How to make-up panel
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For architects, a panel is akin to a project’s face. This instalment in the series offers an in-depth look at the process behind the make-up panel in architectural practice through the eyes of 39 architects and offices from around the world. Participants in the analysis include Yoshihara McKee Architects, Geotectura, Atelier do Cardoso, Jägnefält Milton, Donner Sorcinelli(...)
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For architects, a panel is akin to a project’s face. This instalment in the series offers an in-depth look at the process behind the make-up panel in architectural practice through the eyes of 39 architects and offices from around the world. Participants in the analysis include Yoshihara McKee Architects, Geotectura, Atelier do Cardoso, Jägnefält Milton, Donner Sorcinelli Architecture, Studio Kawamura-Ganjavian, and many more.
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Fascination concrete
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After the Middle Ages, concrete fell into oblivion and was only rediscovered around 1700. Through constant further development and improvement, it became the most widely used building material of our time. New and innovative applications make it an incredibly valuable design tool for contemporary architectural conceptsas its properties and appearances can be influenced by(...)
Fascination concrete
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After the Middle Ages, concrete fell into oblivion and was only rediscovered around 1700. Through constant further development and improvement, it became the most widely used building material of our time. New and innovative applications make it an incredibly valuable design tool for contemporary architectural conceptsas its properties and appearances can be influenced by the respective mixture of components. The creative potential is almost inexhaustible. As versatile as this malleable material presents itself, it requires the skill and passion of its planners to create esthetically convincing solutions. The publication shows the enormous relevance and inimitable fascination of concrete in impressive imagery and versed texts with all relevant facts.
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For millennia, marble has been a material of choice for art and architecture, a sign of luxury, and a material laden with meaning. It lends itself to being carved, polished, and sliced for a vast range of uses and to a variety of effects. While we know much about its physical qualities, its place as a trade commodity, and the history of its use, a focused study of this(...)
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May 2020
The aesthetics of marble: from late antiquity to the present
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For millennia, marble has been a material of choice for art and architecture, a sign of luxury, and a material laden with meaning. It lends itself to being carved, polished, and sliced for a vast range of uses and to a variety of effects. While we know much about its physical qualities, its place as a trade commodity, and the history of its use, a focused study of this material’s aesthetics has yet to be seen. Looking beyond marble’s iconology, this volume engages closely with the phenomenology and anthropology of materials, bringing to light the nuanced aesthetic qualities of marble.
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Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap(...)
Straw bale construction manual: design and technology of a sustainable architecture
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Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw. This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step.
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The materials book
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To achieve truly climate-friendly architecture means not just switching to sources of renewable power, but building with materials that produce zero carbon emissions, use no fossil fuels, and create no waste. This publication contains essays, case studies, and a catalogue of building materials compiled by more than 60 architects, engineers, and scientists from around the(...)
The materials book
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To achieve truly climate-friendly architecture means not just switching to sources of renewable power, but building with materials that produce zero carbon emissions, use no fossil fuels, and create no waste. This publication contains essays, case studies, and a catalogue of building materials compiled by more than 60 architects, engineers, and scientists from around the world that deal with the environmentally mindful and socially responsible use of materials and resources. Ideas range from centuries-old traditions to newly developed biomaterials, from low-tech, artisanal methods to advanced digital technologies, and from incremental shifts to massive, top-down changes.
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New approaches in architecture reveal a trend towards “upcycling”. Yet the history of building has also always been a history of recycled and upcycled building materials and components, as well as of building knowledge and styles. Comprehending buildings as part of a process of social change poses a challenge to our modern concept of unambiguity, seclusion, and authorship(...)
Upcycling: reuse as a design principle in architecture
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New approaches in architecture reveal a trend towards “upcycling”. Yet the history of building has also always been a history of recycled and upcycled building materials and components, as well as of building knowledge and styles. Comprehending buildings as part of a process of social change poses a challenge to our modern concept of unambiguity, seclusion, and authorship in architecture. This volume explores the potential of historical concepts of upcycling, and confronts them with new developments in architectural and building practice. Rather than a matter of idealism, recycling and upcycling present an argument for economy and the quality of structure and design.
