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Although convention centers are in high demand, the competition is tough, and new concepts are constantly in demand. Convention centers come in a range of forms, shapes, sizes and contexts. They can form part of a hotel, an airport, a skyscraper, a mountain-chalet or stand completely on their own.
Gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Umwälzungen bedeuten auch immer, dass Gebäude ihren Nutzen verlieren. Zahlreiche ihrer ursprünglichen Funktionen beraubter Bauten warten darauf, einem neuen Nutzen zugeführt zu werden. Durch das zunehmende ökologische Bewusstsein, aber auch aufgrund einer zunehmenden Wertschätzung jedweder bestehenden Bausubstanz, wird – auch aus wirtschaftlichen Erwägungen – immer häufiger statt Abriss auf Umnutzung entschieden. Diese bewegt sich in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen den Polen denkmalpflegerischer Anpassung und radikaler Neuinterpretation, zwischen bewusster Einbeziehung historischer Bedeutung und der wirtschaftlichen Nutzung der vorhandenen Substanz als Rohmaterial.
Dostępność: na zamówinie The work environment is experiencing an upheaval – offices that com-bine personality, functionality and just the right atmosphere are currently in demand. To fulfill the demands of office design and construction, architects and interior designers have developed all kinds of ideas for places of business, setting new standards for corporate architecture.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Znaczenie szkła dla poszukiwania światła i ciepła w historii jest nie do przecenienia. Dziś szkło wciąż pozostaje jednym z najbardziej niezbędnych i wszechstronnych materiałów. Poza wykorzystaniem do realizacji fasad, szkło znajduje także zastosowanie jako element struktury, prezentując szeroki wybór kolorów i tekstur. Clear Glass wykorzystując fotografie, rysunki, szkice oraz teksty prezentuje ponadczasowość i nieustającą fascynację tym materiałem.
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 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.
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.
