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Birkhauser Konstruktion: Manual
People involved in architecture need to be familiar with construction methods in order to be in control of their designs. New technical requirements impact on our buildings and call for up-to-date specialist knowledge, which leads to new forms of architecture. This handbook uses clearly comprehensible 3D isometric diagrams to introduce the world of contemporary construction, from concept through to the detail; photographs are used to illustrate the content. The three main chapters deal with the structure, the building envelope, and the fit-out, starting with a clear introduction to the construction principles of modern building methods. Using drawings of selected built examples at scales of 1:10 and 1:20, a deeper examination of details is possible.
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Birkhauser Vom Wert des Weiterbauens: Konstruktive Lösungen und kulturgeschichtliche Zusammenhänge
Transformation instead of demolition and new construction, continuing development instead of rupture: the principle of continuing the building process as an antidote to the modernist new-build paradigm is increasingly moving into focus in architecture and construction technology. It understands a building not so much as a product to be completed, but as a continuing process; it focuses on the continuity of places and buildings and poses new questions as to their completeness and authentic authorship, their durability and sustainability. The volume focuses on the technical and artistic processes of conversion and adaptation, as well as on the changing values and interpretation patterns of society that are expressed in the new orientation of existing buildings by the continuation of the construction process.
£43.50
Birkhauser Impact: The effect of climate change on coastlines
The rise in sea level is a visible and remorseless indicator of global warming, the consequences of which can be experienced worldwide – in contrast to other effects of climate change that are not yet noticeable at a larger scale. The book illustrates, in an impressive way, the ecological, commercial, and social impact associated with the rise in sea levels, taking the examples of the American East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico: the author has documented this region from his Cessna between 2005 and 2018 using large-format aerial photography. The pictures illustrate the different conditions of the areas documented at different times of the year, before and after major weather events, and thereby provide evidence of how dramatically the geography and landscape are altered due to climate change.
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Birkhauser Where Dreams Are Born: nonzero\architecture works 2003–2019
studio bau:ton, the practice founded by Swiss architect Peter Grüneisen, designs buildings rooted in the sphere of imagination and creativity. The practice’s main clients are in the music and film production industry in Los Angeles, for whom it designs private houses and work spaces. The focus is on the combination of high-tech entertainment design with glamorous, exclusive architecture. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the Los Angeles-based architectural practice nonzero\architecture is publishing the second monograph. The book includes conversations with well known clients including Hans Zimmer, David Lynch, Bruce Botnik, and Paul Lieberstein. The completed projects include residences, mixed residential/work spaces, through to recording studios and public buildings.
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Birkhauser Modern Environmental Design: A Project Primer for Complex Forms
Well-being in a building depends on a number of factors. Visuals, ventilation, heat, cooling, and acoustics are all key. Its efficiency relates not only to the design of a building; it can also be optimized and automated using the latest technologies and innovative environmentally friendly low-tech solutions. To build upon and add to the successful Modern Construction Handbook, Andrew Watts details innovative and established examples of interior design in Modern Environmental Design. These are presented with the aid of texts, drawings and 3D renderings.
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Birkhauser Keller
Keller, Bauteile unter anschließendem Gelände, stellen spezielle Anforderungen an Planung und Ausführung. Die 2. Auflage dieser Einführung geht ausführlich auf die maßgeblichen mechanischen Einwirkungen und bauphysikalischen Anforderungen ein. Systematisch werden in dem Band Funktion und Anforderung von Kellern, Konstruktionselemente, Feuchtigkeitsschutz und Detailausbildungen behandelt. Der Feuchtigkeitsschutz erdberührender Bauteile wird im Hauptabschnitt von den Grundlagen bis zu Detaillösungen besonders ausführlich dargestellt, aber auch der Planung und Ausstattung von Schutzräumen ist unter Berücksichtigung aktueller Vorgaben ein eigener Abschnitt gewidmet. Beispiele, Bildmaterial und Normhinweise wurden für die 2. Auflage aktualisiert.
