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Sketch Plan Build: World Class Architects Show How It's Done

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:05:00 -0700

Hardcover: 500 pages
Publisher: Collins Design (April 26, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060749717
ISBN-13: 978-0060749712

Description

Often the most sophisticated buildings get their start as quick sketches in a moment of sudden inspiration. During the long process of careful refinement, these same sketches take shape and emerge as the buildings we see before us everyday. Focusing on the design process of today's most noteworthy architects, Sketch Plan Build explores the reasoning, resources, and influences behind the projects of today's most recognized architects.

This book is a primary tool for under-standing the different traits and nuances each architect uses to express their own ideas. With international projects from world renowned architects such as Tadao Ando, Coop Himmel(b)lau, and Renzo Piano, and with detailed sketches, drawings, and photographs for each project, Sketch Plan Build is sure to provide a comprehensive compendium for all those interested in how an inspired idea makes the journey from projection to construction.

This book brings together the drawings, sketches, and finished photographs of more than thirty prestigious international architects. With its 500 fully-illustrated pages, Sketch Plan Build is a diverse graphic tour that starts with the sketch, extends to drawings, and concludes with finished photographs -- providing the reader with a profound insight into the design process of today’s most respected architects.

About the Author

Alejandro Bahamón is an architect, writer, and editor. He is the author of many design and architecture books including Mini House, Small Apartments, and Small Lofts.

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Ideas That Shaped Buildings

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:52:00 -0700

Paperback: 372 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press (November 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0262582279
ISBN-13: 978-0262582278

LINK : http://www.easy-share.com/1907345940/IDEAS THAT SHAPED BUILDINGS.pdf

Building Type Basics for Research Laboratories

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:48:00 -0700

Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (September 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 047016333X
ISBN-13: 978-0470163337

Description

The Wiley Building Type Basics series provides architects and other professionals with the essential information they need to jumpstart the design of a variety of facilities. This volume covers the design of research laboratories, with the practical information necessary to meet the construction and renovation needs of this increasingly complex industry. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the Second Edition now addresses laboratory construction in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, and updates its information for post-9/11 research needs and trends, including the current International Building Codes. New and updated projects from a variety of designers including Duke University's Medical Science Research Building, GlaxoWellcoms laboratories in the UK, and the US government's Argon laboratory.

From the Inside Flap
Building Type Basics for Research Laboratories is a one-stop source for the essential information architects need to fast-start the design process. In this book, renowned architect and laboratory planner Daniel Watch shares his knowledge and expertise on a broad scope of issues that are essential to the design of government, private sector, and academic research laboratories. The book addresses the shift from individual research to team-based research, the impact of computer technology on laboratory design, "flexible" buildings, renovation guidelines, and safety issues. It provides critical information on the process, potential problems, design concerns, and recent trends in research laboratory design, along with complete coverage of energy issues and mechanical systems, structural concerns, lighting, internal traffic, security, ADA issues, and much more. This indispensable guide:

Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a project commission
Provides project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details
Includes guidelines for private, academic, and government research labs

This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects countless hours of research. Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle laboratory commissions of all kinds.

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Urban Design: Green Dimensions

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:28:00 -0700

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Architectural Press; 2 edition (February 25, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750662077
ISBN-13: 978-0750662079

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Travel, Space, Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:24:00 -0700

Hardcover: 352 pages

Publisher: Ashgate (April 1, 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0754648273

ISBN-13: 978-0754648277

Book Description

Cultural theorists have, over the past few decades, examined the role of travel in spatial definition, and have noted its significance in the constant exchange and interaction between cultures. Whilst travelling has also been the subject of architectural research, particularly concerning the work of internationalist architects of the early 20th Century, deeper issues of travel, such as mapping, displacement, foreigness and otherness, have been largely neglected in architectural theory. This book brings architectural thinking in line with the cultural theory debates and argues that, rather than architecture being 'rooted' to place as has traditionally been asserted, border crossing and cross-cultural encounters have always been a prevailing paradigm of the spatial conceptualisation, representation and production of space. It brings together case studies ranging from those between Japan and Europe in the period of early modernity, to central Europe and the Mediterranean within the framework of modern architecture, and to the USA and the European East in the cold-war era, unveiling (mis)readings and exchanges that are embedded in subsequent cultural productions. It also addresses the influence of globalization on contemporary urban design and architecture, examining the impact of immigration on metropolitan environments and the spread of signature architectural practices throughout the world. In doing so, "Travel, Space, Architecture" promotes an original understanding of architecture as a practice concerned with a realm much broader than that of building, and of the influence of travel on designing and producing spatial conceptions and forms.

