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Book SynopsisOver more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures - from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as Habitat to the Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore. For Safdie, the way a space functions is fundamental; he is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any challenge, including extreme population density and environmental distress, can be addressed with solutions that enhance community and uplift the human spirit.If Walls Could Speak takes readers behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie's own experiences how an architect thinks and works - from the spark of imagination through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials. Relating memorable stories about what has inspired him - from childhoods in Israel and Montreal to the projects and personalities worldwide that have captured his imagination - Safdie reveals the complex interplay that underpins every project and his vision for the role architecture can and should play in society at large. Illustrated throughout with drawings, sketches, photographs, and documents from his firm's voluminous archives, If Walls Could Speak is a book like no other, and will forever change the way you look at and appreciate any built structure.Trade ReviewWhat are the deep personal sources of creativity? How is it possible for someone to take the conventional built environment and make it new? A visionary book, If Walls Could Speak triumphantly answers these questions by giving us intimate access to the life and mind of one of the greatest architects of our time. -- Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE SWERVEThe world knows Moshe Safdie as an international architect of the greatest modern buildings. With this compelling memoir Moshe Safdie will now be known as a beautiful writer who conveys - with elegance and understanding - what it takes to create a building while telling the story of a long and fascinating life the reader is privileged to share. -- Ruth RogersIf Walls Could Speak is not just about architecture; it is about a man in search of beauty, truth, and service to people through examining "nature, the nature of the universe, and the nature of man." In his autobiography, Moshe Safdie succeeds in making the walls speak, revealing not only the depth, curiosity and drive of a man with a mission, but also the challenges he faced creating extraordinary work for over six decades. Perhaps he says it best: "If we seek truth, we shall find beauty." I was profoundly moved reading this book. -- Yo Yo MaMoshe Safdie makes beautiful and important buildings. He makes buildings that infuse into your day and life a sense that bigger things might suddenly be possible. He makes buildings that you will never, ever forget. What is remarkable about If Walls Could Speak is that Safdie's memoir is as unforgettable as anything he has produced out of stone, cement and steel. Because of his storytelling gifts, it is also a coming-of-age story in which one man developed a vision for how he could do his part to improve the experience of living -- Samantha Power, former United Nations ambassador and bestselling author of THE EDUCATION OF AN IDEALIST[A] marvelous look at his life and career...In prose unburdened by pretension, Safdie articulates his artistic philosophy against the backdrop of a changing world...A brilliant defense of architecture as an expression of truth and beauty. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *Table of Contents1: One A House on a Hill 2: Ideas and Mentors 3: The World of Habitat 4: Old City, New City 5: Private Jokes in Public Places 6: "Does God Live There?" 7: Cutting through the Mountain 8: The Power of Place 9: Megascale 10: What If? 11: Faith and Peace

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Book SynopsisThe sequel to Bernard Tschumi's best-selling Event-Cities, documenting his recent architectural projects and updating his thoughts on architectures and cities.In Event-Cities (MIT Press, 1994), Bernard Tschumi expanded his architectural concerns to address the issue of cities and their making. Event-Cities 2 continues this project through new selections from his recent architectural projects. The book includes the first comprehensive documentation of the drawings for the award-winning Parc de la Villette (including many previously unpublished drawings), his project for the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, two architectural schools, a concert and exhibition hall, a student center, a railway station, a department store, and other urban projects. Tschumi suggests that architecture can accelerate the events of everyday life through new forms of organization. Using various modes of notation ranging from rough models to sophisticated computer-generated images, h

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Book SynopsisBuildings and construction are a major contributor to the climate and biodiversity emergency. They account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It is more important than ever for architects to design responsibly and create low-carbon, low-energy buildings for a sustainable future. 101 Rules of Thumb sets out the essential elements of low-energy architecture in a fresh, intuitive way. Where ever-changing technology and complex legislation can cloud the designer’s thought-process, this book equips you with the fundamentals you need to minimise CO2 emissions, design for low-energy use and work with, not against, the forces of nature.With reliable, simple rules of thumb, each page focuses on a single piece of guidance along with a clear hand-drawn illustration. The emphasis is on passive low-energy principles, and the rules of thumb cover all the design fundamentals from site and location to orientation and form, peppered with ideas to help the designer think outside the box, drawing inspiration from traditional methods, photoperiodic plants, and the black-tailed prairie dog. An extended, fully updated narrative bibliography explores the sources in detail and provides a valuable springboard for further study.Applicable throughout the world in any climate region, 101 Rules of Thumb is a global primer to be dipped into at any time as a quick means of re-focusing on what’s important when designing a new or retrofitted low-energy building.The rules cover:• Site and location• Orientation and form• The low-energy building envelope• Carbon free heating, cooling and lighting• Passive low-energy principlesTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1. Working with site and location - Sun and shade - Climate and micro-climate - Shelter from wind and rain Chapter 2. Manipulating orientation and form - The relationship between sun and wind - The impact of building form Chapter 3. The low-energy building envelope - Heavy and lightweight construction - The timing of heating needs - Reducing heat loss Chapter 4. Energy and the internal environment - Carbon free heating – direct, isolated and indirect solar gain - Carbon free cooling: using earth, wind and water - Carbon free lighting: daylight - Colour Chapter 5. Rules and strategies for different climatic regions - Hot–dry climate - Hot–humid climate - Cold climate - Cold-winter/hot-summer climate - Temperate climate Narrative bibliography Bibliography

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Book Synopsis“This book is as beguiling as a book can be … From the first glimpse of its most agreeable small format – so satisfying to hold and with a cover that positively sings of the delights to be found within – you are charmed out of your wits.” - Lucinda Lambton in The Oldie “This is at one level a book about a part of London and its buildings. At another, it’s a book about learning to savour our lives” – Alain de Botton Take a walk around a park trodden by many but known by few. From Lancaster House, venue of famous speeches and summits, to 100 Piccadilly, the stage of an ongoing Soviet-themed reality experience, The Buildings of Green Park captures the unseen history of these well-travelled streets. Green Park boasts a plethora of London landmarks, including Bridgewater House and the Canada Gates. The Buildings of Green Park gives each of these sites the attention they deserve, while also celebrating a multitude of overlooked buildings: those that are passed every day without comment from the guides. Local history, old photographs, paintings and floorplans offer a tantalising peek into the backstory behind these backdrops. Moving through the winter and into the spring, Andrew Jones’s crisp photography captures a London shaped by past, present and hopes for the future. Trade Review“This book is as beguiling as a book can be... From the first glimpse of its most agreeable small format – so satisfying to hold and with a cover that positively sings of the delights to be found within – you are charmed out of your wits.” - Lucinda Lambton, The Oldie“The result is a concise insight into a slice of the capital’s architecture that many of us walk past, but which few of us appreciate.” - Country Life"[Andrew] Jones, a local resident and self-proclaimed 'Green Parkie' is a passionate and informed cicerone. His observations are acute and amusing, and his book sits happily within the genre of strangers' guides to the metropolis." - Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, The Georgian

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Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and fascinating subject. With copious illustrations from his own notebooks, the author dissects examples from around the world and all periods of history to explain the underlying strategies in architectural design and show how drawing may be used as a medium for analysis.In this new edition, Analysing Architecture has been revised and expanded. Notably, the chapter on How Analysis Can Help Design' has been redeveloped to clearly explain this crucially important aspect of study to a beginner readership. Four new chapters have been added to the section dealing with Themes in Spatial Organisation, on Axis', Grid', Datum Place' and Hidden'. Material from the ''Case Studies'' in previous editions has been redistributed aTrade Review"Probably the best introductory book on architecture."Andrew Higgott, Lecturer in Architecture, University of East London, UK"A truly amazing book on how to analyze a building. A must read for all young architects."Fatema, Goodreads.comTable of ContentsPreface to this New Edition. Introduction. Architecture as Intellectual Structure and Identification of Place. Basic Elements of Architecture. Modifying Elements of Architecture. Elements Doing More Than One Thing. Using Things That Are There. Primitive Place Types. Architecture as Making Frames. Geometries of Being. Ideal Geometry. Themes in Spatial Organisation: 1. Space and Structure. 2. Parallel Walls. 3. Axis. 4. Grid. 5. Datum Place. 6. Stratification. 7. Transition, Hierarchy, Heart. 8. In-between. 9. Inhabited Wall. 10. Hidden. 11. Refuge and Prospect. Temples and Cottages. How Analysis Can Help Design. Postscript. Acknowledgements. Bibliography and References. Index.

