The Encyclopedia of Architectural Technology provides an unparalleled resource on the latest developments in key aspects of this technology, including construction, structures, building services, environmental design and theory of design.

Featuring over 180 entries on subjects ranging from materials and techniques to specific architects and engineers at the forefront of technological development, the Encyclopedia offers a holistic view of architectural technology. It draws together issues of detailing, design intention, technical specifications and environmental responsibility.

Contributions are included from a range of specialist practitioners and each entry features a quick-reference summary as well as a more detailed analytical text, in addition to suggestions for further reading. A full system of cross-referencing ensures that the information sought is easily accessible.

Encyclopedia of Architectural Technology provides an invaluable reference for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction alike who need to understand the ways in which technology can be used wisely and responsibly.

Contents

Aalto, Alvar • Acoustics. • Air conditioning. • Air supported structures. • Airtightness and IAQ. • Aluminium. • Ando, Tadao. • Arup, Sir Ove Nyquist. • Atrium. • Automated manufacture and construction. • Beams. • Bespoke. • Bracing. • Bricks and blocks. • Bricks and blocks - finishes. • Buildability. • Building management systems (BMS). • Building systems. • Cable nets. • Calatrava, Santiago. • Cantilevers. • Carbon dioxide (CO2). • Cardboard. • Castings. • Cavity. • Ceilings (OPC). • Cement. • Ceramics. • Cladding. • Cladding - components. • Columns. • Composite decking. • Composite materials. • Composite panels. • Concrete. • Concrete - finishes. • Concrete - structures. • Condensation. • Connections. • Construction programme. • Copper. • Core (services). • Core (structural). • Corrosion. • COR-TEN (weathering steel). • Critical path analysis. • Design life. • Dry construction and wet construction. • Durability. • Dynamic thermal simulation. • Earth construction. • Ecological design. • 'Eco-points'. • Energy efficiency. • Environmental design. • Epoxy. • ETFE. • Fabric energy storage. • Faηades and faηade engineering. • Fire engineering. • Fire protection. • Fit-out. • Floors. • Foster, Sir Norman. • Foundations. • Frame. • Galvanising. • Glass. • Glass - laminated and coated. • Glass - structural glazing. • GRC (glass fibre reinforced concrete). • Grass ('green') roofs. • Grids for structure and layout. • Grimshaw, Nicholas. • Gropius, Walter. • Happold, Ted and Buro Happold. • HVAC. • Heat recovery. • Herzog & De Meuron. • High-tech. • 'Honesty'. • Hopkins, Michael and Patty. • ICT in buildings. • Insulation. • Integration. • Intelligent faηades and materials. • Intumescent paint. • Jiricna, Eva. • 'Just-in-time' construction. • Kahn, Louis. • Lautner, John. • Le Corbusier. • Lead. • Lead-time. • 'Lean' construction. • Life-cycle analysis (LCA). • Life-cycle costing. • Light steel frame. • Lighting - daylighting. • Lighting - artificial lighting. • Louvres and brise soleil. • Lubetkin, Berthold. • Maintenance. • Metals. • Mineral fibres. • Modules and modular construction. • Mortars, cement and lime. • Nervi, Pier Luigi. • Neutra, Richard. • Niemeyer, Oscar. • Night ventilation. • Nouvel, Jean. • Off site manufacture. • On site production. • Otto, Frei. • Overcladding. • Oversizing. • Performance. • Permeability. • Phase change materials. • Photovoltaics (PV). • Piano, Renzo. • Plasterboard. • Plastics. • Plastics - fabrication. • Plastics - types. • Plastics for adhesives and finishes. • Pods. • Procurement. • Profiled metal decking. • Proprietary goods and standardisation. • Prouvι, Jean. • Recycling. • Retaining walls. • Rice, Peter. • Risers and trunking. • Risk management. • Ritchie, Ian. • Rogers, Richard (Lord Rogers of Riverside). • Roofs. • Scarpa, Carlo. • Schindler, RM. • Sealants. • Services. • Sick building syndrome (SBS). • Single ply membranes. • Siza, Alvaro. • Solar panels. • Specification. • Stack effect. • Stainless steel. • Standing seam roof. • Stone. • Structural steel. • Surface finishes. • Sustainability. • Technology transfer. • Textile membrane roofs. • Thermal bridging. • Thermal comfort. • Thermolabyrinths. • Timber. • Timber - hardwoods and softwoods. • Timber - laminated timber. • Timber - manufactured boards. • Timber - production and finishes. • Timber structures. • Tolerance. • Trombe wall • Value engineering (VE). • van der Rohe, Mies. • Ventilation. • von Gerkan & Marg. • Walls. • Water management and drainage. • Weathering. • Wind towers. • Windows and curtain walling. • Wright, Frank Lloyd. • Yeang, Ken. • Zinc

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