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Glass Structures
Jan Wurm
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Description for Glass Structures
Hardcover. A guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. It focuses on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. Num Pages: 255 pages, 401 black & white illustrations, 490 colour illustrations, 401 schw.-w. u. 490 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMC; TDCQ; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 305 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Flat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented ... Read more
Flat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
1497g
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764376086
SKU
V9783764376086
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About Jan Wurm
Jan Wurm works for Arup Materials and Arup Facade Engineering in London as an architect, designer, and project manager.
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