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The publication presents an analysis of 16 contemporary Swiss concrete buildings in scales 1:10 and 1:1 using large-scale detailed isometric drawings. The buildings represent examples of the diverse methods available for using concrete to build contemporary architecture. Series of images on the construction processes and texts on the architectural / construction methods,(...)
Made of concrete: current Swiss buildings by Olgiati, Christ & Gantanbein, Kerez and others
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The publication presents an analysis of 16 contemporary Swiss concrete buildings in scales 1:10 and 1:1 using large-scale detailed isometric drawings. The buildings represent examples of the diverse methods available for using concrete to build contemporary architecture. Series of images on the construction processes and texts on the architectural / construction methods, and a systematic overview of the construction principles of building envelopes, provide the reader with a new, deeper understanding. The book is the result of in-depth research by the authors at the Architecture Department of the ETH Zurich. It demonstrates the innovative strength of Swiss architectural production, which combines current technical requirements with sophisticated building culture.
Materials and Lighting
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During the past decade there has been a tremendous growth in daylighting analysis methods, allowing designers to meet ever higher standards. But in relying too heavily on these methods, there is a risk of reducing daylighting design to a quantitative exercise, overlooking the qualitative, aesthetic, and experiential aspects of design. This book reveals how architects have(...)
The art of architectural daylighting
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During the past decade there has been a tremendous growth in daylighting analysis methods, allowing designers to meet ever higher standards. But in relying too heavily on these methods, there is a risk of reducing daylighting design to a quantitative exercise, overlooking the qualitative, aesthetic, and experiential aspects of design. This book reveals how architects have bridged the poetic and practical potential of daylighting to create exquisitely illuminated spaces. In the book, 12 buildings are examined, using photographs, drawings, and plans. Each case study also includes technical analysis diagrams, specially created using specialist software. Featured architects include Renzo Piano, David Chipperfield, and Steven Holl.
Materials and Lighting
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Bois met à l’honneur la beauté de ce matériau polyvalent, révélée par 170 constructions édifiées au cours du dernier millénaire. Organisé par thèmes, telles texture, juxtaposition ou lumière, cet ouvrage souligne les multiples usages et les qualités uniques du bois. Il est servi par des textes et photographies de maisons, cabanes, églises, monuments, espaces culturels et(...)
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Bois met à l’honneur la beauté de ce matériau polyvalent, révélée par 170 constructions édifiées au cours du dernier millénaire. Organisé par thèmes, telles texture, juxtaposition ou lumière, cet ouvrage souligne les multiples usages et les qualités uniques du bois. Il est servi par des textes et photographies de maisons, cabanes, églises, monuments, espaces culturels et constructions d’architectes de renommée internationale, comme Le Corbusier. Des édifices marquants d’architectes contemporains tels que Renzo Piano, Peter Zumthor, Sou Fujimoto ou Snøhetta sont également présentés.
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The second in a multi-volume overview of materials in architecture focuses on wood. It includes more than 60 projects by 55 international practices, as well as brief statements from 25 architecture offices regarding their views on using this traditional material in modern buildings. Featuring SLOT Studio, Donner Sorcinelli Architecture, Piuarch, Mork-Ulnes Architects,(...)
Architectural material 2: wood
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The second in a multi-volume overview of materials in architecture focuses on wood. It includes more than 60 projects by 55 international practices, as well as brief statements from 25 architecture offices regarding their views on using this traditional material in modern buildings. Featuring SLOT Studio, Donner Sorcinelli Architecture, Piuarch, Mork-Ulnes Architects, Keiichi Hayashi, Landinez + Rey Arquitectos, OBRA Architects, Dai Nagasaka, Moussafir Architectes Associés, OFIS arhitekti, Medir Architects, mecanoo, and many more. The diverse range of international projects includes interior, residential, housing, education, commercial, and public (urban and landscape).
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Concrete planet : the strange and fascinating story of the world's most common man-made material
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Cocrete : we use it for our buildings, bridges, dams and roads. We walk on it, drive on it and many of us live and work within its walls. But very few of us know what it is.
