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A Chronology of Architecture presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between structural innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of architecture from the earliest structures to the present-day skyscrapers and global cities, it features key buildings, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were built. Special feature spreads highlight important movements, construction methods and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles and architects, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to architecture in all its different forms.

Radek Lampa patří k výrazným představitelům současné střední generace českých architektů. Výpravnou monografii, přinášející výběr jeho dosavadních prací, doprovází desítky fotografií hotových realizací, vizualizace budoucích projektů, pracovní skici a také nevšední autorský text, ve kterém sám architekt komentuje svoje životní zkušenosti, proces vzniku konkrétních staveb, rozvíjí své sny a vize a také uvažuje nad vztahem mezi tvůrcem stavby a jejím uživatelem. Poodhaluje tím mnohdy skryté zákulisí práce architekta jako profese, která je často plná slepých uliček, nesnází a problémů, ale i čisté radosti z navrhování a ze vzniku něčeho nového. Publikace, kterou ocení nejen odborná veřejnost a zájemci o architekturu, ale i studenti architektury a začínající architekti, obsahuje též texty Lampových spolupracovníků a mentorů Jána Stempela, Ladislava Lábuse, Jana Mackoviče a rozhovor s Josefem Pleskotem, s jehož AP atelierem byl architekt Lampa v počátku své kariéry úzce spjat.

From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.

The life of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. In his youth, he courted a glamourous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona his clothes were so shabby passersby assumed he was a beggar. Gaudi's incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering surface textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batllo to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his unique aesthetic enjoys global popularity and acclaim. His magnus opus, the Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Through hundreds of full-color illustrations, drawings, plans, and historical photos, this book presents Gaudi's complete oeuvre. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we explore his residential, religious, and public projects. We see how the "Dante of architecture" was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.

Art Nouveau developed in very different forms between the 1880s and the First World War, starting in Western Europe. Organic lines and plant forms, building in iron, glass and concrete, as well as the idea of the “Gesamtkunstwerk” (Complete work of art) can be found in London, Glasgow, and Riga, as well as in St. Petersburg and Moscow. But above all in the Scandinavian countries and in Eastern Europe, Art Nouveau often developed into a young national style of its own, frequently with a return to regional traditions. In other countries, such as the Netherlands or the USA, the path seems to lead directly into Modernity, especially in architecture.

For many people home ownership is one of the most important goals in life and the biggest private investment. In Germany about two thirds of the residential building stock consists of single-family homes. With 80.000 to 90.000 new residences built every year it is by far the most important construction task for architects in this country. For this volume, the author has selected outstanding contemporary concepts and designs that deserve to be noticed and appreciated much more. Neither luxury villa not mass housing, all homes are within a middle-class budget. Apart from ground plans and elevations, key figures on square meters, building price and construction duration, facts on ecological aspects, materials used and, last but not least, the respective architects offer the potential builder exeedingly practical benefits.

The aim to live in a mini house can have various reasons: For many it stands for a better, more livable existence on the basis of what is necessary, possible and desired, making one's life easier, more economical and more sustainable. The limitation of the floor space promotes concentration on the essentials in order to integrate what one needs for life. With well thought-out planning, cleverly organized floor plans and intelligent, compact concepts, a lot of space can be created in a small area. By now, in addition to do-it-yourself protagonists, established architects and hip design studios have taken on the interesting task of developing sophisticated solutions for small homes and tiny houses. This volume presents very different projects in terms of architectural style, construction method and interior design.

"História všetkých štadiónov na ktorých hrala FC Barcelona. Od roku 1899 až po novú víziu prestavby štadióna - Nou Camp Nou. Viete, na koľkých štadiónoch v Barcelone hrala Barca? Viete, ktoré to boli, kde boli a ako vyzerali? Minimum textov a veľa obrázkov z histórie, súčasnosti a bízkej budúcnosti.Kniha je oficiálnym licencovaným produktom FC Barcelona."

