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The relationship between architecture and music has a long and difficult history. The subject is usually examined from the perspective of one particular discipline or the other. Music, Space and Architecture offers a multidisciplinary approach. Contributors raise the question of how does sound (and music) influence the atmosphere of a building and visa versa. What makes(...)
Music, space and architecture
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The relationship between architecture and music has a long and difficult history. The subject is usually examined from the perspective of one particular discipline or the other. Music, Space and Architecture offers a multidisciplinary approach. Contributors raise the question of how does sound (and music) influence the atmosphere of a building and visa versa. What makes the perfect music hall?
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Log 20 Fall 2010
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Log 20, published on the occasion of the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale, considers curating architecture both within its contemporary guises and historical lineage. Practitioners from New York to Paris, Montreal to Tokyo propose curating as advocacy, as atmosphere, and as architecture itself, assembling in this special thematic issue what is arguably the first(...)
Log 20 Fall 2010
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Log 20, published on the occasion of the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale, considers curating architecture both within its contemporary guises and historical lineage. Practitioners from New York to Paris, Montreal to Tokyo propose curating as advocacy, as atmosphere, and as architecture itself, assembling in this special thematic issue what is arguably the first compendium of contemporary practices on this emerging discourse.
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Pomerol Herzog & De Meuron
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Second project of the Living Architectures series, Pomerol, Herzog & de Meuron takes us to the party atmosphere of mealtime among the grape-pickers in the dining hall designed by Herzog & de Meuron in Pomerol for one of the most prestigious vineyards in the world. A real punch of vitality! Ce livre est accompagné d'un DVD comprenant le documentaire Pomerol, Herzog & de Meuron
Pomerol Herzog & De Meuron
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Second project of the Living Architectures series, Pomerol, Herzog & de Meuron takes us to the party atmosphere of mealtime among the grape-pickers in the dining hall designed by Herzog & de Meuron in Pomerol for one of the most prestigious vineyards in the world. A real punch of vitality! Ce livre est accompagné d'un DVD comprenant le documentaire Pomerol, Herzog & de Meuron
Architecture Monographs
Night becomes day
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“Night becomes day” is a poetic journey through change, in which objects and sensations transform one into another following nature’s cyclic order in an atmosphere suspended between dawn and sunset. In fact, the alternation between night and day is the model for a series of metamorphosis of everyday situations and objects, often taken from natural and artificial world,(...)
Night becomes day
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“Night becomes day” is a poetic journey through change, in which objects and sensations transform one into another following nature’s cyclic order in an atmosphere suspended between dawn and sunset. In fact, the alternation between night and day is the model for a series of metamorphosis of everyday situations and objects, often taken from natural and artificial world, till the final return to the starting point.
Children's Books
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The fifth title in the Grand Stand series presents new trends in the ever-changing world of stand design. The scenographic design of space and the creation of a stimulating atmosphere are crucial in shaping human experience. The design of trade fair stands has become increasingly important to exhibiting organizations, and today’s designers are playing an essential role in(...)
Grand stand 5: design for trade fair stands
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The fifth title in the Grand Stand series presents new trends in the ever-changing world of stand design. The scenographic design of space and the creation of a stimulating atmosphere are crucial in shaping human experience. The design of trade fair stands has become increasingly important to exhibiting organizations, and today’s designers are playing an essential role in integrating brand identity into fascinating corporate presentations.
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Friederike von Rauch. Sites
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"...before I take my pictures, I explore the sites ... I never touch locations, neither by tyding up nor by cordoning off ... my favourite lighting is an overcast white sky giving a shadowless, diffuse atmosphere ... I wait until the scene is as I want it: completely deserted ... I refuse to work in a hurry. I've decided that my focus is on focusing ... I take my(...)
Friederike von Rauch. Sites
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"...before I take my pictures, I explore the sites ... I never touch locations, neither by tyding up nor by cordoning off ... my favourite lighting is an overcast white sky giving a shadowless, diffuse atmosphere ... I wait until the scene is as I want it: completely deserted ... I refuse to work in a hurry. I've decided that my focus is on focusing ... I take my pictures with an analogue Roelleiflex"
Photography monographs
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Harry Mallgrave's comprehensive survey of architectural theory, primarily in Europe and the United States, contextualizes architectural discourse within its social and political atmosphere over three centuries of development. He explores the philosophical and conceptual evolution of its ideas, the relation of theory to the practice of building, and, most importantly, the(...)
Modern architectural theory: a historical survey, 1673-1968
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Harry Mallgrave's comprehensive survey of architectural theory, primarily in Europe and the United States, contextualizes architectural discourse within its social and political atmosphere over three centuries of development. He explores the philosophical and conceptual evolution of its ideas, the relation of theory to the practice of building, and, most importantly, the words of the architects themselves as they contentiously shaped their particular niche of Western civilization over time.
History until 1900
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Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation(...)
Detail praxis : transclucent materials - glass, plastic, metals
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Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation of innovative materials -- composite glass, synthetic panels, membranes and perforated metals. From the series entitled "Detail Praxis".
Materials and Lighting
Why we live where we live
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Geography, topography, climate, landscape, food security, politics, economics, and more all play a role in how we choose the place we call home. This book takes readers on a tour of the various ways humans adapt to our environments — or change them to suit our needs. It considers the big picture — we live on Earth because it has a breathable atmosphere — right down to the(...)
Why we live where we live
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Geography, topography, climate, landscape, food security, politics, economics, and more all play a role in how we choose the place we call home. This book takes readers on a tour of the various ways humans adapt to our environments — or change them to suit our needs. It considers the big picture — we live on Earth because it has a breathable atmosphere — right down to the little things, like friendly neighbors, that simply make us happy.
Children's Books
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The German term 'Hinterland' describes the sparsely populated areas off the cities. As the title of this book it refers to the remote regions of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, surrounding the greater area of Berlin. In his project, that he pursues since 2012, Hans-Christian Schink tries to keep a balance of showing the brittle beauty of this form of landscape(...)
Hans Christian Schink: Hinterland
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The German term 'Hinterland' describes the sparsely populated areas off the cities. As the title of this book it refers to the remote regions of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, surrounding the greater area of Berlin. In his project, that he pursues since 2012, Hans-Christian Schink tries to keep a balance of showing the brittle beauty of this form of landscape whilst transporting an atmosphere of melancholy, which stems from the endangerment of this landscape caused by the permanent exploitation of its resources.
Photography monographs