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Exterior Building Enclosures: Design Process and Composition for Innovative Facades

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A comprehensive guide to the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosuresFocused on the design process for architects and related professionals, this book addresses the design and execution of sophisticated exterior building enclosures for a number of commercial building types and in a variety of building materials. It focuses on the design process by delineating enclosure basics, the participants (owners, architects, engineers, consultants) and their roles and responsibilities through collaboration, and tracking the design process through construction.This comprehensive handbook covers all of the factors that affect the design of a building enclosure, including function, visual aesthetics, performance requirements, and many other criteria. In-depth case studies of projects of various scales, types, and climate conditions illustrate the successful implementation of exterior wall enclosure solutions in brick masonry, stone, architectural concrete, glass, and metals.This unique and indispensable guide:Defines the functions, physical requirements, design principles, and types of exterior building enclosuresIdentifies the participants in the design and construction process and specifies their roles and responsibilitiesPresents a step-by-step process for the design of exterior enclosures, from defining goals and developing concepts through creating construction documentsReviews the construction process from bidding and negotiation through the paper phase to the "brick and mortar" stageProvides details on the properties of exterior enclosure materials, including structural considerations, weather protection, fire safety, and moreCovers a variety of materials, including brick masonry, natural stone masonry, architectural concrete, metal framing and glass, and all-glass enclosuresWritten by the technical director of the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Exterior Building Enclosures is an indispensable resource for architects, engineers, facade consultants, and green design consultants working on commercial building projects. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley


Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2013


Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 608 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470881275


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 79


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.65 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.7 x 1.5 x 9.2 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,158,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #437 in Architecture (Books) #838 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation #2,050 in Architectural Buildings


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    • Exterior enclosures
Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024 by Kathy
    • great foundation for innovative design
This book is not your typical generic architectural book geared towards the broad audience. Boswell shares a deep understanding of strategies, considerations and approaches to highly advanced exterior enclosures. The sections on approach share very relevant and specific calculations and explanations on exterior envelope solutions. The projects included are best-in-class and show benchmarks for advancing the conversation about building skins.This books should be in the library of any serious architect attempting to do innovative buildings. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2013 by Ted C. Kollaja
    • I recommend this book, but with a few minor comments.
This book is basically a reference book for architects, although even non-architects could find it useful. It is pretty typical of this type of book - it covers the basic elements to a point and also provides a bit more detail for some select topics. Over the years, I've bought a number of similar books like this one. I'm a draftsman and over the years I have worked at a number of firms in several different engineering disciplines. Books like this one are great for getting up to speed on a discipline new to you and for keeping on hand for when something new to you comes up. One of the things I really liked about this book is that the Author provides overviews for sixteen real-world projects as examples. I don't know about most people, but I feel that I get more out of real-world applications than I do made-up text-book examples. Some issues that I had with the book. Number One, is the lack of a glossary. I was really surprised that the author did not include a glossary. For a reference book such as this, that is a noticeable omission. Number Two, the poor image quality of some of the architectural details. I know there will be some image degradation from shrinking down details meant for large scale architectural drawings to fit on a 7"x9.5" page in a book, but some of the image compression is worse than others in the book. To the point they are useless. Number Three, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is barely covered - at most it is mentioned in a single paragraph about design process and expectations. For a book that focuses on the interrelations of different engineering disciplines, I would think there would be at least a chapter dedicated to BIM. Number Four, which is really an offshoot of number three. All of the information / project examples in the book is from the Author's experience at the one architectural firm (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). That's good in some ways (you get the perspective of how a successful firm does things), and bad in other ways (probably the reason BIM is not mentioned is that maybe SOM hasn't yet tried to implement it). One thing I will give the publisher props for, is the index. Too many times I've seen books like this one where the index did not match the book, where a book was heavily revised during the editing process and then was published with an index from a previous version. I did a number of spot checks with this book's index and found it correct every time. Review for - Exterior Building Enclosures: Design Process and Composition for Innovative Facades, by C. Keith Baswell ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013 by K. R.
    • Poor Drawings, Can't be used as a technical guide.
The dwgs are blurry and didn't serve the purposed of the book even with the kindly / iBook version. It seems that author didn't get the intellectual right to publish the dwgs. Can't be use as a technical guide. Detail Magazine family is far away better.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022 by Haytham Abd Rahman
    • A focused manual and reference on architectural envelopes
"Exterior Building Enclosures" focuses on an architectural specialty of increasing importance with the advancement of technology and the imperative to achieve energy efficiency and sustainability. As with the other Wiley architectural reference books, the author is an expert in the field, the technical director at SOM's offices in San Francisco. A strength of this text is the focus on concepts and the design and construction processes before moving into the more specific and technical aspects. There are chapters on brick and stone masonry, concrete, metal framing, and all-glass enclosures. The examples are also very well-chosen and there is a plethora of technical drawings and photographs. The print edition has illustrations and photographs mostly in black and white so I would recommend the Kindle edition. This will also allow the drawings to be enlarged and for searching the text, although the index is well-done. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2013 by Margaret P.
    • Detailed Instructional Exposure to Facade Construction
This is an excellent book, which approaches the planning, design, materials and methods of implementation for building facades. This text begins with fundamental principles and project participants, and moves on through in-depth coverage of various styles divided into chapters by the major class of materials that will be utilized. The writing is straightforward, and comprehensive, while an extensive collection of illustrations that clearly put the subject matter into perspective. This is a wonderfully assembled, relevant text to compliment an architectural reference library. It is a real “meat and potatoes” compendium of useful information, which lies at the core of construction innovation. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013 by J. Sullivan

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