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A road map for product design professionals and students to ten “Big Ideas” in material innovation. Drawing from a worldwide community of designers who are pushing boundaries with innovative works that go beyond the notion of “sustainable design,” Radical Matter demonstrates how holistic systems of design, production, and consumption will benefit our world(...)
Radical matter: rethinking materials for a sustainable future
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A road map for product design professionals and students to ten “Big Ideas” in material innovation. Drawing from a worldwide community of designers who are pushing boundaries with innovative works that go beyond the notion of “sustainable design,” Radical Matter demonstrates how holistic systems of design, production, and consumption will benefit our world environmentally, socially, and economically. The ten “Big Ideas” unpack the themes that are impacting our material world through cutting-edge case studies and expert opinions: Repair Is Beautiful; Today’s Trash, Tomorrow’s Raw Material; Natural Assets; The Waste Revolution; Lessons from the Past; Co-Creation; Material Connections; Short Life Materials; Living Materials; and Future Mining. The book includes an invaluable directory of resources for cutting-edge materials and a definitive list of global research centers, innovation hubs, academic courses, and material libraries. Radical Matter contains a wealth of information to help design professionals and students turn revolutionary concepts into reality.
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Ce premier livre d’une série d’ouvrages monographiques sur des projets de h2o architectes revient sur la construction d’un immeuble de 32 logements situé dans le 15e arrondissement à Paris, qui comporte des façades en pierre de taille de 24 cm d’épaisseur. Sans cuisson ni mélange, la pierre permet de diminuer les émissions de CO2 de 60% par rapport au béton, concernant le(...)
Construire en pierre massive à Paris / Building with limestone in Paris
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Ce premier livre d’une série d’ouvrages monographiques sur des projets de h2o architectes revient sur la construction d’un immeuble de 32 logements situé dans le 15e arrondissement à Paris, qui comporte des façades en pierre de taille de 24 cm d’épaisseur. Sans cuisson ni mélange, la pierre permet de diminuer les émissions de CO2 de 60% par rapport au béton, concernant le chantier, et de 35% sur un cycle de vie de 50 ans. L’agence h2o architectes réussit à démontrer que la pierre massive, matériau géosourcé, représente une alternative économique équivalente à des solutions plus courantes, tout en offrant une qualité de prestation supérieure.
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This volume summarises the results of 'The Aesthetics of Sustainability', a research project led by ECAL/Ecole cantonale d`art de Lausanne. It brought together master students of product design, established materials specialists, manufacturers, and researchers with the aim of exploring and defining the aesthetic potential of a new generation of sustainable materials. The(...)
Aesthetics of Sustainability: Material Experiments in Product Design
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This volume summarises the results of 'The Aesthetics of Sustainability', a research project led by ECAL/Ecole cantonale d`art de Lausanne. It brought together master students of product design, established materials specialists, manufacturers, and researchers with the aim of exploring and defining the aesthetic potential of a new generation of sustainable materials. The result is a series of fourteen case studies involving the development of materials made from textile waste, recycled paper, rubber granulate, or vegetable fibres. The resulting new materials can be shaped, pressed, woven, or welded. A selection of these materials will be presented through experiments and prototypes of products.
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Pierre sèche, n.é.
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À la fois documentaire et pratique, ce livre invite à une découverte des paysages de pierre sèche modelés par l’homme dans le monde entier. Des restanques provençales aux terrasses escarpées du Cap-Vert, des clôtures des jardins cévenols aux temples japonais de Nara, ces architectures anonymes demeurent d’une complète actualité. Pour preuve, une nouvelle génération de(...)
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April 2021
Pierre sèche, n.é.
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À la fois documentaire et pratique, ce livre invite à une découverte des paysages de pierre sèche modelés par l’homme dans le monde entier. Des restanques provençales aux terrasses escarpées du Cap-Vert, des clôtures des jardins cévenols aux temples japonais de Nara, ces architectures anonymes demeurent d’une complète actualité. Pour preuve, une nouvelle génération de maçons à pierre sèche a fait son apparition, montrant ainsi la nécessité patrimoniale et écologique de préserver et de transmettre ce savoir-faire.
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