Main entry:

Leydecker, Sylvia, author.

Title & Author:

Nano materials in architecture, interior architecture, and design / Sylvia Leydecker ; with forewords by Harold Kroto and Michael Veith and contributions by Marius Kölbel and Sascha Peters ; [translation, Julian Reisenberger].

Publication:

Basel ; Boston ; Berlin : Birkhäuser, [2008]

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 188).
What is nanotechnology? -- The development of nanotechnology -- Carbon: new morphologies -- General market developments -- Nanoproducts -- Form follows function? -- Ecology and economics -- Is the devil in the dwarfs? -- Nanotechnology and product design -- Functions and applications -- Self-cleaning: Lotus-Effect® : Ara Pacis Museum, Rome ; Commercial building, Pula ; Private residence, Aggstall ; Strucksbarg housing, Hamburg -- Self-cleaning: Photocatalysis : Muhammed Ali Center MAC, Louisville, Kentucky ; Hyatt Regency Garden Chapel, Osaka ; AKT, Am Kaiser's Turm, Heilbronn ; East Hotel, Hamburg ; G-Flat, Tokyo ; Kurakuen private residence, Hyogo ; Senri New Town private residence, Osaka ; House in Creek, Hiroshima ; Disabled-access housing for elderly people, Frick ; MSV Arena soccer stadium, Duisburg ; Children's playground, Kagawa -- Easy-to-clean (ETC) : Science to Business Center Nanotronics & Bio, Marl ; Kaldewei Kompetenz-Center, Ahlen ; Private residence, Erlenbach ; Modern classicism, Shanghai ; Urban lounge/Light bubbles, St. Gallen -- Air-purifying : Atelier and villa for a calligrapher, Ymanashi ; Paving for Leien Boulevard, Antwerp ; Jubilee Church, Rome -- Anti-fogging -- Fragrance capsules -- Thermal insulation: VIPs : Sonnenschiff centre, Freiburg ; Seitzstraße mixed-use building, Munich -- Thermal insulation: Aerogel : County Zoo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; School extension, London ; Sports hall, Carquefou ; Factory, Zaisertshofen -- Temperature regulation: PCMs : "Sur Falveng" housing for elderly people, Domat/Ems -- UV protection -- Solar protection -- Fire-proof : Deutsche Post headquarters, Bonn ; Waverly Gate, Edinburgh -- Anti-graffiti : New Centre Ulm ; Hofjäger Palais, Berlin -- Anti-reflective -- Antibacterial : Housing estate, Duisburg ; Operating theatre, Goslar ; Operating theatre, Berlin ; Patient's hospital room prototype, Berlin -- Anti-fingerprint -- Scratchproof and abrasion-resistant -- The holistic application of nanosurfaces in interiors.
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Translated from the German.

Summary:

"This book provides professional users with an overview of functional nanosurfaces of all kinds, enabling them to employ nanomaterials intelligently and appropriately and to provide competent advice for clients."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
E-book
E-book - Full text from Dawsonera

ISBN:

9783764379957 (alk. paper)
3764379952

Subject:

Nanostructured materials.
Architecture and technology.
Design and technology.
Nanostructures
Nanomatériaux.
Architecture et technologie.
Design et technologie.
Nanotechnologie Architektur
Nanotechnologie Design
Nanotechnologie Innenarchitektur
Architektur Nanotechnologie
Innenarchitektur Nanotechnologie
Design Nanotechnologie
Arkitektur.
Nanoteknik.
Material.
Byggnadsmaterial.
Architektur Nanostrukturiertes Material.
Nanostrukturiertes Material Architektur.

Added entries:

Kroto, Harold, writer of foreword.
Veith, Michael, writer of foreword.
Kölbel, Marius, contributor.
Peters, Sascha, contributor.
Reisenberger, Julian, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256710
Call No.: BIB 187126
Status: Available