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Ittingen Charterhouse
The last monks left Ittingen Charterhouse in 1848. The buildings, which had been built over centuries, passed into the possession of the Canton of Thurgau and later private owners, who used them as a stately residence and model farm. Since 1977, the Ittingen Charterhouse Foundation has operated the complex as a cultural and meeting centre, which also houses two cantonal museums. The excellently…
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Die Kartause Ittingen
1848 verliessen die letzten Mönche die Kartause Ittingen. Die über Jahrhunderte hinweg entstandenen Gebäude gingen in den Besitz des Kantons Thurgau und und später an private Eigentümer über, die sie als herrschaftlichen Wohnsitz und Musterbauernhof nutzten. Seit 1977 betreibt die Stiftung Kartause Ittingen die Anlage als Kultur- und Begegnungszentrum, das auch zwei kantonale Museen beher…
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La Otra tradición de la arquitectura modernaEl proyecto inacabado
Para Colin St. John Wilson, el valor de un edificio no reside en su correspondencia con un ideal preestablecido, sino en la destreza con la que se adapta a las contingencias prácticas. Precisamente este libro es una llamada en favor del entendimiento de la arquitectura como un arte práctico. Publicado originalmente en 1995, esta obra se ha convertido en un texto clave en la revisión de los p…
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Álvaro Siza Viera: A Pool in the SeaIn conversation with Kenneth Frampton
This book documents a unique experience of a journey by Álvaro Siza Vieira, Vincent Mentzel and Kenneth Frampton to the early work of Siza in Porto. This book includes a vast collection of descriptions, drawings and photographs by Vincent Mentzel about the project, as well as a writing by Siza Vieira himself and other texts.The book also includes an analysis of the bathers' course by Pedro Vie…
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When Eero Met His MatchAline Louchheim Saarinen and the Making of an Architect
A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim’s life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture media Aline B. Louchheim (1914–1972) was an art critic on assignment for the New York Times in 1953 when she first met the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen. She would become his wife and the driving force behind his rise to critical prominence. …
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RequiemFor the city at the end of the millenium
In this small, but sharply-pointed book, renowned theorist Sanford Kwinter addresses the sometimes subtle, sometimes brutal transformations that characterized the modernization processes set into motion at the turn of the millennium. From the strange appearance of the 'Trojan Horse' that was the Centre Pompidou which served as the harbinger and template of the new idea of "Europe", through the …
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Bracket 1On Farming
Seeking new voices and design talent, the new Bracket book series is structured around an open call for entries. Conceived as an almanac, the series looks at emerging thematics in our global age that are shaping the built environment in radically significant, yet often unexpected ways. Bracket 1: On Farming looks at the capacity for architecture to address ideas and issues of productive landsca…
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Shanghai TransformingThe changing physical, economic, social and environmenta…
Over the last few years, architects from around the world are discovering China as the perfect place to develop their architecture. By contrast to the restrictions and limitations of European and American cities, Shanghai, with its seemingly boundless possibilities, represents a bold new opportunity for architecture and urbanism. Shanghai, with the upcoming 2010 World Expo, is immersed in a dee…
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Bracket 3At Extremes
Bracket [at Extremes] includes critical articles and unpublished design projects that investigate architecture, infrastructure and technology as they operate in conditions of imbalance, negotiate tipping points and test limit states. We are conditioned, as designers of the built environment, towards the organization of people, programs and movement. Indeed the history of modern urbanism, archit…
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Exploring Autodesk Revit 2020 for Architecture, 16th Edition
Exploring Autodesk Revit 2020 for Architecture is a comprehensive book that has been written to cater to the needs of the students and the professionals who are involved in Building Information Modeling (BIM) Profession. Revit 2020 book is a gateway to power, skill, and competence in the field of architecture and interior presentations, drawings, and documentations. In this book, the author has…
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