Glass construction manual

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"This completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass."--BOOK JACKET.

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Full title :Glass construction manual / Christian Schittich ... [et al.].

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"This completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2007.
Edition:Rev. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Birkhäuser, Springer [distributor]
Place of Publication:Basel
Language:eng
Publication Date:2007.

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Description:352 p. : : ill. (some col.) ; : 30 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:3764381221 (hbk.), 3764382902 (pbk.), 9783764382902, 9783764381226 (hbk.), 9783764382902 (pbk.), 9783764376321 (German language ed.), 3764376325 (German language ed.)
oclc:on1015938693
LC Classification:TH1560
Dewey Decimal:693.96

Part 1. Glass in architecture : 1. From the origins to classical modernism / Gerald Staib -- 2. Glass architecture from the modern movement to the present day / Christian Schittich -- Part 2. Principles : 1. Glass as a building material / Dieter Balkow -- 2. Designing with glass: strength and loadbearing behaviour / Werner Sobek [et al...] -- 3. Glass and energy: building performance / Matthias Schuler and Stefanie Reuss -- Part 3. Construction details : 1. Fixings for glass -- 2. Openings -- 3. Architectural details -- Part 4. Case studies / Christian Schittich and Gerald Staib.