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Concrete planet : the strange and fascinating story of the world's most common man-made material
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Cocrete : we use it for our buildings, bridges, dams and roads. We walk on it, drive on it and many of us live and work within its walls. But very few of us know what it is.
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Concrete elegance three
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This publication, the third in the Concrete Elegance Series, explores the various colours and surface consistencies of concrete. It discusses the quality and variety of colour emerging in concrete architecture using examples, such as the black concrete of the Utrecht Library, the grass-imprinted precast panels of the A16 Toll Booths in France, the pink glass reinforced(...)
Concrete elegance three
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This publication, the third in the Concrete Elegance Series, explores the various colours and surface consistencies of concrete. It discusses the quality and variety of colour emerging in concrete architecture using examples, such as the black concrete of the Utrecht Library, the grass-imprinted precast panels of the A16 Toll Booths in France, the pink glass reinforced concrete (GRC) panels of Villaverde in Madrid and the plain grey concrete in the Bacon Street House. The book shows that the interpretation and end results of using tried and tested concrete mixes and commonly used forming materials still offer almost limitless design freedom and scope for expression. The landscape, hardscape, parkland and playground projects and domestic artefacts reviewed in this edition help to broaden the readers understanding of concrete's potential and universal appeal.
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Houses of steel
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Guidebook focusing on responsible housing design and construction that produces environmentally efficient dwellings for a growing global housing shortage.
Houses of steel
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Guidebook focusing on responsible housing design and construction that produces environmentally efficient dwellings for a growing global housing shortage.
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Cet ouvrage expose une vaste sélection de façades complétées avec les détails constructifs nécessaires pour l'exécution des projets. Grâce aux projets réalisés par des architectes de renom international, toutes les possibilités qu'offrent les différents matériaux constructifs pour la conception de ces surfaces, sont expliquées de manière détaillée. Le livre est complété(...)
Façades: Conception et design
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Cet ouvrage expose une vaste sélection de façades complétées avec les détails constructifs nécessaires pour l'exécution des projets. Grâce aux projets réalisés par des architectes de renom international, toutes les possibilités qu'offrent les différents matériaux constructifs pour la conception de ces surfaces, sont expliquées de manière détaillée. Le livre est complété avec un grand nombre de coupes et détails constructifs qui aident à la compréhension de leur fonctionnement. Ce volume dispose même d'un chapitre totalement dédié aux ouvertures et aux fenêtres.
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Advanced Textiles for Health and Wellbeing celebrates the latest technological advances in fibers and fabrics. The first part of the book looks at the materials themselves, including synthetic and hybrid fibers, new weaves and knits, three-dimensional materials, coatings, biotechnology and nanotechnology. The second part considers the design innovations that have been(...)
Advanced textiles for health and well-being
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Advanced Textiles for Health and Wellbeing celebrates the latest technological advances in fibers and fabrics. The first part of the book looks at the materials themselves, including synthetic and hybrid fibers, new weaves and knits, three-dimensional materials, coatings, biotechnology and nanotechnology. The second part considers the design innovations that have been made possible in clothing, transport, and the natural and built environment.
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Textile tectonics
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Until recently, thanks to the unforgiving geometric rigors of modernism, biomorphism in design and architecture was seen a purely decorative feature - as in Art Nouveau, for example. This publication turns this idea on its head, offering a glimpse into the future of architectural design, in which the veins of leaves, formations of foam, Celtic knotwork and even hair(...)
Textile tectonics
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Until recently, thanks to the unforgiving geometric rigors of modernism, biomorphism in design and architecture was seen a purely decorative feature - as in Art Nouveau, for example. This publication turns this idea on its head, offering a glimpse into the future of architectural design, in which the veins of leaves, formations of foam, Celtic knotwork and even hair braiding can be transformed into viable structures through the wonders of digital design technology. For the architect and researcher Lars Spuybroek, such natural, ornamental and folkloristic pattern could entirely replace standardized geometric design to determine the structural basis and aesthetic character of tomorrow's buildings. Here, Spuybroek presents both a theoretical framework and an inspiring taxonomy of patterns and structures, followed by more than 100 illustrated designs for skyscrapers and façades based on organizational principles ranging from rose windows to knitting patterns.
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