchitecture$xTechnological innovations
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aCurtain walls.
615  0$aTransparency in architecture.
615  0$aArchitecture$xTechnological innovations.
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700   $aMurray$b Scott$g(Scott Charles),$f1971-,$0856154
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