This is the new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design. Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme - from street plantings to new subdivisions. Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including: plans and plan environmental planning and building parks and open space, farming, and places and design projections and demand impact legal growth management preservation, conservation, and and, economic and real estate development. Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides es

Meeting the new opportunities for rural living demands imaginative design, and many of the world’s most inventive architects are rising to this challenge. Among those featured in this book are well-known names like Kengo Kuma, Steven Holl, Lacaton Vassal, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Baumschlager + Eberle, Niall McLaughlin and Sean Godsell, as well as a host of talented architects from Russia to South Africa, Chile to China, New Zealand to the US. What makes the demand for new and challenging architecture all the greater is the rapidly changing relationship between countryside and city, driven by social and technological development. In these circumstances, precedents from history and tradition are at best starting points: imagination, innovation and creativity are essential to do full justice to new challenges, expectations and opportunities. As urban life becomes increasingly rarified and stressful, so the contrast with raw nature assumes a different value to its status in past centuries, when architects

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．

Focusing on the intersections between textiles and architectural design, this title communicates the full range of possibilities for a multidisciplinary design hybrid. It examines the generative concepts, forms, patterns, materials, processes, technologies and practices that are driving this cross-fertilisation in contemporary urban and architectural design. Architextiles represent a transition stage in the reorientation of spatial design towards a more networked, dynamic, interactive, communicative and multifunctional state. The paradigms of fashion and textile design, with their unique, accelerated aesthetics and ability to embody a burgeoning, composite and complex range of properties such as lightness, flow, flexibility, surface, complexity and movement have a natural affinity with architecture's shifts towards a more liquid state. The preoccupation with textiles in architecture challenges traditional perceptions and practices in interior, architectural, urban, textile and fashion design. Interweaving new

Get the comprehensive guide to the sustainable design ofschools. The elementary and secondary school buildings and campuses builttoday are the schools of the future. Sustainable SchoolArchitecture is a guide to the planning, architecture, and designof schools that are healthy, stimulating, and will conserve energyand resources. Written with the needs of architects, constructionprofessionals, educators, and school administration in mind, thebook provides a road map for sustainable planning, design,construction, and operations. By its very nature, a school is often the centerpiece of itscommunity and, therefore, well positioned to take the lead ininfluencing environmental awareness. Building on this point,Sustainable School Architecture shows how eco-friendly practicesfor school construction can create an environment that youngstudents will emulate and carry into the world. Written by expertson sustainable school design, this book: Focuses on the links between best sustainable practices and thespecific need

The spas of today are fuelled by a holisticawareness that is rapidly becoming a givenin today's fast-paced society. As more peopleare getting in touch with their inner well-beingspas are the top choice destination for thoseafter a balanced lifestyle. From inner cityspas catering to busy executives to luxuriousresorts dotting the fringes of exotic islands,each spa featured in the book was designed for the ultimate relaxation and pampering ofthe mind and soul, with some even picking upsome awards along the way. With the Asia-Pacific region fast establishingitself as a leader in spa design, this titleshowcases page after page of spa aestheticsin a delightful manner that is bound tocapture the interest of spa worshippers, spaoperators, designers, architects and thedesign-savvy public. With a visually stunningarray of eye-catching photographs, WithinSpas showcases a great variety of the leadingspas in the Asia-Pacific region designed toappeal to the senses and promote an innersense of well-being.

For architects, landscape architects, building owners, and clients increasingly committed to sustainable design, green roofs offer many bene-fits besides the pleasures of nature in the city: energy efficiency, storm-water runoff manage- ment, improved air quality, and wildlife habitats, even in urban settings. Green Roofs defines the types of green roofs both extensive and inten- sive; introduces the vocabulary of green roofs; details the components available; describes the design and development process; lists recom-mended plant materials; and explains methods of installation, irrigation, and maintenance. Approximately 70 vivid and detailed case histories of major projects in Europe, where green roofs began, and contemporary examples throughout North America, copiously and beautifully illus-trated with almost 400 images, make this book an invaluable guide to the state of the art. Landscape architect Steven L. Cantor empha-sizes design lessons drawn from experts who have built and maintained a wide variety of

Patrick Blanc, an artist with a green thumb, has created dozens of his admired botanical tapestries in public and private spaces around the world, including the Marithé & Fran ois Girbaud boutique in Manhattan; the Jean Nouvel-designed Quai Branly Museum in Paris; the aquarium in Genoa; the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok; and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. In this luscious, oversize, all-color book, he explains how to create plant walls using more than one thousand plants, drawing on his observation of natural milieus, his technique of growing on vertical surfaces, his savoir faire, and his passion for plants.