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Book SynopsisTechnology mediates how we know and experience cities, and the nature of this mediation has always been deeply political. Today, the production and deployment of data is at the forefront of projects to grasp and reshape urban life. Ways of Knowing Cities considers the role of technology in generating, materializing, and contesting urban epistemologies—tracing an arc from ubiquitous sites of “smart” urbanism, to discrete struggles over infrastructural governance, to forgotten histories of segregation now naturalized in urban algorithms, to exceptional territories of border policing. Bringing together architects, urbanists, artists, and scholars of critical migration studies, media theory, geography, anthropology, and literature, the essays stage a deeply interdisciplinary conversation, interrogating the ways in which certain ways of knowing are predicated on the erasure of others. In this opening, the book engages the information systems that structure urban space and social life in it, historically and in the present moment, to imagine alternative practices and generate new critical perspectives on spatial research.Ways of Knowing Cities includes texts by Eve Blau, Simone Browne, Maribel Casas-Cortes, Wendy Chun, Sebastian Cobarrubias, Beth Coleman, V. Mitch McEwen, Orit Halpern, Charles Heller, Shannon Mattern, Leah Meisterlin, Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Dietmar Offenhuber, Lorenzo Pezzani, Anita Say Chan, and Matthew W. Wilson.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the success of the earlier titles in this series, Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern glass architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently completed and influential glass designs for residential, public and commercial architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs, site plans and sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also a descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project, including the location, client, architectural project team, main consultants and contractors. The projects are presented in clear and concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled in the same consistent way and presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison. There is also a CD-ROM which contains all the drawings as printed in the book, in both EPS and DWG (generic CAD) formats. In addition the book features an index of architects that includes the name, address and all contact details for each architect. Detail in Contemporary Glass Architecture is an excellent reference work for practising architects as well as architecture and design students.

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Book Synopsis"In an era dominated by traditionalism on one hand and the emergence of modernity on the other, Lutyens’ work serves as a compelling testament to the brilliance of harmonizing these contrasting approaches." — ArchEyes Edwin Lutyens was one of the most famous architects of the 20th century. After he died in 1944, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were commissioned and published by Country Life as a tribute. All three volumes are in the process of being reissued. Having earned his reputation designing domestic buildings, he was soon given scope to expand his practice to the outdoors and to public projects. This second volume contains his extensive contributions to garden design and town planning, as well as the finest examples of his bridges and a selection of monumental civic constructions. These include various university buildings, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Washington Embassy and the Viceroy’s Palace in New Delhi. The genius of Lutyens is now universally recognised. In the work featured in this book, we can now see not just the professionalism of a great architect, but also the loving care with which he set down the most minute detail, with the result that this is one of the few books in existence that can be used to provide working drawings. Also available: The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Volume 1, Country Houses ISBN 9781788842181.Trade Review"In an era dominated by traditionalism on one hand and the emergence of modernity on the other, Lutyens’ work serves as a compelling testament to the brilliance of harmonizing these contrasting approaches." - ArchEyes"New York’s Museum of Modern Art even went so far as to assemble an exhibition of Lutyens’s work in 1978, and London’s Hayward Gallery followed suit three years later. ACC’s first reprint of the series proved timely." - Architectural Record

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Book SynopsisSchools have the potential to empower communities by connecting people better with the places they live. But how can these benefits be baked into a design brief?As complex institutions, schools not only provide education and pastoral care for children, as they grow and develop, but also act as workplaces for staff and civic assets or hubs for the wider community. Yet they're not often perceived to be critical infrastructure.Community Schools reconsiders what is required from physical school environments, building on the learning gathered from the sector over the past two decades. To meet the new social, environmental and economic challenges it advocates designing differently, both in terms of the form that buildings take and the evaluation of their impact and performance.By calling for a reframing of the way that schools are regarded as community-wide amenities, this book explores the potential for architects to deliver design in a manner that supports healthy lifestyles and promotes wellbeing. Through encouraging social connections, new possibilities open up for educational facilities to become open, welcoming and inclusive.Featuring: Over 12 international case studies from practices including: Architype, Argyll + Bute, Bogle Architects, DRMM, Revaerk, Scott Brownrigg and XDGA Key themes of wellbeing, connectivity, inclusion, indicators and evaluation Practical guidance and learning points throughout A new design brief for community schools Table of ContentsAcknowledgements IntroductionChapter 1: A Different Approach to School Design Chapter 2: Community SchoolsChapter 3: WellbeingChapter 4: Connectivity & InclusionChapter 5: Indicators & EvaluationChapter 6: A New Brief for Community Schools EndnotesImage Credits

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Book SynopsisIf you were to design a building that prioritises occupants’ happiness, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working? Delving into the evidenced-based research on architecture and mental wellbeing, The Happy Design Toolkit helps you to create happier places. It explores how factors, such as lighting, comfort, control over our environments and access to nature, exercise and social interaction, can impact how we feel. Easy-to-understand tips include bringing nature into your developments with roof gardens and living facades and countering social isolation with communal areas that encourage chance interaction. Each of the featured architectural interventions includes an analysis of the wellbeing benefits as well as the potential limitations or associated challenges. From sparking joy in individual homes and workplaces to encouraging healthier lifestyles through landscaping and urban design, this book demonstrates how wellbeing concepts can be integrated across a range of scales and typologies. Packed with inspiration and advice, The Happy Design Toolkit will breathe new life into your projects and help you create a happier and more inclusive built environment for everyone. Features real-world examples including Marmalade Lane co-housing by Mole Architects, Francis Holland School by BDP, Maggie’s Centre Oldham by dRMM Architects, Kings Crescent Estate by Karakusevic Carson Architects and Happy Street by Yinka Ilori. Over 100 hand-drawn illustrations of design details and elevations. Essential reading for architects, interior designers, landscape architects and students. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About the Author Introduction & How to use this book Chapter 1: Light, natural and artificial Chapter 2: Comfort and materials Chapter 3: Control and autonomy Chapter 4: Nature and biophilia Chapter 5: Aesthetics and legibility Chapter 6: Activity and exercise Chapter 7: Social interaction, community and sense of place Conclusion References Index Image Credits

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Book SynopsisThe Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art Museum explores the key battlegrounds in the design of the contemporary-art museum, describing the intersection of art, aesthetics and politics at the highest levels, and the commitment of states, cities and wealthy individuals to the display of art. Global in scope, the book examines key examples from Europe and the Americas to contemporary China. It describes museum building as the projection of political power, but also as a desire to acquire power. So it is a book about ambitious peripheries as much as the traditional centres: Dundee and Bilbao as well as New York and Paris. It is commonplace to assume that the contemporary-art museum has become ever more spectacular, and the place of art ever more subservient within it. This book argues that a tendency to spectacle coexists with another equally powerful tendency, to make art museums that celebrate the artistic process, typically attempting to recreate the feeling of the artist's studio. That tendency is strongly represented in the designs for the Centre Georges Pompidou, completed in 1977, and arguably in the many contemporary art museums which have adapted former industrial buildings. Richard J. Williams's stimulating text includes many historical examples to illustrate how we got to where we are now, from the Centre Pompidou in Paris, to the Guggenheim museums in New York and Bilbao, London’s Tate Modern, Oscar Niemeyer's work in Brazil and beyond, and the 798 Art District in Beijing.Trade Review‘Richard J. Williams's brief but enjoyable The Culture Factory critically explores how art museums went from places of art appreciation to spaces of consumption, media, money, and entertainment over the last fifty years.’ – A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books‘The Culture Factory takes the reader on an engaging tour of many of the most significant examples of museum architecture from the mid-twentieth to the early twenty-first century, to demonstrate its role in the emergence of art as merely “one point on a continuum of consumption” […] in the contemporary experience economy.’ – Burlington ContemporaryTable of ContentsSeries Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: How Did we Get Here?; Chapter Two: Making Sense of Industrial Space; Chapter Three: Museums and Architectural Icons; Chapter Four: Landscapes in the Vicinity of Art; Notes; Further Reading; Index

