Architecture
BRIDGES
Written by Krontal, Ludolf
Brücken prägen Landschaften und Städte, es sind Bauwerke mit hohem Wert für die Gesellschaft.
MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: CASE STUDIES IN SUSTAINABLE USAGE
Written by Watts, Andrew
Das Wohlbefinden in einem Gebäude ist von einer Reihe von Faktoren abhängig. Visuelles, Belüftung, Wärme, Kühlung und Akustik sind dafür maßgeblich. Ihre Effizienz steht nicht nur im direkten Zusammenhang mit der Baukonstruktion, sie lässt sich dank neuester Technologien und innovativer umweltfreundlicher Lowtech-Lösungen auch optimieren und automatisieren.
MODERN STRUCTURAL DESIGN: CONSTRUCTING COMPLEX FORMS (WITH 12 AUGMENTED REALITIY PROJECTS)
Written by Watts, Andrew
Neuere Gebäude weisen oft komplexe Geometrien auf. Sie erfordern eine adäquate konstruktive Umsetzung, die oft kostspieliger ist, als sie sein müsste. Um eine sichere und dennoch wirtschaftliche und gestalterisch adäquate Baukonstruktion zu wählen, ist Know-how nötig
ADRIAN FRUTIGER - TYPEFACES: COMPLETE WORKS
Written by Stamm, Philipp
The Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger decisively influenced the international creation of typefaces after 1950. His Univers typeface and the machine-readable font OCR-B are milestones, as is his type for the Paris airports, which evolved into the Frutiger typeface. All set new standards for signage types.
HOW ARCHITECTURE TELLS: 9 REALITIES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE
Written by Sindell, Gerald
The general reading public is likely to think of architecture as buildings. But, with this book, Robert Steinberg would like to help readers understand that architecture shapes lives. Architecture can help communities integrate and thrive. Architecture can touch us, influencing how we feel, and how we interact with others. In short, architecture can fundamentally improve our quality of life.
ON BRAMANTE
Written by Tamburelli, Pier Paolo
A new interpretation of the work of Bramante, suggesting an agenda for contemporary architectural practice In On Bramante, architect Pier Paolo Tamburelli considers the work of the celebrated Italian Renaissance architect Donato Bramante and through this reappraisal suggests a possible agenda for current architectural practice.
MOST DANGEROUS ARCHITECT IN AMERICA: GREGORY AIN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
The first book to focus on California architect Gregory Ain's housing projects, which featured open kitchens, movable walls, and other design innovations. The Southern California architect Gregory Ain (1908-1988) collaborated with some of the most celebrated figures of midcentury design, including Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, and Charles and Ray Eames, and yet is relatively unknow
STALIN'S ARCHITECT: POWER AND SURVIVAL IN MOSCOW
Written by Sudjic, Deyan
The story of Boris Iofan--designer of the iconic but unbuilt Palace of the Soviets--whose buildings came to define the language of Soviet architecture.
DESIGNING DISORDER: EXPERIMENTS AND DISRUPTIONS IN THE CITY
Written by Sendra, Pablo
Rethinking the open city Planners, privatisation, and police surveillance are laying siege to urban public spaces. The streets are becoming ever more regimented as life and character are sapped from our cities. What is to be done? Is it possible to maintain the public realm as a flexible space that adapts over time? Can disorder be designed?
JULIA MORGAN: THE ROAD TO SAN SIMEON, VISIONARY ARCHITECT OF THE CALIFORNIA RENAISSANCE
ESSAYS BY:GORDON FUGLIE, JEFFREY T. TILMAN, KAREN MCNEILL, JOHANNA KAHN, ELIZABETH MCMILLIAN, KIRBY WILLIAM BROWN, AND VICTORIA KASTNERJulia Morgan was a pioneering woman architect, best known for Hearst Castle, in the vanguard of Beaux-Arts design and style in the first half of the twentieth century. Julia Morgan was truly a pioneer of her time--among other accomplishments, she was the first woman architect to be licensed in California, in 1904.
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