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This title explains the balance between functionality and spirituality. The design of sacred spaces presents architects with a particular challenge. In few other design tasks is the need to achieve the right balance between function and atmosphere of such importance: which ritual requirements have to be incorporated, which pragmatic needs have to be met for a service? Which specific concerns and traditions of a particular religion must be considered? Which shapes of plan, what type of volume, and which lighting and acoustic concepts contribute to the sacred atmosphere of a space?
Dostępność: na zamówienie The Unité in Marseille (1945-1952) was a pioneering achievement at a time when social housing in the post WWII years posed an immense problem. Freed from restrictive regulations for the first time Le Corbusier was able to put into practice his concept of modern social housing. A milestone of modern architecture and subject of controversial debate, the Unité in Marseille continues to attract numerous visitors and students of architecture.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Offices, as a category of building, have undergone dramatic changes in the last few years. Increasing economic globalization, new information and communication technologies, and ecological considerations are all making demands on a branch of architecture which for nearly a century had been marked by the construction norms and standards, and the requirements of office organisation.
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.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Fascinating collection of innovative solutions.
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.
Dostępność:na zamowienie Constructing Landscape is a systematically structured reference work about the techniques and theories applied when constructing outdoor spaces. All the relevant topics are vividly covered, from materials and surfaces via building outdoor features to the use of plants.
