Architecture: professional practice Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Design Computing
Book SynopsisDesign Computing will help you understand the rapidly evolving relationship between computing, designers, and the many different environments they create or work in. The book introduces the topic of design computing, and covers the basics of hardware and software, so you don't need to be an expert. Topics include the fundamentals of digital representation, programming and interfaces for design; the shifting landscape of opportunity and expectation in practice and pedagogy; placing sensors in buildings to measure performance; and the challenge of applying information effectively in design. The book also includes additional reading for those who wish to dig deeper into the subject. Design Computing will provide you with a greater awareness of the issues that permeate the field, opportunities for you to investigate, and perhaps motivation to push the boundaries.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Design Computing: An Uneasy Juxtaposition The Built Environment Design Computing Design Computing Summary Suggested Reading References Part 1: Starting Points 2. Models Symbolic Models Finite Element Models Statistical Models Analogue Models Sources of Error Summary References 3. The Built Environment Curators of the Environment The Missing Productivity Gains The Internet of Things AEC Data Summary Suggested Reading References 4. Thinking Inside the Box Virtuality is Real Computer Memory is Lumpy Computer Memory is Sequential Code: Representing Thought Standard Representations Files and Directories Summary Suggested Reading References 5. Doing What Designers Do Graphics 3D Graphics: data + algorithm Applications Across the Building Lifecycle Operation Summary Suggested Reading References Part 2: The Grand Challenges 6. Design Problems: What are they? Defining the Problem Design Spaces Puzzle Making The Importance of Problem Definition The Problem of Solutions Summary Suggested Reading References 7. Cognition: How Designers Think Designing as Process The Role of Memory The Roles of Certainty, Ambiguity, Emergence and Flow Design as Social Action Tools Interact with Cognition Summary Suggested Reading References 8. Representation: Capturing Design Representation and Cognition Common Representations and their Problems Alternative Representations Challenges to the Single-model Concept Conversion between Representations The Round-tripping Problem Summary Suggested Reading References 9. Interface: Where the action is The Interactive Paradigm Deciphering Intent: small screens, shaky hands & fat fingers Where the action is New technology, emergent opportunities Ubiquitous Computing Summary Suggested Reading References 10. Practice: Data, Documents and Power The challenge of doing ethical work The productivity challenge Construction process changes Information Value: sources and sinks Good Data: finding and keeping what you need Access to Data: managing focus Computable designs Facility management Process, Representation & Human organization The Decline of Typical Conditions Big Data: design v. form-finding Research, Development and Continuous Learning Summary Suggested Reading References 11. Expertise: Challenges and Opportunities Architects are generalists Asking the right questions at the right time Drawings are never complete Expertise and the Framing Problem Consultants and the Round-trip Problem Growth and change Harvesting and Feeding Leaf-node knowledge Summary Suggested Reading References 12. Solutions: Generation and Refinement The existence of solutions Incremental Improvement: sweat-stained design Objective Functions Solution by inspection State space neighborhoods Selecting Design Moves Evaluation (comparing apples and oranges) Stopping rules The creative machine The creative designer Summary Suggested Reading References 13. Buildings: Computation Sources and Sinks Efficient Production Beyond the thermostat and the water cooler Managing resource use Big cities, big data and the effort to get smart Virtuality and buildings Summary Suggested Reading References 14. Pedagogy: Teaching the New Designer Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants The collapsing options model What to teach? Summary References
£56.04
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Assembling the Architect
Book SynopsisAssembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession.Focusing on the period 1870 to 1920 when the foundations were being laid for the U.S. architectural profession that we recognize today, this study traces the formation and standardization of the fundamental relationships among architects, owners, and builders, as codified in the American Institute of Architects'' very first Handbook of Architectural Practice. It reveals how these archetypal roles have always been fluid, each successfully redefining their own agency with respect to the others in the constantly-shifting political economy of building.Far from being a purely historical study, the book also sheds light on today''s digitally-enabled profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the saTrade ReviewJohnston’s study of architectural practice stands apart from other histories of the profession because it emphasizes the business of architecture as a determinant of the profession ... The strength of Johnston’s study is in how it frames architectural practice as a series of relationships that support and challenge one another. * Arris *Through a scholarly yet imaginative weaving of architectural practice’s history inn the United States at a critical junction in time, Assembling the Architect sets original grounds for a broader theory of the profession, where socio-technical reflection becomes a true compass for informed action. * Paolo Tombesi, the University of Melbourne, Australia *For all those who wish the profession of architecture was highly valued by and broadly accessible to a wide range of publics, Johnston reminds us that these goals are not new and have been poorly served by the well-meaning attempts to protect the integrity of the profession in the past. By tracing the evolution of the instruments of services, model law and ethical debates of the past, we see how architects have protected increasingly limited zones of influence. Seeking more equitable, integrated and data-enabled future practices, we would do well to heed the lessons of the past. * Renee Cheng, University of Washington, USA *Johnston's detailed and colourful vignettes are a rigorous work of reconstruction ... The ease with which the text glides from one protagonist to another provides a rewarding