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Birkhauser Bauen mit Papier: Architektur und Konstruktion
Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing in building practice. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of its application is for temporary uses, such as in transitional buildings for schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and fire, the material proves to be strong and durable. Design and aesthetic qualities are by no means neglected, as case studies by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban demonstrate: the Chengdu Elementary School, the Paper Concert Hall in Aquila or the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch all provided a sign of hope after devastating earthquakes. This introduction explains the basics and the technology of building with cardboard and paper and shows a wide range of exciting examples.
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Birkhauser Holzbau mit System: Tragkonstruktion und Schichtaufbau der Bauteile
Timber construction has become completely modernized. It has gained considerably in market share with respect to competing building materials and is dominated by systems such as frame and solid timber construction. Every timber construction is determined by its structure. Hence it is essential to know the connections and relationships from the design stage right through to the construction phase. Systems in Timber Engineering takes a whole new approach to this subject. It is a comprehensive, analytical, and visually organized treatment, from the simple single-family house to the large-scale multistore structure. It includes the building envelope, which is so important for saving energy, and systems for ceilings and interior dividing walls, which are so essential from the vantage point of construction. This work uses plans, schematic drawings, and pictures to show the current and forward-looking state of the technology as applied in Switzerland, a leading country in the field of timber construction.
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Birkhauser Building Better - Less - Different: Circular Construction and Circular Economy: Fundamentals, Case Studies, Strategies
Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which have multiple complex interactions and all too often also conflicting goals and priorities. In no other field can these be better observed, addressed and influenced than in architecture and building. Each volume of "Building Better – Less – Different" details two fundamental areas of sustainability and explores their specific dynamics and interactions. After introductory overviews, innovative methods and current developments are described and analysed in in-depth essays, international case studies and pointed commentaries. The sustainability criteria of efficiency ("better"), sufficiency ("less") and consistency ("different") form the framework for each book. The first volume presents concepts, methods and examples of circularity in construction and the economy. Urban mining and circular construction are two approaches to the challenges that architecture and urban design are facing, using techniques such as mono-material construction and design for disassembly, and tools such as materials passports and databases. The circular economy is not solely about recycling but encompasses a wide range of strategies from local community projects to new ownership and service models and steering mechanisms such as carbon fees and dividends.
£41.50
Birkhauser Natural Communication: The Obstacle-Embracing Art of Abstract Gnomonics
In Natural Communication, the author criticizes the current paradigm of specific goal orientation in the complexity sciences and proposes an alternative that envisions a fundamental architectonics of communication. His model of "natural communication" encapsulates modern theoretical concepts from mathematics and physics, in particular category theory and quantum theory. From these fields it abstracts precise concepts such as to constitute a terminological basis for this theory which offers the opportunity to open up novel ways of thinking about complexity. The author is convinced that it is only possible to establish a continuity and coherence with contemporary thinking, especially with respect to complexity, through looking into the past.
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Birkhauser A Little House
Villa le Lac, which was designated a World Heritage in 2016, was designed and built by Le Corbusier as Geneva lakeside home for his parents in 1925. Because of its spare arrangement of spaces, he referred to it as a “dwelling machine.” Even today it remains the modern prototype of the “small house” that fulfills all of the functions of a residence with a minimum of floor area and seamless transitions between spaces. For the first time, this book is appearing in three separate language editions, following the original edition in which Le Corbusier documented the history of the building: with photographs, sketches and a poetic text. Access to the original photographs allowed the quality of the illustrations in this edition to be improved significantly.