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Surrealism and Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:20:00 -0700

Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 17, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415325196
ISBN-13: 978-0415325196

Description

Surrealism and Architecture examines a long overlooked topic: the relationship of surrealist thought to architectural theory and practice. This is a historically informed examination of architecture's perceived absence in surrealist thought, surrealist tendencies in the theories and projects of modern architecture and the place of surrealist thought in contemporary design methods and theories.

This book represents the most current insights into the historical and contemporary relationships of surrealism in the thought and practice of modern architecture. Of all the artistic modernism affecting the design of buildings and cities, only surrealism has remained unexplored, yet the surrealist critiques of rationalism, orthodoxy, and the spatial production of meaning have a place in the history of modernism. In the 20 essays, the role of the subconscious, the techniques of defamiliarization, aesthetic and social forces affecting the objects, interiors, cities and landscapes of the 20th century are revealed in the works of Breton, Dali, Aragon, Le Corbusier, Neimeyer, Kiefer, Hejduk, Tschumi, and others ranging across the history of modern art and architecture. The book contains a diversity of voices, methodologies, and insights to bring into sharp focus what is often suppressed in the histories of the modernist avant-garde. This comprehensive collection examines the theoretical, visual, and spatial practices of writers, artists, architects, and urbanists with particular emphasis on the critique of the everyday world-view, offering alternative models of subjectivity, artistic effect, and the production of meanings in the built world.

With the renewed interest in the surrealist movement, this timely collection of illustrated essays is the first to look at the architectural possibilities of this distinct modern artistic movement which was interdisciplinary and international. This book offers a model for a new approach to historically rigorous analysis of interdisciplinary artistic practice. It will be of interest to scholars in the histories of modernism, students and practitioners of art and architecture, cultural studies, and urban studies.

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Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:16:00 -0700

Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Wiley (December 23, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471388270
ISBN-13: 978-0471388272

Description

An "anatomical" study of building systems integration with guidelines for practical applications Through a systems approach to buildings, Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture details the practice of integration to bridge the gap between the design intentions and technical demands of building projects. Analytic methods are introduced that illustrate the value, benefit, and application of systems integration, as well as guidelines for selecting technical systems in the conceptual, schematic, and design development stages of projects.

Landmark structures such as Eero Saarinen's John Deere Headquarters, Renzo Piano's Kansai International Airport, Glenn Murcutt's Magney House, and Richard Rogers's Lloyd's of London headquarters are presented as part of an extensive collection of case studies organized into seven categories:

* Laboratories

* Offices

* Pavilions

* Green Architecture

* High Tech Architecture

* Airport Terminals

* Residential Architecture

Advanced material is provided on methods of integration, including an overview of integration topics, the systems basis of architecture, and the integration potential of various building systems. An expanded case study of Ibsen Nelsen's design for the Pacific Museum of Flight is used to demonstrate case study methods for tracing integration through any work of architecture.

Visually enhanced with more than 300 illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture is a valuable reference guide for architecture and civil engineering students, as well as architects, engineers, and other professionals in the construction industry.

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Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design: An Introduction for Engineers and Architects

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:12:00 -0700

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (June 11, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750681497
ISBN-13: 978-0750681490

Book Description

Nanotechnology offers product engineers, designers, architects and consumers with a vastly enhanced palette of materials and properties, ranging from the profound to the superficial. This beautifully presented text explores the nanotech opportunities and challenges that are fundamental to design and materials selection.

Product Description

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnology offers product engineers, designers, architects and consumers a vastly enhanced palette of materials and properties, ranging from the profound to the superficial. It is for engineering and design students and professionals who need to understand enough about the subject to apply it with real meaning to their own work.

* World-renowned author team address the hot-topic of nanotechnology

* The first book to address and explore the impacts and opportunities of nanotech for mainstream designers, engineers and architects

* Full colour production and excellent design: guaranteed to appeal to everyone concerned with good design and the use of new materials

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A Living Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:09:00 -0700

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El Croquis 44+58 TadaoAndo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:02:00 -0700

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In Detail: Solar Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:59:00 -0700

* Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

* Number Of Pages: 176

* Publication Date: 2003-11-24

* ISBN / ASIN: 3764307471

Book Description:

In the very near future energy-efficient building will be the rule rather than the exception. Insulating glazing, multi-functional facades and organic solar cells are examples of important new developments in the field of solar thermal technology, photo-voltaics, heating and ventilation technology which are suitable for a wide range of uses from large-scale urban-planning projects to individual single family houses, and can make significant contributions to the conservation of natural resources in sustainable building. Carefully selected articles provide information on planning methods and techniques which will enable the user to assess and apply appropriate measures. The essays are complemented by a selection of built examples which demonstrate innovative solutions and the importance of an integrated planning process in realized projects, complete with full plans and large scale details.

http://www.easy-share.com/1906963596/Solar Architecture - Detail Praxis.pdf

Zaha Hadid Works - repost

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:44:00 -0700

Book Description:

Zaha Hadid is one of the leading architects of our time. True to her provocative architectural research, her recently built works realize challenging and innovative designs once thought unbuildable. Moreover, a look at her pending projects promise even more dramatic shifts in our understanding and experience of architecture.

