Best of DETAIL : Fassaden / Facades

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DETAIL, 2015. — 202 p. — ISBN-10: 395553247X. — ISBN-13: 978-3955532475. — Language: GermanThe facade serves as the building's public face, allowing rapid assessment of its architecture. The book gathers highlights on this issue from various Detail publications. Best of Detail: Facades explores this topic with theoretical discussions and an in-depth look at a range of selected projects, which, besides showcasing suitable materials and designs, give the reader a detailed look behind the scenes. It turns out that quality architecture can only result from a coherency between the facade, structure, internal organisation and building services - design elements that interact directly with each other. This presents the architect with enormous challenges, particularly as the unity between the exterior and interior is no longer a given, as today's range of materials and design possibilities offer nearly limitless creativity.The book gathers highlights on this issue from various DETAIL publications. All contributions share a sophisticated consideration of what goes on behind the facade, in short: good architecture offering abundant inspiration and constructive solutions for the reader's own work