reading experience ... His book provides a portal into the world of American architects a century ago. * Architectural Histories *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Introduction 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice 1. Owners and Builders, Their Umpires and Agents a. Fifty Years Ago b. The Uniform Contract 2. Mr. Day’s Handbook 3. The Wisdom of Tom Thumtack 4. Another Kind of Architects’ Handbook 2. The Architect’s Office 1. Pictures at an Exhibition 2. Rockwell Kent 3. Squires & Wynkoop 4. Ewing & Chappell 5. The Architects’ Building 3. Architect and Owner 1. A Collection of Practices 2. Various Forms of Architectural Service 3. The Selection of an Architect a. By Direct Selection b. By Competition 4. Fees, Contracts, and Consultants a. “Fees – A Reductio Ad Absurdum” b. Agreement Between Owner and Architect c. Employment of Engineers and Other Consulting Specialists 5. The Architect-Owner Relationship a. The Architect’s Status b. The Owner’s Duties 4. Architects and Builders 1. Card Games and Boxing Matches 2. General Contractors 3. Architect as Owner’s Agent 4. Builders Organize a. William Sayward b. A “Critical Analysis” c. Arbitration versus Arbitrariness 5. A New Standard of Care 5. Tools, Technology, Practice a. Drawings and Specs b. Supervision and Superintendence c. Shop Drawings d. Change Orders e. The Quantity System 2. New Tools of Practice a. BIM and IPD b. Architectural Practice, Artificial Intelligence 3. A Conversion Bibliography Index
£27.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Architecture after Covid
Book SynopsisIn 2020, the COVID pandemic unfolded and transformed the lives of billions across the world. As the invisible killer marched across continents, causing unprecedented disruption worldwide, architects and designers began rethinking how to design cities and adapt their practice so that we might continue to live together in the future. Architecture after COVID is the first book to explore the pandemic's transformative impacts upon the architectural profession. It raises new questions about the intertwined natures of architectural production, science, society, and spatial practice questions which had lain latent in the profession for years, but which the COVID pandemic brought to the fore. The book explores how the pandemic modified the spatial conventions of everyday life in the city, and looks in detail at how it has transformed building typologies. It also shows how the continuing risk of pandemics leads us to rethink the social dimension of architecture and urban design; andTrade ReviewYaneva’s book is an ethnography of architectural innovation, an investigation of how spatial designers and designs respond and work in a moment of crisis. For this important field – an architectural design of disasters – Yaneva’s new book contributes with a great and interesting case, as well as with important theoretical and methodological insights. I hope it will inspire others both in spirit, approach and in choice of subject, because this is a field that is in urgent need of further explorations. * Journal of Urban Design *With piercing attention to the swirling “now” of architects, the things they make, and how they make them, Albena Yaneva creatively takes the pandemic as a lens that reveals new dimensions of space, global cities, and architectural practices from around the world. Starting with the moment Covid-19 became part of daily life, the book is both a mirror into our recent transformations, and a cultural touchstone for future readers who wonder how we humans together with our virus redefine our shared lives. * Dana Cuff, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of California, Los Angeles, USA *A fascinating account of professional and collective life during the pandemic, reminding us of the extraordinary spatial and working conditions that we all experienced in those strange times. The book shows the lessons learnt by practitioners, and asks important questions as to how architectural practice can and should develop and adapt post-pandemic. * Jeremy Till, Professor of Architecture, University of the Arts London, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction The return of Dr Rieux Responses to the pandemic ‘Distant’ as a new form of knowledge Architecture after Covid Chapter 1: A ‘parasite’ in the city Occupying space Architecture and illness Virus, lab, city The laboratorization of space Chapter 2: The laboratorization of urban space Deserted cities, empty buildings Counting bodies Spacing, distancing Contactless lives Sanitizing, face covering The new ‘modulor’ Pandemic pictograms De-centring the disease The power of entrapment Urban metamorphosis: the new technologies of containment and visibility Chapter 3: Pandemic variations of design practice Routines: the ‘magic’ of the office space Slowing down: the return to the verbal, the written and the sketch Stepping aside and speeding up: technological developments New compositions: re-connecting with the ‘others’ New variants of practice Conclusion: Architectural research extended to things Historicity and virus New reflexivity, new methods Bibliography Index
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd HLM50 Towards a Social Architecture
Book SynopsisSince its sudden and dramatic formation upon winning the competition to design Paisley Civic Centre in 1963, Hutchison, Locke and Monk (HLM Architects) has consistently served and adapted to the changing requirements of Britain's welfare state, and has instinctively dedicated its professional services to community architecture.Conceived from the perspective of founding partner Tony Monk, this book reveals the inside story of how the partnership has grown over 50 years to become a leading UK national practice. It sets out the early influences and progressive design philosophy of HLM Architects and analyses how they developed their design ethos from late-modern through contextual post-modern architectural styles by the early 1980s, and then matured into producing its own contemporary designs, explaining why these changes took place over that period. As well as reflecting the transformations in the social and political landscapes and in aesthetic approaches, it also ineviTable of ContentsForeword Sir George Young. Introduction Edward Denison. Prelude Tony Monk. 1. Civic Tony Monk. 2. Healthcare Leslie Welch. 3. Residential and Mixed Use Tony Monk. 4. Defence Christopher Liddle. 5. Custodial Christopher Liddle. 6. Education Caroline Buckingham. The Next Generation and the Future Christopher Liddle. Current HLM Board 2017. Project Lists. Awards. Acknowledgements. Contributors. Index.
