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In this large-format photobook, the artist Roman Bonsch pays homage to Vienna 's landmark, the former Southern Train Station (S dbahnhof), and documents its demolition.The book includes crisp, detailed color and high-definition photographs of the station building, the tracks and their functional units as well as of the immediate urban surroundings, offering insights into(...)
Vienna south station, and its demolition 2007-2010
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In this large-format photobook, the artist Roman Bonsch pays homage to Vienna 's landmark, the former Southern Train Station (S dbahnhof), and documents its demolition.The book includes crisp, detailed color and high-definition photographs of the station building, the tracks and their functional units as well as of the immediate urban surroundings, offering insights into public spaces and those not accessible to the public like workrooms and changing rooms from both the last years in operation and during the demolition.
Engineering Structures
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Deeply moved by the severe earthquake of April 6th, 2009, the teachers and students of the Faculty of Architecture of Pescara searched for ways in which to help the people affected. Following the initial, spontaneous impulse to pitch in and lend a hand, the teachers and students realized that their energy and resources could be put to more effective use than by(...)
Designing after the earthquake : the Abruzzo region experience
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Deeply moved by the severe earthquake of April 6th, 2009, the teachers and students of the Faculty of Architecture of Pescara searched for ways in which to help the people affected. Following the initial, spontaneous impulse to pitch in and lend a hand, the teachers and students realized that their energy and resources could be put to more effective use than by volunteering their help on an individual basis. This book presents projects and proposals drawn up in a year of hard work, documenting this first important contribution to designing after the earthquake from the world of science.
Engineering Structures
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This third book of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship endowed to bring young innovators in architectural design to the Yale School of Architecture includes the advanced studios of Ali Rahim for a skyscraper in Dubai, Christopher Sharples for a hybrid airport of the future, and William Sharples for a spaceport for private space travel. It explores new(...)
Turbulence: Yale school of architecture books
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This third book of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship endowed to bring young innovators in architectural design to the Yale School of Architecture includes the advanced studios of Ali Rahim for a skyscraper in Dubai, Christopher Sharples for a hybrid airport of the future, and William Sharples for a spaceport for private space travel. It explores new architectural technologies for building programs of the future.
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Re-inventing construction
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Re-inventing Construction presents two complementary approaches: On the one hand, the book gives an overview of new construction technologies, material research, energy concepts, as well as ownership models and development strategies in architecture. On the other hand, it rediscovers the wisdom of vernacular architecture with its smart use of locally available building(...)
Re-inventing construction
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Re-inventing Construction presents two complementary approaches: On the one hand, the book gives an overview of new construction technologies, material research, energy concepts, as well as ownership models and development strategies in architecture. On the other hand, it rediscovers the wisdom of vernacular architecture with its smart use of locally available building materials, building methods and typologies, as well as the ingenious understanding of natural principles
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This book is a collection of 47 articles by renowned authors including, among others, Roland Barthes, Koos Bosma, Jorg Gleiter, Herman Hertzberger, Arnulf Luchinger, Winy Maas, Sylvain Malfroy, Hasim Sarkis, Fabian Scheurer, and Georges Teyssot. Through well-founded theoretical contributions, the book provides the first comprehensive representation of historical and(...)
Structuralism reloaded : rule-based design in architecture and urbanism
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This book is a collection of 47 articles by renowned authors including, among others, Roland Barthes, Koos Bosma, Jorg Gleiter, Herman Hertzberger, Arnulf Luchinger, Winy Maas, Sylvain Malfroy, Hasim Sarkis, Fabian Scheurer, and Georges Teyssot. Through well-founded theoretical contributions, the book provides the first comprehensive representation of historical and contemporary digital structural thinking in architecture and urban planning
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This publication features color photographs, capturing the sculptural shapes of Kurilpa Bridge.
Kurilpa Bridge: Brisbane's new bridge
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This publication features color photographs, capturing the sculptural shapes of Kurilpa Bridge.
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L'ouvrage Chefs-d'oeuvre : Pont architecture + design offre un panorama des ponts et passerelles les plus modernes.
Chefs d'oeuvre : pont, architecture + design
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L'ouvrage Chefs-d'oeuvre : Pont architecture + design offre un panorama des ponts et passerelles les plus modernes.
Engineering Structures
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Pourquoi est-ce que les (bons) tabourets ont trois pieds ? Pourquoi est-ce que la canne de Charlot se plie lorsqu’il s’appuie dessus ? Pourquoi conserve-t-on mieux son équilibre dans un bus en écartant les pieds ? Des questions assez simples dont la réponse permet cependant de comprendre des procédés de construction en apparence très complexes, tels que les ponts(...)
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November 2011
Comment tout ça tient? : voyage au pays des structures
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Pourquoi est-ce que les (bons) tabourets ont trois pieds ? Pourquoi est-ce que la canne de Charlot se plie lorsqu’il s’appuie dessus ? Pourquoi conserve-t-on mieux son équilibre dans un bus en écartant les pieds ? Des questions assez simples dont la réponse permet cependant de comprendre des procédés de construction en apparence très complexes, tels que les ponts suspendus ou la tour Eiffel. Discussions à bâtons rompus de l’élève et du professeur, croquis illustratifs, encadrés historiques et techniques dédiés aux chefs d’oeuvre en matière de conception, exemples humoristiques... Le lecteur est invité à voyager de façon très didactique « au pays des structures ».
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Richement illustré et résolument pratique, cet ouvrage apporte des conseils judicieux sur la manière de choisir et d’installer un chauffe-eau solaire thermique ou ses panneaux solaires photovoltaïques.
Adopter le solaire : thermique et photovoltaïque
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Richement illustré et résolument pratique, cet ouvrage apporte des conseils judicieux sur la manière de choisir et d’installer un chauffe-eau solaire thermique ou ses panneaux solaires photovoltaïques.
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The great builders
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The Great Builders surveys the careers of forty great architects whose engineering skills were crucial to their success. Sixteen nationalities and seven centuries of architectural innovation make for a survey of scope and depth. From churches and fortresses to bridges and high-tech skyscrapers, it includes masterpieces from all over the world and covers 700 years of(...)
The great builders
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The Great Builders surveys the careers of forty great architects whose engineering skills were crucial to their success. Sixteen nationalities and seven centuries of architectural innovation make for a survey of scope and depth. From churches and fortresses to bridges and high-tech skyscrapers, it includes masterpieces from all over the world and covers 700 years of architectural history. This book, in the same series as The Great Naturalists and The Great Explorers, will appeal to anyone with an interest in architecture, buildings, engineering, urban planning or the history of the built environment.
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