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Birkhauser Basics Tragsysteme
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Birkhauser Atlas of Digital Architecture: Terminology, Concepts, Methods, Tools, Examples, Phenomena
Digital technology and architecture have become inseparable, with new approaches and methodologies not just affecting the workflows and practice of architects but shaping the very character of architecture. This compendious work offers a wide-ranging orientation to the new landscape with its opportunities, its challenges, and its vast potential. Contributing Editors: Ludger Hovestadt, Urs Hirschberg, Oliver Fritz Contributors: Diana Alvarez-Marin, Jakob Beetz, André Borrmann, Petra von Both, Harald Gatermann, Marco Hemmerling, Ursula Kirschner, Reinhard König, Dominik Lengyel, Bob Martens, Frank Petzold, Sven Pfeiffer, Miro Roman, Kay Römer, Hans Sachs, Philipp Schaerer, Sven Schneider, Odilo Schoch, Milena Stavric, Peter Zeile, Nikolaus Zieske Writer: Sebastian Michael atlasofdigitalarchitecture.com
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Birkhauser Stummes Wissen: Die Bedeutung impliziter Vermittlung im Gestaltungsprozess
Die unbewusste Botschaft von Gestaltung Unzählige Interaktionen mit Dingen prägen unseren Alltag: Schnürsenkel binden, Anrufe tätigen, Fahrradfahren – das Repertoire an Handlungs- und Orientierungswissen, das dabei tagtäglich nötig ist, lässt sich schwer in Worte fassen. Unbewusst nehmen wir wahr, welche Handlungsmöglichkeiten die Dinge bieten. Doch wie kann die wortlose Kommunikation zwischen Dingen und NutzerInnen gelingen?Die Autorin zeigt, wie diese implizite Vermittlung designt wird und wodurch Menschen fähig sind, ihre Interaktionsmöglichkeiten wahrzunehmen, zu nutzen, und sie sogar mitzugestalten. Die Bedeutung dieser Ergebnisse sind für das Design, die Designforschung sowie wie für die Technik- und Wissenschaftsforschung von hoher Relevanz. Implizite Wissensformen, die im Interaktionsdesign eine unentbehrliche Rolle spielen Erstaunliches Wissensrepertoire in Alltagsinteraktionen Eine geschriebene Ausstellung als Form, die selbst im Text implizit Verborgenes sichtbar werden lässt Stefanie Egger, The Invisible Lab, Graz
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Birkhauser Can Design Change Society?: Project Bauhaus
In 2019 it will be the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus. Prompted by this occasion, with "project bauhaus" ARCH+ has undertaken a critical appraisal of the Bauhaus ideas: working for several years, an international group of experts from a wide range of disciplines has investigated the socio-political relevance and emancipatory potential of the Bauhaus – historically, for today, and for the future. How can design still become effective as a political project? What are the possibilities and problems encountered by universal design in the age of globalization? Can the emancipatory potential of technology still be activated in a digitalized world? The answers to these questions are published here for the first time for an international readership.
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Birkhauser Cereal Drying Racks: Culture and Typology of Wood Buildings in Europe and East Asia
Following his seminal book Wood and Wood Joints, an essential reference on solid timber constructions for more than two decades, now in its third edition, Klaus Zwerger presents a study of the cultural history, construction and typology of a special building type: cereal drying racks. These structures were used to dry harvested crops in agrarian cultures all over the world and evolved over the centuries into buildings of great beauty that are as sophisticated and individual as they are functionally efficient. On countless expeditions, the author tracked down the remaining buildings, documenting and analyzing them in the context of their cultural and building history through detailed descriptions, line drawings and photographs, rendered in duotone, by the author.
£87.00
Birkhauser Identity: New Commercial, Cultural and Mobility Architecture
The international and multidisciplinary practice GRAFT conceives of itself as a label for architecture, urban design, product design, and music. GRAFT calls itself a "hybrid office" and produces dynamic architectural designs for standard commissions; however, the architects also initiate their own projects and system solutions for tasks with a social, ecological, or esthetic emphasis. The book presents buildings by GRAFT in the fields of culture, offices, brand architecture, retail, and mobility. It contains about forty generously illustrated projects that document a wide range of work in which the respective corporate culture is incorporated in GRAFT’s sophisticated architectural language. Dialectic essays focus on the practice’s key themes, such as the debate on urban identity or mobility transition.
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Birkhauser Luxury for All: Milestones in European Stepped Terrace Housing
The stepped terraced house is a type of building that meets modern housing requirements: it is economical and offers ample living space with the comfort of terrace and garden. Rising to popularity with the advent of new social movements it was forgotten with the progressive erosion of the new ideas of society and relegated them to obscurity or even to their disqualification as eyesores. Yet the enduring satisfaction of residents and ecological advantages of green houses make terraced housing as attractive as ever. The buildings studied in the book are not only architectural icons today; even today, one can still learn from them about what residential buildings need. One proponent of this building style was Harry Glück; part of his text pleading the case for a green city is printed here.
