Transparent plastics : design and technology / Simone Jeska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeska, Simone.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastics in building.

Transparency in architecture.

Buildings, Plastic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent years have seen the construction of buildings made of plastic, structures that are as attractive as they are unusual. After initial experiments in the 1970s, plastic is currently experiencing a tremendous boom. Originally used for temporary structures like the BMW Pavilion in Frankfurt, it is now employed in many permanent buildings as well, including the recent Catholic church in Radebeul by Staib/Behnisch. Prominent international avant-garde architects such as Shigeru Ban and Herzog & de Meuron frequently use transparent plastic for their structures. Transparent plastic seems ephemeral and thus captures the spirit of the times. Its various qualities between transparent and translucent make it possible to achieve fascinating effects with light and color. Projects presented include the Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron, the Rocket Tower in Leicester by Grimshaw & Partners, the Paper Art Museum by Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, and the public housing development Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse by Lacaton Vassal. Seit einigen Jahren entstehen ebenso attraktive wie ungewöhnliche Bauten aus Kunststoff. Nach ersten Versuchen in den 1970er Jahren erlebt der Baustoff derzeit einen ungeheuren Boom. Zunächst für temporäre Bauten wie dem BMW Pavillon in Frankfurt genutzt, entstehen mittlerweile auch zahlreiche bleibende Gebäude (wie kürzlich die Katholische Kirche von Staib/Behnisch in Radebeul). Bekannte Architekten der internationalen Avantgarde wie Shigeru Ban oder Herzog & de Meuron verwenden gerne transparenten Kunststoff für ihre Bauten. Das Material scheint ephemer, transitorisch (ohne es zu sein) und trifft damit den Nerv der heutigen Zeit. Seine unterschiedlichen Qualitäten zwischen transparent und transluzent erlauben faszinierende Licht- und Farbeffekte. Zu den dargestellten Projekten gehören die Allianz-Arena in München von Herzog & de Meuron, der Rocket-Tower in Leicester von Grimshaw & Partner, das Papiermuseum von Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, und der soziale Wohnungsbau der Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse von Lacaton Vassal.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

A Brief History of Plastic Buildings

Material and Form - "Form Follows Material?"

Transparent Plastics between Intellectualisation and Trash Culture

Exhibition

BMW Bubble / Abb Architects / Franken, Bernhard

EBO Bologna / Mario Cucinella Architects

»Light Building« Mobile Pavilion / Atelier Kempe Thill

Cyclebowl / Atelier Brückner

Residences

Apartments and Studios in Cologne / B & K+

Naked House / Ban, Shigeru

Lucky Drops / Tekuto Architecture Studio

Housing Project in London / Sakula, Ash

Cité Manifeste / Lacaton & Vassal

House And Studio in Almere / Arconiko

Semi-Detached Houses in Müllheim / Pfeifer.Kuhn

Culture and Sports

Museum of Paper Art / Ban, Shigeru

Catholic Church of Jesus Christ the King, Radebeul / Staib Architects / Behnisch, Günter

DBU Conference and Exhibition Pavilion / Herzog + Partner

Allianz Arena / Herzog & De Meuron

Research

Gerontology Technology Centre, Bad Tölz / Siegert, D. J.

Rocket Tower / Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners

Festo AG Technology Centre / Jaschek & Partner

Glasshouses, Graz / Giencke, Volker

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-96042-X

9786611960421

3-7643-8287-2

OCLC:

979596281