4.1.3 Facade Construction System Selection

Following on our lessons dedicated to facade compositional strategies and materials selection and assembly opportunities, this lesson will look closer at the construction systems by which these facade materials are integrated into an overall building construction and structural systems. We will look in particular at window wall and curtain wall systems, their specific design possibilities and applications and selected details used in their construction and integration with other facade materials.

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