With *ing, computer programming becomes integral to the digital design process. It provides unique opportunities for innovation, enabling the designer to customise the software around their own predilections and modes of working. It liberates the designer by automating many routine aspects and repetitive activities of the design process, freeing-up the designer to spend more time on design thinking. Software that is modified through *ing offers a range of speculations that are not possible using the software only as the manufacturers intended it to be used. There are also significant economic benefits to automating routines and coupling them with emerging digital fabrication technologies, as time is saved at the front-end and new file-to-factory protocols can be taken advantage of. Most significantly perhaps, *ing as a computing program overlay enables the tool user (designer) to become the new tool maker (software engineer). Though *ing is not new to design, it is only recently that it has started to
This is an indispensable reference for the design of a room unlike any other. The bathroom is no longer given over solely to personal hygiene. It has become a refuge for those seeking purification, warmth, and respite and, as such, is designed to integrate functionality with beauty and relaxation. The hundreds of color photographs included in this practical yet visually pleasing book illustrate this truism and provide helpful decorating hints and ideas for anyone looking to re-design this most important room.
De*ion: The Media House Project is the result of a strategic alliance between the Metapolis Group from Barcelona, the MIT Media Lab, and the Fundacio Politecnica de Catalunya, with the collaboration of the consortium I2Cat and the Elisava Design School. In order to build a prototype of an informational house, this project tests the progression of informational techniques beyond computers, and integrates it into everyday life. As seen here, the Metapolis architects have developed an informative structure, which incorporates in just one element--a house--the physical structure and electrical and data networks that enable a dynamic and configurable link between the entities (people, objects, space, limits, networks, contents) and that which create an inhabitable environment.
Charting the latest advances in thinking and practice in 21st-century landscape, this edition of AD looks at the degree to which landscape architects and architects have rethought and redefined the parameters for the interaction of buildings, infrastructures and surrounding landscape. Landscape Architecture: Site-Non-Site defines the key moves affected in the revision of landscape, using a compilation of some of the most current work in the field. Featured designers include: James Corner of Field Operations, Kathryn Findlay, Adriaan Geuze of West 8, Gross Max, Bernard Lassus, Gustafson Porter, Maggie Ruddick, Ken Smith and Michael van Valkenburgh. There are contributions from Lucy Bullivant, Peter Cook, Jayne Merkel, Juhani Pallasmaa and Grahame Shane.
With house designs constantly evolving,it is hard to keep up with current trends.As new materials and technologies are introduced,the way we build our homes is also being reshaped. Whether you are looking for a new urban home,mountain retreat,need some guidance in the remodeling of a home,want to introduce some ecological aspects to your dwelling of desperately want a home,but have a Limited budget,you are bound to find what you are looking for in 200 TIPS FOR HOUSE DESIGN. Featuring full-color photographs,floor plans,this book features tips for building with wood,glass,stone steel,as well as plenty of ideas of sea house,mountain house,urban and country homes,homes on distinctive lands,ecological house,remodels,big ideas for small houses and limited budgets and even private residential complexes and the houses of the future,A 20-page setion at the end focuses on specific tips for kitchens,bathrooms,bedrooms,storage and many other interior decoration ideas.
一个较小居住的家庭空间也可以有其独特的设计感，该书提出了相当多的例子，把居住较小的空间规划利用设计转化成更具特色的生活空间。 《Within Small Homes》收录了超过二十个以上的个案，当中有公寓、个人工作室、单身住家与平房等较小空间的例子，书中不仅提出了相当多在面对设计较小坪数房子实际会遇到的问题，当中也提出了相当多转化空间利用的方法，每一个案也也相关的设计师与屋主提出概念与其中的智慧秘诀，这二十个以上的个案，总共不过1000平方英尺，却超过300张摄影照片插图和30个黑白的建筑草图及相关细节。
Combining the echoes of a minimalistic expression, the language of design hotel’s composition appears to be deliberately simplified to offer the possibility of communication between the worlds of architectural design and industry. They are now moving closer together to enable the exchange of roles and defining the most sophisticated attainable qualities for a space ad its users. The harmonious existence of this type of hotels emerged worldwide five years ago, allowing inhabitants to adapt a new identity through the experiences o architectonic spaces and cosmopolitan hubs. The volume at hand illustrates over 50 contemporary international design examples that naturally fuse through the balance of comfort, function and style, making hotels a " home in time".
Water as an integral feature of domestic architecture is the theme of this new book from noted architectural writer and critic Stephen Crafti. The fifty homes beautifully featured in full color in this book are diverse, and include apartments and townhouses, small terraces and large homes. While the styles of these homes may vary, they are all enhanced by the magic of water, and demonstrate how water can be integrated with architecture. Water isn’t seen as an afterthought but has been thoughtfully considered from the outset to achieve a certain goal. This book doesn’t simply suggest using water for the sake of creating a "splash" or as a means of impressing visitors; its purpose is to show how, with the right imagination and skill, water can strengthen architectural forms, complementing the experience of living in these homes.
