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Birkhauser Frauen Bauen Stadt: The City Through a Female Lens
Im Jahr 2030 werden weltweit 2,5 Milliarden Frauen in Städten leben und arbeiten. Traditionell war die Arbeit am Lebenskonzept Polis in ihrer Beauftragung, Planung und Ausführung jedoch männlich dominiert. Frauen Bauen Stadt porträtiert 18 Städtebauerinnen aus aller Welt und wirft einen anderen Blick auf die künftige Stadt: Internationale Autorinnen aus den Bereichen Architektur, Stadtplanung, Kunst, Architekturtheorie und -vermittlung gehen der Frage nach, wie sich die Stadtplanung in Theorie und Praxis aus weiblicher Perspektive darstellt. Und sie diskutieren, inwiefern die Zukunft auf die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse von Frauen zugeschnitten sein wird und welche Rolle Gestalterinnen, Architektinnen und Stadtplanerinnen spielen werden.
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Birkhauser City, Climate, and Architecture: A Theory of Collective Practice
The publication rethinks climate control – a key concern of the discipline of architecture – through the lens of city climate phenomena over the course of the 20th century. Based on a history of climate control on urban scales, it promotes the integration of indoors and outdoors in order to reduce environmental and thermal loads in cities. Just as heating and cooling practices inside the buildings are affecting the (urban) climate outdoors, urban heat islands are influencing the energy requirements and thermal conditions inside the buildings.While the first part of the book focuses on the interwar period in Europe, the publication’s second part considers examples from all over the globe, tracing the growing significance of ecological thinking for the design of urban environments.
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Birkhauser Stadt vermitteln: Methoden und Werkzeuge für gemeinschaftliches Planen
Collective Urban Planning in Research, Teaching and Practice This practice orientated handbook aims at all urban actors wishing to develop and realise complex urban planning concepts. It sets out a series of techniques, methods and process models that range from analytical approaches and concept strategies to the creation of participatory projects. Creative open-ended experiments have been proven as effective academic practice driven methods within applied participatory urban mediation. The book proposes a method-catalogue of immediately realisable approaches for experimental urban research as part of a design and planning procedure within education and practice. Cross-disciplinary methods and working methods for urban planning Case studies from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, London, Madrid and Wuppertal Foreword Barbara-Ann Campbell-Lange and contributions by Theo Lorenz, Mohamed Fezazi, Alexia Radounikli and Vera San Payo de Lemos
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Birkhauser Play Among Books: A Symposium on Architecture and Information Spelt in Atom-Letters
How does coding change the way we think about architecture? This question opens up an important research perspective. In this book, Miro Roman and his AI Alice_ch3n81 develop a playful scenario in which they propose coding as the new literacy of information. They convey knowledge in the form of a project model that links the fields of architecture and information through two interwoven narrative strands in an “infinite flow” of real books. Focusing on the intersection of information technology and architectural formulation, the authors create an evolving intellectual reflection on digital architecture and computer science.
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Birkhauser NERD - New Experimental Research in Design 2: Positions and Perspectives
Design is inextricably interwoven with all aspects of life and has even produced its own astonishing genre of research. Design research opens up new perspectives of interdisciplinary empiricism, joining with economics, sociology, technology, and philosophy to produce analyses and syntheses that get to the heart of daily life. The twelve contributions from international authors that comprise this book vividly make this case. They cover the relationship between subject and object, animation, all forms of representation, design activism, and many other themes. This book is intended to inspire discussion. Its target reader is anyone seeking to expand their understanding of design, to fundamentally improve their praxis, and to more deeply appreciate life in all of its aspects.
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Birkhauser Aalto im Detail: Ein Katalog der Bauteile
For the Aalto Moments in Your Projects This carefully curated catalog celebrates the rich detail in the work of Aino, Elissa, and Alvar Aalto. Every support, railing, and handle is the result of intensive formal and functional research. The authors document 50 Aalto buildings – some well-known and others less so – and arrange their photographs by component into 20 chapters. The result is a rich photographic record that will serve as a source of inspiration for every architect. From door handles to skylights: Aalto's infinite wealth of components Inspiring documentation with 400 systematically arranged photos Unconventionally detailed solutions with special attention paid to technical feasibility Also available in English (ISBN 978-3-0356-2332-1)
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Birkhauser Türen und Tore
Der 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.
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Birkhauser WerteWandel: Prozesse, Strategien und Konflikte in der gebauten Umwelt
Within the architectural design, planning, and construction processes, new valuations and revaluations are constantly taking place. Every decision is made based on existing reference values, even if the respective action is future-oriented and geared towards the creation of the new. At the same time, the preservation or further development of building structures is based on traditional thought patterns and continuously internalized value systems. This means that values are never static, even in building, but are subject to a process. This interdisciplinary volume focuses on processes of value appropriation, value internalization, and value formation. These processes are illustrated using selected examples from the history of building and planning from modern times to the present.
