Facades: Design, Construction & Technology (Architecture in Focus)

Synopsis

The Facade Is The Visible Surface Of The Building Shell. It Separates The Interior From The Exterior, Form From Function, Users From Passers-by. In Addition To Functional Demands, The Surrounding Urban Space And Aesthetic Appeal, Sustainability Parameters Are Gaining In Importance In This Day And Age. For This Reason, Facade Design, Construction And Technology Receive Ever-increasing Attention In The Building Industry Today. This Volume Provides An Overview Of The Extensive Range Of Possibilities, Featuring The Great Creative And Technical Variety Of Today's Facades. The Presentation Focuses On Revealing Photos, Technical Specifications, And Detailed Drawings. The Projects From Around The World Vividly Exemplify How The Relationship Between The Interior And Exterior Is Defined, Designed And Implemented In Each Individual Case. Culture/public : Zenith Music Hall / Massimiliano And Doriana Fuksas -- Lam: Lille Museum Of Modern, Contemporary And Outsider Art / Manuelle Gautrand Architecture -- Medical Library Oasis / Hpp Architects -- Carl-henning Pedersen & Else-alfelt Museum / C.f. Møller Architects -- House Of Prayers In Černošice / Fránek Architects -- Rhine Falls Visitor Center / Leuppi & Schafroth Architekten -- Moderna Museet / Tham & Videgård -- City Hall Zaanstad / Soeters Van Eldonk Architecten -- Mas: Museum Aan De Stroom / Neutelings Riedijk Architects -- Mora River Aquarium / Promontorio -- Parish Center In Rivas-vaciamadrid / Vicens + Ramos -- Abc Museum / Aranguren & Gallegos -- Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall And Conference Center / Henning Larsen Architects -- Red Sun Pavilion / Ateliers Jean Nouvel -- Ordos Museum / Mad -- Festival Hall Plauen / Code Unique Architekten -- Forum Schönblick / Klaiber+oettle -- Örsta Gallery / Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects --^ 2010 Taipei Flora Exhibition: Far Eastern Ecoark / Miniwiz -- No99 Straw Theater / Salto Architects -- Pantheon Nube / Clavel Arquitectos -- White Chapel / Jun Aoki & Associates -- Pavilion 21 Mini Opera Space / Coop Himmelb(l)au -- Education/research/health : Center For Sustainable Energy Technologies / Mario Cucinella Architects -- Adaptonic Transfer Center / Jswd Architekten -- Käthe Kollwitz School / Schmucker Und Partner Planungsgesellschaft -- Villaverde Health Care Center / Estudio.entresitio -- Kekec Kindergarten / Arhitektura Jure Kotnik -- Asu Walter Cronkite School Of Journalism & Mass Communication / Ehrlich Architects -- Martinet Primary School / Mestura Architects -- Kindergarten Ajda 2 / Arhitektura Jure Kotnik -- Nursery In The Park / Santiago Carroquino Architects And Gravalos Di Monte Architects -- Santa Isabel Kindergarten / Santiago Carroquino Architects -- Center For Dialysis / Nicki & Partner -- Cib: Biomedical Research Center / Vaillo & Irigaray + Galar --^ Smarties / Architectenbureau Marlies Rohmer -- Institute For Ornithology / Adam Architekten -- Tu Chemie Graz / Zinterl Architekten -- Secondary School / 4a Architekten -- Lecture All And Department Of Real Estate Business / Ferdinand Heide Architekt -- Biomedizinzentrum Bochum / Hammeskrause Architekten -- Zet: Sustainability Lab / Knerer Und Lang -- Public Secondary School / Schulz & Schulz Architekten -- Oslo International School / Jarmund/vigsnæs As Architects -- Center For Pediatric Medicine Angelika-lautenschläger-klinik / Nicki & Partner -- Industrial : Floodwater Pumping Station / Dirk Melzer Landscape Architecture + V-architekten -- Booster Station South / Group A -- Primary Substation: 2010 Olympics / Nord -- Cuswc: Central Urban Solid Waste Collection / Vaillo & Irigaray + Galar -- Living/hotel : Residential Complex Granatniy 6 / Speech Tchoban & Kuznetsov -- Aloft London Excel / Jestico + Whiles --^ Suites Avenue Aparthotel / Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Uda Arquitectos -- Residential Multi-family Home / Halle 58 Architekten -- Hotel Quai De Seine / Chaix & Morel Et Associés, Jswd Architekten -- The Integral House / Shim-sutcliffe Architects -- Jurč̌kova / Enota -- 2c Houses / Vaillo & Irigaray + Eguinoa -- House 77 / Dioniso Lab -- W London Leicester Square / Jestico + Whiles -- Chrome Hotel / Sanjay Puri Architects -- Apartment House In Chelsea / Atelier Jean Nouvel -- House P / Fischer Berkhan Architekten -- Town Hall Hotel / Rare Architecture -- Trojan House / Jackson Clements Burrows Architects -- House On Henry's Meadow / Shim-sutcliffe Architects -- Hotel Courtyard By Marriott / Zechner & Zechner -- Block 16 / René Van Zuuk Architekten -- Sotelia / Enota -- Town Villas Siesmayerstraße / Jo. Franzke Architekten -- Residential Suites Linienstrasse / Gewers & Pudewill Architects Designers Engineers -- Duplex House / Arndt Geiger Herrmann Zurich --^ Mixed-use : Kraton 230 / Mei Architecten En Stedenbouwers -- Mixed-use Affordable Housing / Patrick Tighe Architecture -- Hotel + Office Tower / Vaillo & Irigaray + Eguinoa -- Netherlands Institute For Sound And Vision / Neutelings Riedijk Architects -- 8 House / Big: Bjarke Ingels Group -- Rose Am Lend / Innocad Architektur. Lara Menzel