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Translucent materials : glass, plastics, metals / Frank Kaltenbach, ed. ; [translation German/English, Michael Robinson].
LIBRA TA403.6 .T73 2004
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Detail praxis
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building materials.
- Glass construction.
- Composite materials.
- Light in architecture.
- Architecture, Modern--20th century.
- Architecture, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 110 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Birkhäuser : Edition Detail, [2004]
- Summary:
- Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation of innovative materials - composite glass, synthetic panels, membranes and perforated metals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3764370335
- OCLC:
- 55677821
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