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Curtain Walls: Recent Developments by Cesar Pelli & Associates

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Die Vorhangfassade - eine nichttragende Wand, die dem Ger�st eines Skelettbaus als Verkleidung vorgeh�ngt wird - ist aus dem Vokabular der modernen Architektur nicht wegzudenken. Die Entwicklung der Elastomere hat das Tragger�st stark reduziert und die Voraussetzung f�r rein gl�serne H�llen geschaffen.

In diesem Buch werden etwa zwanzig beispielhafte Fassadenl�sungen des B�ros Cesar Pelli & Associates dokumentiert. Nach den verschiedenen Fassadenmaterialien - Glas, Metall, Stein - geordnet, werden die jeweiligen Konstruktionsdetails ausf�hrlich und mit vielen Zeichnungen dargestellt. Beleuchtet wird auch der Entwicklungsprozess der jeweiligen Fassadenl�sung, die meist sehr individualisiert ist in Entwurf ebenso wie in Fertigung.


Zu den dokumentierten Bauten geh�ren der Nakanoshima Mitsui Tower in Osaka, das Cheung Kong Center in Hongkong, die BankBoston in Buenos Aires, der Mori Tower in Tokio, Heron Quay 3 in London oder das Geb�ude 731 Lexington Avenue in New York.

Michael J. Crosbie ist Architekt und hat zahlreiche B�cher �ber Architektur geschrieben. Fr�her Redakteur der Architekturzeitschrift Progressive Architecture, schreibt er heute regelm��ig f�r Zeitschriften wie Domus, Architectural Record und Landscape Architecture.

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

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About the author

Michael J. Crosbie

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Michael J. Crosbie, PhD, FAIA, has made significant contributions in the fields of architectural journalism, research, teaching, and practice.
Having served as an editor at Architecture: The AIA Journal, Progressive Architecture, ArchitectureWeek.com, and is editor-in-chief of Faith & Form, a quarterly journal on religious art and architecture, he is also a frequent contributor to Architectural Record and writes about architecture and design for the Hartford Courant.
While he has appeared as an architectural expert on The History Channel, he is also the author of more than 20 books on architecture (including five books for children) and has edited and contributed to more than 20 others. Crosbie's work is also frequently featured on CommonEdge.
Additionally, he has served as an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University and Catholic University and has lectured and served as a visiting critic at architecture schools in North America and abroad, including the University of California (Berkeley), the University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and the Moscow Architectural Institute.
Crosbie is a registered architect in the State of Connecticut and has practiced with Centerbrook Architects & Planners and Steven Winter Associates.

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