Title: Curtain walls : recent developments by Cesar Pelli & Associates /
Authors: Crosbie, Michael J.; Pelli, Cesar; Cesar Pelli and Associates.
Publisher: Birkhäuser,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Pelli, Cesar Themes, motives.; Cesar Pelli and Associates Criticism and interpretation.; Cesar Pelli and Associates.; Architects United States; Architectural firms United States.; Architecture United States History; Curtain walls United States.; Curtain walls.
Abstract: "This book presents 23 exemplary projects by Cesar Pelli & Associates, one of the most accomplished practitioners of curtain wall design. Arranged by material - glass, metal, stone - the conception and development of each individual facade is revealed. All construction details are comprehensively documented in numerous drawings and photographs."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: The art and craft of Cesar Pelli's curtain walls -- [Pt.1] Glass: -- Torre BankBoston, Buenos Aires -- Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong -- 1500 Louisiana, Houston -- International Finance Centre, Hong Kong -- Overture Center, Madison -- National Museum of Art, Osaka -- Schuster Performing Arts Center, Dayton -- Cira Centre, Philadelphia -- Central Library, Minneapolis -- Torre de Cristal, Madrid -- Citigroup Tower, London -- [Pt.2] Metal: -- One Canada Square Tower, London -- JP Morgan Chase, San Francisco -- 731 Lexington Avenue, New York -- Edificio República, Buenos Aires -- Mori Office Tower, Tokyo -- NTT Headquarters, Tokyo -- Plaza Tower, Costa Mesa -- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur -- [Pt.3] Stone: -- Forest Residential Tower, Tokyo -- 1900 K Street, Washington -- 40 Bank Street, London -- Nakanoshima Mitsui Building, Osaka.