Crosbie, Michael J.

Curtain walls : recent developments by Cesar Pelli & Associates. / txt Michael J. Crosbie. - 184 p. ill. ;col. ;plans. ; 30 cm. book

The art and craft of Cesar Pelli's curtain walls --
Glass --
Torre BankBoston, Buenos Aires --
Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong --
1500 Louisiana, Houston --
International Finance Centre, Hong Kong --
Overture Center, Madison --
National Museum of Art, Osaka --
Schuster Performing Arts Center, Dayton --
Cira Centre, Philadelphia --
Central Library, Minneapolis --
Torre de Cristal, Madrid --
Citigroup Tower, London --
Metal --
One Canada Square Tower, London --
JP Morgan Chase, San Francisco --
731 Lexington Avenue, New York --
Edificio República, Buenos Aires --
Mori Office Tower, Tokyo --
NTT Headquarters, Tokyo --
Plaza Tower, Costa Mesa --
Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur --
Stone --
Forest Residential Tower, Tokyo --
1900 K Street, Washington --
40 Bank Street, London --
Nakanoshima Mitsui Building, Osaka --

"This book presents 23 exemplary projects by Cesar Pelli & Associates, one of the most accomplished practitioners of curtain wall design. Arranged by material - glass, metal, stone - the conception and development of each individual facade is revealed. All construction details are comprehensively documented in numerous drawings and photographs."--Jacket.

9783764370831 3764370831

2005048163


Pelli, Cesar--Themes, motives.


Cesar Pelli and Associates.


Curtain walls.
Architecture, Modern
Architects
Architecture

NA737.P39 / A4 2005

725.0922