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Constructing Architecture
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Constructing Architecture

225,75 zł Cena

Dostępność: na zamówienie This internationally prizewinning volume now appears in its second, revised and expanded edition. Since the first edition was published in 2005, it has been adopted as a textbook at many universities. Organized into chapters on "Raw Materials/Building Materials (Modules)," "Building Components (Elements)," "Building Methods (Structures)," and "Buildings (Examples)," the book now includes a new section on translucent materials and an article on the use of glass. The chapter on "Building Elements" now includes a discussion of facades, and the chapter on "Structures" has been expanded to cover "Principles of Space Creation."

Timber Construction Details, Products, Case Studies
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Timber Construction...

152,25 zł Cena
Dostępność: na zamówienie New materials and stricter energy-efficiency requirements have brought about radical changes in timber construction in recent years. Whether built on site or pre-fabricated, this publication provides a concise survey of modern timber construction, the materials and their applications.
Basics Timber Construction
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Basics Timber Construction

57,75 zł Cena
Dostępność: na zamówienie Together with masonry construction, timber construction is usually one of the first building exercises encountered by the student in his or her training. This volume begins by presenting the building material timber in all of its facets and explaining the fundamental principles of timber construction. It then goes on to describe the most important building components and their constructive possibilities, specifically as they pertain to building with timber. Subjects: Timber as building material, Timber preservation, Systems for building with timber, Building components from foundation to roof.
Building with Steel Details, Principles, Examples (Detail Practice)
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Building with Steel...

178,50 zł Cena
Dostępność: na zamówienie Detail Practice: Building with Steel is a handbook for quick, goal-oriented reading and implementation. Case study projects exemplify common norm details using large-scale drawings. The fundamentals of planning load-bearing structures provide design and planning help. This is supplemented by explanations of common load-bearing structures using examples of residential, office, hall and industrial buildings. Issues of fire safety and building physics particularly relevant to steel construction are treated alongside the use of steel as a material for cladding facades.
Concrete Architecture Design and Construction
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Concrete Architecture...

43,58 zł Cena

Dostępność: na zamówienie Approximately half of the new buildings today are made from concrete - it can be shaped, it is long-lasting and it is economical. Yet to work successfully with the material concrete the architect requires great technical expertise, experience and a knowledge of highly developed techniques.

Architecture in Existing Fabric Planning, Design, Building
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Architecture in Existing...

189,00 zł Cena

Dostępność: na zamówienie Architectural work on existing structures has become enormously important in recent years. For the majority of architects, this is where future market opportunities will lie. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field and is thus addressed to all practitioners, students, and building sponsors whose interest goes beyond an initial encounter with this wideranging field of activity.

Limited edition
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Limited edition

271,95 zł Cena

Dostępność: na zamówienie Through design prototypes, limited editions and design-as-art objects, Limited Edition documents a new phenomenon in contemporary furniture design. This comprehensive and inspiring volume is illustrated with a rich selection of works that reflect the very best of this new area.

TERRITORIES FROM LANDSCAPE TO CITY
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TERRITORIES FROM LANDSCAPE...

334,95 zł Cena

Dostępność:na zamowienie * Provides a response by practicing landscape architects to Thomas Sieverts’s concept of urban sprawl * Gives indispensable coverage necessary for a deeper understanding of contemporary trends in landscape architecture and city planning Landscape architecture is a discipline that can bring order to the chaos of contemporary urbanism. It can also give shape and structure to the dispersed city, offering solid answers wherever the debate over the cityterritory and urban sprawl – with good reason – looks set to monopolize the attention of urbanists and architects for a long time to come. As yet, there are very few landscape architecture agencies in Europe that are both deeply involved in the territory and committed to a clear method of work.

SMALL TOWN SUSTAINABILITY
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SMALL TOWN SUSTAINABILITY

196,35 zł Cena

Dostępność:na zamowienie In an era in which the individuality and vitality of small towns are under threat from globalization, and city planning discussions tend to center on topics like metropolitan regions, megaregions, and global cities, the authors of this volume see a need to reflect critically on the potential of small towns.

RECENT WATERSCAPES
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RECENT WATERSCAPES

334,95 zł Cena

Dostępność:na zamowienie After decades of being banished from residential areas, water is now becoming an increasingly significant feature in urban design. Whether it is the integration of natural water courses into the built environment, rainwater management, the incorporation of water elements in urban areas for climatic purposes or the creation of oases of tranquility or drama such as pools or fountains – all these aspects are not only encountering renewed interest among architects and urban planners, but they are also greeted with appreciation by the general public.

MATERIOLOGY: Ksiegarnia Sztuka Architektury
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MATERIOLOGY

186,90 zł Cena

A wealth of information on materials and technologies contained in a single volume A catalogue of 150 materials Processes illustrated through informative drawings Expert authors: Quentin Hirsinger and Elodie Ternaux, the directors of matériO/Paris; and design teacher Daniel Kula, a specialist in materials and technologies An extension of the top-selling Material World volumes Materiology is a book intended for all creative professionals – architects, designers, stylists, artists and the like – who rely on materials and technologies, a target group that ranges from students to experienced professionals. Widely accessible, Materiology is written in a style that conveys a wealth of information on materials and technologies in a language that’s easy to understand.

INTERMEDIATE NATURES
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INTERMEDIATE NATURES

334,95 zł Cena

Dostępność:na zamowienie Sensational projects in USA, Japan and France serve as a source of inspiration Collaborations with Jean Nouvel, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Herzog and de Meuron With essays by internationally-famous authors Gilles Tiberghien and James Corner Michel Desvigne is no doubt the most high-profile French landscape architect working today.

DETAIL PRACTICE: ACOUSTICS AND SOUND INSULATION
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DETAIL PRACTICE: ACOUSTICS...

196,35 zł Cena

Dostępność:na zamowienie Acoustics and protection against noise do not perhaps number among the primary parameters that normally influence the design of a building. Nevertheless, at the very latest when the lecturer in the seminar room cannot be heard, when the noise level in an open-plan office reaches unbearable levels, or when a neighbor’s noise deprives you of sleep, it becomes clear just how essential acoustic can be to everyday well-being. it is not just concert halls or the amphitheaters of antiquity that call for acoustic quality; rather, every building, indeed every room, has an acoustic dimension that changes according to the nature of its particular requirements

Flying Dutchman: Motion in Architecture
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Flying Dutchman: Motion in...

90,55 zł Cena

Since Vitruvius described in his famous work not only fixed buildings but also mobile objects and constructions, the possibility of incorporating change and motion into architecture has continued to fascinate architects. Yet it is only since radically new materials and IT media have been developed that the dream has become reality.

HyperArchitecture: Spaces in the electronic Age,
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HyperArchitecture: Spaces...

235,05 zł Cena

In an age dominated by the Internet and electronic media it is becoming increasingly clear that our perception of space is also undergoing a profound transformation. The author takes the reader on a fascinating journey, revealing who has played a part in this transformation.

Thinking Architecture
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Thinking Architecture

108,15 zł Cena

In order to design a building with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction. In these essays Peter Zumthor expresses his motivation in designing buildings, which speak to our emotions and understanding in so many ways, and possess a powerful and unmistakable presence and personality.

This book, whose first edition has been out of print for years, has been expanded to include three new essays: "Does Beauty Have a Form?, "The Magic of the Real, and "Light in the Landscape. It has been freshly illustrated throughout with new color photographs of Zumthor s new home and studio in Haldenstein, taken specially for this edition by Laura Padgett, and received a new typography by Hannele Granlund.