Title & Author:

Oskar von Miller Forum / Thomas Herzog, Ed.

Publication:

München : Hirmer Verlag, ©2010.

Description:

96 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
Comments made on the occasion of the opening -- Description of the project / Thomas Herzog -- Special forms of construction and products / Thomas Herzog -- Assessment of energy performance / Gerd Hauser -- Landscape planning / Christoph Valentien -- Soil investigations, foundations and shoring of excavations / Norbert Vogt -- Structural planning / Kurt Stepan, Thomas Winkler -- Natural ventilation and smoke extract on the upper floors of the south tract / Thomas Herzog, Roland Schneider -- Services systems / Christian Dotzauer -- Automation in the building / Warner Rösener -- Electrical and information technology / Peter Hross -- Sound insulation and spatial acoustics / Gerhard Hilz -- The origins of the project and its aims / Thomas Herzog -- "The choice of system is decisive": a homage to Oskar von Miller / Sabine Kammerl -- Engravings / Nikolaus Lang -- "L'artista e l'ingegnere": Leonardo da Vinci, artist, engineer and architect / Rainer Wittenborn -- Project data -- Credits.
German and English.

Summary:

"In a prominent urban location in Munich where the old part of the city meets the university and museum district, an international centre of communication has been created. Its purpose is to promote the education of outstanding engineers in the field of construction at the Technische Universität München ... The complex contains rooms for selected guest students -- those studying for a master's degreee or doctorate, and people who are masters of a trade ... as well as apartments for visiting lecturers ... This space can accommodate a wide range of functions, including exhibitions and public events, lectures, receptions and conferences"--Page 18.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9783777429212
377742921X

Subject:

Oskar von Miller Forum (Munich, Germany)
Technische Universität München Buildings.
Technische Universität München
Multipurpose buildings Germany Munich Design and construction Pictorial works.
Education parks Germany Munich Design and construction Pictorial works.
Conference rooms Germany Munich Design and construction Pictorial works.
Boardinghouses Germany Munich Design and construction Pictorial works.
Dormitories Germany Munich Design and construction Pictorial works.
Architecture Germany Munich 21st century Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 21st century Germany Munich Pictorial works.
Architecture Allemagne Munich 21e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture
Buildings
Dormitories Design and construction
Munich (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
Germany Munich

Form/genre:

Pictorial works

Added entries:

Herzog, Thomas, 1941-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 272359
Call No.: BIB 205657
Status: Available