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Book SynopsisThis poetic and minimalist anthology presents 10 years of heritage of AIRES MATEUS design studios at the Accademia di Archittettura di Mendrisio in Switzerland.100 images of largescale models built by students of AIRES MATEUS are brought together to create a family portrait. Each expertly staged model is pictured with the essential schemes necessary to understand the volumes portrayed. Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus’ many years of experience in pedagogy and the use of models in practice are brought together in a manifesto which precedes the anthology of images. The importance of the model in the formation of architectural ideas and throughout the design process, as well as its potency as a standalone statement are highlighted. The evocative photographs in this book reveal abstract spaces produced by artistic interpretations of light, volume and materiality.

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Book SynopsisIn Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its protagonists, and its astonishing, almost global acceptance after 1945. He argues forcefully that the triumph of architectural Modernism in the second half of the twentieth century led to massive destruction, the creation of alien urban landscapes, and a huge waste of resources. Moreover, the coming of Modernism was not an inevitable, seamless evolution, as many have insisted, but a massive, unparalled disruption that demanded a clean slate and the elimination of all ornament, decoration, and choice. Tracing the effects of the Modernist revolution in architecture to the present, Stevens Curl argues that, with each passing year, so-called ''iconic'' architecture by supposed ''star'' architects has become more and more bizarre, unsettling, and expensive, ignoring established contexts and proving to be stratospheTrade Reviewin this remarkable work [Curl] sets the historical record straight by demythologizing architectural Modernism, its progenitors and heroes...This is a book that needed to be written... superb writing and meticulous research. * James C. McCrery, II, Humanum *Curl's Making Dystopia is a wake-up call to architects and urbanists to reexamine what we hold true in light of the dystopias we claim as our heritage in the making. Every committed architect and urbanist interested in the roots of their profession needs to read Curl's book now. * Nir Buras *Almost perfect analysis of how modernism in Western cities ended in a huge flop. * Bernard Hulsman, NRC Online, Best Books of 2019 *An important and necessary book... Professor Curl has dug behind and chiseled away at the details of a history veneered over by decades of received modernist mythmaking. * Graham Cunningham, The New Criterion *Curl's magnum opus... a polemical, but deeply scholarly, history of architectural modernism, its antecedents and its results. * Anthony Daniels, Quadrant *A book that will stimulate and provoke, and also inform through its awe-inspiring scholarship... It has all the punch and immediacy of the best of campaigning eighteenth-century pamphlets and at the same time is an intellectually forceful work of scholarship. * Lord Cormack, The House magazine *Excellent book... Prof. Curl traces the history of dystopian modernism from its origins in the early 20th century up to the present day, giving numerous examples of its horrendous consequences. But Curl's book is not merely a lament... he makes some important suggestions for reforming the syllabus in schools of architecture so as to lay the basis for a better built environment in the future. It is to be hoped that his message will be heeded, as much is at stake here for the future of our civilisation. * Christopher McIntosh, GoodReads *Anyone interested in the ideological foundations, as well as effects, of architectural modernism should read James Stevens Curl's recently published Making Dystopia... a magisterial and to me unanswerable account of one of the greatest aesthetic disasters to have befallen Europe in all its history * Theodore Dalrymple, takimag.com *Stevens Curl gets his teeth into "the disaster that has been post-1945 British architecture and town planning", tackling the thorny subject with verve, wit and tremendous erudition... This great book, in showing categorically, and cogently, what went wrong, makes an unarguable case for the conservation of the little that remains. * Patricia Craig, The Times Literary Supplement *... an essential, uncompromising, learned ... critique of one of the worst and most significant legacies of the 20th century * Anthony Daniels, The Jackdaw *Written with passion and eloquence, Making Dystopia is a work of rare intellectual magnitude, to be recognized as an important ... contribution to the culture of our times. It promises to become essential reading to students of architecture... * Giovanna L Costantini, Leonardo *An impassioned but informed case... meticulously researched and convincingly argued: it is an undoubtedly controversial book that empties out the contents of modernism for all to see and holds them up to the light for judgement... This book is a must-read for students of architecture: a contentious, highly thought-provoking study... * Patrick O'Keeffe, Architecture Today *Curl, a veteran architectural historian with a string of big books to his name, certainly tells us what he thinks... * Richard Morrison, The Times *Whatever you may think of its argument, this book's scholarship is precise. * Clive Aslet, Country Life *A storm is brewing in the world of architecture thanks to James Stevens Curl's lightning bolt of a book ... although Curl's polemic is fierce, and well-written to boot, it is far from a blinkered rant. * Jonathan Glancey, The Daily Telegraph *... a scholarly, encyclopaedic, meaningful, and exceptionally frank book that is lucidly written, meticulously researched... it pulls forcefully on our own relationship with buildings and design, and raises our consciousness as to whether modern architecture lacks empathy and fails to respect its surroundings. It is much more than the age-old pilaster vs pilotis debate, and as such it should be mandatory reading for all students of architecture or design. [It] lets a thousand cats out of a thousand bags. Of that there can be no doubt. * Paul Holden, The Antiquaries Journal *Polemic, impassioned plea or potent sting of an angry wasp with an interest in architectural history - describe it how you will but this is a book to be read, discussed and debated by anyone with an interest in our built environment... This is a full-blooded, no-holds-barred, scholarly treatise stemming from a lifetime of study and experience... a passionate argument meticulously backed up by detailed notes and a vast range of source material much of which is new... * Karen Latimer, Perspective *Can a text on architectural history, however thoroughly researched and brilliantly written, trigger an architectural revolution? For a discipline in ferment, this might just provide the jolt to set off an avalanche... This iconoclastic landmark book might change the way we build from now on. Its an outstanding work of scholarship that needs to be read by every architect and architecture student who still possesses a conscience. * ikos Salingaros, Traditional Building (US) *Making Dystopia, the most gripping and complete account of how architecture and urban planning were corrupted in the 20th and 21st century leading to a catastrophic deterioration of the built environment, is a brilliant, thoroughly researched, and completely novel book... This book, surely the greatest of the many written by Professor Stevens Curl, should be read by staff and students in all schools of architecture who are still pursuing destructive, irrelevant, outdated paths, as well as by everyone concerned about the erosion of civilisation itself. * The late David Watkin, Emeritus Professor of the History of Architecture, University of Cambridge *This is a book to be read, discussed and debated by anyone with an interest in our built environment... This is a full-blooded, no-holds-barred, scholarly treatise stemming from a lifetime of study and experience and an unwillingness to bow down to popular but often unsubstantiated opinion. [He] ramps up the debate with a passionate argument meticulously backed up by detailed notes and a vast range of source material much of which is new... This scholarly and challenging book deserves to be widely read. * Karen Latimer, Journal of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects *One of the strengths of this book is reflected in the fact that a traditional review format is not a fitting one to communicate either the scale of the authority on offer here or the challenges laid down ... [The] author forensically dissects [his] target and mercilessly promotes [his position] across a raft of informed, erudite and insightful historically led deconstructions of the dominant architectural languages of [his] day. His position is boldly stated and argued in depth. The scale of scholarship is easily recognisable. * Sean O'Reilly, Context *This brilliant text is a timely marvel... Making Dystopia is unquestionably a major contribution to the history of architecture and quite possibly the most important publication in Stevens Curl's enormously prodigious oeuvre. * Frank Albo, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Winnipeg *A coruscating, driven, and passionately committed book which should be read by anyone who believes that a house is more than a machine for living. * Katharine Wilson, author of Fictions of Authorship in Late Elizabethan Narratives: Euphues in Arcadia *I just finished reading Making Dystopia and I want to thank you for an excellent book. I've often wondered why dreadful architecture became so popular and influential. Your explanations of the history of the Modern Movement, especially of its spread to America and its bullying attitude, were very helpful. I applaud your frankness and willingness to confront many sacred cows. * Todd Hartch, Professor of History, Eastern Kentucky University *Table of ContentsTimothy Brittain-Catlin: Prolegomenon Preface & Acknowledgements 1: Origins of a Catastrophe 2: Makers of Mythologies & False Analogies 3: Modernism in Germany in the Aftermath of the 1914-18 War 4: The International Style 1920s & 1930s 5: The International Style Truly International 6: Universal Acceptance of the International Style: A Surprising Aftermath of 1945 7: Descent to Deformity 8: Dangerous Signals 9: Some Further Reflections 10: Epilogue Select Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA guide to the historic heart of Brighton and Hove, the greatest of England's seaside resorts. It traces its development from late medieval fishing settlement to the 'Queen of the Watering Places', with a commentary on its unique architectural character.