Built works include: Contemporary Arts Center, Bergisel Ski Jump, Car Park & Terminus Hoenheim-Nord.

Projects include: Phaeno- Science Center Wolfsburg, MAXXI- Museum of Arts of the 21st Century, BMW Plant- Central Building, One-North- Vista Masterplan Price Tower Arts Center.

Features: Video Interviews [60 min] VR Panoramic Views [11] Paintings [12] Photographs [70] Models [73] Drawings [70] Computer Renderings [90] Computer Animations [13]

The PlanetArchitecture.com Series of e-archives provide virtual tours which transcend the capabilities of traditional media. Utilizing an intuitive multi-referenced interface, e-archives allow users self-directed experiences through a comprehensive collection of videos, photographs, VR panoramic views, drawings, and renderings. [Mac/PC compatible]

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Façades: Principles of Construction

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:35:00 -0700

Paperback: 135 pages

Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition (August 24, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3764379626

ISBN-13: 978-3764379629

Description

Facades determine the appearance of a building. Thus they have a very important role to play in architecture. At the same time, the building envelope has important functions to fulfill, including lighting, weatherproofing, thermal isolation, load distribution, and sound insulation, to name only the most important. In the last fifteen years, facades have become significantly more complex. For example, "intelligent,â climate-active facades use self-regulating systems to respond to changing light and weather conditions.

This book demonstrates the principles of facade construction. Guidelines are suggested for good detailing. The installation procedures are described for the most common materials âglass, wood, steel, concrete, and aluminum. Numerous drawings made specially for the book explain the principles of the individual types of facade which are then illustrated with built examples.

About the Author

Dr. Ulrich Knaack was formerly an architect in Düsseldorf and is now a professor of construction and design at the Technische Universiteit Delft (Delft University of Technology) and the Fachhochschule Detmold (University of Applied Sciences, Detmold). He is the author of the well-known textbook Konstruktiver Glasbau (Glass Construction).

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Auer is a partner at Transsolar Energietechnik in Stuttgart. He is a specialist in integrated building technology, and since 2001 he has been teaching at Yale University in the field of the Environmental Design of Buildings.

Marcel Bilow is a research associate with Prof. Knaackâs chair at the Fachhochschule Lippe & Höxter (Lippe & Höxter University of Applied Sciences) in Detmold, where he directs the field Forschung und Entwicklung (Research and Development).

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ETFE: Technology and Design

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:28:00 -0700

Hardcover: 160 pages

Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel; 1 edition (July 25, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3764385634

ISBN-13: 978-3764385637

Description

ETFE foil has recently become an important material for the cladding of technologically sophisticated and innovative buildings. This material is very thin and lightweight and, when used in air-filled cushion assemblies, has enormous strength and a range of adaptive environmental attributes. ETFE cushion enclosures became known primarily through Grimshaw Architectsâ Eden Project and Herzog + de Meuronâs Allianz Arena, and they are being used on the spectacular swimming stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the largest ETFE building envelope in the world so far.

This book is conceived as an in-depth introduction to the characteristics of ETFE and its applications in construction. Project examples explore in detail the specific characteristics of ETFE building skins in the areas of structural behavior, light transmission, insulation, acoustics, fire engineering and environmental modification.

About the Author

Annette LeCuyer is an architect who studied at the Architectural Association in London and is currently a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the author of numerous publications on architecture. Her book Steel and Beyond was published by Birkhauser in 2003.

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European Landscape Architecture: Best Practice in Detailing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:25:00 -0700

Hardcover: 272 pages

Publisher: Routledge (December 7, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0415307368

ISBN-13: 978-0415307369

Description

Drawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details. Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in relation to the details of the design, the book offers a more profound understanding of decision making through all stages of the design process.

The book includes the study of the choice of materials and techniques of construction, and explores the cultural and symbolic significance of such choices, as well as questions of environmental sustainability. With projects analyzed and evaluated here that have won international acclaim, or have been awarded national prizes, European Landscape Architecture is a core book in the study and understanding of the subject.

