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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Schittich, Christian
• Balkow, Dieter
• Schuler, Matthias
• Sobek, Werner
• Staib, Gerald

Titel

Glass Construction Manual

Ort / Verlag

Basel : Birkhäuser

Erscheinungsjahr

[2012]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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• Cover

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Glass offers a wide variety of possible applications for the realization of even the most ambitious designs in architecture, and in the past two decades it has experienced an unparalleled burst of innovation. For planners, this means working constantly with this high-performance material. In compact and appealing form, the completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass, from the history through the technical foundations all the way to the most innovative applications. Astonishing perspectives on thermal insulation and solar protection and the addition of thoughtfully selected new practical examples round off this comprehensive reference work