Glass Construction Manual (Construction Manuals (englisch)) [Hardcover]

Christian Schittich (Author), Gerald Staib (Author), Dieter Balkow (Author), Matthias Schuler (Author), Werner Sobek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 3764360771 | ISBN-13: 978-3764360771 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

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Visually rich A-to-Z...with the clarity, lightness, and elegance of glass, the book takes on a complex topic. -- Architectural Record, April 2000

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3764360771
• ISBN-13: 978-3764360771
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,415,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional grade, August 31, 2003

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misterbeets "misterbeets" (Safe Harbor, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass Construction Manual (Construction Manuals (englisch)) (Hardcover)

This is a complete compendium of engineering information for the most typical use of glass--as a window. Everything needed to analyze a building's energy budget--at least for the German climate--is presented and well explained, as is daylighting. Atria and double leaf facades are discussed at the end to summarize the principles. There is also a comprehensive section on the mechanical properties of glass: resistance to wind loads, how to attach it, etc.
Only downside is the quality of the translation (I assume), which results in an occasional unusual sentence: "As no energy can be lost from the total system, the balance of the incident energy must be able to be resolved mathematically."
Nothing that impairs understanding though.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautifull, Informative, and well done, August 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glass Construction Manual (Construction Manuals (englisch)) (Hardcover)

This is one of the better books that I have seen on the topic of curtain wall design. It is full of very accurate amd well explained techincal information as well labeled details. The project section is a comprehensive study of some of the most complex curtain walls built. This section is full of detail drawings and color images of the built details. This is a MUST HAVE book for anyone working on complex wall systems, or anyone interested in the state of the art in curtain wall design.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifull, Informative, and well done, August 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glass Construction Manual (Construction Manuals (englisch)) (Hardcover)

This is one of the better books that I have seen on the topic of curtain wall design. It is full of very accurate amd well explained techincal information as well labeled details. The project section is a comprehensive study of some of the most complex curtain walls built. This section is full of detail drawings and color images of the built details. This is a MUST HAVE book for anyone working on complex wall systems, or anyone interested in the state of the art in curtain wall design.