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Recent years have seen the construction of buildings made of plastic, structures that are as attractive as they are unusual. After initial experiments in the 1970s, plastic is currently experiencing a tremendous boom. Originally used for temporary structures like the BMW Pavilion in Frankfurt, it is now employed in many permanent buildings as well, including the recent Catholic church in Radebeul by Staib/Behnisch. Prominent international avant-garde architects such as Shigeru Ban and Herzog & de Meuron frequently use transparent plastic for their structures. Transparent plastic seems ephemeral and thus captures the spirit of the times. Its various qualities between transparent and translucent make it possible to achieve fascinating effects with light and color. Projects presented include the Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron, the Rocket Tower in Leicester by Grimshaw & Partners, the Paper Art Museum by Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, and the public housing development Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse by Lacaton Vassal. Seit einigen Jahren entstehen ebenso attraktive wie ungewöhnliche Bauten aus Kunststoff. Nach ersten Versuchen in den 1970er Jahren erlebt der Baustoff derzeit einen ungeheuren Boom. Zunächst für temporäre Bauten wie dem BMW Pavillon in Frankfurt genutzt, entstehen mittlerweile auch zahlreiche bleibende Gebäude (wie kürzlich die Katholische Kirche von Staib/Behnisch in Radebeul). Bekannte Architekten der internationalen Avantgarde wie Shigeru Ban oder Herzog & de Meuron verwenden gerne transparenten Kunststoff für ihre Bauten. Das Material scheint ephemer, transitorisch (ohne es zu sein) und trifft damit den Nerv der heutigen Zeit. Seine unterschiedlichen Qualitäten zwischen transparent und transluzent erlauben faszinierende Licht- und Farbeffekte. Zu den dargestellten Projekten gehören die Allianz-Arena in München von Herzog & de Meuron, der Rocket-Tower in Leicester von Grimshaw & Partner, das Papiermuseum von Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, und der soziale Wohnungsbau der Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse von Lacaton Vassal.

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The objective of this "primer" on plastics is to acquaint the architect, designer, builder, and contractor with polymers and their potentialities in building, including not only structural aspects but interior, decorative, and lighting applications as well. The user of this book will obtain basic, essential knowledge of the nature and the applicability of these versatile materials. While it does not attempt to cover the entire field, it provides a firm groundwork in an area that could well profit from a knowledge of fundamental facts; equipped with this information the architect or builder can avoid trial-and-error methods in the employment of the plastics medium in building.The book begins with an extensive series of examples, including a number of four-color plates, thus providing a visual introduction or sample "case history" of the many uses of plastics in modern architecture. The text classifies polymers into simple groupings of application in building, describes their general properties, and sets forth composite materials and assemblies based on plastics, expounding the principal methods of fabrication as they affect uses. The parts of a building and the ways in which plastics can be employed are described in detail.The text is liberally supported by sketches and tables, clearly and usefully presented. The generic names and properties of the principal plastics currently in structural use and their applications in construction work and utility appliances are summarized in comprehensive form

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ETFE foil has recently become an important material for the cladding of technologically sophisticated and innovative buildings. This material is very thin and lightweight and, when used in air-filled cushion assemblies, has enormous strength and a range of adaptive environmental attributes. ETFE cushion enclosures became known primarily through Grimshaw Architects' Eden Project and Herzog + de Meuron's Allianz Arena, and they are being used on the spectacular swimming stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the largest ETFE building envelope in the world so far. This book is conceived as an in-depth introduction to the characteristics of ETFE and its applications in construction. Project examples explore in detail the specific characteristics of ETFE building skins in the areas of structural behavior, light transmission, insulation, acoustics, fire engineering and environmental modification. In funktional und technologisch anspruchsvollen und innovativen Gebäudeentwürfen hat die Verwendung von ETFE-Folien in jüngster Zeit große Bedeutung erlangt. Dieses Folienmaterial ist von erstaunlicher Dünnheit bei enormer Reißfestigkeit und ist zum Teil leichter als die Luft, die es umschließt. Bekannt geworden ist das Material vor allem durch das Eden Project von Nicholas Grimshaw und die Allianz Arena von Herzog & de Meuron. Derzeit im Bau ist das spektakuläre Schwimmstadion für die Olympischen Spiele 2008 in Beijing - die bislang weltweit größte ETFE-Struktur.Das Buch ist als fundiertes Grundlagenwerk konzipiert, das sowohl Materialeigenschaften wie technologische und konstruktive Verwendungsmöglichkeiten grundsätzlich und umfassend vermittelt. Ausführlich geht die Autorin auf die Spezifika von ETFE in Bezug auf Lichtdurchlässigkeit, Dämmeigenschaften, Akustik, Brandschutz und ökologische Verträglichkeit ein. Ebenso stellt sie anhand von zahlreichen Projektbeispielen Entwurfslösungen vor.

69 --- 691 --- 691.8 --- EFTE --- 691.17 --- 72.039 --- 692(03) --- 692.232 --- 693.8 --- Architectuur materialen alternatieve --- Onderdelen en constructie-elementen van gebouwen --- Architectuur industrieel design 21ste eeuw nieuwe materialen --- Gevelconstructies buitenmuren details --- Lichte constructies lichtgewicht constructies --- Gevelbekledingen 21ste eeuw EFTE --- Wanden muren vloeren plafonds daken gevels --- Ruimtelijke constructies overspanningen kapconstructies --- Bouwmaterialen milieubewuste --- Bouwmaterialen kunststoffen --- Bouwtechniek --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Synthetische materialen --- Kunststof --- Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc. --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen naslagwerken --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen buitenmuren bekleding --- Architectuurgeschiedenis 2000 - 2050 --- Staalconstructies. Metaalconstructies --- Building materials. --- Fluoropolymers. --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- 691.17 Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc. --- Fluoropolymers --- Polyethylene terephthalate. --- Plastics in building. --- Building materials --- Architectuur ; industrieel design ; 21ste eeuw ; nieuwe materialen --- Architectuur ; materialen ; alternatieve --- Bouwmaterialen ; kunststoffen --- Bouwmaterialen ; milieubewuste --- Gevelbekledingen ; 21ste eeuw ; EFTE --- Gevelconstructies ; buitenmuren ; details --- Lichte constructies ; lichtgewicht constructies --- Ruimtelijke constructies ; overspanningen ; kapconstructies --- Wanden ; muren ; vloeren ; plafonds ; daken ; gevels --- Fluorinated polymers --- Fluorine plastics --- Fluorocarbon polymers --- Fluoroplastics --- Organofluorine compounds --- Polymers --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Materials --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; naslagwerken --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; buitenmuren ; bekleding --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 --- Macromolecular materials. Rubbers, plastics etc --- Plastic building materials --- Plastics --- Building plastics industry --- Ethylene terephthalate polymer --- Mylar (Trademark) --- PET (Chemical) --- Terephthalic acid-ethylene glycol polymer --- Phthalate esters --- Polyesters --- Thermoplastics