Fassaden: Prinzipien der Konstruktion, Ausgabe 3

Ulrich Knaack · Tillmann Klein · Marcel Bilow · Thomas Auer

Sep 2014 · Birkhäuser

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135

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Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building’s envelope has important functions to fulfil, such as lighting, weatherproofing, thermal insulation, load transfer and sound insulation. Over the past 15 years, façades have become increasingly complex – ‘intelligent’ facades, for instance, adapt to changing climate and lighting conditions. Newly developed materials and technologies have broadened the scope of façade functions. This book demonstrates the principles of façade construction. It systematically describes the most common types, such as post-and-beam façade, curtain wall, corridor façade or double façade, and provides guidelines for appropriate detailing. Numerous drawings made especially for the book explain the principles of different types of facades, which are then illustrated with built examples. For this second edition, all chapters were revised and all four examples in the case studies chapter were replaced by new material. The new chapter “Future Facades” offers insights into what’s next.

About the author

Professor Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack war Architekt in Düsseldorf und ist heute Professor für Konstruktion und Entwurf an der TU Delft sowie der Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe in Detmold. Autor der bekannten Fachbücher "Konstruktiver Glasbau" , Koautor der Buchreihe "Imagine" sowie Herausgeber der Birkhäuser-Reihe "Prinzipien der Konstruktion".

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Auer ist Teilhaber bei Transsolar Energietechnik, Stuttgart. Er ist Spezialist auf der Gebiet der integralen Gebäudetechnik und lehrt seit 2001 an der Yale University im Bereich "Environmental Design of Buildings".

Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein ist Architekt und Leiter der Fassadenforschungsgruppe an der TU Delft am Lehrstuhl von Professor Knaack. Er ist Koautor der Buchreihe "Imagine".

Dipl.-Ing. Marcel Bilow ist Mitglied der Fassadenforschungsgruppe an der TU Delft, Geschäftsführer des Büros für Fassadenplanung Imagine Envelope, Den Haag, und Koautor der Buchreihe "Imagine".

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