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The use of light and illumination in architecture and design is currently evolving and making an increasingly significant impact in various creative disciplines. Today, architects use light installations to create a different night-time identity for buildings that allow for additional functions and presentations. Light is also important for designers who use it to(...)
Bright 2: architectural illumination and light installations
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The use of light and illumination in architecture and design is currently evolving and making an increasingly significant impact in various creative disciplines. Today, architects use light installations to create a different night-time identity for buildings that allow for additional functions and presentations. Light is also important for designers who use it to illuminate locations, or conjure works of art, forms and images in commercial or cultural contexts. In short: light is a magical medium for creative experimentation that today’s designers are using to produce a broad spectrum of exciting work. The 44 illustrated projects have been realised by a number of top-level artists, designers and manufacturers, all of whom are setting trends in the creative use of light.
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When describing a proposal to send the world’s first 3D-printed satellite into space by 2020, scientists from the European Space Agency pointed out that composite materials are now predominant in the sciences. Although the capabilities of multi-materials have been recognized in the sciences for decades, they have yet to be systematically explored in architecture. ''Mixed(...)
Mixed Matters: a multi-material design compendium
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When describing a proposal to send the world’s first 3D-printed satellite into space by 2020, scientists from the European Space Agency pointed out that composite materials are now predominant in the sciences. Although the capabilities of multi-materials have been recognized in the sciences for decades, they have yet to be systematically explored in architecture. ''Mixed Matters'' explores these possibilities, featuring contributions from architects, designers, scientists and theorists.
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Consacré à l'architecture en béton, ce livre présente 46 réalisations exemplaires conçues par de grands architectes d’aujourd’hui: édifices culturels, logements individuels ou collectifs, bâtiments administratifs, bureaux, écoles, universités ou encore ouvrages d'art. Chaque projet est illustré de photographies, plans et détails d'architecture, et les différents aspects(...)
Architectures de béton : 46 réalisations contemporaines
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Consacré à l'architecture en béton, ce livre présente 46 réalisations exemplaires conçues par de grands architectes d’aujourd’hui: édifices culturels, logements individuels ou collectifs, bâtiments administratifs, bureaux, écoles, universités ou encore ouvrages d'art. Chaque projet est illustré de photographies, plans et détails d'architecture, et les différents aspects de sa conception et de sa construction sont abordés: structure, solutions constructives, formes, matières, couleurs, entretien, impact environnemental, performances thermiques et acoustiques... Textes et paroles d’architectes, d’ingénieurs, d’entrepreneurs, d’universitaires, de chercheurs, d’artistes mettent en perspective les spécificités du béton et de son utilisation.
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Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by charting concrete's effects on culture since its reinvention in the modern period, examining the ways it has changed our understanding of nature, of time and of materiality. This book discusses architects’ responses to and uses of concrete while also taking into account the role it has played in politics, literature, cinema and(...)
Concrete and culture: a material history
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Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by charting concrete's effects on culture since its reinvention in the modern period, examining the ways it has changed our understanding of nature, of time and of materiality. This book discusses architects’ responses to and uses of concrete while also taking into account the role it has played in politics, literature, cinema and labour-relations, as well as in present day arguments about sustainability.
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Brick, mini format
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In this reimagined and easy-to-use size, "Brick" takes a fresh look at one of the world's most familiar and popular building materials. Presenting 180 diverse and fascinating examples, from the Ziggurat of Ur dating from 2100 bc to modern and contemporary masterpieces by Mies van der Rohe and Kazuyo Sejima, "Brick" illustrates how this humble material has been an(...)
Brick, mini format
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In this reimagined and easy-to-use size, "Brick" takes a fresh look at one of the world's most familiar and popular building materials. Presenting 180 diverse and fascinating examples, from the Ziggurat of Ur dating from 2100 bc to modern and contemporary masterpieces by Mies van der Rohe and Kazuyo Sejima, "Brick" illustrates how this humble material has been an architectural staple for centuries.
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Concrete is a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of “liquid stone” at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition highlights the best work done in concrete of recent(...)
Contemporary concrete buildings
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Concrete is a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of “liquid stone” at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition highlights the best work done in concrete of recent years. It includes such stars as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, but also surprising new architects like the Russians SPEECH and artists such as James Turrell, who turned the famous concrete spiral of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim in New York into the setting of one of his most remarkable pieces.
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A building's façade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This book details hundreds of examples of interesting and progressive façades from around the world. Presented in double-page spreads, each façade is(...)
Façades: a visual compendium of modern architectural styles
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A building's façade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This book details hundreds of examples of interesting and progressive façades from around the world. Presented in double-page spreads, each façade is photographed from different angles and includes texts that describe their significance. Readers can learn how traditional mashrabiyas in Abu Dhabi are being engineered to respond to light and to regulate heat, how a hospital in Mexico City has been constructed with "smog-eating" tiles, and how a "bio-adaptive" façade in Germany uses algae to generate energy and provide shade. Informative and accessible, this compendium is a highly useful resource for architects, engineers, and designers.
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Brick index
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'Brick Index' is a collection of named bricks and the unseen makers' marks stamped by brickworks from across the UK. It celebrates the humble brick, relishing the textures, colours and graphics debossed into their 'frogs'. This collection serves to rethink a ubiquitous material and honour the graphic stamps hidden all around us. The book features 155 photographed bricks,(...)
Brick index
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'Brick Index' is a collection of named bricks and the unseen makers' marks stamped by brickworks from across the UK. It celebrates the humble brick, relishing the textures, colours and graphics debossed into their 'frogs'. This collection serves to rethink a ubiquitous material and honour the graphic stamps hidden all around us. The book features 155 photographed bricks, printed at actual size, accompanied by an index that states the time, place, and maker of each brick. Featuring an introduction from David Kitching, a brick historian and an essay from Professor Rick Poynor.
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''Materials in progress: innovations for designers and architects'' by Sascha Peters and Diana Drewes spans a bridge from science and industrial research to applications in architecture and design. With only eight chapters, it eloquently yet succinctly offers a well-grounded overview of the latest material innovations, including edible packaging, liquid light, and(...)
Materials in progress: innovations for designers and architects
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''Materials in progress: innovations for designers and architects'' by Sascha Peters and Diana Drewes spans a bridge from science and industrial research to applications in architecture and design. With only eight chapters, it eloquently yet succinctly offers a well-grounded overview of the latest material innovations, including edible packaging, liquid light, and intelligent natural materials. New materials are constantly triggering major changes in society, the environment, and technology. Today, 70% of all product innovations are attributed to new findings in materials science and a new generation of products is emerging that exploits new functionality made possible by materials research.
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Brique (mini format)
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Dans son nouveau format compact, cet ouvrage offre un panorama visuel des meilleurs exemples d’architecture en brique à travers le monde. Il en dévoile la beauté, à travers 180 édifices datant de 3 000 av. J.-C. à nos jours : des bâtiments novateurs et variés, de la Ziggurat d’Ur datant de 2 100 av. J.-C. aux architectures contemporaines de Mies van der Rohe et Kazuyo(...)
Brique (mini format)
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Dans son nouveau format compact, cet ouvrage offre un panorama visuel des meilleurs exemples d’architecture en brique à travers le monde. Il en dévoile la beauté, à travers 180 édifices datant de 3 000 av. J.-C. à nos jours : des bâtiments novateurs et variés, de la Ziggurat d’Ur datant de 2 100 av. J.-C. aux architectures contemporaines de Mies van der Rohe et Kazuyo Sejima. Brique illustre l’utilisation de ce matériau polyvalent et familier, au fil des siècles.
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