DIFFUSIONS IN ARCHITECTURE A guide to diffusion models and their impact on design, with insight on how this novel artificial intelligence technology may disrupt the industry Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators delves into the impact of Generative AI models and their effect on architecture design and aesthetics. The book presents an in-depth analysis of how…
In this luxurious and aspirational home design book, the founders of renowned Colorado firm Rowland+Broughton share a selection of their extraordinary residential projects, with Aspen and the Rocky Mountains as the dazzling backdrop. Rowland+Broughtonis known for shaping the town of Aspen with their visionary work in urban design and historic preservation. Here, founders John Rowland and Sarah…
This collection seeks to explore alternative definitions of bounded identities, facilitating new approaches to spatial and architectural forms. Taking as its starting point the emergence of a new sense of 'boundary' emerged from the post-19th century dissolution of large, heterogeneous empires into a mosaic of nation-states in the Islamic world. This new sense of boundaries has not only determi…
Lincoln Hall at the University of Illinois, named to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, has long been a familiar landmark on the Urbana-Champaign campus and the home for undergraduate and graduate work in the liberal arts and communication. Funded by the Illinois State Legislature in 1909, the building was dedicated in 1913 on Lincoln's birthday, February 12. In addition to …
Architects! Lead the change in responsible and creative material use. There is a creative explosion of work taking place in architecture and design schools exploring materials such as mycelium, clay/earth, engineered timber, bio-based plastics and algae. This handbook of low- and no-carbon materials for architects and designers focuses on sustainable materials, their sourcing, technical propert…
An insiders look at art museums and how they shape the ways we view art, through the eyes of the architects who design them. Architects and art lovers everywhere will enjoy this remarkable collection of interviews from sixteen of the worlds most celebrated, thoughtful, and innovative architects who have designed many of the world’s greatest museums…
Sono molti gli incentivi fiscali che possono essere utilizzati da, privati, professionisti e imprese che intendono ristrutturare edifici, magari migliorandone l'efficienza energetica o riducendone il rischio sismico. La proliferazione dei bonus edilizi e dei correlati attuativi mette a dura prova l'interprete nel ricercare la corretta disciplina tributaria applicabile: solo un'attenta interpret…
A lo largo del siglo XX, las ciudades latinoamericanas experimentaron un vertiginoso proceso de urbanización, acompañado por una débil institucionalidad pública. El resultado es evidente: ciudades extensas y densamente pobladas con problemas como la segregación socioespacial y la ocupación informal de terrenos. La tarea pendiente es encontrar formas más equitativas y sostenibles de relac…
Is it legitimate to prohibit political activities in a shopping centre, or the wearing of the full Islamic veil in a public space? This book addresses such questions of pluralism in a time of increasing ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in the public and private spaces of our cities. Analysing different types of regulation — property rights, municipal ordinances and urban planning â€â€¦
El libro analiza crÃticamente el modo de habitar occidental que supone al ser humano como especie superior, con derechos de posesión, control y explotación del mundo natural. Ese supuesto ha determinado un modo de habitar autónomo, individualista, sin ninguna consideración con el hábitat natural, construido colectivamente por todos los seres vivientes, a lo largo de millones de años. Las…