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Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces. With clear, simple language and a practical "can-do" approach, author David Bergman covers everything from the profession's ethical responsib…
What consequences does the design of the virtual yield for architecture and to what extent can the nature of architecture be used productively to turn game-worlds into sustainable places – over here, in »reality«? This pioneering collection gives an overview of contemporary developments in designing video games and of the relationships such practices have established with the design of arc…
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From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In Cairo: Histories of a City, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city's history unmatched in temporal and geographic sc…
Das tradierte Verständnis von Kultraum und Gemeinschaft befindet sich im Umbruch. Alternative Konzepte der Vergemeinschaftung schaffen neue auratische Architekturen und Räume, die häufig religiöse Referenzsysteme adaptieren: In Museen, Bibliotheken, Denkmalanlagen und Hochzeitskapellen etc. entstehen neue Orte der Gemeinschaft, deren Abgrenzung zum traditionellen Sakralraum oft unscharf ist…
"The Cathedrals of Great Britain" by P. H. Ditchfield. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten?or yet undiscovered gems?of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readabi…
Die Gestaltung von Bühnenraum und Bühnenbild in den 80er Jahren läßt bei führenden Theaterkünstlern eine Tendenz zum Rückgriff auf frühere Phasen im 20. Jahrhundert erkennen. Diese Tendenz ist besonders ausgeprägt bei Achim Freyer und Axel Manthey. Beide schaffen nach historischen Vor-Bildern (de Chirico, Dali, Magritte auf der Seite des Surrealismus und Kandinsky, Schlemmer, Malewitsc…
»Wer bist du?« Diese Frage der Identitätsbildung ist eng an die Gesellschaft und ihre Schauplätze geknüpft. Die Architektur ist in diesem Prozess Spiegelbild und Bühne zugleich. Piotr Kuroczynski zeichnet die Rolle der Medien bei der Vermittlung und der mentalen Aneignung eines gebauten Raumes am Beispiel der Stadt Breslau nach. Die Vorstellung der medialen Stadtbildkonstruktionen nach 1…
Arthur Dimock. B€LLS CATHEDRALS: THE CATH€DRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL. AN ACCOUNT OF THE OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS WITH A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH ARTHUR DIMOCK PUBLISHGD BY TH€ LIBRARY OF...