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Since the days of the Hanseatic League, Hamburg has been one of the most important commercial centers in Germany. Its long history of international trade has imbued its architectural legacy with a rich variety of influences. However, lest you think it is resting on its laurels, Hamburg continues to be the site of architectural innovation. In particular, the HafenCity project to redevelop the old harbor is one of the most creative and unusual urban regeneration projects in Germany today. Hamburg...

Lavish presentation of the most courageous (and sometimes outrageous) collaborations between some of the world's most critically acclaimed architects and designers and the leading fashion houses of our time Brings together the most cutting-edge fashion boutiques of the twenty-first century in the major fashion capitals of the world: London, Milan, New York, Paris and Tokyo Stunning photography throughout and critical texts by Neil Bingham, leading commentator on architecture, design and fashion...

Each architectural design is a new history. To identify what is novel or innovative, we need to consider the present, past and future. We expect historical narratives to be written in words, but they can also be delineated in drawing, cast in concrete or seeded in soil. The aim of this volume is to understand each design as a visible and physical history. Historical understanding is investigated as a stimulus to the creative process, highlighting how architects learn from each other and ot...

By introducing the basics of architectural science, this book is an ideal reference that provides an understanding of the physical basis of architectural design. The knowledge gained from this book equips the reader with the tools for realizing the full potential of the good intentions of sustainable, bioclimatic design.The text gives the reader the knowledge to design in order to control indoor environmental conditions: heat, light and sound. Into this discussion is introduced the problem that...

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the founding of New Architecture, we are republishing a selection of the most interesting essays by some of the world's leading architects and critics including Raimund Abraham, Jean Baudrillard, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Hans Hollein, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Wolf Prix, Bernard Tschumi and Lebbeus Woods. The essays look critically at current directions in architecture, irrespective of stylistic considerations, and explore each theme in depth, rais...

The book that helped spark the retro craze for fifties architecture and introduced the term googie to the world is back! First published by Chronicle in 1986, this key survey of mid-century coffee shop and commercial architecture is still the standard work on the subject Googie Redux is a thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the classic and perennial top-selling book that rekindled the craze for 1950s coffee shop and commercial architecture. Long derided by critics as popular folly, the st...

Chronicling the evolution of architectural theory from ancient Greece through medieval times to today, this classic reference offers the most coherent and broad survey available. It's breadth of coverage and user-friendly format will make it an ideal reference for anyone in the field.

A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas is the first comprehensive survey to narrate the urbanization of the Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, making it a vital resource to help you understand the built environment in this part of the world. The book combines the latest scholarship about the indigenous past with an environmental history approach covering issues of climate, geology, and biology, so that you'll see the relationship between urban and rural in...

An intreging and highly readable account of Jorn Utzon and the Sydney Opera HouseThis book reveals both sides of the story behind the building

While the final product of an architect's efforts typically receives the majority of media attention, the process by which it is achieved is rarely revealed. "Architecture in Process" presents the sketches, drawings and models produced by the offices of Eric Owen Moss, Morphosis, Steven Holl, Itsuko Hasegawa and Will Alsop who all place considerable emphasis on the evolution of a design idea and the careful documentation of its incremental growth. Each of these architects approaches that task di...

This text introduces students, professionals and the general public to the architectural achievements of diverse cultures outside the Euro-American tradition. Rather than concentrating on geographic or chronological categories, however, the authors have arranged their subject matter thematically in order to focus on the basic needs common to all human communities. The book is divided into five major sections, each of which deals with vernacular as well as momumental structures. These five topics...

This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! This is the pioneering project that sought to bring modernism to the masses. The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar...

* A must-have reference to more than 100 common residential conditions from accessibility issues to working with zinc * Practical information that the architect, engineer, contractor and homeowner can access quickly, with over 230 supporting tables photos and details * Identifies frequently used reference standards, acceptable practices, and other relevant resources Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questions When you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. Gra...

Der finnische Architekt Pekka Helin grundete bereits 1979 in Helsinki sein erstes Buro. In seiner Entwurfshaltung knupft das Buro in einer spezifisch skandinavischen Ausdrucksform sowohl an den Funktionalismus, als auch an die organische Architektur eines Aalvar Alto, Viljo Revell, Heikki Siren oder auch eines Arne Erve an. Das Material Holz spielt in dieser sehr klaren Architektur eine vordergrundige Rolle. Das Buro kreiert Bauten im Bereich Wohnen - haufig direkt am Wasser gelegen, wo die Einb...

Von transparent bis transluzent - neue Konstruktionsmöglichkeiten mit einem vernachlässigten Material. Ob als transluzente Platten, weit gespannte Membranen, luftgefülltes Folienkissen oder in organisch geschwungener Gestalt: in den unterschiedlichsten Formen und Anwendungsbereichen finden Kunststoffe Verwendung in der Architektur. Innovative technische Entwickungen verbessern stetig seine Materialeigenschaften. Kunststoffe sind heute im Bauwesen eine ernstzunehmende Alternative, sei es als Trag...

Precedents in Architecture provides students with a foundation for understanding architecture and creating their own designs through the examination of works by internationally known architects. A unique diagrammatic technique is used to analyze over 100 existing buildings and illustrate meaningful architectural concepts. Students become familiar thinking in terms of parti- the assumptions behind an architectural design and the choices made when realizing that design. The new Fourth Edition will...

This sourcebook of graphic standards contains thousands of examples of architectural style from buildings around the world. Combining plans, drawings, and high-contrast photography, it includes period and modern details of structure or aesthetic treatment that recur in different historical periods, architectural styles, buildings materials and types.