Dieses Buch verschafft einen Überblick über die islamischen geometrischen Formen und ihre Entstehung in der Neuzeit. Nach der kunsthistorischen Analyse im Zeitraum von den Umayyadan (756-929) bis zum Saltanat der Rum - Seldschuken (13.Jh n.Chr.) werden die Variationen in der modernen Architektur betrachtet und detailliert analysiert. Die Basis sind CAD-Zeichnungen, die sowohl "historische" al…
Our built environments can affect us in many subtle ways. Simply sensing fresh air and natural light or seeing greenery and open space can uplift our mood and improve our wellbeing. But these healthy environments are increasingly difficult to achieve in practice. The vital collaboration between the many people involved in designing and producing buildings is often not achieved. Then there is th…
Anhand des von Josef Hoffmann 1913-1914 erbauten Landhauses für die Familie Primavesi soll in diesem Werk der Klassizismus und die Volkskunst genauer analysiert und betrachtet werden. Das heute nicht mehr existierende Haus wird hierbei anhand alter Fotos, Textdokumente und Skizzen rekonstruiert. Das Landhaus wird nach drei großen Themen analysiert: Dem Zusammenspiel klassizistischer und folkl…
Provides a detailed record of types of rural building and offers advice for conversion, including retention of period features where appropriate. Sympathetic conversion ensures that the record of rural life is not lost. Contents include; history and development of all types of farm and related buildings; conservation and planning issues; Local Authority guidelines; conservation professionals an…
In der Analyse finden zudem die besonders energieintensiven Transportaufwendungen Berücksichtigung. Die Umweltauswirkungen von Herstellung, Errichtung, Nutzung und Entsorgung des entwickelten Entwurfes werden dem Bestand gegenübergestellt. Hierbei wird angenommen, dass der Bestand (Baujahr 1901) nach dem heutigen Stand der Technik neu errichtet wird. Dieses Szenario ermöglicht es, einen konk…
Art Deco burst upon the world for a brief but unforgettable existence during the 1920s and 1930s. It embraced new media, such as the cinema and radio, as well as new forms of transport and the associated buildings, and above all brought a sense of luxury, fun and escapism to the world during some of the hardest times. Art Deco Architecture - The Inter War Period examines the sources and origins…
This book approaches the topic of inhabitable structures for refugees in the context of social coexistence with the local population. It evolves around an architectural project which wants to create a flexible concept for future generations concerning spacial, sociological, economic, ecological and demographic phenomena. Instead of supporting the existing differentiation between the migrating a…
The world of retail design operates with a dynamism not often encountered in other commercial sectors. To successfully deliver a retail project, the store planner must possess a good working knowledge of a wide range of disciplines. As well as design, these include matters as diverse as store operations to materials and construction methods. Contemporary Retail Design: A Store Planner's Handboo…
La Sagrada Familia es el monumento más visitado de Barcelona, más de tres millones de personas la visitan cada año. Son los mecenas anónimos que con el dinero de las entradas hacen posible el trabajo de 450 profesionales: arquitectos, aparejadores, carpinteros, picapedreros, modelistas, escultores, herreros y otros especialistas que acuden cada día al templo. Tras los andamios de la Sagrad…
It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that the physicist Wallace Clement Sabine developed his theory of reverberation, which has remained fundamental to architectural acoustics to this day, and has subsequently been applied to many building types, especially those for the performing arts. Yet the practice of architectural acoustics goes back much further with the impressive de…