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Birkhauser Basics Mauerwerksbau
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Birkhauser Structures of Displacement
Structures of Displacement documents a joint project of the [applied] Foreign Affairs lab of the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The project involved the conception and design of an agricultural training center at Harsham Camp, a refugee camp in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq (2016–2019). This book presents [a]FA’s mapping of the Harsham Camp to identify and describe its economic networks and habitats, and provides insights into the individual biographies of the camp’s residents. The project was conducted as part of the UN mandate to stabilize Iraq and support economic recovery and reconstruction for displaced persons and returnees.
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Birkhauser Extended Urbanisation: Tracing Planetary Struggles
Extended methods of analysis for urbanisation processes illustrated in eight world regions. Urbanisation processes are unfolding far beyond the realm of agglomerations, profoundly transforming agrarian areas, rain forests, deserts and oceans. Inextricably bound to the earth’s ecologies, these developments are causing manifold planetary crises which require urgent scrutiny and call for new conceptions and cartographies of the urban beyond-the-city. Through detailed analysis and fieldwork captured in text, photographs and hand-drawn maps, the book portrays the effects of extended urbanisation in eight world regions. It offers a redefinition of the very notions of the “city”, “urban” and “urbanisation” and outlines new urban agendas developed to address planetary challenges. This book decenters the perspective on the urban, foregrounds urban struggle, and transcends rural-urban and north-south divides. Fundamental book for urbanism studies Redefinition of the terms “city”, “urban” and “urbanisation” Analysis of urbanisation processes in eight world regions
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Birkhauser Open Building Research
Edizione Italiano/Italian edition Architectural work in dialogue with different disciplines Founded by Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi as a design network between Milan, London and Mumbai, OBR explores new modes of contemporary living, developing an architecture that responds sensitively to and stimulates interaction with its environment, while adapting to the changing needs of society. OBR’s work strives to promote a sense of community enhancing individual identities. In this book, the architects present their work as a communal endeavor. They engage influential people in transdisciplinary dialogues that extend beyond architecture itself, questioning its autonomy and offering new perspectives on its potential and relevance. The monograph showcases a selection of twenty-four international projects by OBR that address key social issues through the medium of architecture. The first monograph on OBR’s work Selection of 24 international projects presented in texts, plans and photographs Transdisciplinary dialogues with Roni Horn, Michel Desvigne, Giovanna Borasi, and Georges Amar La prima monografia sul lavoro di OBR Una selezione di 24 progetti internazionali presentati in testi, piani e fotografie Dialoghi transdisciplinari con Roni Horn, Michel Desvigne, Giovanna Borasi e Georges Amar
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Birkhauser Rechte Räume: Politische Essays und Gespräche
Gibt es eine architektonische und städtebauliche Agenda hinter der Politik zeitgenössischer rechtspopulistischer, rechtsradikaler, rechtsextremistischer und (neo-)faschistischer Kräfte? Und wenn ja: Inwieweit macht sich hierfür die sogenannte "Mitte der Gesellschaft" zur unfreiwilligen Helferin? Diese Leitfragen ziehen sich durch die in diesem Band versammelten, teils vieldiskutierten Essays und Gespräche von Stephan Trüby. Ihr Hintergrund: Viele westlich-liberal geprägte Demokratien erfahren derzeit einen bis vor wenigen Jahren kaum für möglich gehaltenen gesellschaftlichen Rollback. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie die politische Rechte in Deutschland und darüber hinaus die Architektur, die Stadt und das Land zu formen versucht.
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Birkhauser 225 Farben / 225 Colors: Eine Auswahl für Maler und Denkmalpfleger, Architekten und Gestalter / A Selection for Painters and Conservators, Architects and Designers
Dealing with color is a complex topic: influenced by standards, fashions, and trends, we derive our ideas and concepts from color theories, intuition, and personal preferences. Most color classification systems available today are based on purely quantitative principles and include well over 1,500 colors. So how do we choose a particular color? Building on the success of the first edition, Katrin Trautwein presents a revised selection of 225 colors: new ones that develop a special beauty in the LED-light replaced some previous colors. Each color is presented with a handmade paint sample. Information on each color’s composition and origin is provided, and the features that distinguish it for architecture and design work are described.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 dada – digital architectural design assertion
The ongoing introduction of digital design tools in the architectural professional practice does not only influence the architectural design product, but equally affects the underlying design process. A digital design process taking full advantage of the potential of digital design tools is increasingly different from a paper & pencil based design development process. This publication shows how the digital architectural design tools alter the education process of future architects. The study assumes that the use of digital design and fabrication tools will require the architecture curriculum to adapt. It concludes by proposing to develop a new Digital Architectural Design Education model which differs significantly from the traditional paper & pencil pedagogical model.
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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
£13.13
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.
£19.50
Birkhauser Schnitte: Konstruktion und Raum
£43.50