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Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and Engineers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:17:00 -0700

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 3 edition (February 8, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0415363349

ISBN-13: 978-0415363341

Description

Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UKs leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, Environmental Design is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings. The principles of their approach, which they have taught in numerous schools of architecture and engineering, are clearly presented here. This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines.

The book starts with some basic scientific principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and buildings form. Natural ventilation systems, high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy sources are covered. State-of-the-art buildings of exceptional quality are incorporated throughout the text and illustrate the authors belief that environmentally responsible architecture can be visually exciting. The book concludes with a selection of detailed case studies of award-winning projects including Beaufort Court, Kings Langley.

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James Carpenter: Environmental Refractions

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:12:00 -0700

Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (August 31, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568986084
ISBN-13: 978-1568986081

Product Description

James Carpenter is an artist and sculptor whose work focuses on developing new glass and material technologies. His interest in architecture has evolved into a unique design practice that ranges from technical glass and materials consulting to designing curtain walls, roofing systems, bridges, and sculptures. In James Carpenter: Environmental Refractions, the artist's first monograph, author Sandro Marpillero explores the unique opportunities afforded by the transparency, reflectivity, and compressive strength of glass. With over 300 images, this book brings to light the work of an exciting designer crossing the boundaries between architecture, engineering, and fine arts. James Carpenter Design Associates, founded in 1978, has worked collaboratively with preeminent architects and engineers in the United States and abroad—including Norman Foster, Richard Meier, SOM, and Michael Van Valkenburgh—creating the artistic complement to many significant buildings. James Carpenter, in collaboration with Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, have been chosen to design and build an undulating glass dome for the new Penn Station.

Reviews

Marpillerro's beautifully conceived and designed book presents exquisite snapshots of these effects while revealing the magician's tricks... At a time when architecture is preoccupied with the production of phenomenal effects, it is worth pausing on the fact that Carpenter's works engender reflection in both the optical and cognitive sense, staging experiences that inform and take measure, surprise and estrange. -- The Architect's Newspaper, March 7, 2007

When I first heard of James Carpenter, he was described to me as a glass artist. He certainly is one, but he also is much more. . . .Environmental Refractions provides beautiful photographs and illustrations, descriptions of these projects and insights into the design process. Lighting simulation tools and visual mock-up processes essential in realizing innovative design are described. -- Glass Magazine, November 2006

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Environmental Noise Barriers: A Guide to their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:07:00 -0700

Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (June 9, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415437083
ISBN-13: 978-0415437080

Description

"Environmental Noise Barriers" examines both the acoustical and landscaping issues affecting the design of barriers. Detailed consideration is given to materials, engineering, legal and environmental issues as well as the health and social impacts of noise barriers. This extensively revised new edition is updated in line with UK and EU legislation and international provision of barriers. The use of new materials, designs and design thinking are discussed. It includes new methods for improving the acoustic performance of barriers and extended sections on road surfacing, tunnels and railways and aircraft/airport acoustic amelioration. The sections on vegetative barriers, the use of photovoltaics and integrated solutions have been expanded. "Environmental Noise Barriers" is a unique one-stop reference for practitioners, whether acoustical engineers, landscape architects or manufacturers, and for highways departments in local and central authorities.

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FOBA: Buildings

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:06:00 -0700

By Katsu Umebayashi, Thomas Daniell, Michael Webb

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Number Of Pages: 224

Publication Date: 2005-09-08

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1568985274

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781568985275

Book Description:

Pure. Minimal. Simple. These are the words commonly used to describe the work of contemporary Japanese architects. FOBA, an internationally celebrated architectural practice based in Kyoto, looks beyond the aesthetics of minimalism, instead finding inspiration in the relationships between structure and site. FOBA: Buildings, the first monograph on the decade-old firm, features ten projects of surprising range: undulating lines, overlapping cubes, interpenetrating forms, and unexpected pairings demonstrate a varied set of approaches to projects. The work is at times boldly expressionistic, and at others refreshingly austere. The book also chronicles the FOB Homes system-a FOBA subsidiary company established in 1999-a uniquely creative response to the generic mass-produced pre-fabricated housing available in Japan. With five basic prototypes that can be easily adapted to any site or client, FOB Homes redefines the concept of standardized housing. Their simple, neutral white boxes counter the visual chaos of contemporary Japan and offer the elegance and experience of "architecture" to the general public-a union of modernist aesthetics with the modernist ideology of democratic, affordable design. Together, FOBA and FOB Homes offers a look into the architecture of tomorrow. FOBA: Buildings will be an inspirational sourcebook of ideas for those interested in innovative architecture with humane ideals.

