The history of the glass roof goes back to roughly the end of the eighteenth century, when a five-thousand-year-old material began to be used in architecturally unprecedented ways. The development was centred in an evolving new building type—the glass-framed horticultural conservatory. This, the third title in the series, deals with glass canopies, tracing the history of the use of glass in building and focusing on five specific case studies.

Glass Canopies: Detail in Building

Arts & Photography

Vandenberg, Maritz

Architecture

John Wiley & Son Ltd

The Detail in Building series provides a foundation of contemporary design data covering key elements of building design. Such essential elements are part of the vocabulary of contemporary architecture, and future titles in the series include Wind Towers and Service Cores. Each building element is clearly analysed, both historically and in terms of contemporary examples by key practices around the world. The combination of building context, design aesthetics and technical solution, as revealed in the case studies, is highly informative as well as unique in a field where specific technical quality in design detailing is often underexposed by the superficial presentation of design schemes. Cable Nets is the fifth title in the series. Opening with a definition of tension structures in general, the book then provides an overview of the history of cable nets, the different types commonly used, and their advantages and applications. It then focuses on detailed design decisions relating to cables, claddings, fixings, joints, sealants and anti-corrosion measures, as well as providing information on contracting,fabrication, erection and costs. This is followed by nine case studies which reflect the best design and use of cable nets around the world.

Cable Nets: Detail in Building

wiley

Launched in 1991, award-winning Architecture in Detail books focus on individual seminal buildings, celebrating their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity. Each volume contains a text by a respected author, a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs, and a set of technical drawings and working details. The Farnsworth House is a seminal Modernist glass-and-steel house by Mies van der Rohe, one of the greatest twentieth-century architects.

Farnsworth House: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Architecture in Detail

Phaidon Press

Twentieth Century Museums I (Architecture 3s) Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Louis I. Kahn, Richard Meier

The only residence built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in America, Farnsworth House (1948-51) exemplifies the central tenet both of the International Style, be inverting the conventions of traditional architecture, and of Mies' own design philosophy. Commissioned by Dr Edith Farnsworth to build a weekend retreat, Mies designed the house as an envelope of glass and steel floating over the Illinois Fox River flood plain. Its spare interior was intended for a simpler, cleaner, and healthier lifestyle. Even before its completion, however, architect and client had fallen out over expenses and practical problems with the house, and by the time Lord Palumbo bought it in 1972, Farnsworth had changed many of the interior elements dictated so precisely by Mies. Following a ruinous flood in 1996, the house has been faithfully reconstructed to its original conception. Richly illustrated with detailed drawings and specially commissioned photography, this latest book in an award winning series provides an in depth account of this icon of twentieth century Modernist architecture.

Farnsworth House: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

This highly practical book has been written to encourage design solutions that are in harmony with local climates &amp; conditions: a matter of economic as well as aesthetic importance. The initial chapters explain the fundamentals of climate &amp; comfort. Subsequent sections set out environmental design techniques: methods of dealing with hazards such as earthquakes, lightning and termites; and guidance on the use of locally available materials &amp; technology. The emphasis throughout is on illustrated and tabulated practical advice, with many drawn examplesof building form &amp; construction, and lists of suitable plant species.

Design Primer for Hot Climates

Konya, Allan

Archimedia Press Limited

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