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Birkhauser Relations in Architecture: Writings and Buildings
The title of the book sets the two fields of activity pursued by the architect, architectural historian and theorist August Sarnitz – building and writing – in a reciprocal relation: the context to what has been built emerges in the process of writing, just as the context to what has been written emerges in the process of building. The structure of the book follows precisely this reciprocity: an essay about architectural history and Big Data is followed by three on the topics of urban development, social housing, and the fiction of space. A number of influential Viennese architects appear as well: Frank, Kiesler, Hollein and Prix. The topics of housing, design and furniture are all illustrated with Sarnitz’s own projects; the end of the book is dedicated to architectural photography, which is especially important to Sarnitz in his capacity as publicist. The richly illustrated book is the first to document Sarnitz’s work as author, designer, exhibition designer, architect and photographer.
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Birkhauser Fructus: Atelier Bonnet Architects
From a watch to a pavilion, from urban furniture to infrastructure, from landscape design to apartment buildings: since the founding of Atelier Bonnet in the year 2000, the work of Pierre and Mireille Bonnet, covering a wide range of themes and scales, is conceived in a spirit of interaction and complicity. In the face of such a diversity of works, the monograph concentrates on a series of exemplary residential buildings, which document the skillful handling of this fundamental building task. In their most recent works, the architects have also occupied themselves intensively with the use of exposed concrete and with questions of tectonics. The resulting sculptural design and the abstract language of these objects provide further examples of a highly sensitive architecture, with an undeniable artistic dimension.
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Birkhauser Modern Construction Case Studies: Emerging Innovation in Building Techniques
Modern Construction Case Studies focuses on the interface between the design of facades, structures and environments of 12 building projects, all developed by Newtecnic. The Author compares facade technologies, particularly in the way they interface with structure and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing services) in complex projects, to provide insights into the design process for building envelopes. Each envelope technology is described with an emphasis on one of three aspects: geometry, construction and performance. The analysis links the 12 case studies by comparing their structural and environmental performance. The aim is achieved by analyzing typical bays which are representative of each project and which illustrate the implications of using different building envelope technologies.
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Birkhauser China's New Architecture: Returning to the Context
A new generation is shaping China's architecture In recent years, a refreshingly unconventional architectural scene – outside the mainstream – has established itself in China. Its representatives, many of whom were trained in the West, are known for their sensitive handling of space, light, and material, and by their engagement with context and their own tradition. Since Wang Shu, one of the most important representatives of the profession, won the Pritzker Prize, international professionals have become more aware of China’s new architecture. Twenty fascinating examples of different building typologies—many with social relevance – as well as an introductory essay illustrate current building activities and provide an insight into the cultural and architectonic influences. An introduction to China’s current architectural scene Conversation with Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu 20 fascinating projects by about 15 leading architects Also availabel in German
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Birkhauser Stadt entwerfen: Grundlagen, Prinzipien, Projekte
Das Anordnen von Strukturen, Systemen, Bausteinen und Räumen im Städtebau Städtebauliches Entwerfen basiert auf Ordnungs- und Gestaltungsprinzipien, die funktionale Ansprüche erfüllen und zugleich die Entwurfselemente zu einem unverwechselbaren Ganzen fügen müssen. Auch wenn Entwürfe fast immer vom Zeitgeist geprägt sind, so sind die kompositorischen Grundprinzipien weitgehend zeitlos.Stadt entwerfen erläutert die wichtigsten Entwurfs- und Darstellungsprinzipien im Städtebau anhand von ausgewählten historischen Beispielen und internationalen zeitgenössischen Wettbewerbsbeiträgen, entworfen von Büros wie Foster+Partners, KCAP Architects & Planners, MVRDV, OMA und anderen.Im Zentrum der Publikation steht die Frage, wie die Projekte entworfen wurden und welche Methoden und Instrumente dem Entwerfer zur Verfügung stehen: Neben dem klassischen Entwurf, der im Kopf des Entwerfers entsteht, erweitert sich gegenwärtig das Repertoire durch neue, computergestützte Methoden, wie z.B. dem parametrischen Entwerfen, bei dem veränderbare Parameter den Entwurf automatisiert beeinflussen und eine Vielfalt von Lösungsmöglichkeiten anbieten. Drei Best-Practice-Beispiele, die Hafencity Hamburg, Belval-Ouest in Luxemburg und die Südstadt in Tübingen, zeigen im Schlusskapitel, wie prämierte städtebauliche Konzepte und Entwürfe erfolgreich realisiert werden.
