Translucent Materials : : Glass, Plastics, Metals / / ed. by Frank Kaltenbach.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Achenbach, Joachim,; Barthel, Rainer,; Blandini, Lucio,; Compagno, Andrea,; Kaltenbach, Frank,; Knippers, Jan,; Maier, Frank,; Moritz, Karsten,; Peters, Stefan,; Schäfer, Stefan,; Sobek, Werner,
• HerausgeberIn: Kaltenbach, Frank,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Translucency – Light made material --; Glass as a building material – Developments and trends --; Structural glass – Research and innovations --; Plastic – Translucent semi-finished sheet products --; Membrane materials in structural engineering – Meshes and films --; Building with ETFE sheeting --; Diaphanous metals --; Standards --; Glass – list of manufacturers --; Subject Index --; Picture Credits
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783034614320; 9783110635690; 9783110318951; 9783110318944
• DOI: 10.11129/detail.9783034614320
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Frank Kaltenbach.

The current material customer of translucent building materials Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation of innovative materials - composite glass, synthetic panels, membranes and perforated metals.