Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1. CERAMIC MATERIAL SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 2. FIRED CLAY -- A MATERIAL LEGACY -- CHAPTER 3. MATERIALS AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES -- CHAPTER 4. PRODUCTION PROCESSES -- CHAPTER 5. APPLICATIONS: INTERIORS -- CHAPTER 6. APPLICATIONS: EXTERIORS -- CHAPTER 7. MATERIAL FLOWS: LIFE CYCLE ASPECTS -- CHAPTER 8. SURFACE EFFECTS -- CHAPTER 9. PATTERNS AND AGGREGATIONS -- CHAPTER 10. THERMODYNAMIC SKINS -- CHAPTER 11. FORM CUSTOMIZATION STRATEGIES -- CHAPTER 12. EMERGING SYSTEMS -- PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES -- APPENDIX
Summary
Architectural ceramics have long been confined to decorative surfaces. Today innovations in material technology, production methods and assembly systems allow applications that combine the materials' emotional attractiveness with new functionalities. Ceramic materials take the form of building systems that are used for facades, roofs and interior walls