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Book SynopsisThe Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students, with over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers. It remains the ideal starting point for any project and belongs in every design office.The seventh edition references the latest regulations and construction standards and includes new chapters on data centres and logistics facilities alongside basic design data for all the major building types. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of.As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics, and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems.Table of ContentsDESIGN BASICS: 1. Design information and dimensional coordination Revised by Simon Douch. Original text: Terry Nichols with David King, 2. People and space Revised by Professor Norman Wienand, 3. People and movement Revised by Professor Norman Wienand, 4. Inclusive and accessible design David Dropkin and Neil Smith, 5. Capital and whole life costs of buildings Chris Bicknell and David Holmes, ESSENTIALS: 6. Structure Revised by Andrew Peters, Arthur Lyons Original text: David Adler and Norman Seward, 7. Materials Arthur Lyons with AHR Architects, 8. Thermal environment Phil Jones, 9. Light Revised by Theo Paradise-Hirst Original text: Joe Lynes, 10. Sound Russell Macdonald and Chris Steel, 11. Fire Beryl Menzies, 12. Flood-resilient design Robert Barker and Richard Coutts, 13. Crime prevention design Nick Hughes Revised by Peter Wozniak, BUILDING TYPES: 14. Agricultural buildings John Weller, Rod Sheard, Frank Bradbeer and others, 15. Auditoria Revised by Mark Foley and Stefanie Fischer (cinemas). Original text: Ian Appleton; Stefanie Fischer (cinemas), 16. Civic buildings Revised by David Selby (town halls); Martin Sutcliffe and Neil Sansum (law courts), 17. Community centres Jim Tanner, 18. Data centres Simon Brimble, Emilia Dobrzynska, Naiane Esteve, Chris Neighbour, Daniel Silva, Miguel Vazquez Cid of Arup, 19. Emergency services Including Fire stations by Michael Bowman, 20. Hospitals Christiane Anders, Claudia Bloom, Vicky Braouzou. Duncan Finch, Mary Reid, Mariangela Zanini of Avanti Architects. Christopher Shaw of Medical Architecture (mental health), 21. Hotels Fred Lawson, 22. Houses and flats Revised by Kathy Watkins. Original text: John Chapman and Kathy Watkins, 23. Homes for older people Justin Bannister and Judith Brown, 24. Student housing and housing for young people Revised by Michael Ritchie. Original text: MJP Architects Ltd, 25. Laboratories Revised by Eugene Sayers Original text: Neville Surti and Catherine Nikolaou, 26. Libraries Brian Edwards with Ayub Khan, 27. Logistics facilities Marcus Madden-Smith, 28. Museums, art galleries and temporary exhibition spaces Geoffrey Mathews, 29. Offices Frank Duffy with Jack Pringle, Angela Mullarkey and Richard Finnemore, 30. Payment and counselling offices Richard Napier, 31. Places of worship Revised by Ian Brewerton (Non-conformist and Free Churches), Atba Al-Samarraie (mosques); Gurmeet Sian (gurdwara), Maurice Walton (Church of England buildings) Original text by David Adler, Ian Brewerton, Leslie Fairweather, Derek Kemp, Atba Al-Samarraie, 32. Primary health care Geoffrey Purves, 33. Restaurants and foodservice facilities Fred Lawson, 34. Retail shops and stores Lucy Dewick-Tew and Eddie Miles, 35. Schools Anthony Langan, 36. Security and counter-terrorism Mark Whyte and Chris Johnson, 37. Sports facilities: indoor and outdoor Philip Johnson and Tom Jones, 38. Streets and spaces for people and vehicles Revised by Ben Hamilton-Baillie (introduction, shared space and place-making), James Horne (vehicles, roads and road design) and Sustrans (cycling routes and parking), 39. Transport terminals and interchanges Airports revised by Andrew Perez with additional contributions by Richard Chapman. Railways revised by Declan McCafferty, 40. Tropical design Patricia Tutt, 41. Universities Revised by Rupert Goddard and Tony Poole, Appendix A – SI system, Appendix B – Conversion factors and tables, Index

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Book SynopsisA Practical Course in Advanced Structural Design is written from the perspective of a practicing engineer, one with over 35 years of experience, now working in the academic world, who wishes to pass on lessons learned over the course of a structural engineering career. The book covers essential topics that will enable beginning structural engineers to gain an advanced understanding prior to entering the workforce, as well as topics which may receive little or no attention in a typical undergraduate curriculum. For example, many new structural engineers are faced with issues regarding estimating collapse loadings during earthquakes and establishing fatigue requirements for cyclic loading â but are typically not taught the underlying methodologies for a full understanding.Features: Advanced practice-oriented guidance on structural building and bridge design in a single volume. Detailed treatment of earthquake ground motio

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Book SynopsisThis book offers, for the first time, access to the chronological arc of John Habrakenâs writing in a single collection.Few architects or scholars have so consistently and patiently pursued such a humane and culturally vital set of radical questions related to the behaviour of the built environment as N. John Habraken. From the publication of his first book in 1960, he has quietly helped redraw the map of architectural research, education, practice, design methods and theory. His insights lead us to a better understanding of how the built field works, contributing to the development of methods enabling professionals to contribute to its coherence and resilience.Following an introductory essay by the editors, placing Habrakenâs work in context, this collection is organized in two sections and further organized around a number of specific themes: The Built Field; Role of the Architect; Control; Sharing Forms; Examples of Ways of Doing; Open Building; Tools; and CultivatiTrade Review'This book makes a significant contribution to the design and transformation of the built environment by changing our perceptions and understanding and therefore our ways of practicing architecture.' - Prof. Dietmar Eberle, Baumschlager Eberle Architects'Professor Habraken's insights into the principles that make up cities and architecture, particularly his studies on the relationship between occupants, other stakeholders and the environment, have continued to have a profound influence on many projects and policies in Japan, including Japanese legislation to promote long-life housing.' -Kazunobu Minami, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo'Habraken’s oeuvre centers on a lifelong quest to sort out and restore the relationship between dwelling and the built environment that scaffolds everyday lives and rituals. Toward that end, there remains much to discover throughout this long-awaited collection.' - Jonathan Teicher, Writer, architect, urban designer and editor of several of Habraken’s books'John Habraken is a restless thinker. While the full depth of his theories can be read in his seminal books — Supports and The Structure of the Ordinary - in his short essays, we are privy to his thinking in process and his mind at work. The Short Works of John Habraken is an extraordinary contribution to the literature of people-based architecture, open-building, and thematic design through the texts of one of architecture’s most influential philosophers and theorists.' - Andrés Mignucci FAIA, Distinguished Professor ACSA, Arts & Literary Arts Scholar in Residence Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center'One can never comprehend the behavior of everyday built environment without grasping the laws of its existence and transformations, that is its rules, regulations, agreements and conventions, i.e control. The interplay of control and built form cannot be understood without Habraken’s theories.' - Dr. Jamel Akbar, Professor of Architecture, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey'John Habraken’s contributions are in the field of mass housing, and the integration of citizens into the design process. The result is an architecture and urbanism of lively variety and greater meaning. Habraken is a hero of building and urban design.' - Douglas Kelbaugh, Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan 'The impact of John Habraken’s thinking on shaping a resilient built environment in our denser and more connected communities is immeasurable.' - Farooq Ameen AIA, RIBA, Principal, City Design Studio, Los Angeles, CATable of ContentsPart 1: Ways of Seeing Introduction to Ways of Seeing Beginning The Built Field Control Sharing Forms Role of the Architect Part 2: Ways of Doing Introduction to Ways of Doing Examples of Ways of Doing The Open Building Approach Tools Cultivating Built Environment Summing Up

