Der Umgang mit Dingen und materiellen Strukturen gehört seit jeher zu den zentralen Erfahrungen ästhetischer Produktion. Zugleich eröffnen digitale Verfahren und ökologische Paradigmen aktuell neue Perspektiven. Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes untersuchen, wie Begegnungen mit dem Materiellen in Architektur, Kunst und Gestaltung theoretisch beschrieben, historisch verankert und empirisch-soz…
Packed with color photographs and illustrations, this handbook covers the best practices, techniques, and trends. It explains the development process step-by-step and includes 14 case study examples of new construction, adaptive use, airport-related development, and mixed office and industrial facilities.
Rücksichtslos drängen die digitalen Technologien heute allem und jedem ihre Logik auf. Sie lassen sich immer weniger auf die Bildschirme beschränken. So fordern sie gerade die Architektur als jene universale kulturelle Praxis heraus, durch welche die kulturelle Logik einer Zeit ihre Übersetzung in den Lebensalltag erfährt. In der Renaissance war es der Neoplatonismus, im Barock die Gegenre…
Get practical how-to information on designing and developing attractive, profitable, and environmentally responsible planned communities. This book includes 10 case studies of successful projects in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia
Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirror image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufic, naskh, and muhaqqaq through compositional arrangements, including doubling, superimposing, and stacking. Muthanna is found in diverse media, ranging from …
Get in inside look at how ten multifamily projects were developed. You will learn about innovative approaches, best practices, and lessons learned. A wide variety of properties are profiled, including small scale low-rise, urban towers, transit oriented, sustainable, mixed-income, and student housing.
Il nostro paese è esposto a rischi e fragilità ambientali che rendono sempre più necessaria una pianificazione e una progettazione urbanistica modellate sui territori e attente alla sostenibilità dello sviluppo, anche a fronte dei sempre più frequenti eventi calamitosi connessi al riscaldamento globale. Si tratta di sfide che impongono uno sguardo di lungo periodo: l'azione umana può aver…
This practical guide covers the best practices for planning, organizing, and financing BIDs; the services they provide; and how they are operated and managed. Includes case study examples.
The book explores, discusses, and considers new and innovative perspectives on the crossings, interactions, and transformations of non-formal, informal learning, and formal learning within or prior to FADS and Internship. The contributions provide a wider perspective on the alternating Final Architectural Design Studios and Internship programs as interfaces and interaction zones among different…
This comprehensive book is a practical how-to guide to developing hot retail projects such as lifestyle centers, mixed-use centers, and rehabs of failed malls. Project sizes range from small, ethnic-oriented community centers to major multilevel malls.