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Architecture for the Poor
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 38.00 US$ 32.30Architecture for the Poor describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted... more...
Challenging Glass 3
IOS Press 2012; US$ 245.00There are two things everybody knows about glass: it is transparent, and it breaks! These are also the properties that constitute the challenge of glass as an architectural and structural material. This book presents papers from the third Challenging Glass Conference (CGC3), held at the Technical University (TU) Delft, the Netherlands, in June 2012.... more...
best of Detail: Glas/Glass
DETAIL 2014; US$ 70.00Glass shapes architecture, offering architects scope for playing with the relationship between “inside and outside” and how people relate to space and nature. It influences interior light and warmth, offering special spatial atmospheres and views. Glass needs other materials to hold, carry and support it, so using it requires an integrative... more...
Guidelines for Use of Glass in Buildings
New Age International Pvt. Ltd., Publishers 2007; US$ 50.00About the Book: More and more glass is being used in buildings. It is no longer considered a fragile material. It is recyclable and affordable. Glass is available in a wide range of architectural, structural, optical and acoustical properties to address the varying requirements of buildings. Knowledge about the use of glass in buildings along scientific... more...
Concrete Toronto
Coach House Books 2004; US$ 20.99Toronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the single-family home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' architecture surround Torontonians. But for how long? As architectural fashion has shifted to the glass-and-steel neomodernism of today, these concrete... more...
Wonder Wood
Birkhäuser 2013; US$ 84.95Holz inspiriert und fasziniert. Seit jeher haben Gestalter aller Disziplinen diesen vielseitigen und nachwachsenden Rohstoff eingesetzt. Neue Verarbeitungstechnologien erweitern heute das Spektrum seiner Einsatzmöglichkeiten und ermöglichen dabei überraschende Lösungen. Wonder Wood präsentiert diesen zeitlosen Werkstoff in seiner zeitgenössischen... more...
The Art of Precast Concrete
Birkhäuser 2005; US$ 90.95As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options. By treating the surface in various ways, fascinating textures and fine finishes can be produced. This book provides a systematic overview of the variety of applications for such concrete elements throughout Europe. Author David Bennett... more...
Failed Stone
Birkhäuser 2006; US$ 76.95Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop problems. It is not always as dramatic as the collapse of a section of the roof of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004. Gradual changes also occur that may compromise the appearance and structural soundness of buildings constructed with these materials. These changes... more...
Matériaux composites souples en architecture, construction et intérieurs
Birkhäuser 2013; US$ 70.00Textile Architektur begeistert die Menschheit weltweit schon seit vielen Jahrhunderten. In den letzten Jahrzehnten und Jahren konnten durch innovative Materialien neue Möglichkeiten geschaffen werden, diesen faszinierenden Werkstoff in der Architektur, im Bauwesen und auch im Design einzusetzen. Textilien faszinieren wegen der besonderen... more...
Naturwerkstein
DETAIL 2012; US$ 35.00Der Umgang mit diesem tradierten, aber immer noch faszinierenden Baumaterial hat gerade heute seine Tücken. Da fehlt zum einen inzwischen das handwerkliche Selbstverständnis im Umgang mit dem Stein, aber auch neue Anforderungen und Anwendungsbereiche sowie schädigende Umwelteinflüsse schaffen Unsicherheit bei Planern und Ausführenden. Das vorliegende... more...
