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Exterior building enclosures : design process and composition for innovative facades /

"Focused on the design process for architects and related professionals, this is a guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures for a number of commercial building types and in a variety of building materials. Written by the technical director of the San Franc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boswell, C. Keith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
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  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Basics
  • Understanding the Basics
  • Process
  • Definition
  • Functions
  • Elements and Forces on the Exterior Enclosure
  • Design Principles
  • Basic Types
  • Interfaces of Enclosure Types
  • Summary
  • ch. 2 Participants
  • Owner
  • Architect
  • Engineers
  • Design Team Resources: Material Suppliers, System Fabricators, and Specialty Fabricators
  • Builders
  • Summary
  • ch. 3 Design Process
  • Step 1 Define and Establish Enclosure Goals
  • Step 2 Enclosure Concepts
  • Step 3 Research, Collection, and Analysis
  • Step 4 Schematic Design/Design Development: Enclosure System Development
  • Schematic Design
  • Design Development
  • Step 5 Construction Documents
  • Summary
  • ch. 4 Construction
  • Step 6 Construction Process
  • Bidding or Tender: The Step In-Between
  • Paper Stage of Construction
  • Enclosures Detailed Primarily by the Architect
  • "Bricks and Mortar" Stage
  • Summary
  • ch. 5 Brick Masonry
  • Overview
  • Design
  • Enclosure Structural Considerations
  • Weather Protection
  • Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation
  • Fire Resistance/Life Safety
  • Summary
  • Masonry
  • Brick
  • Harvard University Northwest Science Building
  • Masonry
  • Brick
  • Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative
  • Masonry
  • Brick
  • UCLA Anderson School of Management
  • ch. 6 Natural Stone Masonry
  • Overview
  • Design
  • Enclosure Structural Considerations
  • Weather Protection
  • Miscellaneous
  • Summary
  • Masonry
  • Natural Stone
  • The Gas Company Tower
  • Masonry
  • Natural Stone
  • ARCO Tower One
  • Masonry
  • Natural Stone
  • The New Beijing Poly Plaza
  • Masonry
  • Natural Stone
  • Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
  • ch. 7 Architectural Concrete
  • Overview
  • Design
  • Structural Considerations
  • Weather Protection
  • Detailing and Specifications
  • Summary
  • Architectural Concrete
  • United States Embassy Beijing
  • Architectural Concrete
  • Dallas City Hall
  • ch. 8 Metal Framing and Glass
  • Overview
  • Design
  • Enclosure Structural Considerations
  • Weather Protection
  • Thermal Design/Vapor Control/Condensation
  • Fire Safety
  • Additional Design Requirements
  • Summary
  • Metal Framed and Glass
  • San Francisco International Airport
  • Metal Framed and Glass
  • Jinta Tower
  • Metal Framed and Glass
  • Fountain Place (formerly Allied Bank Tower)
  • Metal Framed and Glass
  • Shanghai Huawei Technologies Corporate Campus
  • ch. 9 All-Glass Enclosures
  • Overview
  • Design
  • All-Glass Enclosure Structural Considerations
  • Weather Protection
  • Additional Design Requirements
  • Summary
  • All-Glass Enclosures
  • The New Beijing Poly Plaza
  • All-Glass Enclosures
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus
  • All-Glass Enclosures
  • Lenovo/Raycom Building C Entry Pavilion
  • ch. 10 Realization
  • Putting It All Together
  • Emerging Trends and Technology
  • Integrated Technologies
  • Summary.