With a complete statistical record since the 1896 founding of the modern Games—including medals won and times, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events (from staples such as the marathon to long-discontinued competitions such as the tug of war), this encyclopedic tome contains anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. Far from a dry compendium of names, numbers, and scoring systems, this book also contains a summary history of every event at each of the 26 modern Games, enriched with an extraordinary wealth of Olympic lore and anecdote. The authors provide thought-provoking analysis of issues and controversies from shamateurism to drug-taking and corruption, and they have sieved through more than a century of Olympic history to assemble a mind-boggling collection of stories that range from the inspiring, through the comic, to the bizarre. Such long-forgotten characters are included as the boy who was plucked from the streets of Paris
This book encompasses a wide selection of trade show stands, realized by the outstanding international architects and designers, who have transformed this extraordinary facet of retail design into a fully-fledged art. Each one of the projects included in this volume has been carefully chosen according to a criterion of originality, creativity and innovation. Full-color glossy photographs, rigorous graphic documentation, and explanations by the authors themselves accompany those selected. All of which, added to the complete follow-up of how the design process developed, makes this work a necessary and exciting tool for architects, designers and students, as well as for all professionals wishing to extend their knowledge in the field of retail space design and the architecture of trade show stands.
New Minimalist Houses is a mixture of pureness of space, light and form, combined with functionality and flexibility. This book presents an all new selection of houses around the world that combine the clearness, simplicity and spirituality of minimalism, along with practical solutions that offer an enjoyable place to live in. Special attention is given to the treatment of materials, finishes and furniture will guide and inspire the reader. 作者简介： Anja Liorella studied communication design at the University of Art Berlin. After working as a freelance photographer, she obtained a Masters Degree in Publishing. She currently works as a writer and editor for Loft Publications.
Modern Asian Living features the new wave of Pan-Asian interior design that draws elements from Japanese Zen style, opulent Thai style, the best of Bali, and more. This book serves as a showcase for Asia's hottest young designers, artists, gallery owners, and furniture makers. It features floral arrangements by the world-renowned Sakul Intakul, furniture from Ou Baholyodin, artworks from Christian Liaigre, and paintings from prominent Asian artists. Ideas and tips for decorating leap off the pages, while the overall aesthetic will interest anyone enthusiastic about modern Asian style.
Today’S home buyers want more than cookie—cutter designs．They want visuallY exciting，technologically smart houses．They want Unique Houses．Here are dozens of truly unique homes，packed with the latest ideas on layout，design，materials，and functionality．Each project is presented with full—color photographs，floor plans，commentary frOm the architects，construction details，and more．Just as no two home owners are alike，no two of these unique houses are alike-but alI of them are sure to inspire．
Collection of a variety of ceiling projects from around the world.
Public urban spaces vary widely in type, form and size, encompassing plazas, squares and streetscapes. They serve pedestrians and flaneurs, accommodate street life in all its vibrant variations and represent the cities and towns themselves. On the one hand they are transit spaces or crossroads, while on the other hand they provide opportunities to linger or stage events. This volume features recent projects from all continents, showing the different approaches and solutions to this sophisticated design task at the intersection of architecture, landscape design and urban planning. Hardly any other area of spatial design offers such functional and formal diversity as does the design of urban spaces.
The only how-to guide dedicated to mastering the technique of digital matte painting! Matte painting affords seamless integration between an artist’s painting with live action film footage and allows for greater flexibility and creative input in the appearance of movie settings. This unique book reveals a variety of tools and techniques that are both industry and classroom tested and will enhance your existing skill set. Veteran author and instructor David Mattingly walks you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with rough concept sketches, working out the perspective drawing, adding light and shadow, and texturing all of the elements in the painting. You’ll gradually upgrade to using Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya in order to fulfill your matte painting vision. Escorts you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with the initial concept sketch, adding light and shadow, texturing elements, and incorporating motion and depth Author is an experienced ma
Practical Ideas for Home Decoration is based on interiorscreated by some of the most prestigious artists and interiordesigners from all over the world. The aim of this book is to be auseful guide to decorate your home from a very practical point ofview. Each section includes plenty of advice and tips related toinspirational and practical ideas, presented over fully illustratedpags. At the end of each chapter, the reader will find a summary ofsuggestions to put into practice successfully.
Despite the intolerable costs of climate change and inevitably declining oil, natural gas and uranium reserves, the vast majority of cities and urban communities are planned and managed as if such existential crises did not exist. Hence the transition from fossil fuel dominated cities to an urban future marked by a radically new, renewable energy infrastructure requires entirely new tools and frames of decision-making. This is an original guide to an entirely unprecedented urban transformation, to cities and towns powered by renewable energy. Squarely focused on action, it supports design, planning and management decisions and serves as a practical guide to practitioners, academics and political leaders in communities and cities worldwide, as a useful and well-structured reference text. It is built on the most successful of past and present urban sustainability trends and emerging infrastructure directions, presenting renewable energy applications as offering new and inevitable approaches to urba