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Birkhauser Das Patientenzimmer: Planung und Gestaltung
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Birkhauser The Good Metropolis: From Urban Formlessness to Metropolitan Architecture
Architektur steht im engen Austausch mit ihrem Kontext, also der Stadt. Dieses Verhältnis war allerdings oft durch Spannung gekennzeichnet und gerade die Architektur der Moderne suchte sich häufig von ihrer Umgebung abzusetzen: Gegen die – angebliche – Formlosigkeit der Stadt stellte sie die starke Form des einzelnen Gebäudes.Dieses Buch analysiert die wechselseitigen Bezüge und untersucht dafür wichtige Stadttheoretiker. Dazu zählen August Endell, Autor von Die Schönheit der großen Stadt, Karl Scheffler, der in Berlin – Ein Stadtschicksal die Hauptstadt als „immerfort werdend" beschrieben hat, aber auch Werner Hegemann, Ludwig Hilberseimer und Rem Koolhaas. Die Publikation entwickelt einen theoretischen und historischen Rahmen der vielfältigen Bezüge zwischen Architektur und Stadt.
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Birkhauser Smart Building Design: Konzeption, Planung, Realisierung und Betrieb
How can smart technology open up new design opportunities – for the design, the execution, and the operation of buildings and for the digitalization of construction? A hitherto unusual conception of the building as a cybernetic architectural system forms the basis of this integrated design approach. The authors – architects and engineers with extensive design experience – contribute an overview of current technical components of automation and communication systems, as well as a summary of relevant laws, standards, and guidelines. Six example projects demonstrate completed applications at different scales, from a single-family residence to office buildings, and through to the Elbphilharmonie concert hall – amply illustrated in text, drawings, and photos.
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Birkhauser Basics Site Management
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Birkhauser Basics Barrierfree Planning
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Birkhauser Basics Building Contract
Once the design has been completed, the architects prepare the tender documents for the contractors, and provide support during the tender procedure. For the purpose of commissioning various building works it is necessary to set up building contracts which contain standard content as well as very individual provisions. The building contract and its extensive drawings and specifications are the basis for the building work; they must be understood by the supervising architect and implemented to create the building. The complexity and diversity of building contracts is increased by the fact that there is hardly a building contract that does not have to be modified after it has been signed. Basics Building Contract offers the typical structures and explanations, as well as the tools for creating project-specific contracts and understanding the inherent complexity.
£19.50
Birkhauser Basics Bauvertrag
Once the design has been completed, the architects prepare the tender documents for the contractors, and provide support during the tender procedure. For the purpose of commissioning various building works it is necessary to set up building contracts which contain standard content as well as very individual provisions. The building contract and its extensive drawings and specifications are the basis for the building work; they must be understood by the supervising architect and implemented to create the building. The complexity and diversity of building contracts is increased by the fact that there is hardly a building contract that does not have to be modified after it has been signed. Basics Building Contract offers the typical structures and explanations, as well as the tools for creating project-specific contracts and understanding the inherent complexity.
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Birkhauser Schnitte: Konstruktion und Raum
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Birkhauser The Urban Microclimate as Artifact: Towards an Architectural Theory of Thermal Diversity
Urban microclimates cannot be explained solely on the basis of scientific phenomena, but are also affected materially and spatially by the city’s local architecture. The layout, design, and facade construction of buildings have a major impact on wind and temperature conditions. For this reason, architecture and urban design that have an effect on microclimates must be investigated in their social and cultural contexts. The publication uses international case studies to explain these relationships. The focus is on manifestations of urban microclimates in an architectural and urban design context. The places investigated are located in France, Italy, the USA, New Zealand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Burkina Faso.
