The Pre-Fabrication of Building Facades

Preface, by Bárbara Rangel, José Manuel Amorim Faria, and Vitor Abrantes.- Case Study 1, Burgo Tower, by Eduardo Souto Moura.- Images.- Sketch models, by Eduardo Souto Moura Studio.- Construction images, by Eduardo Souto Moura Studio.- Final images, by Luís Ferreira Alves, Photographer.- Interview, by Bárbara Rangel, José Amorim Faria, and João Pedro Poças Martins.- Drawings.- Concept sketches, by Eduardo Souto Moura.- General Arrangement Drawings, by Eduardo Souto Moura Studio.- Production Information Set, by Eduardo Souto Moura Studio.- Articles.- Northwest Science Building: circumstantial evidence, by Joan Ockman.- Acoustics and noise control within school buildings, by Diogo Mateus, Andreia Pereira and Vítor Abrantes.- Maintenance and maintainability of university buildings, by Rui Calejo.- Drawings in the air, by Jeffrey M. Brock.- Case Study 2, Northwest Science Building of the University of Columbia, by Rafael Moeno.- Images.- Sketch models, by Rafael Moeno Studio.- Construction images, by Rafael Moeno Studio.- Final images, by Michael Moran Photographer.-Interview, by Bárbara Rangel, José Amorim Faria, and João Pedro Poças Martins.- Drawings.- Concept sketches, by Rafael Moeno.- General Arrangement Drawings, by Rafael Moeno Studio.- Architectural Production Information Set, by Rafael Moeno Studio.- Articles.- Building facades prefabrication. The lesson of the Burgo Building, by José Amorim Faria.- The traditional urban square: a vital organ in the city or a "thing" of the past?, by Fernando Brandão Alves.- Design of facades, Hipólito de Sousa and Rui Sousa.- The importance of design in the prevention of accidents in the construction, by Alfredo Soeiro.