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Nano materials in architecture, interior architecture, and design / Sylvia Leydecker ; with forewords by Harold Kroto and Michael Veith and contributions by Marius Kölbel and Sascha Peters ; [translation, Julian Reisenberger].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leydecker, Sylvia, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Nanomaterialien in Architektur, Innenarchitektur und Design. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Nanostructured materials.
- Architecture and technology.
- Design and technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations (some color
- Place of Publication:
- Basel ; Boston ; Berlin : Birkhäuser, [2008]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- What is nanotechnology?
- The development of nanotechnology
- Carbon: new morphologies
- General market developments
- Nanoproducts
- Form follows function?
- Ecology and economics
- Is the devil in the dwarfs?
- Nanotechnology and product design
- Functions and applications
- Self-cleaning: Lotus-Effect® : Ara Pacis Museum, Rome ; Commercial building, Pula ; Private residence, Aggstall ; Strucksbarg housing, Hamburg
- Self-cleaning: Photocatalysis : Muhammed Ali Center MAC, Louisville, Kentucky ; Hyatt Regency Garden Chapel, Osaka ; AKT, Am Kaiser's Turm, Heilbronn ; East Hotel, Hamburg ; G-Flat, Tokyo ; Kurakuen private residence, Hyogo ; Senri New Town private residence, Osaka ; House in Creek, Hiroshima ; Disabled-access housing for elderly people, Frick ; MSV Arena soccer stadium, Duisburg ; Children's playground, Kagawa
- Easy-to-clean (ETC) : Science to Business Center Nanotronics & Bio, Marl ; Kaldewei Kompetenz-Center, Ahlen ; Private residence, Erlenbach ; Modern classicism, Shanghai ; Urban lounge/Light bubbles, St. Gallen
- Air-purifying : Atelier and villa for a calligrapher, Ymanashi ; Paving for Leien Boulevard, Antwerp ; Jubilee Church, Rome
- Anti-fogging
- Fragrance capsules
- Thermal insulation: VIPs : Sonnenschiff centre, Freiburg ; Seitzstraße mixed-use building, Munich
- Thermal insulation: Aerogel : County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; School extension, London ; Sports hall, Carquefou ; Factory, Zaisertshofen
- Temperature regulation: PCMs : "Sur Falveng" housing for elderly people, Domat/Ems
- UV protection
- Solar protection
- Fire-proof : Deutsche Post headquarters, Bonn ; Waverly Gate, Edinburgh
- Anti-graffiti : New Centre Ulm ; Hofjäger Palais, Berlin
- Anti-reflective
- Antibacterial : Housing estate, Duisburg ; Operating theatre, Goslar ; Operating theatre, Berlin ; Patient's hospital room prototype, Berlin
- Anti-fingerprint
- Scratchproof and abrasion-resistant
- The holistic application of nanosurfaces in interiors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 188).
- Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 9783764383213
- 3764383216
- Publisher Number:
- 99985070680
- Best.-Nr. 11759294
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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