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Birkhauser The Architecture under King Ludwig II – Palaces and Factories
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864—1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban developments, hospitals, and schools, theatres and museums, but also factories, railway stations, apartment blocks, churches, and synagogues were created under his regency. This book, for the first time, sheds light on the broad architectural activities in this epoch. Essays and overview illustrations of the building projects of the time provide insights into the diversity of the then building culture and, at the same time, open up a new perspective on the royal palaces.
£34.50
Birkhauser Dense + Green Cities: Architecture as Urban Ecosystem
In which ways does a "green building" contribute to the ecology of its surroundings? And how can ecologically designed urban districts, with their green and blue networks, link up with the elements and technologies of building design? All dimensions of "green building" are investigated in this book in an effort to understand and evaluate some of the most recent and innovative Dense+Green Cities in Asia, the Americas and Europe.
£60.00
Birkhauser Franz Füeg: Entwerfen Bauen Schreiben Lehren
The Overview of the Work of Franz Füeg Who has not seen the St Pius Church in Meggen, with its unrivalled translucent marble envelope? For over 50 years, its architect, Franz Füeg, has been designing, building, writing, and also teaching at the EPF Lausanne. Only few architects of his generation have portrayed such a diverse and comprehensive understanding of the profession. This book not only documents the most important buildings of the proponent of Swiss post-modernism, who was born in Solothurn in 1921. His work has always raised fundamental questions about the condition of construction and the responsibility of the architect for his environment and, at the same time, provides a background to understanding contemporary criteria in architecture and urban design. The legacy of this influential Swiss architect and teacher of architecture Overview of his written work and documentation of his 14 most important buildings Previously unpublished designs from the archive of the EPFL Lausanne
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Birkhauser Sublimes Visions: Architectures dans les Alpes
Au XVIIIe siècle, les Alpes ont donné lieu à une nouvelle forme de contemplation de la nature qui s’est cristallisée autour de la notion de sublime. Oscillant entre effroi et fascination, cet état émotionnel suscite une expérience limite avidement recherchée : pleins d’attentes et de désirs, les voyageurs se sont aventurés dans les montagnes pour projeter des rêves très différents sur cette « nature sauvage », encore inexplorée. Comment le sublime a-t-il influencé l’architecture construite dans les Alpes, des débuts du tourisme jusqu’à nos jours ? Guidée par cette question centrale, l’auteur analyse l’architecture alpine dans son évolution historique et propose également une approche critique du tourisme actuel. Un livre qui nous invite à réfléchir sur l’avenir de la construction dans les Alpes, mais aussi sur notre rapport à la nature.
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Birkhauser House Is A House Is A House Is A House Is A House: Architectures and Collaborations of Johnston Marklee
In this low-priced special edition, the book brings together the work of the Los Angeles-based architectural practice Johnston Marklee since its foundation in 1998. The practice is known for its uniform conceptual approach to each project and is internationally recognized for its engagement with contemporary art practices while being deeply rooted in the history and practice of architecture. The book provides an insight into Johnston Marklee’s design process and cooperation with experts from related fields. It draws its material from seven conversations and seven artists’ interpretations of Johnston Marklee’s buildings and projects. A comprehensive list of work illustrated with small photographs and diagrams concludes this monograph. .
