Aluminium Architecture

"Provides a systematic review of the applications of aluminium as a building material, explaining the properties of the metal in detail and highlighting the latest technical advances. A selection of 25 international, contemporary projects document the application of aluminium in loadbearing structures, facades, roofs and windows. Among the projects included are Toyo Ito's Aluminium House in Tokyo, Renzo Piano's Mercedes-Benz Design Center in Stuttgart, Dominique Perrault's Centre Technique du Livre and Norman Foster's Greenwich Transport Interchange."--Back cover.