The Pre Fabrication of Building Facades 1st Edition by Vitor Abrantes ISBN 9783319226958 3319226959

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ISBN 10: 3319226959
ISBN 13: 9783319226958
Author: Vitor Abrantes

The Pre-Fabrication of Building Facades 1st Edition by Vitor Abrantes  Table of contents:

Part I: Burgo Tower in Porto

Tectonic Design

Construction Research

Construction Design

General Arrangement Drawings

Building Facades Prefabrication. The Lesson of the Burgo Building

Object

Prefabrication and Architecture

The Problems of Prefabrication [1]

The Burgo Building case [2]

Conclusion

References

Design of Façades

Introduction

Brief Description of the Envelope of the “O Burgo” Building

Behaviour of Glass Façades

Main Performance Requirements

Characterization of the Performance

Analysis of Frame Performance

Performance in Laboratory Conditions

Factors That Influence the Performance

Recommendations for Improvement in the Quality of Construction of External Façade Elements

References

The Importance of Design in the Prevention of Accidents in Construction

Motivation to Prevent Accidents in Pre-­construction Phase

Culture of Safety in Construction Environment

Need for Implementation of Safety in Design Phase

Construction Safety Coordinator Profile

Research Study with a Possible Solution

Proposed Methods for Designers

References

The Traditional Urban Square – A Vital Organ in the City or a “Thing” of the Past?

From the Definition to the Meaning of Square

Does the Perfect Square Exist? How Is It Built?

The Square as a “Dominated” or “Enclosed” Form

The Square as a Belvedere

The Square as a Point of Departure and Arrival

The Square as Centre

The Square as Gateway to the City

Final Note

References

Part II: Northwest Science Building of the University of Columbia Building

Construction to Discipline Architecture

Designing for a New York Funded Block

The Structure as the Rule of a Numerical Design

The Materiality of the Project

Inter-disciplinary Design Methodology

General Arrangement Drawings

Northwest Sciences Building by Rafael Moneo: Circumstantial Evidence

Drawings in the Air

Acoustics and Noise Control Within School Buildings

Introduction

Behaviour of Sound in Rooms – Main Topics

Portuguese Acoustic Requirements

Examples of Constructive Solutions Used in School Buildings

Typical Execution Problems

References

Maintenance and Maintainability of University Buildings the Challenge of Façades

Building Management

Definitions

Economic Management

Functional Management

Technical Management

Domotic and Maintainability in Technical Management

Costs Related to the Lack of Maintainability

Maintainability Handbook

Conclusions and Proposal of Developments

References

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