Architectural structure and design Books

Book SynopsisDigital Fabrication in Interior Design: Body, Object, Enclosure draws together emerging topics of making that span primary forms of craftsmanship to digital fabrication in order to theoretically and practically analyze the innovative and interdisciplinary relationship between digital fabrication technology and interior design. The history of making in interior design is aligned with traditional crafts, but a parallel discourse with digital fabrication has yet to be made evident.This book repositions the praxis of experimental prototyping and integrated technology to show how the use of digital fabrication is inherent to the interior scales of body, objects and enclosure. These three scales act as a central theme to frame contributions that reinforce the interdisciplinary nature of interior design and reinterpret traditional crafts by integrating new methods of making into conventional workflows. Featuring significant international practitioners and researchers, the sTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Body 1. Iris van Herpen: The Art of Fashioning the Future 2. Great Mistakes 3. Fashion and Technology: The Intangible as a Working Material 4. Random Bodies: PRAXIS: Random International Part II: Object□ 5. An Architectural Romance between Subject and Object 6. Materiality and Objecthood: Reflections on the Work of Geoffrey Mann 7. Soft Objects: PRAXIS: Assa Studio 8. The Rise of the Generalist: Imaginative Architectural Practices in the Age of Digital Technology 9. The Role of the Hand in Digital Design 10. Emerging Objects Part III: Enclosure 11. Emergent Enclosures: Granular Architectures 12. Three Ensembles 13. Occupying Categorical Limits: Material, Attitude and Assembly: PRAXIS: FreelandBuck 14. Conical Hinges: Shaping Ambiguous Enclosures 15. The Figure in Translation Endnote – Trajectory: Cradling Bodies: Trajectories of Minds, Objects and Enclosures

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Book SynopsisEmergence - the process by which new and coherent structures, patterns and properties emerge' from within complex systemsTraditional architecture starts from the premise that architectural structures are singular and fixed, and however well integrated are separate from their environment and context. Emergence requires that the opposite is true that those structures are complex energy and material systems that have a lifespan, exist as part of an environment of other active systems, and develop in an evolutionary way.This book, based on the authors' internationally renowned Emergent Technologies and Design course at the Architectural Association in London, introduces a new approach to the practice of architecture. The authors use essays and projects to demonstrate the interrelationship of concepts such as emergence and self-organisation with the latest technologies in design, manufacturing and construction.With projects from their course, Table of ContentsPart 1: Theoretical Framework 1. Evolution and Computation 2. Material Systems, Computational Morphogenesis and Performative Capacity 3. Material Systems and Environmental Dynamics Feedback Part 2: Research 4. Fibres 5. Textiles 6. Nets 7. Lattices 8. Branches 9. Cells 10. Mass Components 11. Casts 12. Aggregates

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Book SynopsisLive Architecture explores the physical form of popular music performance space from 1960 to the present day.This book quantifies the factors that determine what makes a venue successful focusing on both famous and less well-known examples from the smallest barroom music space to the largest stadium-filling rock set. It draws on the authorâs extensive research expertise in the field of temporary and portable architecture, in the development of general contemporary architectural design, and personal experience of music performance.Including a range of case studies, the book analyses some of the most significant popular music venues, events and landmarks in the world. The detail of how a venue is created, how it is constructed, and the acoustic and visual environmental factors that impact on its success are examined here.Highly illustrated throughout with design drawings, plans and full colour photographs, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the architecture of live popular music.Table of Contents1. Foreword 2. Introduction 3. Adopted Spaces 3.1. 100 Club, London, UK, 1942 3.2. Birdland, New York, USA, 1949–1999 3.3. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, USA, Hart Freeland Roberts, 1994 4. Adapted Spaces 4.1. HighLine Ballroom, New York, USA, Bluarch, 2007 4.2. VIP, Saint-Nazaire, France, LIN, 2007 4.3. O2 Arena, London, UK, Populous, 2007 4.4. O2 Arena, Dublin, Populous, Ireland, 2008 4.5. Knitting Factory, Brooklyn NY, USA, HeCho Inc., 2009 5. Dedicated Spaces 5.1. Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, USA, Welton Becket Assoc., 1974 5.2. The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, David Backhouse Architects, 1984 5.3. Colosseum, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, USA, Scéno Plus, 2003 5.4. The Joint by Rogue, Las Vegas, USA, Scéno Plus, 2007 5.5. Liverpool Echo Arena, UK, Wilkinson Eyre, 2007 5.6. Sun Valley Music Pavilion, Idaho, USA, FTL, 2008 5.7. De Vorstin, Hilversum, Netherlands, Cie Arkitekten, 2010 6. Mobile Spaces 6.1. Valhalla, Rudi Enos, 2000 6.2. Rolling Stones Stage Set, ‘A Bigger Bang’, StuFish, 2005 6.3. Martina McBride Stage Sets, Studio 10A 2006–10 6.4. U2 360˚ Stage Set, Mark Fisher, StuFish, 2009–11 6.5. Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, UK, 1971–2010

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and practical guide takes you step-by-step through the core concepts and applications of architectural lighting. Now completely revised and updated for the second edition, this book: Includes all new information on the latest regulations and recommendations Provides special attention to the rapid development of LED lighting Considers the new CIE colour metric system Concludes each chapter with questions for the reader, together with inverted appropriate answers Features full colour throughout, for the first time, to support the text and aid the reader Covering a wide range of building types and external environments, this book shows how the concepts used in lighting design arise from the needs of the designer and user. These concepts are given a practical context to enable you to develop and improve your design skills, building up from the basics of how much light is needed and Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Lighting Concepts and Resources 1. Living in the Luminous Field 2. The Importance of Daylight 3. How much Light is needed? 4. How Lighting Levels are Set 5. Ensuring Visual Comfort 6. The Importance of Illuminance Variations and the Role Played by Shadows 7. Colour in Lighting 8. The Lit Appearance of the Room and the Occupants 9. Calculations and Measurements in Lighting Design 10. ‘Lumen’ Methods 11. The significance of Mounting Height in an Interior Lighting Installation 12. Daylight Calculations 13. Energy Management 14. Electric Lighting; Light Sources and Luminaires (including Emergency Lighting) Part 2: Interior Lighting 15. Lighting for Offices 16. Industrial Lighting 17. Lighting for Educational Buildings and Sports Halls 18. Lighting for Shops and Stores 19. Lighting for Public Buildings and Atria 20. Domestic Lighting Part 3: Exterior Lighting 21. Displaying a Building after Dark 22. Outdoor Sports Lighting 23. Motorway and High Speed Road Lighting 24. Lighting for Urban, Amenity and Residential Areas Appendices Appendix 1. Typical Lamp Data Appendix 2. Illuminance, Illuminance Ratios, Cavity Reflectance: Examples and Observations Appendix 3. Effect on Lamp Numbers as the Maintenance Factors Decrease Glossary

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an alternative vision for the future of architecture, a timely and invaluable contribution to the debate concerning emergent surfaces and the next generation of building membranes in this era of extreme computational control.Areas covered include: the future relationship between structure and ornament the value of mass customization for the next generation of modular building components the role of smart materials in creating a sustainable universe. Critical essays are combined with cutting-edge work to form an inspiring manual of varied digital and analog techniques. Highly illustrated with over 300 photographs, illustrations, and drawings, Autogenic Structures is for anyone curious to learn about a visionary approach to the development of architecture.Table of ContentsForeword Claude Parent Introduction David Ruy Essays Evan Douglis, Bradley Horn, Peter Zellner, Michael Bell, Chris Perry, Michael Silver, Ed Keller, David Benjamin Student Projects

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