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Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 84.00Visions for the contemporary city Pelli Clarke Pelli, founded in 1977 by Cesar Pelli, is an architectural office of worldwide renown. They are known in particular for their elegant and technically advanced tower designs. These are usually characterized by taut, seamless envelopes without exposed profiles ? their visual structure is achieved by subtly... more...
Mies van der Rohe - Das gebaute Werk
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 98.00Diese grundlegende und umfassende Mies-Monografie betrachtet sein Werk von einem entwurfsbezogenen Standpunkt der Architektur aus: Sie rekonstruiert die Bauten in ihrem realisierten Zustand und sieht sie gleichsam auf Augenhöhe des heutigen Betrachters: als qualitätvolle und nach wie vor inspirierende Architektur eines großen Meisters der Moderne. more...
Flexible Verbundmaterialien in Architektur, Bauwesen und Innenarchitektur
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 70.00n.a. more...
Oscar Niemeyer
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 52.00The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) is a twentieth century classic. He became world renowned for planning and building the capital Brasilia, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. In 1988 he was awarded the Pritzker Prize. His buildings are deeply respectful of the site and are characterized by an unmistakable, almost Baroque... more...
Performance-Oriented Architecture
Wiley 2013; US$ 40.00Architecture is on the brink. It is a discipline in crisis. Over the last two decades, architectural debate has diversified to the point of fragmentation and exhaustion. What is called for is an overarching argument or set of criteria on which to approach the design and construction of the built environment. Here, the internationally renowned... more...
Architecture Re-assembled: The Use (and Abuse) of History
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 34.95Beginning from the rise of modern history in the eighteenth century, this book examines how changing ideas in the discipline of history itself has affected architecture from the beginning of modernity up to the present day. It reflects upon history in order to encourage and assist the reader in finding well-founded principles for architectural... more...
Grand Designs Australia Handbook
HarperCollins Publishers 2013; US$ 25.37An inspirational and practical guide to building exciting, beautiful and extraordinary homes, Grand Designs Australia Handbook is a must-have book for all homeowners, builders, renovators and dreamers. Showcasing the striking homes - from streamlined, sleek modernist homes to rustic country getaways - that appeared in Grand Designs Australia television... more...
Translucent Building Skins
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Exploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book examines the tectonics, the history and the influence of translucency as a defining characteristic in architecture. Highly illustrated throughout with drawings and full... more...
Guidelines for Landscape and Environmental Impact Assessment
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 80.00Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) can be key to planning decisions by identifying the effects of new developments on views and on the landscape itself. This fully revised edition of the industry standard work on LVIA presents an authoritative statement of the principles of assessment. Offering detailed advice on the process of assessing... more...









