Composite Architecture: Building and Design with Carbon Fiber

Composite Architecture is the first ever book about composite materials used in architecture. Materials such as carbon fiber and other FRPs can lead to buildings that are lighter, stronger, more durable, and better thermally performing. Their properties also allow for new formal possibilities and structural expressions. This book describes the technology underpinning composite materials, their history, sustainability issues, and unique opportunities and challenges in building and construction. With a foreword by Jan Knippers, and featuring detailed studies of projects using composite materials by architects including: Snhetta, Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Morphosis, Achim Menges, SHoP, Foster + Partners (including the new Apple buildings).

• Format Hardback | 312 pages
• Dimensions 220 x 280 x 27.94mm | 1,524g
• Publication date 01 Oct 2020
• Publisher Birkhauser
• Publication City/Country Basel/Berlin/Boston, Switzerland
• Language English
• Illustrations note 80 Illustrations, black and white; 300 Illustrations, color
• ISBN10 3035619409
• ISBN13 9783035619409