"História štadióna Spartaka Trnava. Najskôr tam bolo nič. Potom plocha, kde sa začínalo so všetkým možným. Atletikou, pribudla cyklistika, pozemný hokej a hádzaná chlapov. Tá sa hrala sa na trávnatej ploche futbalového ihroska s 11-timi hráčmi. Pribudli ženy - hádzanárky, ale tých bolo už iba 7. Nemôžu chýbať hokejisti - najskôr Spartak, neskôr Dukla. V časti "OVÁL" nesmú chýbať fotky z najhistorickejšieho momentu. Bol to zápas s Ajaxom. Potom "PLECHÁČ", jeho nezanedbateľné miesto v Trnave s jeho radosťami i sklamaniami. No a na koniec, jeho koniec. Búranie a stavba novej - nádhernej "CITY ARENY". Jej otvorenie a nádherné zápasy, ktorých vyvrcholením bol znovu - titul. Plné tribúny, fanúšikovia, ale hlavne "kotelníci a ultrasáci" s ich neopakovateľnými a jedinečnými choreami. Proste. Tu nájdete všetko to, čo potrebuje správny Trnavčan vedieť o svojom štadióne a o svoje histórii. Na 182 stranách je 260 fotografií s minimom textu. "

In an era of high-tech and climate extremes, we are drowning in information while starving for wisdom. Enter Lo—TEK, a design movement rebuilding indigenous philosophy and vernacular architecture to generate sustainable, resilient infrastructure. Traveling from Peru to the Philippines, Tanzania to Iran, this book explores millennia-old human ingenuity on how to live in symbiosis with nature. Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us. Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanity’s negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the same mythology of technology that relies on exploiting nature. Responding to climate change by building hard infrastructures and favoring high-tech homogenous design, we are ignoring millennia old knowledge of how to live in symbiosis with nature. Without implementing soft systems that use biodiversity as a building block, designs remains inherently unsustainable. Lo—TEK, derived from Traditional Ecological Knowledge, is a cumulative body of multigenerational knowledge, practices, and beliefs, countering the idea that indigenous innovation is primitive and exists isolated from technology. It is sophisticated and designed to sustainably work with complex ecosystems. With a foreword by renowned anthropologist Wade Davis and four chapters spanning Mountains, Forests, Deserts, and Wetlands, this book explores thousands of years of human wisdom and ingenuity from places like Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Iran, Iraq, India, and Indonesia. We rediscover an ancient mythology in a contemporary context, radicalizing the spirit of human nature. The editor and author Academic and author Julia Watson is the Principal and Founder of Julia Watson Studio, an experiential, landscape, and urban design studio, as well as a Director and Co-Founder of ‘A Future Studio’, a collective of conscious designers with an ethos towards global ecological change. She teaches Urban Design at Harvard and Columbia University. After graduating from Harvard with the highest award for her work on conservation and spiritual landscapes, she has been published in Nakhara Journal, Water Urbanisms East, World Heritage Sites and Living Culture of Indonesia, and co-authored the Spiritual Guide to Bali’s UNESCO World Heritage with Dr. J. Stephen Lansing. The designers Piera Wolf and Claudine Eriksson are W—E studio, a multidisciplinary creative studio based in Zürich and New York that strives to bridge time and space between these constantly evolving and contrasting cities. Piera and Claudine have individually been recognized by publications and organizations including The New York Times, Dazed Digital, Rolling Stone, Slanted, and many more. Talks, teaching, and workshop engagements include the New York School of Visual Arts, HTW Berlin, Google Creative Lab, and the Zürich University of the Arts.

Publikácia Stavby, ktoré sa stali architektúrou od historika architektúry a výtvarného umenia Petra Kresánka. Autor i vydavateľ, známej a vyhľadávanej rozsiahlej Ilustrovanej encyklopédie Slovenska, v tejto knihe opisuje a vysvetľuje, prečo boli zoskupenia pôvodných vidieckych stavieb v našich Karpatoch také krásne. Dokumentuje to fotografiami, ktoré vyhotovil pred polstoročím. Komentuje ich postrehmi estetiky prírody, estetiky umení a teórií architektúry a výtvarného umenia. Zdôrazňuje, že sú výsledkom potrieb, materiálových a technologických možností i mnohých ďalších objektívnych daností. Ich stavitelia a užívatelia ich netvorili zámerne. Ale krásu týchto kompozícií pochopili a zvečnili aj naši najvýznamnejší moderní maliari. V argumentácii sa autor publikácie opiera aj o teoretické práce významných svetových architektov a maliarov priekopníkov moderného umenia. Grafiku knihy obohacujú niektoré inšpirujúce citáty týchto osobností. Kniha je príspevkom do diskusie v období súčasného chaosu pôsobenia človeka v prostredí našej kultúrnej krajiny.

