GLASS - STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE

An up-to-date, practical aid for architects, engineers, clients, and anyone interested in the field of glass technology, this publication is essential as the paths of glass and architecture have never been as intertwined in the past as they are today. The dynamic fields of glass craft and industrial high-technology are generating new architectural constructions that require highly integrated solutions. Whether sustainable buildings or complex facade systems, the prerequisites for any such developments are high-performance materials.

Stefan Behling is an architect and Director at Foster and Partners in London, and professor of building construction and design at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Sophia Behling is a freelance art director and film and exhibition architect. Their architectural research and design practice is based in London and Stuttgart. Sophia and Stefan Behling are also the authors of Prestel's "Sol Power" (1996)