TY - BOOK ID - 49154363 TI - Façades : a visual compendium of modern architectural styles AU - Riera Ojeda, Oscar AU - Hawes, Byron PY - 2019 SN - 3791385178 9783791385174 PB - München Prestel DB - UniCat KW - 692.2 KW - 692 KW - 72.037 KW - Gevels KW - Buitenmuren KW - Muren KW - Constructiedelen KW - Bouwdelen KW - 21ste eeuw (architectuur) KW - Eenentwintigste eeuw (architectuur) KW - 710.9 KW - 715.9 KW - 766.9 KW - architectuurfotografie KW - bouwstijlen KW - gevelbekleding KW - muren KW - 21e eeuw KW - architectuur, overige bijzondere onderwerpen KW - geschiedenis van de architectuur, 21e eeuw KW - fotografie, overige genres en motieven, o.a. sportfotografie KW - Structural parts and elements of building KW - Architecture KW - architecture [discipline] KW - façades KW - 692.23 KW - Gevelconstructies ; buitenmuren KW - Wanden ; muren ; gevelbekleding KW - Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; buitenmuren, gevels KW - Façades KW - Façade KW - Enveloppe architecturale KW - Morphologie architecturale KW - Architecture-sculpture KW - Façades UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49154363 AB - This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful, and innovative building façades in contemporary architecture. A building's façade 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. ER -