Megastructure Schiphol : design in spectacular simplicity / [authors, Marieke Berkers, Koos Bosma, and six others] ; photography, Jannes Linders ; data visualizations, [Jeroen Barendse], Lust ; book design, Reynoud Homan ; [editor, Koos Bosma].

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Publication:

Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers ; New York, NY : Available in North, South and Central America through Artbook / D.A.P., 2013.
©2013

Description:

313 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color), plans (chiefly color) ; 25 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Airports look alike all over the world. Schiphol has conformed to the patterns of the airport, but its unique design makes it stand out. Megastructure Schiphol looks into the history of the Netherlands' most famous national airport and its sophisticated appearance. Schiphol has grown in fits and starts as a result of ever-expanding traffic in freight and passengers. The area around Schiphol is constantly evolving, yet there is great consistency in the visual aspect of this airport, which can rightly be called a 'megastructure'. This is not merely due to the efforts of its designers, who have strived to achieve a spectacular simplicity. Other factors, such as its location in a polder and the local planning culture, have also played a role. In Megastructure Schiphol an analysis of its metamorphoses over the past century demonstrates Schiphol's unique character and its function as a model for other airports. The question of how Schiphol and the surrounding metropolis can be tailored to one another is examined from the standpoint of economics, infrastructure, design and image-making.

ISBN:

9789056628529
9056628526
(Dutch ed.)
9789456628512

Subject:

Schiphol (Airport) Designs and plans.
Schiphol (Airport)
Airports Netherlands Amsterdam Designs and plans.
Commercial buildings Netherlands Amsterdam Designs and plans.
Immeubles commerciaux Pays-Bas Amsterdam Dessins et plans.
Airports
Commercial buildings
Netherlands Amsterdam

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings

Added entries:

Berkers, Marieke, 1977- author.
Bosma, Koos, 1952- author, editor.
Linders, Jannes, 1955- photographer.
Barendse, Jeroen, 1973-
Homan, Reynoud, book designer.
LUST (Hague, Netherlands)

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 285782
Call No.: BIB 225668
Status: Available

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