Schneider + Schumacher

Schneider + Schumacher

Author: Fabian Wurm

Publisher: Edition Axel Menges

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 3930698374

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Building in historical context: does the new have to live in the shadow of the old?


Schneider + Schumacher

Schneider + Schumacher

Author: Schneider + Schumacher (Firm)

Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783791351476

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One of Germany's leading architectural firms, schneider+schumacher has created an impressive portfolio of buildings, as can be seen in this book, which gives an in-depth overview of their projects, including ones that have not been completed yet. One of Germany's leading architectural firms, schneider+schumacher has created an impressive portfolio of buildings, as can be seen in this book, which gives an in-depth overview of their projects, including ones that have not been completed yet. schneider+schumacher rose to international fame through the design of the red "info box" at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, for years the symbol of the reunified city. Since then the architects have executed numerous spectacular projects. Their buildings adapt well to their surroundings while retaining their own identity. This monograph includes texts, sketches and photographs, and covers recent projects such as the Silvertower and the new Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main.


2000 Architects

2000 Architects

Author: Aisha Hasanovic

Publisher: Images Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 9781920744939

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Doctor Haydock, the resident GP of St. Mary Mead, hopes to cheer up Miss Marple as she recovers from the flu with a little story. The tale revolves around the return of the prodigal son of Major Laxton, the devilishly handsome Harry Laxton. Harry, after leading a life of childish indiscretions and falling head over heels for the village tobacconist’s daughter, has made good and returned to lay claim to his tumbling childhood home and introduce the village to his beautiful new wife. But, the villagers are prone to gossip about young Harry’s past, and one person in particular cannot forgive him for tearing down the old house. Will Miss Marple’s acumen be up to the task of solving the story?


Building Skins

Building Skins

Author: Christian Schittich

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-12-17

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 3034615086

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The external facades of a building are more than a protective mantle, or an intelligent skin regulating temperature and light, they also determine its very appearance. By unusual choices of materials and the use of complex technology, facades have become increasingly significant in recent years. External surfaces are being perceived as an integral part of the building and are therefore being designed as such. This volume focuses on the wide-ranging aspects of facade design, from the selection and use of materials to the advanced technical possibilities now open to the architect. A wide array of carefully selected international examples show the theory in the practice. All plans, details, and large scale sections of the facades have been researched with the high degree of competence typical of the editorial staff from the review Detail. Expert authors provide the essential information needed to plan and design facades and elucidate on the latest developments in technology and materials.


Concrete Architecture

Concrete Architecture

Author: Catherine Croft

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1856693643

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Inspiration for architects and urban planners, this text presents a re-evaluation of a material finally coming into its own in the 21st century - concrete. The text is illustrated with projects from some of the biggest-name architects around.


The CG Story

The CG Story

Author: Christopher Finch

Publisher: The Monacelli Press, LLC

Published: 2013-12-03

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1580933572

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The Art of Walt Disney author Christopher Finch tells the story of the pioneers of CG films: producer/directors like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott; and John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, founders of Pixar. Computer generated imagery, commonly called “CG,” has had as big an impact on the movie industry as the advent of sound or color. Not only has it made possible a new kind of fully animated movie, but it also has revolutionized big-budget, live-action filmmaking. The CG Story is one of determined experimentation and brilliant innovation carried out by a group of gifted, colorful, and competitive young men and women, many of whom would become legendary in the digital world. George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott embraced the computer to create believable fantasy worlds of a richness that had seldom if ever been realized on screen. Their early efforts helped inspire a revolution in animation, enabled by technical wizardry and led by the founders of Pixar, including John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, who would create the entirely computer-produced worlds of Toy Story and subsequent Pixar films. Meanwhile, directors like James Cameron used the new technology to make hybrid live-action and CG films, including the extraordinary Avatar. Finch covers these and more, giving a full account of today’s most significant CG films.


Ever After

Ever After

Author: Barry Singer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 149305161X

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Written by Barry Singer—one of contemporary musical theater's most authoritative chroniclers—Ever After was originally published in 2003 as a history of the previous twenty-five years in musical theater, on and off Broadway. This new edition extends the narrative, taking readers from 2004 to the present. The book revisits every new musical that has opened since the last edition, with Barry Singer once again as guide. Before Ever After appeared in 2003, no book had addressed the recent past in musical theater history—an era Singer describes as "ever after musical theater's many golden ages." Derived significantly from Singer's writings about musical theater for the New York Times, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker, Ever After captured that era in its entirety, from the opening of The Act on Broadway in October 1977 to the opening of Avenue Q Off-Broadway in March 2003. This new edition brings Ever After up to date, from Wicked, through The Book of Mormon, to Hamilton and beyond. Once again, this the first book to cover this new, pre-pandemic age of the Broadway musical. And, once again, utilizing his recent writing about musical theater for HuffPost and Playbill, Barry Singer's viewpoint is comprehensive and absolutely unique.


Singular Sensation

Singular Sensation

Author: Michael Riedel

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1501166654

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The "New York Post" theater columnist draws on more than 150 insider interviews to celebrate the productions, artists, and movements that shaped Broadway in the years spanning "Sunset Boulevard" through "The Lion King."