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FACADE T E C T O N I C S

STRUCTURAL GLASS FACADES AND ENCLOSURES
Michael
Patterson
John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
April
2011, 1st Edition, 304 pages
About
the author:
̉Mic
Patterson is Director of Strategic Development for Enclos, one of the largest
specialty contractors in the United States, with a focus on the design,
engineering, fabrication, assembly, and erection of custom-facade systems. He
is part of Enclos's Advanced Technology Studio, a design think tank committed
to research and development of advanced facade technology. He was a founding
principal of Advanced Structures Incorporated (ASI), a design, engineering, product
development, and design/build firm that pioneered structural glass facade
development in the U.S. marketplace. Patterson has lectured widely and taught
several courses at the university level, most recently an advanced facade
course at the University of Southern California entitled Skin and Bones