£128.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Portfolio Design for Interiors
Book SynopsisPortfolio Design for Interiors teaches the aspiring interior designer how to create a professional quality portfolio. Using real examples of outstanding student portfolios, authors Harold Linton and William Engel demonstrate how to analyze, organize, problem-solve, and convey diverse types of visual and text information in various forms of historic, contemporary, and innovative styles. The text features a robust art program and examples of various presentation applications, including graduate study, employment, scholarships, grants, competitions, and fellowships. This is an accessible and comprehensive resource for students learning professional portfolio design.Table of ContentsForeword by Scott Ageloff Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Objects & Objectives 2. The Spirit of Conception & Creative Process 3. Organizing Portfolio Materials: What to Include 4. From Concept to Process to Layout Design 5. Capturing Expressive Images 6. Digital Presentations 7. Critiques & Conversations 8. Research & Written Communications 9. Using Your Portfolio as a Tool 10. Portfolio of Interior Portfolios Bibliography Index
£66.49
Rethink Press Speaking Architecture: From Concept to
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£15.29
Phaidon Press Ltd Inside Out: Inside Out
Book Synopsis The debut monograph from award-winning and acclaimed architecture and interior design practice Universal Design Studio - and the perfect expression of this award-winning studio's ethos and approach: to design from the inside out Universal Design Studio has spent two decades redefining the way people live, work, and interact. With offices in London, New York, and Shanghai, its diverse portfolio includes collaborations with world-renowned brands Stella McCartney, Ace Hotel, IBM, H&M, Google, Fortnum & Mason, and The BBC Office Group, and each project is underpinned by a rigorous research and development process. The book includes sketches, renders, archival and reference images, details, and drawings, which sit alongside stunning finished building and interiors photography, offering a holistic view of how the practice works and thinks. In addition, insightful and engaging texts, as well as a series of conversations with key Universal collaborators, are used to to demonstrate how fundamental design is to creating better spaces, better experiences, and better cities.Part manual, part manifesto, the book is organized into three thematic chapters - Human, Rigorous, and Transformative - which together create a fascinating, multilayered depiction of an innovative contemporary design practice.
£47.96
Editions Flammarion Currently Classic: Jonathan Rachman Design
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£40.00
Caryatide Dixit 02 - A Matter Of Data
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£14.40
Birkhauser Basics Technisches Zeichnen
Book SynopsisTechnical Drawing deals with the representation of plans throughout all phases of a project. For students, the primary focus is on the development and methodical construction of a technical drawing. Themes: Types of plan (from site plan and preliminary drawings to design and detail plans) Components of the plan (floor plan, section, elevation, detail) Line width, dimensioning, hatching, use of text, symbols Plan presentation and compilation
£18.52
Birkhauser Projektfeld Ausstellung / Project Scope:
Book SynopsisThe book is a fundamental reference work for exhibition designers, architects, and museum professionals who want to adequately conceive, design, plan, and produce clearly focused thematic exhibitions. Each thematic field represents different challenges for an exhibition design. This typology by Bertron Schwarz Frey elaborates the special features of the various thematic fields – nature, archeology, history, art, and science. Sketches, floor plans, visualizations, and photographs illustrate the approach, whose essential structure remains the same while finding a different solution for each theme. For students of architecture, interior design, exhibition design, scenography, and visual communication it is also useful as an introduction to the subject. The book presents current exhibitions including the Museum für Naturkunde and the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Pommersches Landesmuseum in Greifswald, and the Württembergisches Landesmuseum in Stuttgart. Ulrich Schwarz has been professor of design at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2000.
£999.99
Birkhauser Grundrissatlas Wohnungsbau
Book Synopsis Der Grundrissatlas Wohnungsbau gehört seit Jahrzehnten zu den Grundlagenwerken der Architektur. In seiner 5., überarbeiteten und erweiterten Auflage dokumentiert und analysiert er rund 160 internationale Wohnungsbauten seit 1945. Im Zentrum stehen Beispiele, die vorbildlich und übertragbar, und Konzepte, die innovativ und wegweisend sind. Die systematische Darstellung aller Projekte ermöglicht es dem Leser, die Grundrisse zu vergleichen und zu bewerten – um sich so durch die Ideen und Strategien bei der eigenen Arbeit am Grundriss anregen zu lassen. Die einleitenden theoretischen und historischen Essays sind neu verfasst beziehungsweise aktualisiert worden und bieten ein übersichtlich strukturiertes Bild der Wohnungsbautypologie und ihrer Entwicklung.
£999.99
Birkhauser Grundrissatlas Wohnungsbau
Book SynopsisDer Grundrissatlas Wohnungsbau gehört seit Jahrzehnten zu den Grundlagenwerken der Architektur. In seiner 5., überarbeiteten und erweiterten Auflage dokumentiert und analysiert er rund 160 internationale Wohnungsbauten seit 1945. Im Zentrum stehen Beispiele, die vorbildlich und übertragbar, und Konzepte, die innovativ und wegweisend sind. Die systematische Darstellung aller Projekte ermöglicht es dem Leser, die Grundrisse zu vergleichen und zu bewerten – um sich so durch die Ideen und Strategien bei der eigenen Arbeit am Grundriss anregen zu lassen. Die einleitenden theoretischen und historischen Essays sind neu verfasst beziehungsweise aktualisiert worden und bieten ein übersichtlich strukturiertes Bild der Wohnungsbautypologie und ihrer Entwicklung.
£51.78
Birkhauser Basics Büroplanung
Book SynopsisThe dimensions of the core elements of office workplaces – desk and chair – together with the necessary circulation areas determine the design of office buildings. Starting with the module of the individual workplace, larger space configurations result from adding these workplaces in a variety of arrangements, resulting in different office layout typologies. In addition to the space required for desk and chair, it is necessary to provide the required distances as well as floor area for cupboards, movement, and circulation routes within the office rooms. Basics Office Design explains the parameters of this common design task in a clear and easy-to-understand way, placing as much emphasis on ergonomics, comfort, and orientation as on the space requirements, functional relationships, and the different types of offices.
