Crafting The Facade Stone Brick Wood

Over The Course Of Three Years, The Institute Of Architecture And Planning At The University Of Liechtenstein, The Mackintosh School Of Architecture In Glasgow, And The Academie Van Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, Cooperated On An International Research Project Dedicated To The Design Of Faades. Crafting The Faade Presents The Results Of This Productive Co-operative Study, Which Cut Across Disciplines To Look At Historical Developments In The Design And Building Of Faades, The Theoretical Underpinnings That Can Explain These Developments, The Common Materials And Their Main Characteristics, And The Techniques In Assembly. The Project Also Prompted A Great Deal Of Innovative Design Work, Including Detailed Drawings At A Scale Of 1:10 And The Design And Construction Of Life-size Prototypes In Stone, Brick, And Wood - All Of Which Are Reproduced Here Among The Books Two Hundred Illustrations.