Ceramic Material Systems : : in Architecture and Interior Design / / Nathan King, Martin Bechthold, Anthony Kane.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2015
• VerfasserIn: Bechthold, Martin,; Kane, Anthony,; King, Nathan,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 60 duotone ills.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; CHAPTER 1. CERAMIC MATERIAL SYSTEMS --; CHAPTER 2. FIRED CLAY – A MATERIAL LEGACY --; CHAPTER 3. MATERIALS AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES --; CHAPTER 4. PRODUCTION PROCESSES --; CHAPTER 5. APPLICATIONS: INTERIORS --; CHAPTER 6. APPLICATIONS: EXTERIORS --; CHAPTER 7. MATERIAL FLOWS: LIFE CYCLE ASPECTS --; CHAPTER 8. SURFACE EFFECTS --; CHAPTER 9. PATTERNS AND AGGREGATIONS --; CHAPTER 10. THERMODYNAMIC SKINS --; CHAPTER 11. FORM CUSTOMIZATION STRATEGIES --; CHAPTER 12. EMERGING SYSTEMS --; PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES --; APPENDIX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783038210245; 9783110700985; 9783110438642; 9783110439687
• DOI: 10.1515/9783038210245
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Nathan King, Martin Bechthold, Anthony Kane.

Far beyond its long-standing decorative and protective use, architectural ceramics has matured into a material system of great potential. Triggered by material research, design computation and digital fabrication methods, the innovations in ceramic technology are enabling expanded applications for ceramics as a multi-functional, performative material system.Ceramic material systems comprise the full ecosystem from material extraction and processing to the assembly of construction elements and their eventual reuse and recycling. This book establishes the state of the art of this quickly emerging field, with a particular interest in presenting the knowledge needed for developing project-specific solutions that often involve custom ceramic elements. The authors provide a rigorous background of the materials and associated technologies as well as inspiration from the very best contemporary buildings using ceramic systems, along with an overview of emerging ceramic technologies and research.The main section of the book is supplemented with a descriptive and critically commented listing of the most interesting and innovative ceramic products on the market today, ranging from interior tile products to complex active façade systems and roof products.