£18.52
Birkhauser Farbe räumlich denken: Positionen, Projekte,
Book SynopsisThe interaction between color and architecture determines our perception of space, and defines the tectonic relationships. The fascinating spatial potential of color, and the multi-layered dimensions of interpretation in the experience of color are design and communication means which, however, are often not fully used – color oscillates between autonomy and functional purpose, and should be understood as a distinct "material" that can be used as part of the design. The book focuses both on the tangible aspects and design criteria of color, and on its indeterminate nature and its experience value. Using examples in art and architecture, the spatial interdependency of color is illustrated, as is its interaction with structure, light, and geometry.
£41.32
Birkhauser Materials Encyclopedia for Creatives
Book SynopsisMaterials and the myriad technologies that have been developed to manipulate them are of essential relevance to product designers, architects, artists and stylists, as they represent the starting point for every product and every architectural work. The book is an encyclopaedic compendium of around 1,000 terms in this field, from aerogel to marble to zirconium. It features traditional and frequently used materials, as well as new and unexpected ones. Their respective advantages and disadvantages are precisely described. In addition, terms related to production processes, such as upcycling or tanning, or that describe the properties of materials or are closely related to the topic have also been included.
£76.50
Birkhauser Licht: Meine Erkenntnisse
Book SynopsisDas Spektrum für optimierte Lichtkonzepte ist nahezu grenzenlos: Reise, Freizeit, Lehre und Berufsleben finden zu 90 Prozent in geschlossenen Räumen statt. Da der Mensch auf Licht angewiesen ist, prägt die richtige Lichtlösung wesentlich seine Lebensqualität. „Licht ist das Medium des Sehens und der Seele. Es wirkt auf Lebensrhythmus, Stimmung und Leistungsfähigkeit des Menschen“, sagt Christian Bartenbach, der für seine Forschungen und Anwendungen höchste Anerkennung erntete. In diesem Handbuch dokumentiert er sein Lebenswerk, das er der Erforschung des Lichtes, seiner Planung und Wirkung im visuellen Raum gewidmet hat, und zieht die Summe seiner Erkenntnisse. Es umfasst physikalische Grundlagen, Zusammenhänge von Licht und Gesundheit und zeigt im Detail eine Vielzahl von Lösungen für Tages- und Kunstlicht.
£66.02
Birkhauser Basics Baukonstruktion
Book SynopsisEach type of construction has its special characteristics which cannot be compared with those of other building materials. The first building construction designs in the architectural curriculum are planned as masonry or timber buildings. On the basis of these two traditional and elementary building materials, students familiarize themselves with construction details and structural principles, which are also the basis of construction with "modern" materials such as steel, concrete and glass. Basics Building Construction is clearly structured and focused, and explains the characteristics of these important construction materials. The book familiarizes the reader with the most common construction systems, their rules and applications, and enables architectural students to contemplate creative solutions that may also be outside the standardized solutions offered by the construction industry.This compendium combines the successful individual volumes Timber Construction, Masonry Construction and Glass Construction of the BASICS series in one book, which has been expanded by the two new, hitherto unpublished, Steel Construction and Concrete Construction volumes.
£44.65
Birkhauser Türen und Tore
Book SynopsisDer Band stellt den Einsatz von Außen- und Innentüren sowie Torkonstruktionen für den Wohn- und Geschäftsbereich dar. Die systematisch aufgebaute Einführung vermittelt Grundlagen, Funktionen und Anforderungen, Materialien, Beschläge und Zusatzbauteile und schließlich die gängigen Tür- und Torkonstruktionen. Behandelt werden Bauphysik, gebräuchliche Werkstoffe, Klimaschutzklassen und Funktionsweisen. Kapitel über Sonderkonstruktionen wie einbruchshemmende Türen, Schallschutz-, Brandschutz- und Schutzraumtüren sowie ein Kapitel über die Architektur ergänzen den Band. Die zweite Auflage wurde rundum aktualisiert: Beispiele, Normen und Berechnungen sind auf dem neuesten Stand.
