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Circular economies are fast becoming the new norm, with global leaders like Elon Musk, Stella McCartney and Ikea making sustainability a mandate. Our annual Trends Report reveals the makers and manufacturers who are creating a better world through smart, green design. We spotlight 13 must-know innovations, from algae-based energy systems to timber architecture by Kengo(...)
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Circular economies are fast becoming the new norm, with global leaders like Elon Musk, Stella McCartney and Ikea making sustainability a mandate. Our annual Trends Report reveals the makers and manufacturers who are creating a better world through smart, green design. We spotlight 13 must-know innovations, from algae-based energy systems to timber architecture by Kengo Kuma of Japan. Plus: Montreal architect Paul Laurendeau builds a stunning amphitheatre along the shores of the St. Lawrence River.
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"Une après-midi japonaise" (A Japanese afternoon) is published on the occasion of the exhibition by Alain Bublex at the Mauvoisin dam and Musée de Bagnes in Le Châble (June 18 - September 18, 2016). The photographs are taken during the winter of 2015/2016 in val de Bagnes (Canton of Valais) in Switzerland and in the region of Hida (Gifu prefecture) in Japan. In this(...)
Alain Bubex: a Japanese afternoon
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"Une après-midi japonaise" (A Japanese afternoon) is published on the occasion of the exhibition by Alain Bublex at the Mauvoisin dam and Musée de Bagnes in Le Châble (June 18 - September 18, 2016). The photographs are taken during the winter of 2015/2016 in val de Bagnes (Canton of Valais) in Switzerland and in the region of Hida (Gifu prefecture) in Japan. In this photographs, Bublex added drawn elements which are not always noticeable at first glance
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The ten essays gathered in this volume offer insight into the collaborations between architects and structural engineers that engendered many of the most important buildings erected in Japan after 1945, with special focus on the work of Tange Kenzo, Kawaguchi Mamoru, Kimura Toshihiko, Matsui Gengo, Saitoh Masao, Sasaki Mutsuro and Tsuboi Yoshikatsu. At once scholarly and(...)
Structured lineages: learning from Japanese structural design
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The ten essays gathered in this volume offer insight into the collaborations between architects and structural engineers that engendered many of the most important buildings erected in Japan after 1945, with special focus on the work of Tange Kenzo, Kawaguchi Mamoru, Kimura Toshihiko, Matsui Gengo, Saitoh Masao, Sasaki Mutsuro and Tsuboi Yoshikatsu. At once scholarly and accessible, these conversations and essays illustrate how intimately the innovations of this collaborative tradition passed from one generation to the next.
Engineering Structures
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In Japan, modern sewer systems began to appear during the late 19th century, though evidence of sewage systems in the country dates back to over 2,000 years ago. In the 1980s, as communities outside of Japan's major cities were slated to receive new sewer systems these public works projects were met with resistance, until one dedicated bureaucrat solved the problem by(...)
Drainspotting: Japanese manhole covers
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In Japan, modern sewer systems began to appear during the late 19th century, though evidence of sewage systems in the country dates back to over 2,000 years ago. In the 1980s, as communities outside of Japan's major cities were slated to receive new sewer systems these public works projects were met with resistance, until one dedicated bureaucrat solved the problem by devising a way to make these mostly invisible systems aesthetically appreciated aboveground: customized manhole covers.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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213 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Los Angeles, CA : Inventory Press, [2019], ©2019
Endless shout / curated by Anthony Elms.
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63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm.
Stuttgart : Edition Axel Menges, 2016.
Coop Himmelb(l)au, Musée des Confluences, Lyon / essai, Frank R. Werner ; photographies, Christian Richters ; editeur, Axel Menges.
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Thermal delight in architecture / Lisa Heschong.
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239 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 34 x 27 cm
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Koichi Takada Architects : naturalizing architecture / Philip Jodidio.
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The miniaturisation and networking of computer processors as well as the digitalisation and wireless transmission of data are opening up fully new possibilities for domestic environments. Yet what consequences will this have on residential architecture? For the exhibition “Open House" emerging architectural firms were invited to develop visionary answers to this question.(...)
Residential Architecture
December 2006, Weil am Rhein, Pasadena
Open House : Architecture and Technology for intelligent living
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The miniaturisation and networking of computer processors as well as the digitalisation and wireless transmission of data are opening up fully new possibilities for domestic environments. Yet what consequences will this have on residential architecture? For the exhibition “Open House" emerging architectural firms were invited to develop visionary answers to this question. The architects are based in the USA, Mexico, England, France, Germany, Korea, Japan and Australia. Their extraordinary architectural visions are presented in detail for the first time in this exhibition catalogue.
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