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The Empty RoomFragmented Thoughts on Space
Part aphorism and part manifesto, this book by Canadian architect Reza Aliabadi (RZLBD) references his ideas and thoughts about space.He suggests 'the empty room' as the very essence of architecture, and 'the spatial experience' as its highest mandate. Reza revisits architecture – not as the walls that enclose the space – rather the space in-between the walls. What he calls an "anti-archite…
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- 9781638409342
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De la construcción a los proyectosLa influencia de las nuevas técnicas en e…
Dirigido primordialmente a los estudiantes de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción, el principal objetivo de este libro es estudiar y conocer cómo evolucionan las innovaciones en el campo de la construcción y en qué medida influyen en el proceso arquitectónicoDe este modo, servirá también de estímulo útil y de esquema crítico a los profesionales implicados en el proceso de diseño…
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The Edwardian House Explained
The period from 1900 to 1914—the Edwardian Age—is often thought of as a golden time of country house parties and endless summers. In fact, it was a time of great social change. Wealthy industrialists were building houses for their workers at Port Sunlight (Lever), Bournville (Cadbury) and New Earswick (Rowntree). The garden suburb was also being developed and seen as a way of clearing slum …
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NaturedIroje, Seung H-Sang
A compedium of essays and projects that creates a projective document capable of setting up new scenarios for the architecture of the next decade. This publication wants to transmit the constant values of the Seung H-Sang's architecture, which has been routed on principles and ideals driven by sensuous and essences of raw materials, echoing the extemporal features of the culture where buildings…
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- 9781638409359
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Los principios de la arquitectura moderna
Este libro tiene como propósito fundamental explicar en qué consiste la arquitectura moderna. Esto podría parecer bastante pretencioso, pero actualmente circulan tantos malentendidos que aportar cierta claridad se ha convertido en una necesidad urgente. Por razones de justicia, es preciso recordar lo que realmente quería el Movimiento Moderno y poner de manifiesto lo que efectivamente cons…
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Arts & Crafts House Styles
The Arts & Crafts movement began as an instinctive reaction to the new Industrial Age. Seeking a return to simple craftsmanship, with traditional materials, its influence spread both to Europe and North America, where the term 'craftsman' denoted a traditional style of architecture and interior design prevalent before the 1920s. In England the Arts & Crafts influence upon house building was far…
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Kay FiskerWorks and Ideas in Danish Modern Architecture
Kay Fisker (1893-1965) is considered one of the most influential Danish architects of the twentieth century, and yet there has existed until now no in-depth English-language study of his works and writing. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book examines Fisker's key p…
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Curso de AutoCad para arquitectosPlanos, presentaciones y trabajo en equipo
Este libro está escrito usando una receta infalible para el fracaso: contentar a todos los que desean usar bien AutoCAD.Para los que empiezan, presenta el eficaz método de los tutoriales: una entrada rápida, por inmersión, en el manejo del programa, a base de realizar ejemplos paso a paso. No se explica la teoría o los comandos; simplemente, se dibuja. Es un curso acelerado y un quitamiedo…
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The Victorian House Explained
The Victorian house comes in all shapes, sizes and materials. The legacy of this hugely influential era can be found in every region of England, from the majestic rows of gleaming white terraces in West London to the grid of red-brick houses in northern mill towns. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, the author, Trevor Yorke, explains, in an easy to understand manner, all aspects …
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Health and ArchitectureThe History of Spaces of Healing and Care in the Pre-M…
Health and Architecture offers a uniquely global overview of the healthcare facility in the pre-modern era, engaging in a cross-cultural analysis of the architectural response to medical developments and the formation of specialized hospitals as an independent building typology. Whether constructed as part of Chinese palaces in the 15th century or the religious complexes in 16th century Ottoman…
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