Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> History - General

In the ten years since the first edition of A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles

This Guide provides an essential profile of the origins and development of the many architectural styles across Canada, from early settlement to the postmodern period, and discusses special forms such as religious, civic, domestic, commercial, and industrial design. While remaining true to the accessible format of the first edition, the second offers updated and considerably expanded text, as well as many more illustrations.

Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy new pressures by society. Consequently, it offers an understanding of contemporary conditions and phenomena, ranging from the ubiquity of landmark buildings to the celebrity status of architects. It concerns the period spanning from 1966 to the first years of the current century ? a period which saw radical change in economy, politics, and culture and a period in which architecture radically transformed, substituting the alleged...

Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls forthinking that goes far beyond form and construction. In his texts, Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's heart and mind in so many different ways and possess a compelling and unmistakable presence and aura. Now in its third edition, this book has been expanded to include two new essays: "Architecture and Lanscape" deals with the relationship between the structure and its surroundings, with the secret of the successful placement and topographical...

Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture is a guide to innovative architectural design for architects, engineers and other specialists who are working with biophilic and bioclimatic architectural concepts.

The concept of biophilic and bioclimatic architecture represents one of the most consistent concepts of sustainable building. By considering ecologically harmless materials and the use of renewable energy sources, it brings an enormous increase of quality in planning and workmanship, as well as comfortable living. This new movement aims to create environmentally friendly,...

Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503-13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the changes. Each chapter focuses on a particular project, from the Palazzo dei Tribunali to the Stanza della Segnatura, and examines their topographical and symbolic contexts in relationship to the broader vision of Julian Rome.

This original work explores not just historical sources relating to buildings but also humanist/antiquarian texts, papal sermons/eulogies, inscriptions, frescoes and contemporary...

Der Siegeszug des Begriffs -Sicherheit- durch die unterschiedlichsten Raume und Massstabe, von der Stadt bis in die geheimsten Winkel des Fuhlens eine Analyse der damit einhergehenden Gefahren.

Eine neue Lekture der Veroffentlichungen des einflussreichen Urbanisten und Publizisten Camillo Sitte, befreit von ideologischen Vereinnahmungen.

Heute werden an die Gebaudehulle unterschiedlichste Anforderungen gestellt, ihre Ausformulierung ist zu einer komplexen Herausforderung geworden. Dieser Band stellt eine Vielzahl innovativer Projekte vor, die von auergewohnlichen Hullen bis zu intelligent optimierten Fassaden reichen. Ein Materialkatalog bietet Uberblick uber aktuelle Produkte und deren Einsatzmoglichkeiten.