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Dostępność: na zamówienie Fabrics are some the most diverse architectural materials available. They can adapt to all architectural circumstances with an almost endless versatility. Textiles envelope space, create atmosphere, add accents and can be imparted almost any quality. Contemporary architecture and modern interior design make use of the inexhaustible ability of textiles to take on shape, creating breathtaking structures and impressive interiors. This generously illustrated volume provides succulent examples of the richness of innovative design implementing textiles.
Dostępność: na zamówienie The last decade has witnessed major changes in the design of higher education institutions, keeping pace with the demands of broadening curricula, changing student expectations and the increasing importance of technology on campuses. New pathways forged in scientific research present a particularly exciting challenge to architects, who have responded with unprecedented and inventive laboratories and workspaces.
The book in a square format sends the reader on a journey across European metropolises. Thereby, the attention is focused not on prominent buildings at large but on ingenious and extraordinary details. This title presents pillars from all architectural epochs and styles. It includes about 700 photographs that illustrate the diversity of European art of building. Whether new or old, nice or bizarre - here the reader will find an architectural kaleidoscope of a special kind.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Timber as a traditional building material provides exciting possibilities in architectural design that have long been recognised and employed. Quite apart from the aesthetic value of the different kinds of wood, one of the most important advantages is its sustainability, which make it part of energy-efficient architecture. Wood-based architecture has become a worldwide trend as it is compatible with modern housing and simultaneously time respects the requirements for economic utilization of natural renewable sources.
Dostępność: na zamówienie The climatic development over the past years and the predicted climate change worldwide give us reason to launch a new series, which will deal with architecture in extreme environment as well as with extreme architecture in general. Special requirements, due to climatic conditions in their increasing radicalness, do not only demand a great deal of material and workmanship but also ask for a special engineering performance and adjusted architectural concepts.
Dostępność:na zamowienie Travel has become an integral part of modern life and the geographic setting in which travelers find themselves is constantly changing. To be far from home is at once an adventure and a necessary thing, and as such the expectations placed in the hostelries where travelers spend much of their time rise.
From the contents: Black Dog House in Nagano, Japan (Atelier Bow-Wow) House Gerzensee in Bern, Switzerland (Halle 58 Architekten) Villa Bjarne Riis in Veijle, Denmark (Architekthuset A/S) Villa NM in Upstate New York, USA (UN Studio) Living in a Bunker in Munich, Germany (binnberg + eberle) As the focal point of everyday life, living spaces in residential buildings offer limitless design possibilities. The homes featured in this book showcase the stunning variety of materials and designs to be found in contemporary houses, ranging from minimalist concepts employing concrete, glass and steel, to traditional, nature-conscious construction using wood.
Spas are becoming increasingly common all over the world. In holiday resorts as well as in private homes, yesterdays bathrooms are giving way to wellness rooms for recovery from modern life's hustle and bustle. Architects and designers integrate their clients longing for rest and relaxation in their designs. "Bath & Spa" presents seventy projects for relaxation, recreation and dreaming with photos, plans and drawings. Whether in a small bathroom or a top-flight spa, surprising design opportunities arise from different combinations of materials. This publication of the series "Architecture in Focus" invites the reader to discover the new trends at this exciting interface between the solid and liquid states.
Pojęcie architektury krajobrazu obejmuje wiele realizacji powstałych na wolnym powietrzu: planowanie otwartej przestrzeni, na lub nawet wewnątrz budynków, projekty na terenie rezydencji lub w naturze, jak również „sztukę ziemi" wykorzystującą surowce naturalne jako dzieło sztuki. Geograficzny i społeczny kontekst uzasadnia różnorodność 1000 projektów z całego świata. Szczególny nacisk położono na realizacje parków i ogrodów, ale publikacja przedstawia również wiele różnych kategorii takich jak: zielone fasady, kamienne ogrody, pomniki i oczka wodne.
1000 X EUROPEAN HOTELS W publikacji znajdują się realizacje: Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace in Budapest, Węgry Golden Apple Boutique Hotel in Moscow, Rosja Puerta América in Madrid, Hiszpania Hotel Borg in Reykjavík, Islandia Drugi tom cieszącej się popularnością serii „Kolekcja architektury"prezentuje największe i najbardziej pomysłowe europejskie hotele: słynne Grand Hotele z blaskiem i historią, jak również nowe, innowacyjne miejsca zachwycające profesjonalnym designem. Obok sieci hoteli, takich jak Regent, istnieją także nietypowe domy gościnne np. drewniane domy na drzewie. Ilustracje pokazują jak zróżnicowane są projekty hoteli: od stylowych miejsc biznesowych do ekstrawaganckich luksusowych hoteli i wspaniałych domów wiejskich.
Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, immense creative energy is being directed towards new space for live performance. Profusely illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, Performing Architecture explores fifty of today’s finest performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings.