These days the garden isn't just for tending your flowers and mowing the lawn - it offers a whole new living space that can vastly increase your enjoyment of your home. In The Room Outside David Stevens shows how you can optimize your outdoor area, freeing up space inside your home and enhancing your lifestyle at the same time, by allowing you to spend more time and enjoy more activities outdoors. We are used to the idea of lighting up the barbeque, but why not build a dedicated outdoor kitchen? Working from home? Think how pleasant it would be to be able to look up from your computer and enjoy the vista of your garden from an outdoor office. Need an area for the children to let off steam while you relax on the deck? Play areas can be as incorporated into a design, allowing the whole family to occupy their own individual spaces. 作者简介： In 2001 JERRY HARPUR became the first photographer ever to win the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Garden Writers' Guild.His photographs of gardens and plan

This book looks at how three-dimensional stylistic and decorative designs are being revived in contemporary commercial spaces by showing some typical examples. At the same time, the book examines the present position of modern design which has been occupying the recent mainstream.

Becoming an Urban Planner answers these key questions: What do urban planners do? What are the educational requirements? How do I enter the field? How do I choose between the different types of planning, fromland use planning to policy planning? What is the future of the urban planning profession? Here is a completely up-to-date guide to today's careers in urbanplanning—a clear and concise survey of the urban planning field andadvice for navigating a successful career. Filled with interviewsand guidance from leading urban planners, it covers everything fromeducational requirements to planning specialties and the manydirections in which a career in urban planning can go.

Dazzling Retail Design presents a wide range of shops selling clothing, accessories and more - modern temples of consumption that have opened recently in different parts of the world. This is a dynamic and colourful collection of some of the most forward-looking and inspiring shop designs in the world, from the studios of some of modern architecture's leading names. Each project is thoroughly documented with the designers'own notes and explanations, sketches, floor plans and glossy full-colour photographs. They show a common inclination towards calm and concise spaces and offer an inspiring range of formal proposals full of glamour.

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This latest addition to teNeues' series of luxury hotels around the world takes the reader throughout the Americas; from Vancouver to Rio de Janeiro, from San Francisco to Anguilla. Here you can marvel at sumptuous interiors from the top hotels. From the guest rooms to the lobbies, dining rooms and lavish exteriors and grounds, it's all chronicled in this lushly photographed volume. Whether in the most selected city neighbourhoods, beachside, or in remote pastoral splendor, these really are the Americas' most luxurious accommodations.

Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a betterbuilding but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process. The Design Quality Manual helps give an objective evaluation of the qualitative aspects of design. Matrices with five defined levels of quality have been developed that cover the key areas of architecture, environmental engineering, user comfort conditions, whole-life costs, detail design and user satisfaction. These can be scored by a visual survey and professional judgement and then augmented by scientific measurement where possible (e.g. temperature, lighting and sound levels). The resultant scores allow comparisons in terms of overall and specific aspects of building performance and design quality.

