TY - BOOK ID - 7485244 TI - Plastics : in architecture and construction AU - Engelsmann, Stephan. AU - Spalding, Valerie AU - Peters, Stefan AU - Reisenberger, Julian PY - 2010 SN - 9783034603225 3034603223 3034611943 9783034611947 9783034611947 PB - Basel : Birkhäuser, DB - UniCat KW - Matières plastiques dans la construction KW - Matière KW - Plastics in building. KW - Plastics KW - Propriétés KW - Properties. KW - Matières KW - propriétés KW - 691.17 KW - Bouwmaterialen ; kunststoffen ; plastic KW - Plastic ; in de architectuur KW - 693.9 KW - Bouwmaterialen ; kunststoffen KW - Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc. KW - Skeleton structures with panel infillings. Constructions combining various materials. Composite construction KW - 693.9 Skeleton structures with panel infillings. Constructions combining various materials. Composite construction KW - 691.17 Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc. KW - Plastic materials KW - Plastic products KW - Plastic building materials KW - Plastics in building KW - Polymers KW - Synthetic products KW - Condensation products (Chemistry) KW - Elastomers KW - Plasticity KW - Building materials KW - Building plastics industry KW - Properties KW - Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc KW - Matières plastiques dans la construction. KW - Propriétés. KW - Matières plastiques dans la construction. KW - Matière KW - Propriétés. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7485244 AB - Plastics are high-performance materials of wide use in the built environment. Their versatile technical properties are particularly fascinating.A broad range of form-giving and finishing processes makes plastic especially interesting for complex geometries in combination with digital planning processes. Following the pioneering plastic structures of the 1970s, a number of spectacular buildings have in recent years highlighted the outstanding technical and aesthetic potential of the material. Until now, however, there has been no systematic treatment of the use of plastic in architecture. This book fills that gap by providing an introduction to the structural and design possibilities of plastic. It introduces the material and its specific characteristics, describes various types of plastic in terms of their relevance for building, explains processing technologies and presents typical products and components. A concise presentation of twenty-five international built projects - organized by the type of application and the plastic involved - documents the broad range of plastic in architecture. Finally, a look ahead at the future describes the current state of the art in materials research. ER -