Contemporary Curtain Wall Architect

by Scott Murray

Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain walls to createinnovative, attention-grabbing building facades. With new concerns about the environment and affordable envelopes, the curtain wall represents a microcosm of issues important to architecture: climate responsiveness and energy use, intelligent utilization of resources, and advancements in digital design and fabrication. In Contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568987978
• ISBN13: 9781568987972
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 12.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary