Download or read book The Architecture of Rasem Badran written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The influence of the award-winning Jordanian architect Rasem Badran is rapidly spreading throughout the developing world. His work involves the full spectrum from urban planning to individual residences. His work is human-scaled, responsive to its environment and meets the social and cultural requirements of the people who use it. For the first time, this volume provides an overview of the work of one who could be seen as the natural successor to the seminal Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy and brings together the architect’s own dramatic collection of drawings, plans and photographs, many seen here for the first time. A comprehensive chronology of Badran’s work completes this fascinating survey of one of the most influential and revolutionary architects of our time.
Download or read book Architecture Today written by James Steele and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2001-01-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the prominent architectural movements of the last 25 years.
Download or read book Los Angeles Architecture written by James Steele and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 1998-01-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating study of the city's fascinating and seductive architectural scene.
Download or read book An Architecture for People written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy's reputation for a modern & humane architecture has grown to cult status. Architects worldwide are recognizing that his revival of ancient mud-brick building techniques has begun to revolutionize modern thinking, not just in Egypt & in the 3rd World, but throughout the developed world -- where sustainability, energy conserv'n. & the responsible use of natural resources have all become vital concerns. Fathy's buildings are found all over the world. Steele's research in Cairo & in Greece uncovered many previously undocumented projects. New material -- photos, plans & Fathy's gouaches -- is included, along with a comprehensive illustrated chronology of his work.
Download or read book Architecture Power and Religion in Lebanon written by Ward Vloeberghs and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon, Ward Vloeberghs explores Rafiq Hariri’s patronage and his posthumous legacy to demonstrate how religious architecture becomes a site for power struggles in contemporary Beirut. By tracing the 150 year-long history of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque – Lebanon’s principal Sunni mosque – and the subsequent development of the site as a commemoration venue, this account offers a unique illustration of how architecture, religion and power become discursively and visually entangled. Set in a multi-confessional society marked by social inequalities and political fragmentation, this interdisciplinary study analyses how architectural practice and urban reconfigurations reveal a nascent personality cult, communal mourning, and the consolidation of political territory in relation to constantly shifting circumstances.
Download or read book Architecture and Computers written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computers have revolutionized architecture. This cutting-edge guide examines the pros, cons, and various aspects of using the computer in architectural design, featuring incredible projects by such industry leaders as Frank Gehry, Morphosis, Hamzah and Yeang, and others.
Download or read book Hellenistic Architecture in Asia Minor written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the urbanistic, institutional and architectural legacy of an under-valued period of history from a new perspective, comparing it with the classical aesthetic that immediately preceded it.
Download or read book Understanding Islamic Architecture written by Attilo Petruccioli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ongoing debate among practitioners and in academia about the meaning and understanding of Islamic architecture will be energized by this book. It contains essays by architects and academics from various parts of the world which clarify how the carious disciplines of the design profession can be employed to build in the spirit of Islam. Divided into three sections the book covers: *meaning from Faith, which draws meaning from the Islamic faith in order to propose a built environment that is universally beneficial *analysis of History, which examines historical buildings and planning concepts, and suggest how to apply lessons learned to contemporary practice *contemporary Trends, which discusses current trends in architecture, education and socio-economic aspects of various Muslim countries. Illustrated throughout, this book will appeal to students and scholars, practising architects and planners alike.
Download or read book Hassan Fathy Paper written by James Steele and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1991-01-15 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows a variety of projects by the Egyptian architect, explains how he uses traditional Middle-Eastern motifs, and discusses how his designs meet the needs of rural Egypt
Download or read book Salk Institute written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 1993-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Kahn's Salk Institute for Biological Studies sits high above theacific Ocean at La Jolla, Southern California. The project presented Kahnith the opportunity to design for a closed community, in this casecientists, involved in concentrated research. In formulating his response tooth the programme and the site, Kahn drew inspiration, from such traditionalrototypes as monasteries and other forms of intellectual retreat. Kahnistinguished between the large, free-plan spaces of the laboratories and theooms for private study, expressing these cell-like spaces as wooden panelledpertures set into otherwise bare concrete walls. As a complex, it remainedncomplete at Kahn's death but it survives as an enduring reminder of hisumanism and architectural genius.
Download or read book The Complete Architecture of Balkrishna Doshi written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States written by Udo Kultermann and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Coupling case studies with over 100 never before-seen illustrations, this volume chronicles modern architectural developments in the nations of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, and Sudan. All types of buildings are discussed - from government offices and public spaces, to houses of education and religion. The featured examples include designs for both commercial and private client."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Architecture in the 20th Century written by Udo Kultermann and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to 20th-century architecture which places design in its historical, sociological and political context. Intended as a text, but useful to professionals, it covers all periods, types and movements including examples from the Third World and Eastern Europe. Four parts examine puristic tendencies, organic architecture, urban arch.
Download or read book Sustainable Architecture written by James Steele and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmentally friendly design techniques from the world of sustainable architecture! Now you can design practical structures & interiors that also help conserve vital environmental resources. Sustainable Architecture by James Steele presents a unique new "Object-Building" approach to modern design globally, with respect for the unique natural resource conditions of various regions. You'll also get in-depth case studies on the foremost models of environmentally sensitive architecture, plus the best type of materials that support these projects. Plus, you'll find out the origin of sustainable architecture, & why ecological interdependence makes it so urgently needed. Whatever materials & resources you're planning to use, you owe it to yourself & your clients to explore the new world of Sustainable Architecture.
Download or read book Pierre Koenig written by James Steele and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Koenig designed some of Los Angeles' most admired houses and was a pioneer of what came to be described as the 'Case Study House Program'. This is the first comprehensive survey of his entire career and includes photographs, sketches and drawings.
Download or read book A Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture written by Finbarr Barry Flood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 1442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture bridges the gap between monograph and survey text by providing a new level of access and interpretation to Islamic art. The more than 50 newly commissioned essays revisit canonical topics, and include original approaches and scholarship on neglected aspects of the field. This two-volume Companion showcases more than 50 specially commissioned essays and an introduction that survey Islamic art and architecture in all its traditional grandeur Essays are organized according to a new chronological-geographical paradigm that remaps the unprecedented expansion of the field and reflects the nuances of major artistic and political developments during the 1400-year span The Companion represents recent developments in the field, and encourages future horizons by commissioning innovative essays that provide fresh perspectives on canonical subjects, such as early Islamic art, sacred spaces, palaces, urbanism, ornament, arts of the book, and the portable arts while introducing others that have been previously neglected, including unexplored geographies and periods, transregional connectivities, talismans and magic, consumption and networks of portability, museums and collecting, and contemporary art worlds; the essays entail strong comparative and historiographic dimensions The volumes are accompanied by a map, and each subsection is preceded by a brief outline of the main cultural and historical developments during the period in question The volumes include periods and regions typically excluded from survey books including modern and contemporary art-architecture; China, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sicily, the New World (Americas)
Download or read book A Critical History of Contemporary Architecture written by Elie G. Haddad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1960, following as it did the last CIAM meeting, signalled a turning point for the Modern Movement. From then on, architecture was influenced by seminal texts by Aldo Rossi and Robert Venturi, and gave rise to the first revisionary movement following Modernism. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the developments in architecture from 1960 to 2010. It consists of two parts: the first section providing a presentation of major movements in architecture after 1960, and the second, a geographic survey that covers a wide range of territories around the world. This book not only reflects the different perspectives of its various authors, but also charts a middle course between the 'aesthetic' histories that examine architecture solely in terms of its formal aspects, and the more 'ideological' histories that subject it to a critique that often skirts the discussion of its formal aspects.
