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Alexander Reichel

Book DescriptionPlastering, colours, and coatings help characterize surfaces, determine the impression a room makes, create light effects. Their application is also decisive factor in defining the appearance of a building. This new volume in the series Detail Practice uses international examples to present innovative solutions on this theme. Expert authors describe and define the essential principles, drawing attention to points to be aware of, and they give valuable tips for application in daily practice.

Donald G. Newnan

Robert Gregory

Swiss Federal Office of Culture

Book DescriptionDie bekannten Wiener Architekten Ortner & Ortner haben die denkmalgeschutzte Industriehalle Schiffbau in Zurich mit den Mitteln zeitgenossischer Architektur gekonnt zu einer Theaterspielstatte und zum kulturellen Treffpunkt umgebaut. Das Schauspielhaus unter Christoph Marthaler hat hier gro?e Erfolge verbuchen konnen. Die Publikation beleuchtet das Thema unter vielfaltigen Aspekten. Neben einer Chronik der Entstehung und einer architektonischen Beschreibung wird gezeigt, was die Quartierumnutzung fur okonomische Folgen hatte. Es wird untersucht, was ein unkonventioneller Raum fur die theatralische Kreation bedeuten kann, und generell, warum eine solche topografische Verlagerung von Kultur in Industriebezirke heute ein gesamteuropaisches Phanomen ist. Zuletzt kommen die eigentlichen Nutzer und Besucherinnen zu Wort. Dieser Schweizer Beitrag zur Prager Theater-Quadriennale 2003 verdient Interesse, weil der...

Graham Bizley

Following on from Graham Bizley's successful Architecture in Detail, Architecture in Detail: Volume 2 presents 40 case studies of detailing on recent construction projects. Over 150 full colour drawings and photos provide a reference compendium for the professional architect seeking detailing inspiration. Originally featured in Building Design's In Detail magazine, the included projects represent some of the most interesting and innovative techniques in recent architecture. Graham Bizley's beautifully presented detail drawings allow the architect to easily see how ideas and techniques can be applied to other projects. The book is organised by building type for quick and easy reference. Accessible and diverse range of 40 detailing case studies from the UK, on big and small architectural projects; Presents Graham Bizley's concise and easy to understand drawings of detail in total clarity to consider for design solutions; Up to date UK projects from 2008 and...

Arthur B. Western

Book Description33 Profs Reveal 328 Exam Problems With Step-By-Step Solutions. Vectors, Velocity and Acceleration, Equilibrium, Plane Motion, Work & Energy, Impulse & Momentum, Rotational Dynamics, and Harmonic Motion.

Kevin Nute

Book DescriptionThe central argument is that several of the responsive design strategies revealed are directly applicable beyond Japan where they could make a significant contribution to sustaining natural and cultural diversity globally.

Daniel Wexler

Book DescriptionLiterally hundreds of classic courses from golf’s pre-World War II Golden Age have vanished over the years, including nearly 200 designed by legendary architects like Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In this sister volume to his award-winning book, The Missing Links, historian Daniel Wexler profiles more than 70 of the ver y best courses and holes in America, bringing them back to life with detailed histories, color maps and period photographs. Within Lost Links , the reader can walk William Flynn’s sand-strewn North course at Boca Raton, skirt towering Pacific cliffs at Billy Bell’s mysterious Royal Palms, retrace Seth Raynor’s footsteps at the Greenbrier and revisit George Thomas’s legendary lost holes at La Cumbre.

Cathirine de Smet

Book DescriptionOver 500 books on 20th-century architecture from the Marzona Collection are represented here via bibliographic information, photographic documentation, and notes on architectural and typographic history. A focus on the parallels between typography and architecture highlights the books' status as independent media of modern expression. Essays by Elisabetta Bresciani, Marco de Michelis and Catherine de Smet.~Conversation with Elisabetta Bresciani and Edigio Marzona. Paperback, 9.25 x 7.25 in./280 pgs / 300 color.

Book DescriptionRooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition - whether contemporary globalization will prove its demise or whether there is a process of simultaneous ending and renewing.