Glass construction manual
By: Christian Schittich ... [et al.].
Contributors: Schittich, Christian.; DETAIL.
Edition: 2nd Rev. and expanded ed.
Publisher: Birkhäuser; Springer [distributor]; Birkhäuser; Detail; Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation GmbH & Co.; Springer [distributor
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Basel; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9783764381226; 9783764382902
Subjects: Glass construction; Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Description: "This completely revised Glass Construction Manual presents the current state of the art on planning and building with glass." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Published in association with DETAIL.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-347) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Glass in architecture : 1. From the origins to classical modernism / Gerald Staib; title: 2. Glass architecture from the modern movement to the present day / Christian Schittich; title: Part 2. Principles : 1. Glass as a building material / Dieter Balkow; title: 2. Designing with glass: strength and loadbearing behaviour / Werner Sobek [et al...]; title: 3. Glass and energy: building performance / Matthias Schuler and Stefanie Reuss; title: Part 3. Construction details : 1. Fixings for glass; title: 2. Openings; title: 3. Architectural details; title: Part 4. Case studies / Christian Schittich and Gerald Staib.