£31.35
Birkhauser Licht, Natur, Architektur: Ganzheitliche
Book SynopsisIn this planning guide, the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi documents all her findings on the topics of lighting design, daylight, sustainability and healthy living spaces. It is a challenge to create holistic lighting design in times of advancing mechanization, but it is the right thing to do in terms of achieving sustainability in the use of light and energy. The renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi explains this attitude with the words, "It’s better to make the most of natural light from the start, rather than compensating with artificial light afterwards". The guideline Light Nature Architecture proves how essential, but also simple, it is to integrate natural light into architectural planning and thus into the design of healthy and pleasant living and working environments. This richly illustrated handbook is structured based on natural light phenomena and combines Ulrike Brandi’s wealth of experience, theoretical principles, and design methods to create a reference work and source of inspiration. Richly illustrated basic work for holistic lighting design Insight into the extensive practical experience of the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi Source of inspiration for professional planners, architects and laypeople Available in German and English (Light Nature Architecture, ISBN 9783035624151)
£999.99
Birkhauser Treppen/Stiegen
Book SynopsisKnow-how on vertical building access Vertical accessibility and circulation are essential aspects of architectural design and planning. This book, entitled Treppen/Stiegen (Stairs/Steps), covers the fundamentals and thus an essential aspect of vertical access. In addition to structural and physical requirements, design- and safety-related factors must also be considered, with particular emphasis on barrier-free construction. Various types of structure are presented in detailed subsections—varying according to the building materials—and supplemented by an exposition of the planning criteria for installing elevators and escalators. As with all volumes in the Baukonstruktionen series, key basic information is first presented, then themes are explored in ever greater depth as each chapter progresses. Basics, design, and construction in all common materials Revised examples, updated standards, accessibility Textbook and reference work in one
£34.67
Birkhauser Discovering Early Modernism in Switzerland: The
Book SynopsisAn insightful and engagingly narrated exploratory work on a pioneer of modern architecture from Switzerland The Queen Alexandra Sanatorium in Davos is a masterpiece of early modernist architecture by the Swiss architects Pfleghard & Haefeli (Schatzalp, Davos) and the renowned civil engineer and bridge builder Robert Maillart. A new form of architecture was forged here, full of contradictions and compromises and the result of intense collaboration between engineer, architect, and client. It stands at the threshold of modernism, which is largely characterized by the use of reinforced concrete. Apart from certain early mentions in architectural history, very little has been written about this Swiss precursor of modernist architecture. Drawing on numerous archival records, Daniel Korwan now provides the first detailed chronology of this 1909 building, thus expanding the record on the historical reception of modernism. First publication on a Swiss building that prefigured modern architecture Unpublished illustrations and plans of the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium in Davos Insightful and engagingly narrated new contribution to the study of 20th century modernism
£38.25
Birkhauser Tibetan Houses: Vernacular Architecture of the
Book SynopsisThe region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is slowly but surely disappearing. The first part of the book analyses 21 traditional houses in the region that respond in diverse ways to the specifics of their location and local climate. The second part presents a comparative study of the construction elements – walls, roof and façades – using photographs and hand-drawn construction details. The newly produced scale drawings provide an excellent basis for comparative review. Detailed plans, atmospheric photographs and informative texts take the reader on a journey through a fascinating building culture.
£76.50
Birkhauser Die Baumgartnerhäuser: Basel 1926-1938
Book SynopsisResidential Quality and Urbanity: Baumgartner Houses in Basel Between 1926 and 1938, the construction development company Baumgartner & Hindermann built around 300 apartment buildings in Basel, grouped in five quarters that form a ring around the city center. They are still known in Basel today as the “Baumgartner Houses”. People appreciate their natural urban integration and the high quality of living provided by their well proportioned, polyvalent rooms and solid building materials. This detailed documentation proves that en-trepreneurial motives and rationalization of the design and construction processes are not inimical to good architecture. This series of apartment blocks is still exemplary by today’s standards; though it consciously pursued “mediocrity”, it ultimately achieved an advanced expression of urbanity and quality. The only comprehensive monograph on the Baumgartner houses in Basel Now republished in its third edition: historical documentation of a series of successful apartment buildings Still setting standards today in terms of residential quality and urbanity
£38.00
Birkhauser Reconstructing the Future: Cities as Carbon Sinks
Book SynopsisBauhaus Earth and Pontifical Academy of Sciences conference, June 2022 The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation. Approximately 40 percent of global emissions derive from the construction, operation, and demolition of human settlements. The 21st century must be the century of re-entanglement, where quintessential functions (housing, work, culture, recreation, etc.) are reintegrated within urban spaces; where socioeconomic and ecological systems form a mutually supportive network of networks; and where past, present, and future are perceived as interwoven waves in the river of time. Fortunately, opportunities exist to transform the built environment from a carbon source to a carbon sink through, e.g. timber construction high-rise buildings, circular bioeconomy methods, AI-assisted design, smart recycling technology, multifunctional land use, integrated regional resource management, and community-based urban development, to name just a few. This volume compiles the papers presented by world-renowned scientists, architects, spatial planners, activists, and policy makers at the Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet conference, held at the Vatican in June 2022. First publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank Ideas to transform the anthropocene Contributions by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, Edgar Pieterse, Francesca Bria, Xu Tiantian, Shigeru Ban, Sheela Patel, Ana María Durán Calisto, and many others We look forward to the re-entanglement of our cities with the ingenuity of nature’s systems, and to forging closer alliances across Built by Nature, Bauhaus Earth, and all our partners in this endeavor. Donald Brenninkmeijer, Chair Built by Nature, Chair Laudes Foundation Investment Committee Leslie Johnston, CEO, Laudes FoundationJames Drinkwater, Head of Built Environment, Laudes Foundation
£38.95
Birkhauser Grundlagen der Materialkunde: Farbstoffe,
Book SynopsisMaterials: An overview This book presents a clear overview of the most important design materials, their production, properties, composition, and use. It also presents a concise outline of cleaning agents and dyes, and the basics of organic and inorganic chemistry. Materials are the starting point for every design process, whether in architecture, art, or crafts. Ancient artifacts show that people have always manipulated materials to derive practical and/or aesthetic benefits from them. The scientific interest in the properties of materials did not begin until the dawn of the industrial age in the early nineteenth century. With this book we finally have a solidly grounded textbook on the fundamentals of materials science. Everything you always wanted or needed to know about dyes, plastics, textiles, metals An overview of materials, their production, properties, and composition, and practical applications Understandable, thorough, clearly arranged, this is a reference book for students, pupils, professionals, and anyone interested in materials science
£47.97
Braun Publishing AG Architectural Visions: Contemporary Sketches,
Book SynopsisThe focus of the presentation is on the individual manuscripts of the architects and designers. For some time now, many architects and designer are returning to manually drawn depictions of their designs – despite the fact that the latest computer-aided visualization techniques allow the creation of almost perfect illusions of planned build-ings. However, they often lack in conveying life and atmosphere to the building resulting in a feeling of coldness and distance from the observer. Beyond the pure conveying of information through a mechanical drawing, the various techniques of manual drawing can convey individual sentiments and impressions. The result is a larger degree of authenticity coupled with an emphasis of the human dimension of architecture.
