The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another in France during the course of the eighteenth century, the 'Age of the Enlightenment'. This book analyses the meaning of this gradual mutual isolation, the consequences of which can still be felt at a variety of different levels, and offers a unique insight in English to the teaching and practice of architects such as Jacques-Francois Blondel and Pierre Patte, and engineers such as Jean-Rodolphe Perronet and Gaspard-Riche de Prony....
The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from ...
Die rasanten Entwicklungen in den digitalen Technologien lassen auch die Architektur und den stadtischen Raum nicht unberuhrt. Der Band stellt eine profunde Einfuhrung in die Bedeutung der digitalen Simulation in Entwurf und Ausfuhrung dar. Der Autor untersucht systematisch den Einfluss der digitalen Kultur auf die Architektur, aber auch auf den stadtischen Raum und im Hinblick auf das Produktdesign.
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Die rasanten Entwicklungen in den digitalen Technologien lassen auch die Architektur und den stadtischen Raum nicht unberuhrt. Der Band stellt eine...
As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are employing information and communication technologies in the quest for sustainable economic development and the fostering of new forms of collective life. This has made the Smart City an essential focus for engineers, architects, urban designers, urban planners, and politicians, as well as businesses such as CISCO, IBM and Siemens. Despite its broad appeal, few comprehensive books have been devoted to the subject so far, and even fewer have tried to...
As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. Smart Cities are empl...
"The truth is, decorative art is equipment, beautiful equipment," Le Corbusier, L'Art decoratif d'aujourd'hui This book traces the history of an encounter between a remarkable invention, half-industrial half-design object, and one of the most famous architects of the 20th century. Created in 1921, the Gras lamp holds a unique place in the history of lighting. A revolutionary design of marvelous simplicity, its original purpose was to meet the needs of the booming manufacturing and retail sectors. The young Le Corbusier, passionate about the challenges of interior lighting, adopted it as his...
"The truth is, decorative art is equipment, beautiful equipment," Le Corbusier, L'Art decoratif d'aujourd'hui This book traces the history of an encou...