This practical foundation course in architectural design offers key advice on the principles, practice and techniques of the subject. Dealing with much more than just the technical aspects of drawing, it introduces the reader to the visual language of architecture, encouraging them to think spatially and question the built environment. All architecture students, and anyone interested in the creative side of architecture, will find this book an invaluable tool and reference.

This publication presents a fresh look into the privatedwellings of the most exciting creative talents in Parisindividuals from the music, fashion, design, film and art worlds.The 27 properties photographed exclusively for the book are looselyarranged by their location across the city's grooviest, on-the-edgearrondissements from the elevated bohemianism of the Left Bank tothe trendy Marais and the edgier Belleville and 13th and reflectthe cosmopolitan melting pot that influences Paris' design trends.Aimed at an urban audience who dream of revamping their city crashpads, or who want to inject glamour into their personal spaces,"New Paris Style" is packed with creative and inspiring ideas, forwherever you live.

When it comes to architecture and design, one area in which there has been a huge amount of popular interest is that of interiors. Yet, surprisingly little has been published in the area of fashion, despite the fact that today many top fashion houses are choosing to collaborate with leading architects and designers, with the aim of creating a unique brand. From unique boutique-chic to department stores, this book showcases around 30 of the most successful and inspiring collaborations around the world. The breath-taking results are laid out over more than 300 full colour photographs, which are accompanied by simple captions. Cases studies include: Prada, Stella McCartney, Hermés, Emporio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith, Jill Sander, Issey Miyake, Dolce and Gabbana, Martine Sitbon, Fendi, Oki-ni, Missoni,Gianfranco Ferré, Comme des Gar ons, Nicole Farhi, Marni, Harvey Nichols, Chloe, Selfridges, Alexander McQueen, Marks and Spencer.

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the founding of "Pamphlet Architecture," we are proudly reissuing the first ten issues-most of which have been long out of print-in one hardcover volume. This graphically stunning and theoretically stimulating collection includes the early works of many of today's best-known architects, including Steven Holl, Lars Lerup, Mark Mack, Lebbeus Woods, Zaha Hadid, Livio Dimitriu, and Alberto Sartoris. The Pamphlet Architecture series was founded in 1978 by architects Steven Holl and William Stout as a venue for publishing the thoughts and works of a younger generation of architects. Each issue was written, illustrated, and designed by a single architect, which gives each its unique character. The series, which received an American Institute of Architects award, continues to influence new generations of architects as it disseminates new and innovative ideas on architecture and presents the work of the luminaries of tomorrow.

The new industry standard on landscape architecturaldetailing Detailing for Landscape Architects takes the reader on aneducational journey across three major areas of landscapearchitectural detailing—aesthetics, function, andconstructibility—to demonstrate how powerful design patterns cantransform thematic ideas into awe-inspiring built realities. Richlyillustrated examples accompany concise discussions of a variedblend of landscape design/detailing issues such as water movement,soil environments, articulating structures and constructionassemblies, life cycle costing, sustainability, health and safety,and more. This book approaches the subject of detailing in asystematic manner, and provides a balanced framework for design andworkmanship that conveys the essence of the built landscape. Detailing for Landscape Architects shows how details can: Reinforce design ideas through the continuity and discontinuity ofpatterns Actively contribute to the overall form or geometry of thedesign Be designed to be dur

Shopping, which was seen by our ancestors as a necessity, has increasingly taken on a purely lucrative character (although this has obviously always been present to some extent). The store window lies at the frontier between the buyer and the seller, and in recent years it has broadened its horizons to become a conduit for ideological statements and a work of art in its own right. The window display represents society, with all its desires and dreams, as a theater show (another similarly ephemeral art form). In this way, the act of exhibiting a product in a store window enriches it and makes it recognizable and attractive, making it stay in the viewer's mind until the moment when it is purchased.

This book is a mouthwatering tour of 20 of Italys mostbeautiful and finely appointed country villas and palazzos,captured by the lens of renowned architecture photographer MassimoListri. Italy attracts visitors from all over the world thanks toits sun-drenched landscape, rich history, enticing traditions andwelcoming lifestyles. Listri's stunning photographs vary betweensweeping panoramas of the houses in their glorious settings toclose-ups of specific rooms, furniture and design details. Thesehouses provide glorious fodder for dreaming as well as a concretesource of inspiration for creating one's own personal style.

