Main entry:

Engelsmann, Stephan.

Title & Author:

Plastics : in architecture and construction / Stephan Engelsmann, Valerie Spalding, Stefan Peters.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, ©2010.

Description:

175 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Editor: Ria Stein, Berlin. Translation into English: Julian Reisenberger, Weimar"--Colophon.
Also available in French and German editions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-172) and indexes.
The development of plastic architecture -- Principles : Material properties of plastics : Forming characteristics and the manufacture of building elements ; Resistance to environmental effects ; Mechanical properties ; Thermal properties ; Flammability and fire performance ; Additives, fillers and reinforcing materials -- Basics of plastics : Polymer structure ; The morphology of macromolecules ; The classification of plastics according to their degree of cross-linking ; Synthesising techniques -- Plastics and their manufacture : Elastomers ; Thermoplastics: Types; Manufacture; Working methods; Recycling ; Thermosets: Material components; Manufacture; Properties -- Construction : Finished and semi-finished products : Solid sheets and panels ; Profiled sheets and panels ; Sandwich panels ; Forms ; Profiles ; Special products -- Building with plastics : Thermoplastics: Screwing; Clamping; Bonding; Welding ; Thermosets: Screwing; Bonding; Dimensioning; Stability and durability -- Case studies : Plastics as building envelope : Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York ; BMW Bubble, Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany ; Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria ; Emsdetten railway station, Emsdetten, Germany ; Idee workstation, Tokyo ; Reiss Headquarters, London ; Fiberline Composites factory and offices, Middelfart, Denmark ; Farben des Konsums, Berlin ; Laban Creekside, London ; Terminal V, Lauterach, Austria ; Forum Soft, Yverdon, Switzerland ; Polymer Engineering Centre, Melbourne, Australia ; Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen, Germany ; Badajoz congress centre and auditorium, Badajoz, Spain -- Plastics as building structure : Plastic tower sculpture, Stuttgart, Germany ; D-Tower, Doetinchem, Netherlands ; Hoofddorp bus station, Hoofddorp, Netherlands ; Roof Yitzhak Rabin Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel ; GRP/Glass Pavilion, Düsseldorf, Germany ; Plastic folded shell structure, Stuttgart, Germany -- Plastics as building structure and envelope : Clip-on, Utrecht, Netherlands ; Eiertempel, Bern, Switzerland ; Five Bubbles, Vienna, Austria ; fg2000, Altenstadt, Germany ; Futuro, Different locations worldwide ; MYKO, Weimar and Rostock, Germany ; Novartis Campus reception building, Basel, Switzerland -- Future developments : High-performance material for supporting structures ; High-performance material for building envelopes ; Composite materials ; Reinforcement of supporting structures ; Joining technologies appropriate to the material ; New production methods ; Technology transfer -- Glossary.
Text is in English, translated from German.

Summary:

"This systematic guide to the use of plastic in architecture documents the constructional and aesthetic possibilitis of this material. In ten chapters, it introduces the material and its specific characteristics, describes various types of plastic and their relevance for the building sector, and explains processing and manufacturing techniques. A selection of international case studies demonstrates the broad range of plastic in architecture."

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

9783034603225
3034603223

Subject:

Plastics in building.
Plastics Properties.
Matières plastiques dans la construction.
Matières plastiques Propriétés.
Plaster som byggnadsmaterial.

Form/genre:

Distinctive covers.

Added entries:

Spalding, Valerie.
Peters, Stefan.
Stein, Ria.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270964
Call No.: BIB 203896
Status: Available