In recent years, facades have become more important in architectural practice and in public perception. As well as functioning as a protective shell and visible 'face' and supplying heat and electricity, a building's exterior interacts directly with the surrounding public space.

This revised and expanded new edition of the Facade Construction Manual offers readers technical and design planning fundamentals in a compact reference work. A section describing a comprehensive selection of built structures shows general and unique, tried and tested, and innovative approaches to facade planning - down to the last detail.

- Over 100 examples of built structures
- Material-specific approaches for use in planning facades
- Technical planning fundamentals
- Special issues involving modern facade concepts
- More than 250 detailed drawings and sketches and around 400 illustrations

In recent years, facades have become more important in architectural practice and in public perception. As well as functioning as a protective shell and visible 'face' and supplying heat and electricity, a building's exterior interacts directly with the surrounding public space.

This revised and expanded new edition of the Facade Construction Manual offers readers technical and design planning fundamentals in a compact reference work. A section describing a comprehensive selection of built structures shows general and unique, tried and tested, and innovative approaches to facade planning - down to the last detail.

- Over 100 examples of built structures
- Material-specific approaches for use in planning facades
- Technical planning fundamentals
- Special issues involving modern facade concepts
- More than 250 detailed drawings and sketches and around 400 illustrations