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin tracesthe history of western architecture from the earliest times inMesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-firstcentury. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of theClassical language of architecture, underlining the continuitybetween, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens andthat of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York.Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this fifthedition has been expanded to bring the story of westernarchitecture right up to date and includes a separate final chapteron twenty-first century developments, including computers andarchitecture, and sustainability and the environment.

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Naked Architecture Valerio Paolo Mosco An account of one of the most interesting phenomena of contemporary architecture: the return to the structure and methods with which contemporary constructions are realized. Over the last ten years architecture would seem to have rediscovered engineering. Now that the Postmodern period, in which the structure of buildings was camouflaged by coverings of every kind, has passed, architecture today seems to have undressed, almost as though wishing to show how it is made (and to render this spectacular). On the other hand, the rediscovery in recent years of plastic form has brought about a closer relationship between architects and engineers. In the wake of the phenomenon that is the work of Santiago Calatrava, figures of engineer-architects have emerged such as Cecil Balmond, Sasaki and Guy Nordenson, who have been able to give a strongly "engineering-oriented" guise to ever more complex building sites. To this we must add the rise of new issues, such as that of envi

"In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance andhuman delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to openup for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world." --LewisMumford *"This century's most influential landscape architecturebook." --Landscape Architecture *In the twenty-five years since it first took the academicworld by storm, Design With Nature has done much to redefine thefields of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, andecological design. It has also left a permanent mark on the ongoingdiscussion of mankind's place in nature and nature's place inmankind within the physical sciences and humanities. Described byone enthusiastic reviewer as a "user's manual for our world,"Design With Nature offers a practical blueprint for a new,healthier relationship between the built environment and nature. Inso doing, it provides nothing less than the scientific, technical,and philosophical foundations for a mature civilization that will,as Lewis Mumford ecsta

The ultimate resource on strategies for redeveloping abandonedurban sites Architects, urban planners, urban designers, developers, cityofficials, and all those interested in revitalizing theirpost-industrial cities will find the tools they need here.Redeveloping Industrial Sites delivers solutions to complex issuesconcerning urban planning, design, and financing to reveal lessonson ways to successfully convert decaying land and buildings intovibrant parks, stimulating cultural destinations, and activecommercial complexes. In addition, carefully chosen real-worldexamples illustrate topics such as sustainability, public policy,and developer know-how to form a complete picture of the elementsinvolved in planning and executing urban redevelopment projects.Redeveloping Industrial Sites: Covers strategies used to turn abandoned industrial sites intovibrant new neighborhoods and special districts such as Toronto'sDistillery District and Philadelphia's Piazza at Schmidts Emphasizes design

This book presents eight single-family houses built by Aalto in Finland, Estonia, and France from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s. Markku Lahti, director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, describes the fascinating history of the selected houses, the people for whom they were built, and how Aalto adapted his own design ideals to the needs of his clients.

The architecture of Jos, Cruz Ovalle is presented extensively in the book ? 18 buildings completed between 1992 and 2007. In addition to his wood buildings, the book also contains significant concrete buildings in which wood has been used in the interior and for special details. Among the private houses included in the book are Cruz?s own home and studio as well as houses in Qinchamali and Valle Escondido. The public buildings include the Chilean Pavilion for the Seville Expo? 92, Adolfo Ibaez University buildings and the Explora hotels in Patagonia and on the Easter Island. Among the industrial buildings presented are the Centromaderas factory and office buildings as well as the Cruz and Los Robles vineyard cellars.

Today it is no longer a matter of taste as to how and whichcoffee we drink, as it is even more important where we enjoy it. Amultitude of new cafés, coffee shops and coffee houses around theworld honor a centuries old tradition, setting thereby new designtrends. The task is to create communicative and inspiring locationsand spaces, which at the same time measure up to the functionaldemands. The design solutions are as varied as the concepts, thetransitions to lounge, club or restaurant are flowing. After aninformative introduction, Coffee Time presents current projectsthat show the exciting conceptual and stylistic breadth of cafédesigns today.

A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengenhas seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach tohousing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive bookclearly explains every aspect of this endeavor,including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration),materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. Theauthor emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive andsustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning,small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water,and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied tothree distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, anddesert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengenallow even novice builders to get started.