£29.75
Braun Publishing AG When a Factory Becomes a Home: Adaptive Reuse for
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£31.96
Braun Publishing AG Company Gardens: Green Spaces for Retreat &
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£29.75
Braun Publishing AG China: The New Creative Power in Architecture
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£31.96
Birkhauser Basics Ausschreibung
Book SynopsisTendering constitutes the transition from the drawing and planning stage to the construction phase. In addition to its economic and contractual dimension, it is also an essential tool for translating design quality into built quality. This volume presents various ways to put construction works out to tender. In addition, it explains in practical terms how to describe construction work and how to prepare all of the documentation required for a complete invitation to tender.Subjects: Allocating construction work; Different ways to specify construction work; The structure of a work specification; Quantity determination; Using invitations to tender to realize plan quality.
£18.52
Birkhauser Basics Kostenplanung
Book SynopsisSuccessful project management of construction projects is largely dependant on the confident handling of construction costs and schedules. For contractors, the ability to reliably plan costs is an essential quality feature of a good architect, and hence one of the most important basics of project preparation. Cost estimation is also vital in preparing project budgets, and it particularly requires an efficient methodology that can immediately reveal possible planning-related cost overruns. Central key concepts such as cost variables or life-cycle costs, costing methods, and cost control methods form an essential repertoire for all practicing architects.Basics Budgeting explains cost planning processes during the planning and construction phase step-by-step and on a practical level, and describes in a clear and structured manner how to estimate and evaluate cost impacts and risks. Supported by practical tips, examples, and illustrations, the inexperienced planner learns the tools of the trade in order to enter the field of budget management informed and in step with actual practice.
£18.52
Park Books Junior Architects
Book SynopsisJunior Architects examines the evolving landscape of architectural and design education, driven by student-led movements advocating for a liberating learning approach amid larger political rifts concerning race and class issues. In this crucial juncture, while educational institutions reassess their curriculum and teaching approaches, this insightful and timely edited volume probes into both existing and prospective pathways for realising sustainable diversity in design education. It provides a critical review of early-learning programs instituted by architecture schools in the United States, examining their potential as markers leading to not only a diversified pool of upcoming designers but also a major shift in our anticipations of methodology, knowledge production, context, professionalisation, and evaluation of excellence. It anticipates a significant transformation looming for the establishments, the discipline, and the profession.Organised in three sections Building Society, Pluralism & Pedagogy, and Civic Professionalism Junior Architects establishes a framework for a comprehensive analysis of 25 case studies focused on pathway programs as strategies for recruitment, institutional evolution, and bold experimentation. It offers an indispensable resource for educators, practitioners, and policymakers striving to create a nurturing environment that embraces pluralism and equity in design education.
£29.75
Park Books SAY 2526
£38.40
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany 2G 85: Leopold Banchini: No. 85. International
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£999.99
Hatje Cantz Urban-Think Tank: The Architect and the City:
Book SynopsisUrban pilot projects from the informal city! Urban-Think Tank (UTT), an interdisciplinary design practice emerging from the turbulent political environment of Chávez-era Caracas, has pursued projects in Latin America, Europe, and Africa for almost twenty years. Their diverse work positioned the firm at the forefront of a social turn in architecture in the late 1990's, with concrete urban interventions encouraging social cohesion in the megacities of the Global South and Europe’s evolving metropoles. U-TT has also produced numerous media projects that harness film, theatre, exhibitions, and print to create new discursive spaces and question how our cities are shaped, and for whom. Most notable is its work on the squatted skyscraper for which the firm shared the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2012. This book looks forward as well as back, imagining new spaces for a hyper-urbanized world and gaining insight from informal settlements, spatial play, and artistic interventions in public space.
£54.40
Hatje Cantz FGP Atelier: Progression
Book SynopsisFGP Atelier is a global practice led by Mexican architect Francisco Gonzalez Pulido whose mission is to contribute to social and economic advancement through the alignment of the core principles of Design, Science and Technology. The work of The Atelier is guided by Transparency, Openness and Freedom. These values are reflected in the approach to process and collaborations, as well as in the buildings and spaces that result. Logic, Intuition, Multidisciplinary Collaboration, Scientific Research and Work Experience drive the design of Spaces that are Active as well as Infrastructure and Urban Networks that respond to Atmosphere, Ecology, Comfort, Economy, Culture and the Technological Context. In working towards the dissolution of archetypical interventions, the Experience of these spaces and buildings is valued over Typology in order to ground the ultimate value in human existence. Progression presents a series of projects and related essays that illustrate the principles that guide the work of FGP Atelier. Through examining these principles, the themes, ideas, and goals that are common to the projects emerge and provide a means of understanding how a diverse set of buildings relate as well as what might come next. The book is divided into three sections: Values, Network, and Ambition. “Values” is comprised of three chapters that discuss sustainability, the practice, and ethics. “Network” is comprised of four chapters that discuss how technical design is influenced by context, the alternative futures that planning can offer, the role that infrastructure plays in creating equitable cities, and challenges facing housing in the future. The final section, “Ambition” suggests ways that the discipline of architecture can evolve. Ultimately, the goal of this book is to be provocative on multiple levels. It should inspire the reader through the completed buildings executed in often challenging conditions. At the same time, it should be a catalyst for discourse and debate regarding what should be built and how a philosophy guides a practice, the design of future buildings, and the conservation of existing buildings.
