This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful,
and innovative building façades in contemporary architecture.
A building's façade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while
serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting
against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound.
This absorbing book details hundreds of examples of interesting and
progressive façades from around the world. Presented in colorful
double-page spreads, each façade is photographed from different angles
and includes engaging texts that describe their significance. Readers
can learn how traditional mashrabiyas in Abu Dhabi are being
engineered to respond to light and to regulate heat, how a hospital in
Mexico City has been constructed with smog-eating tiles, and how a
bio-adaptive façade in Germany uses algae to generate energy and provide
shade. Informative and accessible, this compendium is a highly useful
resource for architects, engineers, and designers.