TY - JOUR TI - Double-skin façades – the shaping of modern elevations – technology and materials AU - Barnaś, Janusz TI - Double-skin façades – the shaping of modern elevations – technology and materials AB - With the evolution of architectural form, the notion of the façade and its look undergoes changes as well. The paper discusses modern solutions applied in external curtain walls of buildings and presents new capabilities provided by new construction materials including double-skin façades. The paper presents buildings that achieved high energy efficiency due to, among other factors, adequate façade construction VL - 2014 IS - Architektura Zeszyt 7 A (14) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 5 EP - 15 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/double-skin-facades-the-shaping-of-modern-elevations-technology-and-materials KW - curtain walls KW - double-skin façades KW - technology KW - architectural form KW - construction materials KW - scientific research