£54.40
Hatje Cantz MODU: Field Guide to Indoor Urbanism
Book SynopsisPublished by the interdisciplinary design studio MODU, this reader explores the space between the interior and the exterior. How does the design of interior spaces align with an urban world and vice versa? Where can the boundaries between the interior and the urban be drawn? What role does the environment play in this? For their research and design projects, Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem look at three major cities on different continents: New York, Rome, and Tokyo. MODU leaves behind the binary idea of inside and outside and rather understands architecture as an extension of the environment. Thus, it imagines a hybrid of urban space, architecture, and interior space. The book explores the different geographic locations and presents their own design projects.
£32.00
Hatje Cantz Promontorio: Architecture and the Reflective
Book SynopsisArchitecture as Reflective Practice This publication features projects that the partnership PROMONTORIO developed over the past 30 years. Together they constitute an impressive body of work for various places across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the USA, ranging from city planning, to culture and education, heritage and conservation, commercial and mixed-use, in addition to hospitality and leisure. The idea of a reflective practice, set forth by PROMONTORIO, summons the ability to critically and ethically reflect on its own actions, while engaging in a process of continuous adaptation and learning. Perceived as a kind of "practicing school" for various generations in Portugal, the practice evolved, in both theory and practice, through the idea that deliberate reflection on experience is essential to cultivate a developmental insight on architecture.
£54.40
JOVIS Verlag Neo-Historismus?: Historisierendes Bauen in der
Book SynopsisAdopting and adapting historical forms is an integral part of architectural design today. Strictly rejected by some and embraced by others, this practice has provoked controversy since the beginning of modernism. With its assertion of continuity and claim to universality, historicizing architecture from the twentieth century is decidedly antimodernistic—a counterproject to modernistic architecture and yet also a part of modern times. The diversity of historicizing approaches and the history of historicizing construction have received little attention so far—a fact that is especially evident with a comparative view that looks beyond Germany to other countries and their building traditions. This volume aims to take historicizing architecture seriously as an architectural reality and one possible variation of contemporary building, with a focus on describing and categorizing its diverse concepts and manifestations. In considering historicizing architecture as a contemporary phenomenon, the book places its topic in the context of reconstructions and postmodern ideas while also comparing it with nineteenth-century historicism. This view includes also designs inspired by the classic modernism of the 1920s.
£25.20
JOVIS Verlag Sorge um den Bestand: Zehn Strategien für die
Book SynopsisDer neue Imperativ für das Bauen lautet: Erhalte den Bestand! Zehn Teams von Architekt*innen beschreiben ihre jeweilige Strategie und Haltung im Sorgetragen für den Gebäude- und Wohnungsbestand. Sie plädieren für ein achtsames Erhalten, Reparieren und Weiterdenken. Die Strategien starten mit der Wertschätzung des Bestehenden und der Permanenz von Gebäuden. Zentrale Fragen sind, wie sich neue Perspektiven für Bestandsgebäude durch städtebauliche Ansätze und gemeinwohlorientierte Kooperationen ergeben, welche Potenziale für ein Weiterbauen in städtischen Strukturen und in der Zwischenstadt schlummern und wie Leerstand in den Regionen durch Beteiligungskonzepte aktiviert werden kann. Darüber hinaus werden Strategien für die heute errichteten Gebäude, also den künftigen Bestand, formuliert — vom zirkulären Materialeinsatz bis zur Offenheit und Wandelbarkeit für kommende Anforderungen.
£23.28
JOVIS Verlag Polylemma (Deutsche Sprachausgabe)
Book SynopsisFor a quarter of a century, the architectural collective raumlaborberlin has been pioneering new spaces for action, charting unique paths in cooperative urban development, and creating places to foster encounters. Together with experts across various fields, they explore forms of urban practice, participation, and the joint production of space. Polylemma tells the story of this work: its nine members visit the sites of their work, come together with long-standing colleagues and critics, dissect the mechanisms behind their actions, and reflect on the tools and methods of their research-based practice. Topics discussed across numerous projects include strategies for learning together, experimental building, and radical recycling. Polylemma challenges us to open up our notion of space. How do we want to live together in the future? The book is a plea for the city as a sphere of action.
