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Dan Graham : architecture
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Through texts and a thirty-year survey of projects, this book presents a diverse body of work situated on the divide between art and architecture.
avril 1997, London
Dan Graham : architecture
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Through texts and a thirty-year survey of projects, this book presents a diverse body of work situated on the divide between art and architecture.
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avril 1997, London
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The Office for Architecture Drost + van Veen in Rotterdam looks at landscape as their primary source of inspiration for their designs. These designs either strongly merge into the context of their landscape or really stand out like a beacon. Next to this conceptual approach, materialization is quite an important aspect of the working method for these two architects, whom(...)
Architecture as landscape intervention: works by Drost + van Veen architects
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The Office for Architecture Drost + van Veen in Rotterdam looks at landscape as their primary source of inspiration for their designs. These designs either strongly merge into the context of their landscape or really stand out like a beacon. Next to this conceptual approach, materialization is quite an important aspect of the working method for these two architects, whom both were originally educated as interior designers. Their bridges at business park 'De President' in the South of International Airport Schiphol won the Architecture Prize Haarlemmermeer 2009. This book shows us a selection of projects, giving a clear vision of Drost + van Veen's method of working; as an introduction the architects tell us about their approach and inspiration in an interview with Harm Tilman, editor of chief of de Architect. Marieke Berkers and Dorine van Hoogstraten place their work in a broader context of international developments. The magnificent projects shown in this book demonstrate how landscape has an increasing role in architecture.
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There is almost nothing new left to say about the urgent need to reduce our devastating impact on the biosphere that supports us. In architectural terms, we have been told since the 1960s that mainstream architecture is not engaged enough with the environmental consequences of what it produces and how it produces it. The usual approach is to propose new ways of designing(...)
Revolution? Architecture and the antropocene
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There is almost nothing new left to say about the urgent need to reduce our devastating impact on the biosphere that supports us. In architectural terms, we have been told since the 1960s that mainstream architecture is not engaged enough with the environmental consequences of what it produces and how it produces it. The usual approach is to propose new ways of designing and building to persuade the reader of the centrality of environmental concerns. But too many readers have remained resolutely unpersuaded over decades. In four sharp, interlocking essays, this book asks why the majority of the architectural profession and its clients still only pay lip service to the importance of the environmental. In each essay, therefore, are examples of innovative and determined people pursuing other ways of practicing architecture and other ways of training architects for this critical century, who are pulling the model of a nature-centric practice out of the margins and into the centre.
L'écologie de l'architecure
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Aluminium is an extremely versatile material, its light weight and its resistance to corrosion make it a particularly suitable material for some specific building requirements. Even in the post-war years, aluminium was already playing an innovative role as can be seen in the work of the French engineer, Jean Prouvé. For today's sophisticated architecture, aluminium is(...)
Aluminium architecture : construction and details
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Aluminium is an extremely versatile material, its light weight and its resistance to corrosion make it a particularly suitable material for some specific building requirements. Even in the post-war years, aluminium was already playing an innovative role as can be seen in the work of the French engineer, Jean Prouvé. For today's sophisticated architecture, aluminium is highly rated with its clear aesthetical qualities and great strength. This book provides a systematic overview of the applications of aluminium as a building material, giving information on the properties of the metal and highlighting the latest technical advances. A selection of 25 international projects document the application of aluminium in load-bearing structures, facades, roofs and windows. Amongst the projects included are Toyo Ito's Aluminium House in Tokyo, Renzo Piano's Mercedes Benz Design Centre in Stuttgart, SOM's Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, and Norman Foster’s Greenwich Transport Interchange.
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septembre 2001, Basel
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Michael Sorkin was commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1988 to produce an "alternative" master plan for its architectural revitalization. His studio had barely begun before they were dropped from the process. In the capacity of concerned alumnus, however, Sorkin and his group soldiered on and proposed schemes, shown here in models and colorful drawings.
Pamphlet architecture #22 : other plans
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Michael Sorkin was commissioned by the University of Chicago in 1988 to produce an "alternative" master plan for its architectural revitalization. His studio had barely begun before they were dropped from the process. In the capacity of concerned alumnus, however, Sorkin and his group soldiered on and proposed schemes, shown here in models and colorful drawings.
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novembre 2001, New York
petits formats
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Ce n'est pas un livre sur Venise, c'est peut-être cette saison LE livre sur Venise. Pour l'avoir entre les mains, on sait que ces 300 pages pèsent aussi par la densité des images et du texte qui décortiquent, égrènent de façon exhaustive, érudite tout ce qu'il y a lieu de savoir sur les bâtiments de la Sérénissime.