£29.50
Birkhauser Palladio, der Bildermacher
Aktuelle Perspektive auf Palladio Weltweit werden Architekturen darauf getrimmt, mediale Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen. Palladio, der bedeutendste Architekt der Renaissance, steht am Anfang dieses Trends: Seine Architekturbilder basieren auf dem Vorrang der orthogonalen Projektion. Das Entwerfen und das Darstellen sind davon durchdrungen – dies wird nicht nur im Falle der Abbildungen seiner Vier Bücher, sondern auch bei seinen realisierten Gebäuden selbst anschaulich. Aus dieser Perspektive lassen sich viele, stark diskutierte Arbeiten Palladios neu verstehen. Der Autor analysiert das gebaute Werk in diesem Sinne und zeigt: Sowohl im Inneren wie im Äußeren prägt die Frontalität des Betrachterstandpunkts maßgeblich den architektonischen Entwurf und in der Folge auch die Raumwirkung. Palladios große Wirkung ist unbestritten, er wird weltweit rezipiert. Gebäude erzeugen Bilder: Palladio steht als Bildermacher am Anfang eines aktuellen Trends. Die Aspekte der Bildlichkeit sowie der Räumlichkeit sind hochaktuell.
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Birkhauser Bomarzo: Ein Garten gegen Gott und die Welt
Der Garten des Fürsten Orsini hat alles: Abenteuer, Geheimnisse, Monster, Fabelwesen, wunderschöne Göttinnen, halb oder ganz nackt, an zauberhaften und unheimlichen Orten. Ein erlesen verführerisches Sammelsurium aus antiker Weisheit und verbotenen zeitgenössischen Quellen. Seinerzeit war der Garten, „der nur sich selbst und nichts anderem gleicht", als Aufstand gegen das Establishment berüchtigt, und noch heute sind Vicinos geistvolle Zoten dazu angetan, den Einzelnen zur Besinnung zu bringen und von der Tyrannei der Political Correctness zu befreien. Das Buch ist Resultat einer langjährigen Forschung: es enthält unveröffentlichtes Material, aktuelle Fotos, neue Übersetzungen der Briefe des Fürsten Orsini und bietet neue Erkenntnisse durch Zugang zu allen Regionen des Heiligen Waldes.
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Birkhauser Baubiologie: Kriterien und architektonische Gestaltung
Gesundheit und Umweltverträglichkeit stehen im Fokus der Gesellschaft. Das Buch zeigt, wie gebaute Umwelt ästhetisch modern und zugleich gesund und umweltfreundlich sein kann. Es schlägt den Bogen zwischen Architektur als gestalterischer Aufgabe und baubiologischen Denkweisen. Baubiologie ist die Lehre von den ganzheitlichen Wechselbeziehungen des Menschen und seiner gebauten Umwelt. Sie verbindet Baukultur mit Ökologie und Disziplinen wie Chemie, Biologie, Geologie und Psychologie. Am Modell des Instituts für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN) werden baubiologische Kriterien und Ansätze detailliert erläutert. Zahlreiche weitere aktuelle Projekte verdeutlichen, wie diese in verantwortungsbewusster, gesunder und damit nachhaltiger Architektur umgesetzt sind.
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Birkhauser Mies van der Rohe: Raum - Material - Detail
Es ist unbestritten, dass Mies van der Rohe als einer der bedeutendsten Architekten der Moderne gilt. Aber wie verhalten sich seine Überlegungen und Ideale zur Architektur in seinem gebauten – und teils auch ungebauten – Werk? Dieser Frage geht das Buch anhand von 14 Projekten Mies‘ nach. Dabei stehen Detaillierung und Materialwahl im Vordergrund. Die Bauten umfassen, beim Haus Esters und Haus Lange (1927-30) beginnend, über das Haus Tugendhat (1928-30), den Barcelona-Pavillion (1928-29), das Farnsworth House (1946-51), den Lake Shore Drive (1948-51) bis hin zur Neuen Nationalgalerie (1962-68), mehrere Jahrzehnte Mies‘ Wirkens und sowohl seine deutsche, als auch seine amerikanische Schaffensphase.Sämtliche Zeichnungen sind durch den Autor einheitlich neugezeichnet.
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Birkhauser Bauphysik der Fassade: Prinzipien der Konstruktion
The facade is the building’s interface with its environment. It is here that building physics parameters such as heat, humidity, sound, and light interface with the building and impact on it. All these influences need to be controlled by the building envelope in order to ensure the comfort of the user and the functional capability of the architecture. This introduction explains the most important phenomena and then relates them to practical building situations – which materials react in which way to these factors? How do facade systems deal with heat, humidity, sound, and light? This practical book, which is the result of cooperation between an architect and a structural engineer, describes the most important facade materials and constructions under the aspect of their building physics performance.
