Residential Towers
Residential Towers

Author: Annette Gigon

Publisher: GTA Verlag

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783856763497

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"With the increasing densification of the cities, high-rise accommodation is gaining in importance. Climatic, constructional and social challenges have often led to highly innovative solutions for the residential tower, as a recent architectural type that is still constantly evolving. This selection of 80 architecturally exemplary tower blocks on five continents makes it possible to compare various different approach es. Buildings ranging in time from the 1930s to the present are each portrayed with plans, photographs and short texts, along with biographical notes on the architects. The introduction and three essays discuss various aspects of the development and significance of the residential tower in the international context."--Publisher's description.

University of Alicante Rectory Building - Álvaro Siza Vieira
University of Alicante Rectory Building - Álvaro Siza Vieira

Author: ArcDog

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781388935399

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Film stills of "University of Alicante Rectory Building | �lvaro Siza Vieira", a documentary film of the University of Alicante Rectory Building in Alicante, designed by Pritzker Prize winner Portuguese architect �lvaro Siza Vieira in 1997.

Integral Lars Müller
Integral Lars Müller

Author: Lars Müller

Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers

Published: 2010-01-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783907078969

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Building Books gives insight into the process of creating a book. In seven thematic fields the author lays out the premises of his activity as a designer and publisher: vision, context, process, protest, object, duration, effect. The reference to the process of building and the parallels to architecture is in keeping with Lars Müller’s conviction that a book design emerges from an understanding of its content. The author describes the principles of his activity, settles accounts, takes stock after twenty-five years of Lars Müller Publishers, looks into the future, and speculates about the book’s chances in competition with rapid digital media.

City as Loft
City as Loft

Author: Martina Baum

Publisher: GTA Verlag

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783856763022

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"It's always about each specific location, the people, and a vision. This is the message distilled from these portraits of 30 reused industrial areas. In a wide variety of places all round the globe, reinterpretations of the legacy of the industrial age are releasing tremendous potential energy and creativity - in the USA, Russia, Brazil and China just as much as in Europe. The book examines the background, protagonists and concepts involved and shows various strategies for reuse. In essays and interviews, specialists from both the theoretical and practical fields explain their findings and experiences. Dutch book designer Joost Grootens, well known for his self-explanatory 'infographics', has given the 30 projects a visual form allowing fascinating comparisons."--Publisher description.

Architectural Details 2003
Architectural Details 2003

Author: Detail Magazine

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-01-08

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1135143935

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This is a compilation of the full year's information, including: the "Discussion" section, where well-known architects and critics as well as specialist authors and architectural historians articulate their views; the "Documentation" section containing an analysis of selected projects, in which buildings from around the world are covered in depth; and the "Technology" section where the specific theme of each issue of the magazine is treated in greater depth. Along with these are illustrations of the high standards that Detail is known for, where all plan drawings are true to scale and have been approved by the architects, planners and engineers responsible for the original design. This annual sourcebook is a beautiful record, not only of the year's Detail publication, but of some of the best, and most innovative contemporary architecture

Museums in the 21st Century
Museums in the 21st Century

Author: Suzanne Greub

Publisher: Prestel Pub

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9783791338408

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"The general popularity of contemporary museum buildings began in the 1970s. The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris demonstrated how a museum could open itself up to the city, how it could become a public forum and shed its cloak of pathos. The days in which museums simply preserved and presented works of art are long gone." "Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings discusses the most important trends in modern architecture and, at the same time, documents increasingly intensive exchanges on an international level, portraying museum buildings and projects from 2000 to 2010 on four continents. A closer look at twenty-seven projects, either completed, planned or still under construction provides a broadly based overview of current museum architecture."--BOOK JACKET.

The Un-private House
The Un-private House

Author: Terence Riley

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13:

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"This book looks at twenty-six houses by an international roster of contemporary architects"--P. [4] of cover.