£999.99
JOVIS Verlag Transformative Partizipation
Book SynopsisTransformative Partizipation beschäftigt sich mit Beteiligungsprojekten für verschiedene Großwohnsiedlungen in Deutschland und Österreich. Akteur*innen aus Architektur, Stadtplanung, Soziologie, Geschichtswissenschaft und Kunst denken anhand konkreter Fallbeispiele über aktuelle und historische Formen der Partizipation nach. Sie fragen, welche Ideen und Ziele die jeweiligen Formate prägten und welche Institutionen dabei entstanden. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt dabei auf künstlerischen Formen der Partizipation und deren Potenzial, Reflexionsprozesse über Identität und Image der Siedlungen in Gang zu bringen und so längerfristig zu ihrer Transformation beizutragen. Ziel der Publikation ist es, die Weiterentwicklung partizipativer Konzepte zu unterstützen, ihre Verbreitung zu fördern und ihre Verankerung in der Praxis zu festigen.Table of ContentsFrontmatter -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- Partizipationsforderungen und -ansätze im Kontext der Kritik am westdeutschen Großwohnsiedlungsbau in den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahren -- Zielkonflikte bei Partizipationsverfahren -- Partizipatives Quartiersmanagement und kommunale Partizipationsinstrumente -- Direkter Urbanismus und performative Interventionen -- Perspektivwechsel -- Facetten der Partizipation in der Großwohnsiedlung -- Das Grünau Golf Resort -- Kranichstein represent -- Zeitkapsel Hasenbergl -- Bauen in Nachbarschaften -- Partizipation als gebaute Utopie -- Platzprobe -- Kurzbiografien -- Bildnachweis -- Impressum
£999.99
JOVIS Verlag Technical Lands: A Critical Primer
Book SynopsisTechnical lands are spaces united by their "exceptional" status—their remote locations, delimited boundaries, secured accessibility, and vigilant management. Designating land as "technical" is thus a political act. Doing so entails dividing, marginalizing, and rendering portions of the Earth inaccessible and invisible. An anti-visuality of technical lands enables forms of hypervisibility and surveillance through the rhetorical veil of technology. Including the political and physical boundaries, technical lands are used in highly aestheticized geographies to resist debate surrounding production and governance. These critical sites and spaces range from disaster exclusion and demilitarized zones to prison yards, industrial extraction sites, airports, and spaceports. The identification and instrumentalization of technical lands have increased in scale and complexity since the rise of neoliberalization. Yet, the precise theoretical contours that define these geographies remain unclear. Technical Lands: A Critical Primer brings together authors from a diverse array of disciplines, geographies, and epistemologies to interrogate and theorize the meaning and increasing significance of technical lands.
£25.20
JOVIS Verlag Polylemma (English edition)
Book SynopsisFor a quarter of a century, the architectural collective raumlaborberlin has been pioneering new spaces for action, charting unique paths in cooperative urban development, and creating places to foster encounters. Together with experts across various fields, they explore forms of urban practice, participation, and the joint production of space. Polylemma tells the story of this work: its nine members visit the sites of their work, come together with long-standing colleagues and critics, dissect the mechanisms behind their actions, and reflect on the tools and methods of their research-based practice. Topics discussed across numerous projects include strategies for learning together, experimental building, and radical recycling. Polylemma challenges us to open up our notion of space. How do we want to live together in the future? The book is a plea for the city as a sphere of action.
£36.00
JOVIS Verlag Mobility Design: Die Zukunft der Mobilität
Book SynopsisKlimawandel und Ressourcenverknappung, aber auch der stetig steigende Verkehrsaufwand machen es unabdingbar, neue Lösungen für eine umweltschonende und menschenfreundliche Mobilität zu entwickeln. Mit dem Ausbau digitaler Informationssysteme werden wir zukünftig unterschiedliche Verkehrsträger entsprechend unseren Bedürfnissen leicht kombinieren können. Diese Entwicklungen sind für die Gestaltung verschiedener Mobilitätsräume eine große Herausforderung. Lag der Schwerpunkt in Band 1 auf der Praxis, versammelt Band 2 nun Forschungen aus den Bereichen Design, Architektur, Stadtplanung, Geografie, Sozialwissenschaft, Verkehrsplanung, Psychologie und Kommunikationstechnologie. Die aktuelle Diskussion über die Verkehrswende wird um die Perspektive des nutzer*innenzentrierten Mobilitätsdesigns erweitert.
£999.99
JOVIS Verlag Europan 16: Lebendige Städte / Living Cities:
Book SynopsisZweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) / Bilingual edition (English/German) Wie können wir in den urbanisierten Räumen unserer Städte und Kommunen dem Klimawandel und den sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Ungleichheiten mit innovativen Projekten und neuen Planungsprozessen begegnen? Wie kommen wir von vernachlässigten, brachliegenden, leeren, stigmatisierten und monofunktionalen zu lebendigen, integrativen und durchmischten Stadträumen? An fünf deutschen Standorten wurden anlässlich des E16-Wettbewerbs Projekte entwickelt, die Möglichkeiten für Transformationsprozesse in Kommunen aufzeigen. Die parallel zum Verfahren einsetzende COVID-19-Pandemie wirkte für viele der angesprochen Fragestellungen wie ein Katalysator: lebendige Städte als Sehnsuchtsorte und notwendige Visionen. Der Katalog fasst die Wettbewerbsbeiträge der deutschen Standorte sowie der deutschen Gewinner*innen an europäischen Standorten zusammen. Mit Beiträgen von Andrea Benze, Kaye Geipel, Saskia Hebert, Timo Munzinger, Iris Reuter, Ali Saad, Anne Schmedding, Marika Schmidt und Tatjana Schneider
£27.45
JOVIS Verlag Manifest der freien Straße
Book SynopsisSeit über 70 Jahren dominiert das private Auto den öffentlichen Raum deutscher Städte. Mit dem Manifest der freien Straße stellt eine kreativ-wissenschaftliche Allianz dieses Dogma grundsätzlich infrage und thematisiert vergessene und unerkannte Qualitäten und Möglichkeiten der Straßennutzung. Damit nimmt sie eine kommunale Raumressource in den Blick, die wir in Zeiten von Klimawandel, Digitalisierung und sozialer Ungleichheit dringend anders zu nutzen lernen müssen. Mit Bildern, Comics, Grafiken und knackigen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen weist das Manifest der freien Straße den Weg in eine chancenreiche Zukunft und zeigt: Straßen sollten mehr sein, als bloß ein Raum, um von A nach B zu kommen.
£29.70
