Introduction; Foreword; Innovative Architecture -- Research and Development; Cooperation between Producers and Designers; Portrait; Part 1. Steel and Glass Constructions; European Investment Bank, Luxembourg; Design and Implementation; Energy Concept and Facade Design; Fire Protection Planning; Structure and Teamwork; Westfield London; Digital Process Chain from Design to Execution; The Westfield Roof -- from Concept to Fitting; The Role of the Facade Consultant; Minimised Shell Structures -- Challenges and Prospects; Part 2. Foils and Membranes; Allianz Arena, Munich.

From the Idea to the DetailRoof Structure and Vertical Facade; Design Aspects of ETFE Foil Cushions; Development of Lightweight Building Shells; Part 3. Element Facades; The Future of the Element Facade; 7 More London; Developing the Production of the Aluminium Element Facade; Construction Management; Tender Process and Design; Facades of High-Rise Buildings -- Trends and Tendencies; Part 4. Structural use of Glass; Innovative Processes in the All-Glass Sector; Possible Applications of Cold-Bending; Fascinated by Glass; Glass Bridge and Glass Staircase; Applied Research Projects.

Developing the DetailsThe Floating Seat; TriPyramid Structures; Challenges and Potential of Structural Glass; Testing and Inspection Procedures; Appendix; List of seele projects; Testing standards; Bibliography; Illustration Credits.