A practical aid for architects, engineers, clients and anyone interested in the field of glass technology. The paths of glass craft and industrial high-technology are generating new architectural constructions that require highly integrated solutions. Whether sustainable buildings or complex facade systems, the prerequisites for any such developments are high-performance materials. This book documents recent research on glass technology performed at the University of Stuttgart and provides informative text analysing such topics as the glassmaking craft and industry, current developments in glass facades, structural glass engineering, structural experiments with glass and innovative materials.
- ISBN10 3791321552
- ISBN13 9783791321554
- Publish Date 1 April 2000 (first published 1 October 1991)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 July 2006
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Prestel
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 148
- Language English