14,9 MB

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Innovations in Hospice Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:59:00 -0700

Hardcover: 216 pages
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (March 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 041532713X
ISBN-13: 978-0415327138

Description

Societies around the globe are aging at an unprecedented rate. This trend is particularly pronounced in Japan, Russia, Western Europe, and in the United States. Palliative care consists of care provided to persons who are in the final stages of a terminal illness. Hospice care, however, is administered to persons of all ages.

Innovations in Hospice Architecture responds to the need for a theoretically based reference book summarizing key historical as well as recent developments with respect to this rapidly evolving building type. The objective is to present an overview of the historical origins of the contemporary hospice, the diverse variations on the basic premise of hospice care, to review the scant architectural literature published on this subject to date, and to present a series of case studies of exemplary hospices around the world. The concluding chapter consists of a compendium of planning and design concepts for environments for palliative care. Case study projects are from Japan, Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, the United States, Taiwan, and South America. These are individually presented and comparatively analyzed, and prognostications for the future of hospice architecture are discussed in the concluding section.

This book is of interest to architects, students of healthcare architecture, direct care providers including nurses, physicians and therapists, healthcare organizations, and public government agencies.

About the Author

Verderber and Refuerzo founded the practice R-2ARCH/Los Angeles and New Orleans 15 years ago and have completed many architectural research-based design projects and their work has been published widely. Many of their healthcare projects have received national awards.

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Portable Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:25:00 -0700

Description

The purpose of this third edition of Portable Architecture remains unchanged – to show that mobile buildings are feasible, are able to fulfil many different roles, and are economically viable to build and operate. New projects have only been included if they add some new innovation in the way they have been designed, built or operated. In selecting them I have excluded work which uses strategies that are already examined in equal detail elsewhere. This book would not be possible without the cooperation and generosity of those who have commissioned, designed and built the buildings examined in the case studies. I must therefore express my real gratitude to those who have helped with the creation of this book by giving their time and material – in particular Maurice Agis, Eduard Böhtlingk, Simon Blackmore, Neil Burford, Todd Dalland, Mark Dytham, Mark Fisher, Giuseppe Lignano, Alan Parkinson, Jennifer Siegal, the TAG McLaren Group, and Axel Thallemer. I also thank Alison Yates of the Architectural Press for helping bring this new edition to fruition and the Leverhulme Trust for a study abroad fellowship that enabled important dedicated research to be carried out.

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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:23:00 -0700

Description

Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net - presentationzen.com - shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today-s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

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Architecture Now - Vol. 2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:09:00 -0700

Description

The fine line between art and architecture is rapidly becoming harder to perceive. With the aid of sophisticated computer programs, today's most innovative architects are working on designs so conceptual they could not be realized in the physical world. Nevertheless, these sorts of forward-thinking projects are an important influence on the architectural climate. At the dawn of the 21st century, architecture is entering a paradigm shift; no longer can it be completely distinguished from art. Be they built from bytes or bricks, the projects in this book represent the imagination of the planet's most talented and creative architects. For all the latest and most important architectural projects and trends, look no further than this volume, the follow-up to our popular and groundbreaking book Architecture Now!

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Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:07:00 -0700

Description

What makes a visually appealing landscape? How can the design and use of a landscape be harmonized? These are just some of the questions tackled in this refreshing approach to the subject. In Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape the author explains a range of design principles.

The book is profusely illustrated using both abstract and real examples taken from a wide range of international locations, together with cross references between related principles and case studies, demonstrating how principles can be applied to visually creative design and management.

A unique feature of this book is the author's presentation of a vocabulary of visual design, structured in a logical and easy to follow sequence, which makes the book highly accessible even to non-designers who increasingly need to know about visual design in their work. There is also a glossary for the terms that may be unfamiliar to those coming into design for the first time. Given the broad range of the book it will be an important guide for students on landscape, architecture, planning and design courses, and professionals will also find it an ideal source of ideas and applications.

This new edition includes revised and updated text that will link to other areas of research and disciplines such as aesthetic philosophy and psychology. A third of the photographs have been replaced with new photographs showing better and more recent examples and also reflecting landscape in a wider range of countries.

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Design for Outdoor Recreation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:05:00 -0700

Description

Design for Outdoor Recreation takes a detailed look at all aspects of design of facilities needed by visitors to outdoor recreation destinations. The book is a comprehensive manual for planners, designers and managers of recreation taking them through the processes of design and enabling them to find the most appropriate balance between visitor needs and the capacity of the landscape. A range of different aspects are covered including car parking, information signing, hiking, waterside activities, wildlife watching and camping. This second edition incorporates new examples from overseas, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Eastern Europe as well as focusing on more current issues such as accessibility and the changing demands for recreational use.

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