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Book SynopsisFirst translated in English ten years after its original Dutch publication in 1962, this book has inspired practitioners for generations. It's proposal to distinguish the infill from the support - what users can individually decide in a housing process from what users share - has turned out to be feasible in practice. The Natural Relation - the interaction of people with their immediate environment and the central concept of the book - is the result of that distinction. It is essential to the well-being of everyday environment regardless of function or available resources.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. People 2. Cities 3. The Technique 4. The Support Structure 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change. Grounded by a global survey in sectors as diverse as public health, urban planning, economic development, education, humanitarian response, cultural heritage, and civil rights, Design for Social Innovation captures these stories and more through 45 richly illustrated case studies from six continents. From advocating to understanding and everything in between, these cases demonstrate how designers shape new products, services, and systems while transforming organizations and supporting individual growth. How is this work similar or different around the world? How are designers building sustainable business practices with this work? Why are organizations investing in design capabilities? What evidence do we have of impact by design? Leading practitioners and educators, broTrade Review‘All in all, without being pretentious, idealizing, or hiding its vulnerabilities, this book serves as a veritable design for social innovation compendium... The book is available for open access consultation and learning to widen our knowledge of the field and its subtleties so that we may develop collective trust, learn from each other’s failures and resilience, increase the legitimacy of design for social innovation enough to earn a seat at the table where decisions are made, communicate outcomes via diverse trusted mediums, and enhance practice among others. It is a read for all. Equally valuable and useful for students and new and well-seasoned practitioners, whether they already work in design for social innovation or want to move into the field. The entire collection is exceptionally well organized and clear, offering information in all shades of grey, written and visual—as much a very enjoyable read as a rigorous one!’Carolina Escobar-Tello, She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 291-293, ISSN 2405-8726, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2022.06.002. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405872622000247)Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Geographies of Power a. Roundtable 2. Trajectories of International Development 3. Organizing the Work 4. Navigating Partnerships 5. Mediums of Change 6. Measuring Impact 7. Positioning for Growth

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Book SynopsisThe authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco.

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Book SynopsisExistentialism; Urbanism; Aporia; Deontic; Tabula Rasa; Hyperspace; Heterotopia; Metareality; StructuralismâWhat does it all mean?The unique language used in architectural theory â both in speech and writing â can appear daunting and confusing, particularly to new architectural students. Decoding Theoryspeak provides an accessible guide to the specialized language of contemporary design for the next generation of thinkers, architects and design leaders. It includes: definitions of over 200 terms clear cross-references illustrations throughout. It is an essential pocket-sized resource for students and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Theoryspeak. List of Terms. Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThe current transition from Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods. Representation is being replaced by simulation, and the crafting of objects is moving towards the generation of integrated systems through designer-authored computational processes.Table of ContentsForeword Achim Menges and Sean Ahlquist Introduction Computational Design Thinking Sean Ahlquist and Achim Menges Formation and Transformation Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On the Theory of Transformations, Or the Comparison of Related Forms D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson Variational Evolution Ernst Mayr The Meaning of General System Theory Ludwig von Bertalanffy Systems Generating Systems Christopher Alexander The Architectural Relevance of Cybernetics Gordon Pask Towards a Humanism Through Machines Nicholas Negroponte A New Agenda for Computer-Aided Design William J Mitchell Algorithmic Form Kostas Terzidis Architecture and Practical Design Computation Mark Burry An Introduction to Creative Evolutionary Systems Peter J Bentley and David W Corne Constrained Generating Procedures John H Holland Real Virtuality Manuel DeLanda A Natural Model for Architecture John Frazer Morphogenesis and the Mathematics of Emergence Michael Weinstock Philosophy of Mathematics for Computational Design: Spatial Intuition Versus Logic Jane Burry Associative Design: From Type to Population Peter Trummer Integral Formation and Materialisation: Computational Form and Material Gestalt Achim Menges The Computational Fallacy Sanford Kwinter Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArchitecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Image in contemporary culture. Hegemony of the image. The demise of imagination. Image production and the feasibility of architecture. Architecture and the spectacle. Images of control and emancipation. The sense of the real. 2 Language, thought and image. Image and language. The philosophical image. The meanings of image and imagination. The nature of imagination. 3 The many faces of the image. The lived and embodied image. Images of matter. The multi-sensory image. The image as a condensation. The archetypal image in architecture. Architecture as mandala. The reality and unreality of the artistic image. The unconscious image. The metaphor. Image, affect and empathy. The collaged image. Images of incompleteness and destruction. Images of time. Illusionary image. The iconic image. The epic image. Poetic images as worlds. 4 The anatomy of the poetic image. The dual existence of the poetic image. Ontological difference. Significance of origins. The lived metaphor. Thinking through art. Historicity of the mind and poetic time. Unity of the arts: art and life. Aestheticisation and beauty. 5 The architectural image. Architecture and the world. Architecture as metaphor. Architecture as an organising image. Architecture as a verb. The house and the body. Historicity of architectural images. Primal architectural images and archetypes. The imagery of the window and the door. Dilution of images. The fragile image. Newness and tradition. Selected bibliography. Alphabetical index. Image credits.

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Book SynopsisIn this timeless 1913 book, the first lady of American interior design defines her decorating methods and philosophy. Elsie de Wolfe pioneered the concept of the home as a representation of the owner''s identity and her practical approach to creating spaces for gracious entertaining illuminate the attitudes of a century ago while retaining their resonance for modern-day interior designers. Includes period photographs.

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Book SynopsisDenna Jones, formerly deputy editor of Art & Architecture Journal, teaches on the MA Architecture course at Leeds Metropolitan University.Trade Review'Ravishing … the 1,000 illustrations echo with resonances both practical and aesthetic' - Independent'Inspired, comprehensive … will appeal to a broad readership' - Cassone'A must-have coffee table compendium for anyone with a passing interest in architecture' - FabricTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Prehistoric architecture • Neolithic Chapter 2. Architecture in the ancient world Period • Egypt and Neo-Sumerian • Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia • Teotihuacans • Olmec, Toltec, Mayan • Inca • China • Japan • Minoan and Mycenean • Greek Archaic, Classical Greece and Hellenistic Greek • Etruscan and Ancient Rome • Early Christian and Byzantine • Islamic Chapter 3. Medieval architecture • Pre-Romanesque • Romanesque • Gothic Chapter 4. Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque • Renaissance and Mannerism • Baroque • Churrigueresque • Colonial Chapter 5. The Enlightenment • Georgian • Neoclassical, Greek revival • Gothic revival • Regency Chapter 6. Modern Architecture • Beaux-Arts • Art Nouveau • Art Deco • Modernism • Organic, Expressionist Modern, and Biomimeticism • Constructivism • International Style • Brutalism, Metabolism • Futurist, Utopian • Postmodernism • High-Tech Modernism • Deconstructivism • New Vernacularism and Ecoism

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Book SynopsisAn updated edition of this classic title on the origins of 20th-century ideas in architecture and the applied arts. The turn of the nineteenth century saw an extraordinary flowering of invention in architecture and design, leading to the emergence of two contrasting styles: Art Nouveau and the International Style. Professor Nikolaus Pevsner brings clarity to this period of dynamic change by tracing the origins of twentieth-century ideas in architecture and the applied arts. Featuring a new foreword by the distinguished architectural historian Kenneth Frampton, this classic title has now been updated with colour illustrations throughout.

