{"product_id":"contemporary-curtain-wall-architect-isbn-9781568987972","title":"Contemporary Curtain Wall Architect","description":"Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain walls to createinnovative, attention-grabbing building facades. With new concerns about the environment and affordable envelopes, the curtain wall represents a microcosm of issues important to architecture: climate responsiveness and energy use, intelligent utilization of resources, and advancements in digital design and fabrication. In \u003ci\u003eContemporary Curtain Wall Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, architect and building technology expert Scott Murray presents an exhaustive taxonomy of the materials and techniques necessary for the design, fabrication, and installation of today's curtain wall systems. Murray presents a history of curtain wall design from the early skeleton-frame structures of the late-nineteenth century to the complex configurations of mullions, infill panels, and adhesives of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Curtain Wall Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e features detailed analyses of contemporary projects by leading architects and engineers, including the Blue Tower by Bernard Tschumi Architects; the Yale Sculpture Building by KieranTimberlake Associates; 100 Eleventh Avenue by Ateliers Jean Nouvel; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by Steven Holl Architects; the Atlas Building by Rafael Violy; the New York Times Building by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects; One Omotesando by Kengo Kuma and Associates; and the Seattle Public Library by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and LMN Architects. Each cutting-edge project is documented through detailed drawings, color photography, and insightful descriptions of the aesthetic and technical considerations that make these projects best-case examples of curtain wall technology.","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895604441317,"sku":"NP9781568987972","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-curtain-wall-architect-isbn-9781568987972","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}