Aluminium

ISBN-13: 9781859467060 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

Michael Stacey

Opis

Combining an inspirational overview of the use of aluminium in architecture and infrastructure with a technical level of detail, this book shows how useful and versatile aluminium is – and how architects can actually design with it.

Spis treści

About the Author Dedication Introduction 1. Light metal 2. Aluminium pioneers 3. Flexible: Fabrication processes 4. Durability and finishes 5. Light and strong 6. Performative façades 7. Economical, powerful and sympathetic 8. Sustainability Index Image credits

O autorze

Professor Michael Stacey is an award-winning architect, who combines practice, teaching, research and writing, based in London at the Bartlett and Michael Stacey Architects. He is the author of a wide range of publications and books, including Component Design, 2001, Digital Fabrication, 2004, Concrete: a studio design guide, 2011, Prototyping Architecture, 2013, Aluminium and Durability, 2014, second edition 2015, Aluminium Recyclability and Recycling, 2015, Aluminium: Flexible and Light, 2016, and Aluminium: Sympathetic and Powerful, 2020.