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Book SynopsisA personal reflection on the nature of the architectural imagination, shown through private sketchbooks, by one of the great architects of our day.Table of ContentsForeword • Introduction • 1. Nature: Mater et Magister. Featured project: Tower DCH, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai (2016– ) • 2. The Human Body. Featured Project: Stadelhofen Railway station, Zürich, Switzerland (1983–1990) • 3. Light and Matter. Featured Project: St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, New York, USA (2013–) • 4. Art and Architecture. Featured Project: The Sharq Crossing, Doha Bay, Qatar (2013– )

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Book SynopsisAt the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city?s Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser, among others, a multidisciplinary environment emerged in which music, writing, and intellectual thought flourished, bringing different arts together in a ?Gesamtkunstwerk? a total work of art.Vienna 1900 CompleteTrade Review'Magisterial' - World of Interiors'As wonderfully self-indulgent as Vienna itself' - Mature Times'A lavish visual journey … comprehensive and exquisitely produced' - The Lady Books of the Year'Gorgeous!' - Antiques Diary'Splendid … lavishly documents the aesthetic reflection of a wider political and cultural struggle, one destined to remain very much alive' - Literary Review'A decadent delve into the city’s turn-of-the-century artistic output, spanning everything from furniture design to the unsung women of the city’s cultural scene' - National Geographic TravellerTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. The Fine Arts • 2. Painters • 3. The Wiener Werkstätte • 4. Commercial Art and Publications • 5. Glass • 6. Ceramics • 7. Metalwork • 8. Fashion, Textiles and Jewelry • 9. Furniture • 10. Graphic Art and Bookbinding • 11. Photography • 12. Architecture • A–Z of Artists and Manufacturers

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Book SynopsisThe design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process, and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book, the second in the Building in Value series, a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the value for money outcomes of their decisions to construct buildings. The book is aimed at students studying in many areas related to the construction industry including architecture, construction management, civil engineering and quantity surveying, and should also be of interest to many in the industry including project managers, property developers, building contractors and cost engineers.Table of ContentsIntroduction : Innovation in Design and Construction; Industry Performance and Innovation; Design and Construction; Project Procurement and Management; Innovation; Conclusion; Future Directions and Developments in Global Construction

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Book SynopsisGlass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling.Trade Review'[The Practical Building Conservation volumes] offer considerable information and advice on many aspects of conservation. Great emphasis is placed in all the volumes on making the reader familiar with the material in question, giving them as much information and direction as possible to allow them to understand what they are dealing with; gives a comprehensive 'hands on' approach; solutions are found, methods described and practical tips freely given. It should be kept on the bookshelf within reach of most practising professionals in the field.' - Jane Jones-Warner RIBA SCA AABC IHBC, Member RIBA Conservation Group 'The layout of the volume is clear and accessible; lavishly illustrated both with excellent quality photographs and diagrams. This is a valuable and essential tool for the architect and architectural conservator as well as the responsible custodian.' - Cornerstone'My overriding impression of this series is that it is comprehensive, well set out and easy to follow, and it should be of interest both to all involved in the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, and to the casual reader. Each volume stands alone or as part of a set. This represents a substantial body of work in the field of building conservation that is unlikely to be repeated in the near future. The tables and technical drawings are clear, and some of the photographs included are remarkable. The amount of information within each volume is staggering and must represent the nearest thing to a one-stop-shop for historic building practitioners.' - Context‘Glass & Glazing is comprehensive in its range of topics and the detailed conversation assessments and treatments that are part of a modern preservation practice. It adds a wealth of information for the informed preservation professional about the best practice for glass conservation.’ – Mike Jackson, FAIA, FAPTTable of ContentsAbout this Book. Using these Books. Part 1 Introduction: History of Glass and Glazing 1. Deterioration and Damage 2. Glass Deterioration 3. Glazing Deterioration 4. Assessment 5. Treatment and Repair 6. Care and Maintenance Part 2 Windows: A Brief History of Windows 7. Deterioration and Damage 8. Assessment 9. Treatment and Repair 10. Care and Maintenance Part 3 Stained Glass: Colouring Glass 11. Deterioration Part 4 Modern Glazing: History of Modern Glazing 12. Deterioration and Damage 13. Assessment 14. Treatment and Repair 15. Care and Maintenance Part 5 Special Topics: Ornamental Architectural Glass 16. Textured Glass 17. Mirrored Glass 18. Special Types of Architectural Glass 19. Pigmented Structural Glass 20. Glass Blocks 21. Other 20th-Century Glass Glossary. Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a volume that will be informative to specialists, but also a visual delight for the average reader. An indispensable addition to the field. ?John Wilmerding, Sarofim Professor of American Art, emeritus, Princeton UniversityWilliam Morgan offers an overview of the flowering of the collegiate Gothic style in America between the Civil War and the crash of 1929. Here is a splendidly illustrated book full of insight.?New CriterionExplore America''s most breathtaking college campuses ? where Gilded Age wealth found a Gothic inspiration.The Collegiate Gothic style, which flourished between the Gilded Age and the Jazz Age, was intended to lend an air of dignified history to America's relatively youthful seats of higher learning. In fact, this mash-up of Oxbridge quaintness with piles of new money gave rise ? at schools like Princeton and Vassar, Yale and Chicago ? to unprecedented architectural faTrade Review"William Morgan offers an overview of the flowering of the collegiate Gothic style in America between the Civil War and the crash of 1929. Here is a splendidly illustrated book full of insight." - New Criterion

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Book SynopsisTaking sustainable food systems far beyond community gardens andlocal farms, this guide, compiled by some of the most innovative leaders of the agricultural urbanism movement, envisions much larger networks that include food-processing businesses, organic-food wholesalers, and many kinds of training programs. Outlining key strategiesfor creatingfood precincts in towns and cities, the discussion describes ways to grow produce all year round and unify urban and rural life in innovative ways.

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Book SynopsisWhile typical structures textbooks show how to design "members" of a structure, there is little consideration given to structural design as part of the entire building design process. Taking a holistic approach, Building Structures Illustrated explains building structures as systems of interrelated parts for creating and supporting architecture.Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 Building Structures 1 2 Structural Patterns 39 3 Horizontal Spans 89 4 Vertical Dimensions 147 5 Lateral Stability 197 6 Long-Span Structures 235 7 High-Rise Structures 277 8 Systems Integration 305 Bibliography 335 Index 337

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, this book by one of its greatest proponents, Peter Cook, is an established classic. It exudes Cook's delight and catholic appetite for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn.Trade ReviewPeter Cook s enthusiasm for imagined realities and unbuilt schemes is irresistible. (bdonline.co.uk, March 2014)Table of ContentsIntroduction 008 Chapter 1: Drawing and Motive 010 Chapter 2: Drawing and Strategy 029 Chapter 3: Drawing and Vision 055 Chapter 4: Drawing and Image 074 Chapter 5: Drawing and Composition 092 Chapter 6: Drawing with Expression and Atmosphere 111 Chapter 7: Drawing and Technics 135 Chapter 8: Drawing and Surface 154 Chapter 9: Beyond Drawing – Beyond Reality 177 Chapter 10: Digital–Manual Drawing and the Power of the Eye 203 Index 241 Picture Credits 247