Against a backdrop of growing cities and a changing approach to how we live, there are many reasons to refurbish a home. Our buildings must continue to evolve along with us--and that takes a little imagination. Societal shifts continue to impact our homes. People live longer, and often alone. Homes will need to be updated to accommodate a changing climate. ?Resourcefulness will also play a role in how we carve out living spaces in our cramped cities. Today's population living in cities is 3.9 billion, and it's anticipated to grow to 6.34 billion over the next 25 years. The vast majority of the planet's population now lives in an urban environment, which is a first in human history. These numbers are only going to grow, and increasingly this means not bulldozing and building on top of the rubble, but working with what we have. The Home Upgrade looks beyond big budget projects and explores homes where the seemingly impossible has been achieved. For architects striking out on their own, such projects offer the opportunity to flex their muscles and lead a project for the first time. A home in Brooklyn, featured in the book, was refurbished after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Eastern Seaboard in 2012. The living space was raised above the high-water line, an answer to the grim fact that once-in-a-generation occurrences are a new reality. Historic conversions celebrate the unexpected relationship between old and new, and adaptive reuse projects reinvent the buildings around us. Exploring the most extraordinary transformations of recent years by leading studios, The Home Upgrade is an exhilarating look at the boundless possibilities of reimagining a home.

Kniha z populárnej edície predstavuje priekopníka modernej architektúry evolucionára Otta Wagnera. Známy architekt prispel používaním nových výrobných techník a stavebných postupov k prekonaniu historizmu a nástupu moderny.

Jak vlastně vznikly Psí vycházky? Od konce devadesátých let V edici Psí vycházky již vyšlo jsem pravidelně psával do internetového periodika Neviditelný pes o architektuře. Jednou bylo to někdy v roce 2001 mě zakladatel Ondřej Neff požádal, zdali bych jej a několik nejbližších přátel neprovedl po areálu Pražského hradu a upozornil zvláště na méně známé části. Později jsme si řekli, že by bylo hezké připravit obdobnou vycházku pro čtenáře Neviditelného psa. Z toho následně vznikla tradice a pro tyto akce se vžil název Psí vycházky. Šesté Psí vycházky nás zavedou do části Bubenče v okolí budovy Akademie výtvarných umění, dokončené na počátku dvacátého století. V této oblasti se pak usazovali výtvarníci sochaři, malíři a grafici , ale také architekti a fotografové, kteří pracovali v četných ateliérech v podkroví zdejších činžáků nebo v objektech postavených ve vnitroblocích. Působili tu Jan Štursa, Stanislav Sucharda, Josef Mařatka, Cyprián Majerník, Josef Gočár, Bedřich Feuerstein, Josef Havlíček a mnozí další. Pestrá je i architektura zdejších domů, postavených ve stylu historismu, secese, moderny, kubismu, art deco i funkcionalismu. Podíleli se na ní například Václav Roštlapil, Antonín Balšánek, Bohumír Kozák, Ladislav Machoň, Kamil Roškot, Josef Havlíček a jiní. K půvabu této enklávy, vymezené ulicemi Kamenickou a U Sparty a dvěma pražskými parky Stromovkou a Letenskými sady , patří i domy s předzahrádkami a alejemi stromů.

