Liquid crystal windows
Subtitle: transparent transitions
By: published for Merck KGaA ; editorial team Markus Frenzl, Antonia Henschel ; translations Jeremy Gaines
Contributors: Merck KGaA
Series: Displaying futures; Displaying futures
Publisher: Trademark Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783981832846
Subjects: Windows; Design and construction; Liquid crystals; Glass construction; Transparency in architecture; Transparency in art; Criticism and interpretation; Fensterglas; Flüssigkristall; Fassadengestaltung; Energiebewusstes Bauen; Merck KGaA; Höweler + Yoon Architecture/My Studio; Realities:united (Firm)
Work titles: Liquid crystal windows. English
Description: Liquid crystals are aiming high. To date, they have nestled in flat terrain: First and foremost in displays for flat screens, tablets and smartphones. Now they are all set to conquer new levels: higher ones. For example, in high-rises and building façades. And not primarily in the form of displays but in windows. Liquid crystal windows (LCW) are based on new technology called Licrivision. Liquid crystal mixtures of this brand transform windows into elegant, intelligent and energy-saving modules. They provide completely new design options and eclipse customary sun-shading systems.
Notes: Translation of: Liquid crystal windows: transparent transitions (ISBN 9783981832839; German original has English title).
Table of contents: title: Liquid crystal windows: Licrivision - crystal clear visions for architecture; title: Between visibility and evanescence: how glass has defined our culture in architecture and design; title: The greatness of grey: on the quality of the in-between; title: Let's build ourselves a house with a view! Why views out are a central element of contemporary architecture; title: Beyond solar control: the architectural potential of the new liquid crystal window from Merck KGaA; title: Study: realities united; title: Study: Höweler + Yoon architecture; title: Bachelor dreams or how to see through the world: the role transparency, transition and passage play in the visual arts; title: Brushstrokes that offer a new perspective: how the painting of artist Stefan Wieland captures the third dimension; title: Study: Stefan Wieland; title: Playing with the lightness of being: why transparency plays a special role in design; title: Using things to make the world tangible: why interim states and overlaps are so important to designer Mathias Hahn; title: Study: Mathias Hahn.