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Book SynopsisThe only comprehensive SketchUp guide written for builders and contractors SketchUp is a 3D modeling application used in areas ranging from civil and mechanical engineering to motion picture and video game design. Three-dimensional modeling is of obvious value to the building industryyet resources for transforming architectural designs into reality is surprisingly limited. SketchUp for Builders is the first comprehensive guide designed specifically for builders and contractors, providing step-by-step instructions on incorporating 3D modeling into all phases of the construction process. Author John Brock draws from his 30 years of experience as a custom home designer and builder to provide practical advice on how to understand what you are building before it is built. This valuable guide demonstrates how to eliminate cost overruns, construction delays, and design flaws by integrating SketchUp modeling into your workflow. Emphasizing real-world practTable of ContentsForeword Duane Addy vii Part I: SketchUp Essentials 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Who Should Read This Book? 4 Why Should You Read This Book? 4 What is in This Book? 4 Chapter 2: SketchUp Resources 7 SketchUp Free or SketchUp Pro? 7 Layout 8 3D Warehouse 8 Extension Warehouse 8 Other Resources 9 Chapter 3: SketchUp Basics 11 The Interface 11 Navigation 13 Parallel Projection versus Perspective 14 Scenes 15 Layers 15 Measurements Box 16 Basic Tools 16 Chapter 4: Model Your First Object 21 Chapter 5: Groups and Components 26 Groups versus Components 26 Chapter 6: Extensions (Plugins) 29 Relevant Developers 30 Chapter 7: Importing Construction Drawings 31 Workflow 33 Chapter 8: File Management 36 Layer Management 37 Templates 38 Part II: Phases of Construction 39 Chapter 9: Existing Site Models 41 Creating the Existing Site Model 44 Geolocation 49 Chapter 10: Foundations 53 Monolithic Slab-on-Grade 53 Crawl Space 61 Basement 78 Controlling Costs 100 Chapter 11: Wall Framing 101 Chapter 12: Floor Systems 112 Wood-Framed Floor Systems 112 Case Study 135 Chapter 13: Roof Systems 137 Roof Plan(e)s 137 Conventional Roof Framing 148 Roof Trusses 159 Sub-Fascia 160 Roof Sheathing 162 Case Study 165 Chapter 14: Exterior Finishes 169 Windows and Exterior Doors 169 Chapter 15: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Rough-Ins 207 Plumbing Rough-In 207 HVAC Rough-In 208 Electrical Rough-In 209 Chapter 16: Interior Finishes 212 Insulation 212 Drywall 214 Floor Coverings 219 Kitchens 238 Bathrooms 244 Chapter 17: Final Grading and Landscaping 252 Hardscapes 253 Proposed Site Model 258 Excavation 262 Part III: Quantity Takeoffs and Estimating 273 Chapter 18: Attributes 275 Length 276 Area 279 Volume 282 Weight 285 Chapter 19: Estimator for SketchUp 286 Multitiered Cost Code System 290 Takeoff Methods 290 Foundations 291 Wall Framing 294 Floor Systems 295 Roof Systems 295 Exterior Finishes 296 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) 297 Interior Finishes 297 Landscaping and Site Work 299 Part IV: Construction Documents 301 Chapter 20: Introduction to Layout 303 What Does Layout Do? 303 What Would I Use Layout For? 304 Model Space and Paper Space 304 Part V: Renderings, Animations, and Virtual Tours 311 Chapter 21: Renderings 313 Thea Render 316 V-Ray for SketchUp 317 Lumion 317 Chapter 22: Animations 323 Chapter 23: Virtual Tours 325 Chapter 24: Virtual Reality versus Augmented Reality 328 What is the Difference Between VR and AR? 328 Enscape 329 Index 333

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Book SynopsisThis inspiring and thought-provoking book explores how recent innovations in landscape architecture have uniquely positioned the practice to address complex issues and technologies that affect our built environment. The changing and expanding nature of landscape make it more important than ever for landscape architects to seek innovation as a critical component in the forward development of a contemporary profession that merges expansive ideas and applications.The editors bring together leading contributors who are experts in new and pioneering approaches and technologies within the fields of academic and professional landscape architecture. The chapters explore digital technology, design processes and theoretical queries that shape the contemporary practice of landscape architecture. Topics covered include: Digital design Fabrication and prototyping Emerging technology Visualization of data Table of ContentsForeword (Brad Cantrell), Introduction: The Only Thing We Have to Fear (Daniel H. Ortega and Jonathon R. Anderson), Part I: Tools, 1. L A N D script _ data S C A P E: ‘Digital’ Agency within Manufactured Territories (Jose Alfredo Ramirez and Clara Oloriz Sanjuan), 2. An Interface for Instrumental Reconciliation (Alexander Robinson), 3. Computational Landscape Architecture: Procedural, Tangible, and Open Landscapes (Brendan Harmon, Anna Petrasova, Helena Mitasova and Vaclav Petras), 4. Get Animated! Dynamic Visualization and the Site Analysis Process (Ken McCown and Phil Zawarus), 5. The Landscape as Database (Chris Speed and Duncan Shingleton), 6. Discovering Landform Processes Through Creative 3d Mapping and Diagramming of Form, Pattern and Arrangement (Nadia Amoroso and Nadia D’Agnone), 7. Data Driven Landscape (Ming Tang), Part II: Processes, 8. Manufacturing Resonance (Michael Beaman and Zaneta Hong), 9. Expanded ‘Thick Description’: The Landscape Architect as Critical Ethnographer (Alison Hirsh), 10. Urban Morphology Phenomena: Post-Industrial Urban Landscapes (Laura Lovell-Anderson), 11. Ecological Urbanism: The Synthesis of Ethics, Aesthetics, and Cybernetics (Iman Ansari), 12. Engineering Nature (Patrick Franke and Nick Christopher), 13. Emergent Convergent Technology and The Informal Communities Initiative (Ben Spencer and Susan Bolton), 14. Varying Degrees of Impermanence: Art + Landscapes as Critical Provocation (Roberto Rovira), Part III: Profiles, Interview I: Mikyoung Kim Design (Mikyoung Kim), Interview II: PEG Office of Landscape + Architecture (Karen M’Closkey and Keith VanDerSys), Interview III: Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Landscape Architecture (Martin Felsen and Conor O’Shea), Interview IV: Rhode Island School of Design Department of Landscape Architecture (Suzanne Mathew)

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Book SynopsisNick Dunn is Professor of Urban Design and Executive Director of Imagination, the design research lab at Lancaster University, UK. He is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Futures, examining the insights that the arts and humanities can bring to the ways we think, envision, and analyse the futures of people, places, and planet.Paul Cureton is a Senior Lecturer in Design at ImaginationLancaster, and member of the Data Science Institute, Lancaster University, UK. His previous publications include Strategies for Landscape Representation: Digital and Analogue Techniques (2016) and Drone Futures: UAS in Landscape & Urban Design (2020).Trade ReviewImages of future cities are one of the most revealing ways in which hopes, fears and plans about the future are imagined. This wonderful book brings together images of urban futures from a wide range of places, disciplines, histories, media and genres, to dizzying effect. Whether you make images of urban futures, you're interested in studying them, or you're a fascinated spectator, this book is an essential, imaginative, provocative and above all generous resource for thinking about how and why to picture future cities. * Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography, University of Oxford, UK *We conceive of the future via the images we make of it. This lavishly illustrated visual history of the city is a powerful reminder of the influence of images on our thinking about the future. It is an asset in times when we need to scan the probable, the possible and the preferable futures that lie ahead. A wonderful and valuable resource. * Maarten Hajer, Professor of Urban Futures, Utrecht University, the Netherlands *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: futures, imagination, and visions for cities 2. Cities of Vision: a visual history of the future 3. Rendering Tomorrow: the impact of visualisation techniques 4. Technological Futures: optimism, science fiction, and infrastructural systems 5. Social Futures: experiments, ephemerality, and experiences 6. Global Futures: challenges and opportunities for collective life 7. Tomorrow’s Cities Today: conclusions and alternative futures References

