Nordic architects
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This book showcases the work and words of 67 practitioners from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Written by David Sokol, "Nordic Architects" includes a unique question-and-answer format that provides firsthand accounts of the dialogues shaping northern Europe's design community. The volume spans architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
March 2009, Stockholm
Nordic architects
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This book showcases the work and words of 67 practitioners from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Written by David Sokol, "Nordic Architects" includes a unique question-and-answer format that provides firsthand accounts of the dialogues shaping northern Europe's design community. The volume spans architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture within the Nordic countries.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Are metropolises really the “manifest destiny” of humankind? Is the environmental predicament calling for more concentration and incorporation? Or is it conducive to some kind of urban exodus? By and large, what might be the principles and ethics of design in such a condition? These are some of the issues that this book addresses.
Taking the country's side agriculture and architecture. Poetics of Reason, Lisbon Architecture Triennale
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Are metropolises really the “manifest destiny” of humankind? Is the environmental predicament calling for more concentration and incorporation? Or is it conducive to some kind of urban exodus? By and large, what might be the principles and ethics of design in such a condition? These are some of the issues that this book addresses.
Architectural Theory
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This is the inaugural volume of a+t's new series on architectural strategy, dedicated to the study of design and project processes. 23 completed works of urban landscaping are analysed, and the project strategy assessed in each case. Contributors include Secchi Viganò, Alberto Campo Baeza, In Situ, Nieto Sobejano, SWA Group, and many more.
a+t 35-36 Strategy Public: Landscape urbanism strategies
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This is the inaugural volume of a+t's new series on architectural strategy, dedicated to the study of design and project processes. 23 completed works of urban landscaping are analysed, and the project strategy assessed in each case. Contributors include Secchi Viganò, Alberto Campo Baeza, In Situ, Nieto Sobejano, SWA Group, and many more.
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Shoei Yoh's design philosophy is based on the idea of energy, fluidity and dynamism in a determined effort to harness the changes that permeate our urban society and to satisfy new demands as they gradually emerge. He firmly believes that we must be as quick to change as the late-modern cultural landscape we inhabit.
Shoei Yoh: in response to natural phenomena
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Shoei Yoh's design philosophy is based on the idea of energy, fluidity and dynamism in a determined effort to harness the changes that permeate our urban society and to satisfy new demands as they gradually emerge. He firmly believes that we must be as quick to change as the late-modern cultural landscape we inhabit.
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May 1997
Architecture Monographs
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According to N. J. Habraken, intimate and unceasing interaction between people and the forms they inhabit uniquely defines built environment. The Structure of the Ordinary, the culmination of decades of environmental observation and design research, is a (...)
The structure of the ordinary : form and control in the built environment
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According to N. J. Habraken, intimate and unceasing interaction between people and the forms they inhabit uniquely defines built environment. The Structure of the Ordinary, the culmination of decades of environmental observation and design research, is a recognition and analysis of everyday environment as the wellspring of urban design and formal architecture. The authors central argument is that built environment is universally organized by the Orders of Form, Place, and Understanding. These three fundamental, interwoven principles correspond roughly to physical, biological, and social domains.
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May 1998, Cambridge, Mass
Architectural Theory
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural(...)
Canadian Architects
May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
Richard Henriquez : selected works 1964-2005
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/Governor General’s Awards and five Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, the firm, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, combines unique contemporary design with sensitivity to historical context and urban fabric.
Canadian Architects
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to(...)
AV Proyectos 096 : Dossier Mecanoo
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'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to The Whale competition to design an observation center on the Norwegian coast, and presents the winning proposal, by Dorte Mandrup, and the three shortlisted projects by BIG, Snøhetta, and Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
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Expo 67 not just a souvenir
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Expo 67, the world's fair held in Montreal during the summer of 1967, brought architecture, art, design, and technology together into a glittering modern package. Heralding the ideal city of the future to its visitors, the Expo site was perceived by critics as a laboratory for urban and architectural design as well as for cultural exchange, intended to enhance global(...)
Architecture de Montréal
October 2010
Expo 67 not just a souvenir
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Expo 67, the world's fair held in Montreal during the summer of 1967, brought architecture, art, design, and technology together into a glittering modern package. Heralding the ideal city of the future to its visitors, the Expo site was perceived by critics as a laboratory for urban and architectural design as well as for cultural exchange, intended to enhance global understanding and international cooperation. This collection of essays brings new critical perspectives to Expo 67, an event that left behind a significant material and imaginative legacy.
Architecture de Montréal
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The notion of “Baukultur” marked a fundamental step towards a comprehensive definition of the environment. The idea that landscape, historical architectural heritage, and the existing built context could converge to portray the richness and complexity of our future habitat now points to a collective strategic approach to design. In this context, the value of architecture(...)
Architectural Theory
September 2024
Baukultur: Architecture revalued
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The notion of “Baukultur” marked a fundamental step towards a comprehensive definition of the environment. The idea that landscape, historical architectural heritage, and the existing built context could converge to portray the richness and complexity of our future habitat now points to a collective strategic approach to design. In this context, the value of architecture emerges in several economic aspects, but also and essentially as a tool to convey the culture of transition within the Baukultur. Baukultur structures a theoretical framework around these concepts leaning on the research, design, and academic experience of six architectural and urban design practices, as specific readings of the existing built environment.
Architectural Theory
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This volume considers existing contexts as an opportunity to use the potential of place, as well as the creativity of inhabitants and users and the power of the social and urban fabric, to respond to needs and urgent topics. It outlines eleven actions, compelling examples from different places and design practices worldwide, which in turn are related to an array of(...)
Contemporary Architecture
February 2021
Rewriting architecture: 10 + 1 actions for an adaptive architecture
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This volume considers existing contexts as an opportunity to use the potential of place, as well as the creativity of inhabitants and users and the power of the social and urban fabric, to respond to needs and urgent topics. It outlines eleven actions, compelling examples from different places and design practices worldwide, which in turn are related to an array of architects, design professionals, and other specialists working in art, biology, ecology, fashion, pop culture, and philosophy. As such, it generates a broader framework of thought in order to demonstrate how makers with diverse design attitudes are responding to today’s spatial, social, environmental, and aesthetic challenges.
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