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Four Walls and a Roof : The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession
Architecture, we like to believe, is an elevated art form that shapes the world as it pleases. Four Walls and a Roof turns this fiction on its head, offering a candid account of what it’s really like to work as an architect. Drawing on his own tragicomic experiences in the field, Reinier de Graaf reveals the world of contemporary architecture in vivid snapshots: from the corridors of wealth in London, Moscow, and Dubai to the demolished hopes of postwar social housing in New York and St. Louis. We meet ambitious oligarchs, developers for whom architecture is nothing more than an investment, and layers of bureaucrats, consultants, and mysterious hangers-on who lie between any architect’s idea and the chance of its execution.
Notre-Dame - A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
'Two days after Notre Dame burned, I flew to Paris to appear on the TV programme La Grande Librairie for a discussion about cathedrals. The following morning I had breakfast at the Hotel Bristol with my French publisher and she asked me to write a short book about Notre Dame and what it means to all of us. She said she would donate the publisher's profits to the rebuilding fund and, if I wished, I could do the same with my royalties. Yes, I said; of course, I'd love to.'
Ken Follett
In aid of the crucial restoration work to restore Paris's great cathedral, Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals is a moving, short piece of non-fiction celebrating the stunning history of this beloved building, from Ken Follett, author of the multi-million copy selling Kingsbridge series.
A minimum of 50p per copy on each sale of this book will go to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine.
Nemísta měst
I nemísta měst mají své příběhy.
Kniha Nemísta měst z různých úhlů zkoumá téma všech opomíjených, pomíjivých a míjených prostorů měst. Některá vznikají nekoncepční výstavbou, jiná jen tím, že chybí důvod k zastavení. Některá nás dráždí a odrazují, v jiných nacházíme únik před předvídatelností veřejného prostoru. Esejistické kapitoly (autorka se v nich opírá o klíčové zdroje z oboru architektury, urbanismu či exaktních urban studies, ale i filozofie, sociologie, ekonomie či geografie) uvozují povídková „zastavení“, která umožní na problematiku nahlédnout v rozšířené perspektivě. Rob se zabydlí v nevyužívaném prostoru železničního křížení na periferii Londýna. Chang opustí tradiční rolničení a začne třídit plasty, s jejichž špínou a zápachem žije v důvěrné blízkosti. Pro Ramiho je uprchlický tábor vězením s unavenou nadějí na útěk. Ale je zde i řada dalších, pro které je potřeba vztahu s místem zásadní. Skrze místo, jeho historii a charakter totiž objevujeme to, čemu se říká domov, „naše místo“ ve světě. Jsou nemísta součástí přirozeného vývoje měst a v éře toků a sítí nutností, nebo jsou naopak důsledkem našeho selhání a bezradnosti? Téma, které autorka pojednává, nechybně zaujme odbornou veřejnost (urbanisty, architekty, sociology), ale díky svému propojení s příběhy i další vnímavé čtenáře.
Case Study Houses
The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom.
The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to redefine the modern home, and had a pronounced influence on architecture-American and international-both during the program's existence and even to this day.
TASCHEN brings you a retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches.
Creative Spaces
This debut book from acclaimed Los Angeles lifestyle brand Poketo proves creativity can be sparked anywhere. From a colorful desk in a tiny closet to expansive homes, Creative Spaces explores the lives, homes, and studios of 23 artistic entrepreneurs, authors, and designers through a collection of inspired interiors from across the country that brings art into the everyday. With stunning photography, intimate profiles, and unexpected takeaways, the book showcases an eclectic mix of creatives, including artist Adam J. Kurtz, ceramicist Helen Levi, and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, among others. Fusing lifestyle with interior design, this peek into the spaces and lives of creative professionals will motivate dreamers and thinkers to become doers and makers.
Světové mosty od antiky po současnost
Více než 200 nejkrásnějších, nejzajímavějších, nejvyšších nebo nejdelších mostů, viaduktů a lávek z celého světa najdete na stránkách této knihy. Autor však nezapomíná ani na ty v České republice. Stovky překrásných barevných i dobových fotografií a ilustrací vám přiblíží mosty historické, městské, železniční, obloukové, trámové, visuté i zavěšené. U každého mostu najdete množství faktů a čísel, příběhů, ale i historických informací o jeho vzniku.
Prostor v architektuře a brněnská škola dějin umění
Kam sahají kořeny zájmu architektů a teoretiků o prostor v architektuře a jakou proměnu prodělal v průběhu 20. století? Kolektivní monografie Prostor v architektuře a brněnská škola dějin umění představuje pětici textů českých historiků umění, prezentujících rozdílné metodické přístupy výzkumu tohoto tématu v současné teorii architektury. Publikace si všímá pojetí prostoru v dílech vybraných světových architektů Leopolda Bauera, Ludwiga Miese van der Rohe, Alvara Aalta nebo Ricka Joye. Zároveň reflektuje způsob, jakým byl prostor v architektuře zkoumán v rámci dějin umění a architektury od konce 19. století do současnosti. Zvláštní pozornost je pak věnována výuce architektonického prostoru na brněnském Semináři dějin umění, jehož tradice představovaná teoretickými pracemi profesorů Václava Richtera a Zdeňka Kudělky pokračuje v současnosti v seminářích profesora Jiřího Kroupy.
Courtyard Living
Courtyards have long played an important function in residential design, regulating light, shade and the use of space. With thousands of years of tradition as inspiration, contemporary architects are realizing courtyard living afresh. This lavish survey of 25 residences across the Asia-Pacific region features homes from Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Structured by courtyard function, the book consists of five chapters - on privacy; multigenerational living; sightlines; light and ventilation; and living with nature - that are richly illustrated with photography as well as architectural illustrations showing courtyard positions within floor plans.