Modem jhas adopted the work: space as a second habitation, although it can also be considered as the most important space of habitation, the first home for most of the population, who spend far more time in front of the com-puter and the telephone than sitting on the sofa in their true homes. For this reason some of the greatest advances in technology and construction concen-trate on making the working environment more pleasant and favourable. This book offersan interesting sample of exemplary office spaces designed by architects of international fame. These space)us work areas have been effi- ciently distributed according to criteria of ergonomics and well-being, and com- bine an interesting interior design with the most recent technologies. Included are floor plans, technlcal specifcations,materials used and commen-tary on each project, all provided by the designing architects themselves. Herzog & de Meuron, Kauffmann Theilig & Partner, Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen, Wiel Arets are

Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban form in order to contextualise the challenges facing the city today. The physical legacies that reflect Shanghai's uniqueness historically and contemporarily are examined chronologically using specific case studies of exemplary architecture interwoven in a compelling narrative that unlocks the many mysteries surrounding this amazing metropolis. Some of the most influential colonial architecture in the world, outstanding examples of Modernism and Art Deco, and an exceptional selection of eclectic and vernacular architecture reflecting Shanghai's many adopted cultures are revealed. This is the first book ever to examine this remarkable subject in a manner that is both comprehensive and captivating in its written content and stunningly illustrated with over 300 archive and contemporary photographs and maps.

OMA’s design for the Seattle Public Library--one of the firm’s most heavily anticipated projects to date--begins with a radical rethinking of the very nature of the library。If the library exists today as a threatened sanctuary，it has been done in by its own stubborn reliance on one kind of literacy and its consequent blindness to other emerging forms that increasingly dominate our culture，especially the huge efficiencies and pleasures of visual intelligence。Rather than merely package this traditional institution in a new way，OMA has completely reinvented it，transforming it wholeheartedly into a site able to aggressively orchestrate the coexistence of all available technologies for collecting，condensing，distributing，reading，and manipulating information。The library will no longer be loyal to the book。In more architectural terms，the $156 million building has an angular，meshlike glass and metal skin that surrounds a series of floating public spaces：a kid’s area at the bottom；

El mundo hotelero espanol no habia vivido hasta la fecha tiempos tan estimu|antes, Diseno modemo y hospitalidad exquisia se funden para crear una obra da arte co, junta rebosante de estilo. Tanto de si este de viaje de placer o de negocios, como quiere disfrutar de la oferta cultural, ir de compras o simple mente descansar y relajarse. Con nas de 250 magnfficas instantaneas a todo color, Cool Hotels Spain presenta 39 hoteles de pdmernsirna linea que satisfacen hasta el mas minimo de los deseos en cuanto a equipamiento y servicio. Incluye toda la informaci6n necesada y un practico piano. Spain's current hotel scene is more exciting than ever be fore--modem designs and exquisite hospitality fuse into stylish totai works of art. No matter whether you are on a private or business trip, want to enjoy culture and shopping opportunities, or would just like to relax, Cool Hotels Spain presents 39 outstanding hotels that are attracting attention on more than 250 brilliant photographs. They fuffill every wish w

Shopping is an event which implies much more than just the act of purchasing. Unusual design concepts and immaculate shapes engage all of our senses, making shopping a unique experience. The range is complete between minimalist designs with reduced colors and forms, to spaces with a cozy, imaginative salon-like ambience.

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

The town house (a house with a party wall) is one of the most interesting and innovative urban phenomena in the current architectural panorama, whose origins lead back to palaces and the mansions of wealthy families who fled their feudal conflicts and preferred the tranquility of the cities. These days, the town house is without doubt becoming a typology on the rise in the constant search for unique living spaces. In urban areas, it is the perfect solution to fill the niches, corners and tiny sites that are quite common in the city grid. This book is a recompilation of some of the more interesting town houses that have been recently constructed, united by their ability to make the most out of their space in such creative ways. Within the basic typology of flat Parallel walls, a world of possibilities open: spaces full of light, endless staircases, curtain walls, facades that spread completely out to the street or contrarily enclose into mysterious gardens and interior patios. The play between inside and o

The second installment of Angelika Taschen's round-up of the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing de*ions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveller. Highlights include a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur. Choose from luxurious residences nestled on the Ubud hillside overlooking the Ayung River in Bali, or oceanside bungalows on a Brazilian archipelago. Go camping in "royal style" in the Indian desert, or opt for a luxury tented camp on an island in the best game-viewing location in Botswana. Relax in a hand-woven banda on Zanzibar, a hotel-museum full of contemporary art on the Sicilian coast, or a sumptuous Proven al spa retreat in the south of France.