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Book SynopsisIn this lavishly illustrated hands-on account of the creation of new theatre spaces spanning a century, Iain Mackintosh offers a compelling history that is part memoir, part impassioned call to rethink the design of our theatre spaces and the future of live theatre. As the originator of theatre designs as diverse as the Cottesloe in 1977, Glyndebourne in 1994, the Orange Tree Theatre in 1991, the Martha Cohen Theatre in 1985 and the Tina Packer Playhouse in 2001, he discovered why the same show worked in some theatres but not in others. It is this unique blend of experience that informs this account of many of the best-known theatre spaces in Britain, besides many international examples including the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis and the Oslo Opera House. Running throughout is a consideration of factors which have shaped design thinking during this time and which demand attention today. After the long theatre closures driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, Mackintosh argues that now is the tiTrade ReviewSuperb … if you have a theatre aficionado in your family, this beautifully illustrated, thoroughly opinionated volume ought to be on your list. With six decades of experience to call on, Mackintosh has no end of lessons to pass on. * The Times *The virtue of his book is that it is the work of a knowledgeable enthusiast, and proves that, while the play’s the thing, the frame in which it is seen is crucial to our enjoyment. * The Guardian *Iain Mackintosh describes his book as a memoir, but it is also a comprehensive handbook for theatre makers and audiences the world over. A one stop shop for anyone interested in how the delicate and vital relationship between audience and performance has evolved over centuries. Upon his shoulders I have stood for 30 years. His argument and understanding is as vital today as it always has been. Essential reading. * Stephen Daldry O.B.E. *Like the man himself, Iain Mackintosh’s memoir is erudite, trenchant, occasionally infuriating but always entertaining, enthusiastic and informative. Anyone who wants to understand more deeply the complexities and subtleties of theatre architecture should read this book. * Steve Tompkins, Director, HaworthTompkins *Iain’s memoir is a potpourri of historical thesis, personal recollection and entertaining gossip. It gives a glimpse of the theatre world and the agonies and ecstasies of achieving buildings suited to purpose. * Anne Minors, Founding Director, SOUND SPACE VISION, Theatre Planning and Acoustics *This book clears a luminous space of insight at the point where the pragmatics of architecture meet the poetics of the theatrical moment. Iain Mackintosh gleans highly consequential lessons about the challenge of engineering intimacy in the modern theatre auditorium from his long and rich practice. He also grounds them so deftly in their particular, British, history that they begin to acquire a universal appeal. With its stylish writing and generous, well-chosen illustrations this book vivifies and clarifies a theme that has been as elusive as it is important. * Himanshu Burte, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, India *A revelatory and much needed guide to the structure of theatres both in Britain and abroad. Iain Mackintosh reveals how certain architectural choices can be traced to having an effect on a performance: for example it’s easier to play comedy in a narrow proscenium, very hard to raise a laugh on the wide stages of the Olivier or the Lyttelton, and how crucial it is to the success of a play that it is performed in its correct home. It’s an amazingly detailed research of great value to anyone performing on stage today and a necessity for future architects. * Dame Eileen Atkins *A vivid hybrid manifesto/memoir … It is simply an essential book: authoritative, original, comprehensive, compulsively readable, beautifully designed. You can dip in and out; even if you just visit one of these venues casually, you will find this engrossing. * Plays International & Europe *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Richard Eyre An Introduction and a Summary Act 1 Pre-1920: Setting the Scene and Some Early Pioneers Chapter One: Theatre is Ephemeral While Buildings Endure. Some Necessary Background Chapter Two: Richard Wagner, Adolphe Appia and the Spreading of the Fan Act II 1920 Chapter Three: The Festival Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon and Early Days of the National Chapter Four: Guthrie’s Thrust Stages Chapter Five: Germany’s Building Boom and Anglo-American Shakespeare Chapter Six: The Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Barbican Theatres Act III 1976–2020: The Past Informs the Present Chapter Seven: The Cottesloe and Other Courtyards Chapter Eight: Worthy Scaffolds: Brook’s Empty Space and Spaces Found by Others Chapter Nine: Regenerating the Old Offers an Antidote to Modernism. Part One: English Theatres of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Chapter Ten: Regenerating the old offers an antidote to modernism. Part Two: A Couple of Twentieth-century Scottish Theatres Reborn – One in Edinburgh and the Other in Florida Chapter Eleven: New Opera Houses from Glyndebourne to Dallas. Elsewhere Some Starchitects Upstage the Performers Chapter Twelve: Learning from the Netherlands, Berlin, Brazil, Australia, Indian and Chinese Cultures. The Threat of Internationalism Chapter Thirteen: 2010–2020: Some New Builds, Two Renovations – One at Stratford-upon-Avon and One in London – And Diversions on In-the-round and the Open Air Act IV 2021: The Future Chapter Fourteen: Unforeseen Consequences of Seventeenth-century Plagues, of the Arrival of the Talkies and the More Recent Dangers of the Pandemic and of ‘Virtual Theatre’. Some Central Themes Restated References Further Reading Acknowledgements Theatre Index Person Index

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Book SynopsisSustainability is now a buzzword both among professionals and scholars. However, though climate change and resource depletion are now widely recognized by business as major challenges, and while new practices like ''green design'' have emerged, efforts towards change remain weak and fragmented. Exposing these limitations, Design Futuring systematically presents ideas and methods for Design as an expanded ethical and professional practice. Design Futuring argues that responding to ethical, political, social and ecological concerns now requires a new type of practice that recognizes design''s importance in overcoming a world made unsustainable. Illustrated throughout with international case material, Design Futuring presents the author''s ground-breaking ideas in a coherent framework, focusing specifically on the ways in which concerns for ethics and sustainability can change the practice of Design for the twenty-first century. Design Futuring - a pathfinding text for the new era - extenTrade ReviewDesign Futuring defines redirective practice as a critical new paradigm for design-a way of engaging design and sustainability as they are implicated in and essential to our very survival. Broad. Accessible. Timely. * Eli Blevis, Indiana University at Bloomington *A great introduction to the key concepts and contributions that Tony Fry has brought to the discourse of sustainability, alongside new concepts like redirective practice and practical suggestions for meaningful action. This is original thinking accessible to readers from all sectors. * Frances Whitehead, School of the Art Institute of Chicago *This is an important book. One that is highly useful for designers, design educators and design students of any design area. * Aidan Rowe, University of Alberta *Forceful, convincing, persuasive, and ultimately refreshing, leaving the reader with renewed investment in the role of designers for a sustain-able future. * Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture *It has an easy reading style and an impressive bibliography and back up notes ... It's a reference book that could be used for core teaching right across the design and technology spectrum, with teachers being able to draw on concepts that can be easily explained at KS3, but also incorporating meatier offerings for those teaching at KS4 and A level. * just4Textiles *Table of ContentsContents Introduction PART ONE: RETHINKING THE CONTEXT AND PRACTICE OF DESIGN 1. Understanding the Nature of 'Practice' 2. Understanding the Directional Nature of Design (as object and practice) 3. The Imperative of the Redirection of Design 4. Design as a Redirective Practice 5. Reviewing Two Key Redirective Practices 6. Futuring, Redirective Practice, Development and Culture PART TWO: STRATEGIC DESIGN THINKING 7. Unpacking Futuring in Relation to the Self, Community, Culture and Ethics 8. Methods of Change 1: Platforming, Return Briefs and New Teams 9. Methods of Change 2: Designing in time 10. Futuring and Learning the New from the Past 11. Designer as Redirective Practitioner: New Roles beyond Design PART 3: DESIGN, SUSTAINMENT AND FUTURES 12. Futuring Against Sustaining the Unsustainable 13. Sustainment and a New Epoch of Humanity 14. Picturing Economic and Cultural Futures 15. Sustainment by Design (as Redirective Practice): 'Dig Where You Stand' 16. Challenges of the Communication of Sustainment and Futuring Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHand Hewn is a gorgeous celebration of the traditions and artistry of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction for its simple elegance and resilience. Internationally renowned timber-frame architect and craftsman Jack A. Sobon offers a fascinating look at how the natural, organic forms of trees become the framework for a home, with profiles of the classic tools he uses to hand hew and shape each timber, and explanations of the engineering of the wooden joinery that connects the timbers without a single nail. Inspiring photos of Sobon’s original interior home designs, as well as historical examples of long-lived structures in Europe and North America, make this a compelling tribute to the lasting value of artisanal craftsmanship and a thoughtful, deliberate approach to designing buildings.

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