Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture

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Architecture

ISBN: 9781568987972
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 288 pages
22,9 x 30,5 cm
colour/black & white
November 2009
€57,00 (excl. VAT)

Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture

Scott Murray

Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture 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 Viñoly; 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.