这本引人入胜的原始资料集展示了当代建筑中最引人注目的，最美丽，最新颖的建筑立面。

建筑物的正面为整个设计设定了美学基调，同时具有多种功能，从调节光线和保护元素到为温度和声音提供绝缘。这本引人入胜的书详细介绍了来自世界各地的数百个有趣且先进的正面实例。每个正面从不同角度拍摄，以彩色双页对页展示，并包含描述其意义的引人入胜的文字。读者可以了解到阿布扎比酋长国的传统小孔阳台是如何设计出来以响应光和调节热量，墨西哥城的医院是如何用“防烟”砖建造的，以及德国的 “生物适应性”正面如何使用藻类产生能量并提供阴影。这本简编内容丰富且通俗易懂，对于建筑师，工程师和设计师而言，是非常有用的资源。

This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful, and innovative building façades in contemporary architecture.

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.