Faades

Introduction to building faades as revised edition Faades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the buildings envelope has important functions to fulfil, such as lighting, weatherproofing, thermal insulation, load transfer and sound insulation. Over the past 15 years, faades have become increasingly complex intelligent facades, for instance, adapt to changing climate and lighting conditions. Newly developed materials and technologies have broadened the scope of faade functions. This book demonstrates the principles of faade construction. It systematically describes the most common types, such as post-and-beam faade, curtain wall, corridor faade or double faade, and provides guidelines for appropriate detailing. Numerous drawings made especially for the book explain the principles of different types of facades, which are then illustrated with built examples. For this second edition, all chapters were revised and all four examples in the case studies chapter were replaced by new material. The new chapter Future Faades offers insights into whats next.