Annette LeCuyer Libri

New conceptual strategies for structures, hybrid materials and constructions, computer-aided design and fabrication, and the adaptation of techniques from aeroplane design and ship building: these new technical developments are radically changing the use of metals in building. Yesterday's standards and processes are rapidly becoming out-dated, and it is high time that the most recent advances are documented in a systematic overview. Case studies examine significant buildings which illustrate ground-breaking concepts. These include Frank O. Gehry's Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao and the Experience Music project in Seattle, the Millennium Bridge by Norman Foster, Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Seattle Library by Rem Koolhaas. Each project is comprehensively documented in image and text, paying particular attention to the application and processing of metal and steel. Annette LeCuyer is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Buffalo, The State University of New York.

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.

Neue Legierungen, hybride Konstruktionen, innovative Berechnungsmethoden für neue Tragwerkssysteme, computergesteuerte Zuschnitte von Metallplatten, Formgenerierung wie beim Flugzeug- und beim Schiffsbau: die neuen Verfahren in Planung und Produktion verändern das Bauen mit Metall, insbesondere Stahl, auf radikale Weise. Die bestehenden konstruktiven und fertigungstechnischen Standards werden zunehmend unterlaufen. Hohe Zeit, diese Entwicklungen systematisch darzustellen. Das Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao von Frank O. Gehry war der öffentlich wirksame Auftakt, gefolgt von Toyo Itos Sendai Mediatheque in Japan, dem Millennium Dome von Richard Rogers, und vielen anderen, die in diesem Buch bildreich und ausführlich in Bezug auf ihre Planung und Verarbeitung von Stahl und Metall vorgestellt werden. Neben realisierten Bauten geht die Autorin aber auch auf Projekte ein, die bestimmte innovative Konzepte besonders deutlich erkennen lassen. Annette LeCuyer ist Professorin an der Universität Buffalo (NY).