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Updated edition of Arch-Manual, the substantial and generous resource that provides an incisive analysis of works by 45 established and upcoming architectural practices. Contemporary, future and experimental projects from around the world are afforded between four and ten pages each, and examined in detail with colour photography, models, plans, diagrams and an(...)
Arch manual: design, concept, script, process
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Updated edition of Arch-Manual, the substantial and generous resource that provides an incisive analysis of works by 45 established and upcoming architectural practices. Contemporary, future and experimental projects from around the world are afforded between four and ten pages each, and examined in detail with colour photography, models, plans, diagrams and an introductory text. Architects featured include Atelier Bow-Wow, Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT), Francisco Mangado, MOS, Plasma Studio, UNStudio, VMX Architects, Wiel Arets Architects, and Emre Arolat Architects. Edited by Bruce Q. Lan.
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February 2011
Contemporary Architecture
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Des tours place de l’opéra Bastille, des intrus installés sur l’avenue de France, un autre paysage pour l'île Seguin ou encore le périphérique envahi par une végétation luxuriante ... cet ouvrage rassemble l’ensemble des folles projections urbaines imaginées par les membres du Wild Club* qui depuis plus de deux ans revisitent, transforment, caricaturent ou détournent sur(...)
Wild club
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Des tours place de l’opéra Bastille, des intrus installés sur l’avenue de France, un autre paysage pour l'île Seguin ou encore le périphérique envahi par une végétation luxuriante ... cet ouvrage rassemble l’ensemble des folles projections urbaines imaginées par les membres du Wild Club* qui depuis plus de deux ans revisitent, transforment, caricaturent ou détournent sur internet des lieux emblématiques de la métropole parisienne.
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On the water: Palisade Bay
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On the Water: Palisade Bay is the collaborative initiative of a group of engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners and students to imagine a "soft infrastructure" for the New York/New Jersey Upper Bay by developing interconnected infrastructures and landscapes which rethink the thresholds of water, land andcity. The proposal is sited on the water, along the(...)
Contemporary Architecture
May 2010
On the water: Palisade Bay
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On the Water: Palisade Bay is the collaborative initiative of a group of engineers, architects, landscape architects, planners and students to imagine a "soft infrastructure" for the New York/New Jersey Upper Bay by developing interconnected infrastructures and landscapes which rethink the thresholds of water, land andcity. The proposal is sited on the water, along the coastal edge and within the local communities. It presents a new coastal planning strategy which not only mitigates potential damage from storms but also provides new ground forrecreation, ecologies, agriculture and urban development.With climate change and sea level rise acting as catalysts for this work, a quantitative analysis of dynamic systems serves as the foundation for this new soft infrastructure whichboth enriches the ecology of the urban estuary and creates a vibrant culture on the water.
Contemporary Architecture
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This book will provide a definitive reader, compiling essays from previously published texts and newly commissioned essays from leading academics, architects and other specialists, each text is prefaced by a brief critical and accessible introduction by Mark Garcia and illustrated with the first-ever collection of spatial design diagrams by architects, engineers,(...)
March 2010
The diagrams of architecture: AD reader
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This book will provide a definitive reader, compiling essays from previously published texts and newly commissioned essays from leading academics, architects and other specialists, each text is prefaced by a brief critical and accessible introduction by Mark Garcia and illustrated with the first-ever collection of spatial design diagrams by architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world. Case-study single-page and double page spread ‘capsules’ distributed throughout the book describe the creation, meaning and importance of the most important diagrams in today’s leading-edge exemplars of interior, architectural, landscape and urban design.
Competition architecture
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Architectural competitions date back centuries. today they play an important role in architectural practice as they offer architects vital opportunities to pitch their work across the globe. Competitions also allow previously unknown designers to demonstrate their ideas and their potential by gaining exposure in the world of architecture. 100 illustrated projects(...)
Competition architecture
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Architectural competitions date back centuries. today they play an important role in architectural practice as they offer architects vital opportunities to pitch their work across the globe. Competitions also allow previously unknown designers to demonstrate their ideas and their potential by gaining exposure in the world of architecture. 100 illustrated projects displayed in this volume cover a wide scope of contemporary building types and concepts, that range from commercial to residential and educational.
Contemporary Architecture
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies(...)
April 2010
New Monte Rosa Hut SAC: self-sufficient building in the high Alps
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies in design, calculation and building construction. In the form of discussions, essays on special topics, photographs and plans, this volume documents the building's genesis and planning and the construction of what is a milestone in high alpine architecture.
GSD platform 3
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Whether exploring the potential of a new technology, redefining a typology, or engaging a community on the other side of the globe, the lines of inquiry beginning at the GSD consistently indicate relevance to larger social, cultural, and spatial questions. To understand the scope of this potential impact, the work was framed with one simple question: “What can design(...)
GSD platform 3
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Whether exploring the potential of a new technology, redefining a typology, or engaging a community on the other side of the globe, the lines of inquiry beginning at the GSD consistently indicate relevance to larger social, cultural, and spatial questions. To understand the scope of this potential impact, the work was framed with one simple question: “What can design do?”. We have identified five actions that describe the ability of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design at the GSD to reach beyond their immediate contexts and out into the world: Instigate Evolution, Describe Identity, Construct Equality, Negotiate Growth, Imagine New Futures. The range and definition of these actions is tested through the work of a representative collection of studios, lectures, seminars, symposia, colloquia, thesis projects, and student research. The core studios are presented here in sequence.
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AA Book projects review 2011
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The work of the AA's 600+ full-time students ranges from small-scale studies and drawings to large 1:1 working prototypes, interactive media and built installations, including the annual AA summer pavilion in Bedford Square. The book also includes selected projects originating from the AA's Hooke Park campus in Dorset and our Research Cluster initiatives as well as from(...)
AA Book projects review 2011
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The work of the AA's 600+ full-time students ranges from small-scale studies and drawings to large 1:1 working prototypes, interactive media and built installations, including the annual AA summer pavilion in Bedford Square. The book also includes selected projects originating from the AA's Hooke Park campus in Dorset and our Research Cluster initiatives as well as from the immensely diverse design workshops and public events associated with the AA's global Visiting School, undertaken in more than a dozen cities since its launch in early 2008. Complementing these projects, this book also offers a snapshot of the AA's vibrant public programme of lectures and exhibitions and its equally pioneering catalogue of publications and other printed media.
Contemporary Architecture
Move: architecture in motion
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Dynamic components and adaptive elements are becoming increasingly important in contemporary architecture. Designers and builders who seek to use kinetic components face technical and design challenges that aren't covered by traditional structural theory. For these users, this book presents the technical tools and constructional solutions that will allow them to implement(...)
Move: architecture in motion
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Dynamic components and adaptive elements are becoming increasingly important in contemporary architecture. Designers and builders who seek to use kinetic components face technical and design challenges that aren't covered by traditional structural theory. For these users, this book presents the technical tools and constructional solutions that will allow them to implement these movements concretely and deploy them functionally.
Contemporary Architecture
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Maison, immeuble, musée, opéra ou encore université, cet ouvrage présente et décrypte 50 bâtiments conçus par de grands architectes, de Le Corbusier à Jean Nouvel, en passant par Louis Khan ou Alvar Aalto.
Architecture contemporaine : 50 bâtiments d'exception
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Maison, immeuble, musée, opéra ou encore université, cet ouvrage présente et décrypte 50 bâtiments conçus par de grands architectes, de Le Corbusier à Jean Nouvel, en passant par Louis Khan ou Alvar Aalto.
Contemporary Architecture