Main entry:

Wigginton, Michael.

Title & Author:

Intelligent skins / Michael Wigginton and Jude Harris.

Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Architectural Press : Elsevier, [2002]

Description:

ix, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"Reprinted 2004."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: The origins of this book.
Ch. 1. Introduction. p. 3.
Ch. 2. environmental context and the design imperative. p. 7.
Ch. 3. Buildings and intelligence: metaphors and models. p. 17.
Ch. 4. intelligent skin: the deepening metaphor. p. 27.
Ch. 5. Method. p. 36.
Ch. 6. Features. p. 39.
Ch. 7. future. p. 43.
Ch. 8. case studies. p. 45.
Case study 1. GSW Headquarters: Berlin. p. 49.
Case study 2. Debis Building: Berlin. p. 55.
Case study 3. Commerzbank Headquarters: Frankfurt-am-Main. p. 59.
Case study 4. Stadttor (City Gate): Dusseldorf. p. 65.
Case study 5. GlaxoWellcome House West: Greenford. p. 71.
Case study 6. Environmental Building: Garston. p. 75.
Case study 7. Helicon: London. p. 83.
Case study 8. Tax Office Extension: Enschede. p. 87.
Case study 9. Headquarters of Gotz: Wurzburg. p. 93.
Case study 10. Phoenix Central Library: Phoenix, Arizona. p. 99.
Case study 11. Brundtland Centre: Toftlund Sonerjylland. p. 103.
Case study 12. Green Building: Dublin. p. 109.
Case study 13. Heliotrop: Freiburg-im-Breisgau. p. 115.
Case study 14. Villa Vision: Taastrup. p. 121.
Case study 15. Business Promotion Centre: Duisburg. p. 125.
Case study 16. School of Engineering and Manufacture: Leicester. p. 129.
Case study 17. SUVA Insurance Company: Basel. p. 137.
Case study 18. Solar House Freiburg: Freiburg. p. 143.
Case study 19. Design Office for Gartner: Gundelfingen/Donau. p. 149.
Case study 20. TRON -- Concept Intelligent House: Tokyo. p. 155.
Case study 21. Super Energy Conservation Building: Tokyo. p. 159.
Case study 22. Occidental Chemical Center: Niagara Falls, New York. p. 163.
Selected bibliography. p. 169.
Definitions. p. 171.
Index. p. 175.

ISBN:

0750648473 (pbk.)
9780750648479 (pbk.)

Subject:

Buildings Environmental engineering.
Buildings Environmental engineering Case studies.
Intelligent buildings.
Constructions Technique de l'environnement.
Constructions Technique de l'environnement Études de cas.
Immeubles intelligents.
intelligent buildings.

Form/genre:

Case studies.

Added entries:

Harris, Jude.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227756
Call No.: TH6021 .W5 2002
Status: Available