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A New Era of American Architectural Concrete: From Wright to SOM
The affirmation of reinforced concrete and the kinds of space generated by its structures is one of the most fascinating and revolutionary chapters in the history of twentieth century architecture and engineering. This richly illustrated, three-volume essay, New Era of American Architectural Concrete: From Wright to SOMoffers the first complete overview of all the most significant research cond…
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Architectural Integration and Design of Solar Thermal Systems
Although solar thermal systems are technologically mature and cost effective, they have not yet been sufficiently used in building design, where they should be playing a greater role in the reduction of fossil-fuel consumption. One main hindrance to adoption is the generally low architectural design quality of the building integration of these thermal systems. As confirmed by the application of…
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Territories of UrbanismThe Project as Knowledge Producer
This book addresses the ability of the design of the city and the territory to produce knowledge; this hypothesis pertains to the tools and the operations of design by which the research itself is constructed. To this end, the book crosses physical and conceptual territories as the result of direct explorations connected with a design practice that has produced original knowledge. The project c…
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The Social Fabric of the Networked City
This book is constructed around the work of Manuel Castells on the space of places, the space of flows and the networked city. Following an introduction by Castells, in which he sets out the theoretical and empirical framework to be followed, the book features nine contributions focusing on the transformation of the fabric of the networked city in terms of policies and social practices. The boo…
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Louis I. Kahn - Exposed concrete and hollow stones
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…
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Building Cultures Valparaiso
Building Cultures Valparaiso investigates the radical approach to teaching and making at the School of Architecture and Design in Valparaiso, Chile. With newly commissioned essays from, among others, Beatriz Colomina, Ignacio Gonzalez Galán and Gerald Wildgruber and a collection of meticulously reproduced drawings from the school's archives, Building Cultures Valparaiso is a resource for schol…
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The West-African CityUrban Space and Models of Urban Planning
Rapid growth, unmanageable cities, urban crisis, macrocephali... The cities of west Africa are no longer 'plannable' – at least not using traditional urban development tools. Without negating the importance of participatory processes in city creation, it nonetheless seems crucial to return to city plans and models, to what cities convey, and how they are built. But to understand the city in a…
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The Splendor of English Gothic Architecture
This book explains and celebrates the richness of Englishchurches and cathedrals, which have a major place inmedieval architecture. The English Gothic style developedsomewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed itsown architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decora…
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Holzbauten S, M, L / Timber Buildings S, M, L30 x Architektur und Konstruktio…
In Zeiten der Klimakrise und der Suche nach umweltschonenden Ressourcen kommt dem Material Holz für die Architektur eine besondere Bedeutung zu. In diesem Buch werden die gestalterischen und konstruktiven Möglichkeiten des Baustoffs Holz anhand von 30 Bauwerken unterschiedlichster Größenordnungen und Nutzungen vorgestellt. Von der kleinen Berghütte über mittelgroße Wohn- oder Schulbauten…
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Basics Barrier-Free Planning
Gebäude werden nicht nur für den Durchschnittsbürger konzipiert – sie bieten eine schützende Hülle für alle Menschen. Basics Barrierefrei Planen schafft ein Verständnis für die besonderen Anforderungen, die Geh- und Sehbehinderte, betagte Menschen oder auch Kinder an die Nutzung eines Gebäudes stellen. Es zeigt Möglichkeiten der Konzeption von Gebäuden und deren Räumen für die ko…
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