£30.50
Birkhauser Auf dem Weg zu Ungewissheiten: Experimente in Architektur, Design, Kunsthandwerk und Umweltgestaltung Mit einer Einleitung von Alessandro Mendini
Das Buch versammelt ausgewählte Texte von Francois Burckhardt und erzählt damit die Geschichte eines kulturellen Abenteuers im Übergang von der Moderne zur Postmoderne. Berichtet wird von Erfahrungen und Tendenzen im Kulturbetrieb im Bereich von Architektur, Design und Kunsthandwerk in Frankreich, Österreich, der Tschechischen Republik, Deutschland und Italien. Themen sind das Verhältnis von Geschichte zu Natur und den menschlichen Bedürfnissen; die Dialektik zwischen Globalisierung und Regionalismus; die Situation des Kunsthandwerks und die Aussichten für dessen Aufschwung; die Wiederentdeckung des Correalismus als Methode eines Planungsprozesses, der auf das Umweltgleichgewicht ausgerichtet ist, sowie verschiedene Interpretationen des funktionalistischen Konzepts.
£30.50
Birkhauser Die Inszenierung eines Mythos: Le Corbusier und die Akropolis
Die Akropolis ist in Le Corbusiers Werk allgegenwärtig. Sie war Inspirationsquelle, Prüfstein für die eigene Architektur und Maßstab für die eigenen Ansprüche. Sie war aber auch zentraler Bestandteil seiner Selbstinszenierung und trug zur erfolgreichen Gründung des Mythos Le Corbusier bei. Turit Fröbe nimmt eine Neubewertung der Rolle der Akropolis für Le Corbusiers Werk jenseits seiner eigenen Narration vor. Sie rekonstruiert seine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Monument, stellt dar, welcher Quellen er sich bediente und zeigt, was er darüber hinaus an Erfahrungen ganz anderen Ursprungs unter dem Stichwort Akropolis subsumierte. Das Ergebnis war eine Rezeption, die eigenständig und eigenwillig und dabei dennoch fest verankert in der Tradition des 19. und des 20. Jahrhunderts war.
£26.00
Birkhauser Understanding – Combining Typefaces: Typeface combination as a stimulus in typography
Combining typefaces is one of the great challenges and, at the same time, a continuing allure for typographers and designers: is it meant to be extravagant or should it only be carried out to a limited degree or, ideally, not at all? Which fonts harmonize with each other, and which don’t? Which ones complement each other or even enhance each other? There are few answers to be found in the professional literature. This handbook demonstrates that it is possible to determine criteria for the combining of typefaces. By looking at the shape of typefaces in detail and creating a revised classification of fonts, it conveys a deeper understanding of the diversity of typefaces and, based on a systematic analysis of analogy and contrast, it establishes the urgently necessary findings required for combining typefaces. An indispensable standard work for typographers and graphic designers.
£43.50
Birkhauser Architecture Activism
Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international practice, which is involved in architectural, urban, and product design – as well as branding – is known for its experimental and interdisciplinary designs as well as for its strong social commitment. The publication will document only projects characteristic of this social responsibility – it portrays architecture as an active tool for driving, in a global context, the development of places worth living in. One key project is the Solar Kiosk developed in 2012, a high-output, solar-based unit which is already used by many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure their power supply.
£34.50
Birkhauser Stoffwechsel: Materialverwandlung in der Architektur
Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are "constructed", how they become cultural substances. Metamorphism investigates the complex relationship between natural materials and technology, science and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803–1879) made the notion of Stoffwechsel the key element of his theory. With this concept he intended to explain how a structural form originally bound to a method of processing is transferred from one material to another, liberated from its original function. For the first time, the book investigates the subject from a historic point of view whilst reflecting on current interdisciplinary research. Examples from Aalto to Zumthor illustrate the specific aspects of historic and contemporary material concepts.
£43.50
