Download or read book Swiss Sensibility written by Anna Roos and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary architecture in Switzerland is influenced by Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, recipients of the Swiss Pritzker Prize, as well as a number of other prominent architects. The book presents 25 buildings in Switzerland designed by 16 influential Swiss architects: The range covers high-density urban developments through to rural sites in the alpine environment, with examples of traditional craftsmanship and materials, and modern construction technology and engineering. Large-format photographs illustrate the buildings’ proportions, materials, and details. Four authors analyze the Swiss building culture and its high architectural quality from an insider’s and an outsider’s point of view. In a detailed interview, Peter Zumthor explains his approach to architectural design.

Download or read book The Best Dancer written by Christoph Keller and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At fourteen, Christoph Keller was diagnosed with a hereditary neuromuscular disorder called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which should have confined him to a wheelchair by the age of twenty. Defying doctors advice to take it easy, he begins to appreciate every moment by living each day to its fullest. By embracing the memories of an imagination-filled childhood, Keller is able to accept his alcoholic father and ever-changing disability.

Download or read book Architects Data written by Ernst Neufert and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991-01-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential aid in the initial design and planning of a project. The relevant building type is located by a comprehensive index and cross reference system, a condensed commentary covers user requireements, planning criteria, basic dimensions and other considerations of function, siting aspect etc. A system of references based on an extensive bibliography supports the text. In every section plans, sections, site layouts, design details and graphs illustrated key aspects of a building type's design. Most illustrations are dimensioned or scaled - the metric system of measurement is used throughout, and the equivalent in feet/inches can easily be read either off a graphic scale on the page or from the built-in conversion table. The illustrations are international in origin and include both well know and less famous designers. Architects Data is primarily a handbook of building types rather than of construction techniques and details. However its treatment of components (such as doors and windows) and of spaces for building services is extremely thorough, since consideration of this data is an essential element of the planning process. The opening pages of basic data on man and his buildings cover critical subjects such as scale, drawing practice, noise, light and space for the same reason. Particular attention has also been paid to the implications of energy conservation, means of escape from fire and the needs of the elderly and the disabled.

Download or read book Upgrade written by Robert Klanten and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Upgrade' breathes new life into forgotten architecture. Past structures are consciously preserved and revamped, expanded and altered, to create something exciting and enticing. 'Upgrade' explores architectural and design concepts that seek to enhance and repurpose our surroundings, from slight changes to complete renovations. Extensions upon a rooftop. Factories turned into relaxing retreats. Wood additions contrasting with antique brick exteriors. Through engaging anecdotes and inspiriting images, 'Upgrade' provides vibrant exemplars and enthusiasm for revamping existing spaces. Repurposing the unused: be it an empty chapel that becomes an inviting writer's nook or a rotten barn converted into a cozy living space for a small family. The projects illustrate the possibility of adding a touch of the new to the old: farmhouses adorned with modern glass additions or churches whose traditional lines now frame an office. What are ruins to some become another's architectural playground.

Download or read book Marie Jos Van Hee architecten written by Marie-José Van Hee architecten and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Phase Eins written by Benjamin Hossbach and published by Page One Publishing Private. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Architecture of Competitions presents and analyses outstanding projects that have resulted from competition procedures coordinated by [phase eins]. Filled with project illustrations from 2005 to 2008 for both private companies and public institutions in Germany, China and a few Arab and African countries, the volume exemplifies design methods and techniques of visualisation. Articles of a more general nature by the authors and guest contributions by Rodolfo Machado, Vladimír Slapeta, Jafar Tukan, and Peter Zlonicky discuss the architectural competition as a crucial instrument in the field of planning and, in particular, international perspectives for its use. Established in 1998, [phase eins]. is one of Germany's leading consultancy firms for project and competition management in architecture and urban design. The authors, Benjamin Hossbach and Christian Lehmhaus, are the owners and managing partners of the firm.

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