TY - BOOK ID - 65511092 TI - Composite architecture : building and design of carbon fiber and FRPs PY - 2020 SN - 9783035619409 3035619409 PB - Basel Birkhäuser DB - UniCat KW - 691.8 KW - Bouwmaterialen ; composieten KW - Materialen ; composieten KW - Kunststoffen; vezelversterkt KW - Typologie des matériaux KW - Construction KW - Conception architecturale KW - Fibre KW - Eléments d'architecture KW - 691 KW - Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) KW - Materialen (design) KW - Composietmaterialen UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65511092 AB - Composite materials can lead to lighter, stronger, more durable, and better thermally performing buildings that have new formal possibilities. This book, the first to be published about this new class of materials as used in architecture, describes the technology underpinning composite materials, assesses their applicability to architecture, and surveys notable built examples throughout the globe. Projects by Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid, Snohetta, Herzog & de Meuron, Morphosis, SHoP, Kengo Kuma, and Diller Scofidio + Renfro utilizing composite materials have recently been completed throughout the world. This book showcases those noteworthy new projects with photographs, explanatory text, drawings, diagrams, and construction photographs. ER -