Can the Bauhaus only be found in Berlin, Dessau, or Weimar? No way! There are outstanding Bauhaus and modernist sites all over Germany-trailblazing architecture that has left a lasting mark on our understanding of life, work, education, and living. Through more than 100 structures, most of which are open to tourism, this volume makes it possible to experience the historical and architectural vestiges of the "New Architecture" movement. Besides the famous buildings, the book presents insider tips for sites to visit throughout Germany, along with a wealth of visual material, essays, and practical advice. This book is an invitation to rediscover twentieth-century architecture and track its enduring developments. The leading Bauhaus institutions in Germany have been working together as BAUHAUS KOOPERATION BERLIN DESSAU WEIMAR. They include the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum fur Gestaltung, Berlin; the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau; and the Klassik Stiftung Weimar.

This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful, and innovative building fa ades in contemporary architecture. A building's fa ade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This absorbing book details hundreds of examples of interesting and progressive fa ades from around the world. Presented in colorful double-page spreads, each fa ade is photographed from different angles and includes engaging texts that describe their significance. Readers can learn how traditional mashrabiyas in Abu Dhabi are being engineered to respond to light and to regulate heat, how a hospital in Mexico City has been constructed with "smog-eating" tiles, and how a "bio-adaptive" fa ade in Germany uses algae to generate energy and provide shade. Informative and accessible, this compendium is a highly useful resource for architects, engineers, and designers.

Jeden z najvýznamnejších ekonómov mesta prichádza s prelomovou knihou, ktorá mení naše nazeranie na mestá. Amerika by bez veľkých miest nebola Amerikou, ale napriek tomu majú veľkomestá zlú povesť: hovorí sa o nich, že sú špinavé, chudobné, nezdravé a škodia životnému prostrediu. Je to však pravda? Edward Glaeser vo svojej knihe tvrdí, že práve veľkomestá sú najzdravšie, najzelenšie a najbohatšie v ekonomickom aj kultúrnom zmysle. Vydáva sa do histórie a cestuje po celom svete, pričom opisuje, ako veľkomestá fungujú a ako ľudstvo vďaka nim napreduje. Glaeser je odvážny reportér a šikovný analytik, ktorý presvedčivo a naliehavo vysvetľuje, prečo sú mestá výnimočné a dôležité. Výsledkom jeho výskumu je množstvo dôkazov o tom, že práve veľkomestá sú tým najlepším vynálezom v histórii ľudstva a zároveň aj našou najväčšou nádejou do budúcnosti.

Tři renomovaní čeští autoři se v knize, jejímž prvotním impulzem bylo sté výročí založení Bauhausu, vypořádávají s fenoménem této německé moderní umělecké a průmyslové školy každý po svém a z různých perspektiv. Populárnější formou se snaží přiblížit veřejnosti, studentům a pedagogům její příběh, a to nejen prostřednictvím hlavních protagonistů Bauhausu, ale také skrze prostředí české meziválečné avantgardy, která s touto školou udržovala intenzivní kontakt. Přijměte pozvání k poutavému čtení doprovázenému nejen dobovými obrazovými materiály, fotografiemi a reprodukcemi, ale také ilustracemi od architekta Davida Vávry a komiksem, mapujícím události kolem Bauhausu.

Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in most cites--separated uses and lengthy commutes in single-occupancy vehicles that drain human, environmental, and community resources--to support a soft city approach? In Soft City David Sim, partner and creative director at Gehl, shows how this is possible, presenting ideas and graphic examples from around the globe. He draws from his vast design experience to make a case for a dense and diverse built environment at a human scale, which he presents through a series of observations of older and newer places, and a range of simple built phenomena, some traditional and some totally new inventions. Sim shows that increasing density is not enough. The soft city must consider the organization and layout of the built environment for more fluid movement and comfort, a diversity of building types, and thoughtful design to ensure a sustainable urban environment and society. Soft City begins with the big ideas of happiness and quality of life, and then shows how they are tied to the way we live. The heart of the book is highly visual and shows the building blocks for neighborhoods: building types and their organization and orientation; how we can get along as we get around a city; and living with the weather. As every citizen deals with the reality of a changing climate, Soft City explores how the built environment can adapt and respond. Soft City offers inspiration, ideas, and guidance for anyone interested in city building. Sim shows how to make any city more efficient, more livable, and better connected to the environment.