Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at ...
The aesthetic and constructive quality of a building is also significantly determined by the careful design and implementation of details. Detailed drawings are developed ...
Catalogue of contemporary design methods and techniques Discourse on current and future requirements and possibilities in architecture Edition Angewandte - Book Series of the ...
Complexity in architecture, construction and material manipulation is constantly increasing due to our present ability to design, calculate and fabricate an extending range of ...
In this publication, paintings by Rudolph (von) Alt are juxtaposed with photographs by Stefan Olah, The artists' positions- and their lines of sight- are ...
Architecture is energy. Lines drawn on paper to represent architectural intentions also imply decades and sometimes centuries of associated energy and material flows. Form ...
Architects are used to designing visually. In order to expand their basic design tools, this book explores the interactions between sound, space, hearing, and ...
The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is ...
The much noted international architects' practice, Berger + Parkkinen, was founded in 1995 by Alfred Berger and Tiina Parkkinen, with practices in Vienna and ...
The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials - a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or ...
Basics Building Technology covers the fields of water supply and disposal, electric installations and energy-related subjects, i.e. heating, ventilation and lighting. The compendium combines ...
The architectural office of Escher GuneWardena was founded in 1996 in Los Angeles. Their work reflects the background and broad cultural ambitions of their ...
Beyond Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, numerous Swiss architects have shaped the contemporary architectural scene. This book documents 25 buildings in Switzerland, ...
