Scratching the Surface

New London Facades by London Architects
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-99043-140-5
Verlag: Ambra

Buch, Englisch, 303 Seiten, Gewicht: 460 g

New architecture in London presents a richly facetted range of contemporary urban designs. Social and political forces require more than just cosmetic packaging for new buildings. The façade as a public face plays a complex role here. While facades used to perform a static, representative guide, the requirements today focus on communication and interactivity. "Scratching the Surface" surveys the current state of affairs and documents today's technical possibilities. The book - which can be used as a guide due to its handy format - shows state-of-the-art façade construction. Its detailed technical renderings are meant to appeal to architects, planners and architecture students as well as civil engineers interested in architecture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watts, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

introduction: project locations in london; an overview_andrew watts.- essays: material complexity in facade design_scott cahill; variability in component systems_scott cahill; new facade systems_andrew watts; redefining the physical: the architectural implications of computer-aided manufacture_jeg dudley; further implications of cam and cad in contemporary architecture_jeg dudley; parametric design: an historical perspective_roly hudson.- interviews: alison brooks architects; ash sakula architects; dRMM; dsdha; mangera yvars architects; niall mclaughlin architects; youmeheshe.- projects: alison brooks architects; allford hall monaghan morris; ash sakula architects; cottrell & vermeulen; dRMM; dsdha; fat; feilden clegg bradley architects; gianni botsford architects; hawkins\brown; lynch architects; maccreanorlavington architects; make; mangera yvars architects; meadowcroft griffin architects; moxon architects; muf architecture/art; niall mclaughlin architects; penoyre & Prasad; piercy conner; sarah wigglesworth architects; sergison bates architects; stephen taylor architects; youmeheshe; newtecnic practice profile; credits & acknowledgements; index

Über Autor(innen)

ANDREW WATTS, born 1957. Over fifteen years experience working as an architect in facade and roofs detailing.

ANDREW WATTS, born 1957. Over fifteen years experience working as an architect in facade and roofs detailing.