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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Building News and Architectural Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Building News and Engineering Journal
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ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1312
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1312
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Buildings Must Die
Author: Stephen Cairns
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780262026932
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part memento mori for architecture, and part invocation to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose. Buildings, although inanimate, are often assumed to have "life." And the architect, through the act of design, is assumed to be their conceiver and creator. But what of the "death" of buildings? What of the decay, deterioration, and destruction to which they are inevitably subject? And what might such endings mean for architecture's sense of itself? In Buildings Must Die, Stephen Cairns and Jane Jacobs look awry at core architectural concerns. They examine spalling concrete and creeping rust, contemplate ruins old and new, and pick through the rubble of earthquake-shattered churches, imploded housing projects, and demolished Brutalist office buildings. Their investigation of the death of buildings reorders architectural notions of creativity, reshapes architecture's preoccupation with good form, loosens its vanities of durability, and expands its sense of value. It does so not to kill off architecture as we know it, but to rethink its agency and its capacity to make worlds differently. Cairns and Jacobs offer an original contemplation of architecture that draws on theories of waste and value. Their richly illustrated case studies of building "deaths" include the planned and the unintended, the lamented and the celebrated. They take us from Moline to Christchurch, from London to Bangkok, from Tokyo to Paris. And they feature the work of such architects as Eero Saarinen, Carlo Scarpa, Cedric Price, Arata Isozaki, Rem Koolhaas and François Roche. Buildings Must Die is both a memento mori for architecture and a call to to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780262026932
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part memento mori for architecture, and part invocation to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose. Buildings, although inanimate, are often assumed to have "life." And the architect, through the act of design, is assumed to be their conceiver and creator. But what of the "death" of buildings? What of the decay, deterioration, and destruction to which they are inevitably subject? And what might such endings mean for architecture's sense of itself? In Buildings Must Die, Stephen Cairns and Jane Jacobs look awry at core architectural concerns. They examine spalling concrete and creeping rust, contemplate ruins old and new, and pick through the rubble of earthquake-shattered churches, imploded housing projects, and demolished Brutalist office buildings. Their investigation of the death of buildings reorders architectural notions of creativity, reshapes architecture's preoccupation with good form, loosens its vanities of durability, and expands its sense of value. It does so not to kill off architecture as we know it, but to rethink its agency and its capacity to make worlds differently. Cairns and Jacobs offer an original contemplation of architecture that draws on theories of waste and value. Their richly illustrated case studies of building "deaths" include the planned and the unintended, the lamented and the celebrated. They take us from Moline to Christchurch, from London to Bangkok, from Tokyo to Paris. And they feature the work of such architects as Eero Saarinen, Carlo Scarpa, Cedric Price, Arata Isozaki, Rem Koolhaas and François Roche. Buildings Must Die is both a memento mori for architecture and a call to to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose.
The Architect's Apprentice
Author: Elif Shafak
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A colorful, magical tale set during the height of the Ottoman Empire, from the acclaimed author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club Pick) Chosen for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s “Reading Room” Book Club In this novel, Turkey’s preeminent female writer spins an epic tale spanning nearly a century in the life of the Ottoman Empire. In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan’s menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan’s beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire’s chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota’s help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history. Yet even as they build Sinan’s triumphant masterpieces—the incredible Suleymaniye and Selimiye mosques—dangerous undercurrents begin to emerge, with jealousy erupting among Sinan’s four apprentices. A memorable story of artistic freedom, creativity, and the clash between science and fundamentalism, Shafak’s intricate novel brims with vibrant characters, intriguing adventure, and the lavish backdrop of the Ottoman court, where love and loyalty are no match for raw power.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A colorful, magical tale set during the height of the Ottoman Empire, from the acclaimed author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club Pick) Chosen for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s “Reading Room” Book Club In this novel, Turkey’s preeminent female writer spins an epic tale spanning nearly a century in the life of the Ottoman Empire. In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan’s menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan’s beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire’s chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota’s help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history. Yet even as they build Sinan’s triumphant masterpieces—the incredible Suleymaniye and Selimiye mosques—dangerous undercurrents begin to emerge, with jealousy erupting among Sinan’s four apprentices. A memorable story of artistic freedom, creativity, and the clash between science and fundamentalism, Shafak’s intricate novel brims with vibrant characters, intriguing adventure, and the lavish backdrop of the Ottoman court, where love and loyalty are no match for raw power.
The Architectural Review
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
American Architect and the Architectural Review
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The Timeless Way of Building
Author: Christopher Alexander
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195024029
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195024029
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture.
The Building News and Engineering Journal
Author:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Effective Press Relations for the Built Environment
Author: Helen Elias
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134274793
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
With a hands-on approach and advice from industry experts, this guide will enable any construction or architectural practice to make more effective use of the architectural and general press.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134274793
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
With a hands-on approach and advice from industry experts, this guide will enable any construction or architectural practice to make more effective use of the architectural and general press.
Building and Engineering News
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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