Glass Structures: Design and Construction of Self-supporting SkinsFlat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented exhibit new aesthetic qualities, based not on the dictum of "dematerialization" but on the poetry of gleaming and transparent planes. They ring in a new chapter in the history of glass architecture. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
SPANS OF GLASS | 19 |
FLAT GLASS AS A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL | 39 |
3 | 46 |
4 | 53 |
Thermal bending of glass | 59 |
6 | 72 |
DESIGN AND CONNECTIONS | 84 |
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 119 | 118 |
GLASS STRUCTURES 137 | 135 |
OUTLOOK 241 | 232 |
Other editions - View all
Glas als Tragwerk: Entwurf und Konstruktion selbsttragender Hüllen Jan Wurm No preview available - 2007 |
Glass Structures: Design and Construction of Self-Supporting Skins Jan Wurm No preview available - 2007 |