Façades: A Visual Compendium of Modern Architectural Styles
Oscar Riera Ojeda, Byron Hawes
Prestel, November 2019

Hardcover | 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches | 448 pages | 400 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-3791385174 | $45.00

Publisher's Description:
A building?s façade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This absorbing book details hundreds of examples of interesting and progressive façades from around the world. Presented in colorful double-page spreads, each façade is photographed from different angles and includes engaging texts that describe their significance. Readers can learn how traditional mashrabiyas in Abu Dhabi are being engineered to respond to light and to regulate heat, how a hospital in Mexico City has been constructed with ?smog-eating? tiles, and how a ?bio-adaptive? façade in Germany uses algae to generate energy and provide shade. Informative and accessible, this compendium is a highly useful resource for architects, engineers, and designers.dDAB Commentary: Bryan Hawes wraps up his introduction to this book crammed full of eye-catching contemporary facades with the statement, "it becomes clear that the design of a building's facade has become more than a statement or aesthetic pursuit." What was, he continues, "essentially the equivalent of dressing well has evolved into a highly...