In light of current developments in modelling, and with the aim of reinvigorating debates around the potentiality of the architectural model – its philosophies, technologies and futures – this issue of AD examines how the model has developed to become an immersive worldbuilding machine. Worldbuilding is the creation of imaginary worlds through forms of cultural production. Although this dis…
Discover how to measure, control, model, and plan peopleflow within modern buildings with this one-stop resource from a leading professional People Flow in Buildings deliversa comprehensive and insightfuldescription of peopleflow, analysiswithsoftware-basedtools. The book offers readers an up-to-date overview of mathematical optimization methodsused incontrol systemsandtransportationplanningm…
La enseñanza del proyecto en una universidad masiva y con bajo presupuesto es el desafío que recorre estas páginas. El libro se propone como instancia de formación y de debate. No hay en él una teoría nueva respecto de la enseñanza del proyecto sino la exposición de un estado de situación. Los 18 trabajos que lo integran plantean problemáticas, bordean zonas, se acercan a cuestiones q…
Most, one of the most impressive historical cities of Northern Bohemia, was destroyed in the sixties and seventies for coal mining. When plans to redevelop the city began, hope and expectations ran high; in the end, however, Most became a symbol for the heartless incompetence of Czechoslovak communism. In this book, Mat?j Spurný explores the historical city of Most from the nineteenth century…
In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In his chronicling of the year's events, he described the establishment of a new fortification in Herefordshire by French members of the king's party. More sophisticated than the typical Saxon burh, the word provided was alien to his vocabulary. In Latin, its build…
The publication Lewerentz Fragments introduces new scholarship on the architect's motivations and compiles new essays from all the major scholars on his work, for the first time in one volume presenting both historical and critical perspectives. Through new essays, recently discovered archival material, photography, and drawings, the publication Lewerentz Fragments explores the architect's body…