Mayine Yu

Skins, Envelopes, and Enclosures

Concepts for Designing Building Exteriors

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An overview of the best building envelope construction methods, materials science, and structural principles using case studies to illuminate the theory and techniques of assembling exteriors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 185mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780415899796
• ISBN-10: 0415899796
• Artikelnr.: 41360964

Autorenporträt

Mayine L. Yu is a senior associate at Davis Brody Bond Architects in New York and was an adjunct associate professor in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Load-bearing Construction
1. Monolithic Bearing Walls: Masonry, Stone, and Concrete 1.1 Historical
Survey 1.2 Material Focus: Brick 1.3 Material Focus: Stone 1.4 Material
Focus: Concrete 2. Load-Bearing Cavity Walls 2.1 Material Focus: How Water
Penetrates 3. Light Frame Construction 3.1 Material Focus: Wood Framing a
House Part 2: Non-load-bearing Construction 4. Frame and Infill
Construction 4.1 Material Focus: Glass 5. Cladding Systems 5.1 Material
Focus: Sequence of Installation 6. Curtain Walls 6.1 Material Focus:
Unitized Curtain Wall - Assembly and Installation Bibliography Index