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There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and create buildings that do not rely on stripping our planet or transporting materials across the globe. First published in 2017, Habitat gathers the world's leading experts on vernacular architecture to examine how local buildings have stood the test of time and(...)
Habitat: Vernacular architecture for a changing climate
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There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and create buildings that do not rely on stripping our planet or transporting materials across the globe. First published in 2017, Habitat gathers the world's leading experts on vernacular architecture to examine how local buildings have stood the test of time and offer lessons for the future. Arranged by climate zone- Tropical, Dry, Temperate, Continental, and Polar- each regional section presents buildings in their environments, showing how climatic conditions and vegetation affect the evolution of building styles. This central part of Habitat is bookended by a range of essays exploring the economic and anthropological aspects of shelter, while the book's reference section offers information on materials science and engineering, including how buildings have been adapted to contend with natural disasters.
Vernacular Architecture
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Sur les pentes escarpées des collines dominant la baie d’Alger, s’échelonnent des architectures constituant le plus bel ensemble préservé de la rive sud de la Méditerranée. Éclectisme, art déco, néomauresque… les édifices rivalisent de fantaisie et les styles se libèrent. A travers neuf promenades, c’est à la découverte d’un siècle d’architecture que nous sommes conviés.(...)
Vernacular Architecture
December 2016
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Sur les pentes escarpées des collines dominant la baie d’Alger, s’échelonnent des architectures constituant le plus bel ensemble préservé de la rive sud de la Méditerranée. Éclectisme, art déco, néomauresque… les édifices rivalisent de fantaisie et les styles se libèrent. A travers neuf promenades, c’est à la découverte d’un siècle d’architecture que nous sommes conviés. Un répertoire de 100 biographies d’architectes, dont la moitié inédites, ainsi qu’une importante bibliographie offrent une synthèse renouvelée des connaissances.
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Today, Mexico is the most populous metropolis in America. At two thousand meters above the sea level, it is surrounded by mountains that overpass the three thousand meters of altitude. 'UNLAKECITY - where there was a lake, now there is a city' focuses on the geography and the architecture of Mexico City, from the past to the present. Concentrating in two important key(...)
Unlakecity: geography and architecture of mexico
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Today, Mexico is the most populous metropolis in America. At two thousand meters above the sea level, it is surrounded by mountains that overpass the three thousand meters of altitude. 'UNLAKECITY - where there was a lake, now there is a city' focuses on the geography and the architecture of Mexico City, from the past to the present. Concentrating in two important key subjects - water and the construction of public space, the urban development will be explained visualizing the geographical condition of the city.
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''Condor'' is a tribute to the memory of the victims of Operation Condor a secret military plan implemented in 1975 by six Latin American countries ruled by right wing military dictatorships to eliminate their political opponents. This plan resulted in “extrajudicial executions” of at least 60.000 people. For almost a decade João Pina, has traveled extensively trough(...)
Condor : le plan secret des dictatures sud-américaines
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''Condor'' is a tribute to the memory of the victims of Operation Condor a secret military plan implemented in 1975 by six Latin American countries ruled by right wing military dictatorships to eliminate their political opponents. This plan resulted in “extrajudicial executions” of at least 60.000 people. For almost a decade João Pina, has traveled extensively trough Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to document what is left of the Condor years.
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How do you build a yurt? A Bedouin tent? What about a kathe? What’s a yaranga? How about a hogan? Can you stay warm in an igloo? Are there secrets to living, thriving and surviving in specific climates? In this unique little book, Jonathan Horning examines basic shelters from all over the world: mud-brick adobe structures, nomads’ tents, travellers’ quick fixes, timber(...)
Simple shelters: Tents, tipis, yurts, domes and other ancient homes
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How do you build a yurt? A Bedouin tent? What about a kathe? What’s a yaranga? How about a hogan? Can you stay warm in an igloo? Are there secrets to living, thriving and surviving in specific climates? In this unique little book, Jonathan Horning examines basic shelters from all over the world: mud-brick adobe structures, nomads’ tents, travellers’ quick fixes, timber frame buildings, and modern solutions, including strawbale designs and geodesic domes.
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This work intends to be a critical assessment of world architecture in our global times: both a 'state of the art' and a 'state of the planet', centered on the period opened by the Fall of the Berlin Wall. After an introduction on Spain as a laboratory of global architecture, ten long chapters written by prominent experts explore the different regions of the world. Each(...)
Atlas Global Architecture circa 2000
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This work intends to be a critical assessment of world architecture in our global times: both a 'state of the art' and a 'state of the planet', centered on the period opened by the Fall of the Berlin Wall. After an introduction on Spain as a laboratory of global architecture, ten long chapters written by prominent experts explore the different regions of the world. Each section is rounded off with sentative works of the area in question, completed between 1990 and 2007, that is, circa 2000. The regions mapped follow the civilizations identified by Huntington. However, this distribution does not demand acknowledging that religious and cultural fault lines are more important that the homogeneity brought about by globalization, with the spread of sprawl and spectacle as the two main traits of the contemporary architectural and urban landscape.
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