"Ao colocar a ambiência no centro das questões espaciais, tem-se por objetivo (...) não apenas perceber uma paisagem ou medir um ambiente, mas experienciar a trama situacional e experimentar a contextualização sensível da vida social. É, portanto, em direção a uma sensibilidade compartilhada, corporificada, encenada, afetada e situada que a ambiência conduz, com suas ferramentas conce…
Through sheer determination and courage, Kahn has researched the nature of concrete in the form of precast, cast in place or blocks. Each of his renowned works in exposed concrete, such as the Yale Art Gallery, the Richards Laboratories, the Bath House, the Salk Institute, the National Assembly, the Kimbell Museum, the Exeter Library and the Yale Center for British Art, is itself an important c…
This groundbreaking essay on Le Corbusier provides a new perspective that is based on exhaustive archival research and the study of neglected or completely unknown documents stored at the Fondation Le Corbusier. This source of documents has proven to be extremely valuable, with information on the aesthetic principles of Le Corbusier during the post World-War-II period, explaining his manner of …
Quels peuvent être les effets de la mondialisation des grands territoires, de l'industrialisation galopante, de la croissance exponentielle des populations, sur le territoire méditerranéen insulaire qu'est la Corse, en quête d'identité et de préservation? On veut saisir la réalité de ces villes en devenir, par des voies qui ne sont pas toujours mathématiques; parce que les hommes avanc…
Quels peuvent être les effets de la mondialisation des grands territoires, de l'industrialisation galopante, de la croissance exponentielle des populations, sur le territoire méditerranéen insulaire qu'est la Corse, en quête d'identité et de préservation? On veut saisir la réalité de ces villes en devenir, par des voies qui ne sont pas toujours mathématiques; parce que les hommes avanc…
Approximately 80% of the U.S. population now lives in urban metropolitan areas, and this number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. At the same time, the built infrastructure sustaining these populations has become increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Stresses to existing systems, such as buildings, energy, transportation, water, and sanitation are growing. If the statu…
Comment, dans les métropoles d'Amérique latine, s'effectue l'approvisionnement alimentaire d'une population croissante et socialement très contrastée? Comment se nourrissent les riches et les pauvres? Achètent-ils les mêmes produits, dans les mêmes lieux, au même prix? Quels acteurs interviennent sur les réseaux d'approvisionnement et leurs points nodaux (marchés, supermarchés...)? C…
A lavishly illustrated history of New York's Capitol and its recent renovation. The New York State Capitol sits majestically at the head of Albany's State Street, a masterpiece of civic architecture and decorative design. Built between 1867 and 1899, it was the work of four architects-Thomas Fuller, Leopold Eidlitz, Henry Hobson Richardson, and Isaac Perry-who labored under geologically diffi…
Requiring little in the way of mathematic ability, but providing much information, this guide shows readers how they can understand and predict how a building and its materials will perform when exposed to a variety of external forces (mechanics). New information in this edition includes an analysis of indeterminate structures and the ultimate strength resistance of those structures. A greater …
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND DETAILS FOR INTERIORS DISCOVER FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors, distinguished interior design professors Rosemary Kilmer and W. Otie Kilmer deliver a comprehensive and practical perspective on the preparation and understanding of…