Venise : la ville est son architecture
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Ce n'est pas un livre sur Venise, c'est peut-être cette saison LE livre sur Venise. Pour l'avoir entre les mains, on sait que ces 300 pages pèsent aussi par la densité des images et du texte qui décortiquent, égrènent de façon exhaustive, érudite tout ce qu'il y a lieu de savoir sur les bâtiments de la Sérénissime.
Histoire jusqu’à 1900
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Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material language or to capture a certain atmosphere. A window opening is as much an interval and an opportunity as it is a device for admitting light, air or views; it is simultaneously a physical aperture but also a philosophical opening of collaboration and(...)
Great windows in modern architecture
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Windows are moments in modern architecture where we look to ascertain elegance, technical expression and material language or to capture a certain atmosphere. A window opening is as much an interval and an opportunity as it is a device for admitting light, air or views; it is simultaneously a physical aperture but also a philosophical opening of collaboration and reflection. In order to understand the language of a building we might look to the detail of the window. But what does this mean and why does modern architecture invest so much expression in the window? This book explores how the act of detailing and situating windows in buildings is a key proponent in the language of architecture, which both informs and works with the contingencies of design and construction. It investigates 18 case studies in-depth using painstakingly drawn details and vivid photographs in full colour to define what makes these windows “great” and how each window is situated within both its technical and philosophical context and as an overall development of modern architecture.
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a+u 642: Irish Architecture
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This special feature on residential architecture in Ireland presents 20 houses designed by six architects: Clancy Moore, Steve Larkin, Ryan W. Kennihan, TAKA architects, David Leech, and t o b Architect. Together these Irish architects demonstrate a broad spectrum of materialities and approaches while also remaining true to their cultural and contextual roots. Besides(...)
a+u 642: Irish Architecture
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This special feature on residential architecture in Ireland presents 20 houses designed by six architects: Clancy Moore, Steve Larkin, Ryan W. Kennihan, TAKA architects, David Leech, and t o b Architect. Together these Irish architects demonstrate a broad spectrum of materialities and approaches while also remaining true to their cultural and contextual roots. Besides many more traditional homes, this overview expands the house typology to include a farmhouse, warehouse conversion, conservatory room, park gate lodge, and writers room. From reuse to new building and from urban to countryside, this selection of houses embodies the imagination of Irish architecture today.
Revues
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Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of ''Tropical Modernism'' is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. Its leading proponents, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry, adapted a utopian Bauhaus-derived Modernist aesthetic to hot and humid conditions. After Independence, ''Tropical Modernism'' was championed by leaders including(...)
Tropical Modernism: Architecture and independence
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Emerging in the death throes of colonial rule, the story of ''Tropical Modernism'' is one of politics and power, decolonization and defiance. Its leading proponents, British architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry, adapted a utopian Bauhaus-derived Modernist aesthetic to hot and humid conditions. After Independence, ''Tropical Modernism'' was championed by leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru and Kwame Nkrumah as a symbol of freedom, progressiveness and internationalism in monumental projects such as Chandigarh in Punjab planned by Le Corbusier and Black Star Square in Accra designed by Victor Adegbite. Scrutinizing the colonial narratives surrounding ''Tropical Modernism'', and foregrounding the experience of African and Indian practitioners, this book reassesses an architectural style which has increasing relevance in today’s changing climate.
Modernisme
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Que veut — encore — dire inventer pour un architecte aujourd’hui dans le paysage troublé de l’Anthropocène? Et cette invention en architecture, si elle existe, en quoi se distingue-t-elle d’autres modes inventifs? Alors que la crise de l’habitabilité du monde est patente, la notion d’invention, commune à la philosophie et à l’architecture, se voit actuellement(...)
De l'invention en architecture : Initier, situer, durer
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Que veut — encore — dire inventer pour un architecte aujourd’hui dans le paysage troublé de l’Anthropocène? Et cette invention en architecture, si elle existe, en quoi se distingue-t-elle d’autres modes inventifs? Alors que la crise de l’habitabilité du monde est patente, la notion d’invention, commune à la philosophie et à l’architecture, se voit actuellement réinterrogée selon d’autres coordonnées. La nouveauté que l’on attend de toute invention — et il nous faut bien, peut-être plus encore aujourd’hui, inventer, créer, imaginer pour ré-habiter — ne peut plus, sauf à produire de nouvelles dévastations, s’opérer sur la base d’une destruction, d’une invisibilisation, d’une simplification.
L'écologie de l'architecure