Facades : a visual compendium of modern architectural styles / Oscar Riera Ojeda, Byron Hawes.

Main entry:

Riera Ojeda, Oscar, author.

Title & Author:

Facades : a visual compendium of modern architectural styles / Oscar Riera Ojeda, Byron Hawes.

Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Prestel Publishing, [2019]
©2019

Description:

443 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Shapes. Circles -- Squares -- Triangles -- Rectangles -- Rhombi -- Polygons -- Forms. Cubes -- Spheres -- Pyramids -- Cylinders -- Cones -- Prisms -- Designers -- Authors.

Summary:

"A building's fac̦ade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This absorbing book details hundreds of examples of interesting and progressive façades from around the world. Presented in colorful double-page spreads, each façade is photographed from different angles and includes engaging texts that describe their significance. Readers can learn how traditional mashrabiyas in Abu Dhabi are being engineered to respond to light and to regulate heat, how a hospital in Mexico City has been constructed with "smog-eating" tiles, and how a "bio-adaptive" façade in Germany uses algae to generate energy and provide shade. Informative and accessible, this compendium is a highly useful resource for architects, engineers, and designers."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

3791385178 (hardcover)
9783791385174 (hardcover)

Subject:

Facades Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architectural design Pictorial works.
Architecture Details Pictorial works.
Architecture and technology.
Façades Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Design architectural Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture Détails Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture et technologie.
Architectural design
Architecture Details
Architecture, Modern
Facades

Form/genre:

Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Hawes, Byron, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307791
Call No.: BIB 253274
Status: Available

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