Showcasing the unique lifestyle opportunities afforded by contemporary courtyard design, this is an inspirational resource for anyone interested in indoor-outdoor living.
The Short Story of Architecture
Five chunky puzzles with cute animals, numbers and colours! In this delightful game very young children can have fun and learn while putting together five simple puzzles. Each four-piece jigsaw features bright, quirky animal illustrations that are matched to a colour, number and animal name. Beautifully packaged in a gift box, for children aged 24 months and up.
Schindler
Hailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) emigrated to Chicago in 1914, like his lifelong friend and rival Richard Neutra. Eventually hired by Frank Lloyd Wright to work in Los Angeles, Schindler took cues from notions found in Cubism and the International Style to shape his unique vision: a style he called "space architecture," combining geometrical shapes, bold lines, and materials such as wood and concrete, with space as a medium in its own right, one to be controlled just like color or mass.
This radical approach earned Schindler little recognition in his lifetime-but today, he is hailed as one of America's most important Modernist pioneers. Discover such key projects as the Wolfe House, nestled in a steep hillside; the tree house-like Falk Apartment Building; the Lovell Beach House, recognized as one of the foremost examples of the Modernist canon in America; the Schindler/Chace House, Schindler's most crucial work and his personal practice and home, which he shared with his family and that of Neutra.
From private homes to small commercial buildings, Schindler's groundbreaking designs heralded a new era of contemporary construction. This collection is complete with a map locating all of the architect's most renowned projects, detailed entries, floor plans, as well as crisp photography of each structure and its interiors.
New Nordic Houses
In a climate that ranges from cold, dark and unforgiving to endless sun and crystalline skies, the homes of the Nordic countries are lifted by ever-changing and dramatic natural light balanced by an intrinsic sense of warmth. Nordic architects today are as much informed by vernacular traditions and natural materials as their forebears, but the most recent generation of practitioners reflects a new appetite for spatial exploration and changing lifestyles.
Divided into four chapters - rural cabins, coastal retreats, town houses and country homes - this survey of over forty of Scandinavia's finest and most innovative houses features work by a broad spectrum of leading architects, such as Jon Danielsen Aarhus, Tham & Videgard, Snorre Stinessen, Reiulf Ramstad and Todd Saunders. Structured by terrain to reveal the full diversity of the landscape and its architectural challenges, the book is full of fresh thinking about living spaces that are at once universal and distinctively Nordic. From country houses complete with traditional Nordic fireplaces, saunas, window seats and verandas, to remote cabin hideaways and artist's studios, there are details and grand ideas that can be applied to residential design anywhere. A reference section includes an appendix of architectural plans.
Futbalové arény súčasnosti a budúcnosti
Hra v peknom prostredí je krajšia a lákavejšia. Platí to aj o tej futbalovej. Futbalové arény sú v súčasnosti už viac než štadióny. Predstavujú športovo-kultúrne stánky, komplexy, nevyhnutne prepojené s biznisom, ktoré by iba futbal neuživil. Potrebujú žiť 365 dní v roku.
Walls
For thousands of years, humans have built walls and assaulted them, admired walls and reviled them. Great Walls have appeared on nearly every continent, accompanying the rise of cities, nations, and empires. In Walls, David Frye uncovers a story that is more than just bricks and stone: he reveals the startling link between what we build and how we live, who we are and how we came to be.
It is nothing less than the story of civilization.
Stay Overnight
The adaptive reuse approach is gaining ground also in the hotel industry. The careful and respectful handling of the building fabric is as important in this process as the creative extension. Converting old structures is a great way to offer an authentic experience for guests, while also conserving land, reducing urban sprawl and preserving the originality of historic buildings. The featured architects show different possibilities how stations, warehouses, churches and offices can be coverted into hotels. Whether through striking contrast with the new creation or reinterpretation of the existing architecture - or indeed both together - all featured projects are defined by their respectful and thoughtful stance towards the sites they occupy and establish an enthralling relationship between the old and the new.
Gréckokatolícky chrám v Trebišove
Prijmite pozvanie nahliadnuť do útrob trebišovského gréckokatolíckeho chrámu optikou majstrovských fotografií a sprievodného textu tejto publikácie. Aby sme uprostred pluralitného a globalizovaného sveta pamätali na duchovné dedičstvo našich otcov a dedov, treba oceniť zámer autora sprístupniť nepoznanú krásu tohto chrámu širšej verejnosti. Veď v rýchlom tempe života sme dnes už pozbavení schopnosti obdivovať pravú krásu, ako odlesk pokornej, pracovitej a modliacej sa duše umelca. Krása je viac ako súzvuk farieb alebo tónov. Ona je vlastnou sestrou dobra a pravdy, teda atribútov samého Boha. Objekt chrámu v sebe skrýva okrem sakrálneho umenia predovšetkým duchovný rozmer. Preto nestačí chrám len obdivovať, ale je potrebné ho aj navštevovať a v jeho atmosfére harmonizovať svoje vnútro. Každý človek je v chráme vítaný, či už príde ako turista, alebo ako veriaci, len ak príde s dobrou vôľou a správnou túžbou.
Lázně za císaře pána
Album historických fotografií, ktoré vybral, upravil a textami doplnil fotograf a vlastník rodinnej zbierky starých fotografií Pavel Scheufler, predstavuje svet kúpeľov na sklonku monarchie, keď k liečivým prameňom mierili osobnosti z celej Európy, šľachta a aj sám cisár. Oni všetci, rovnako ako obyčajní ľudia, hľadali pri liečivých prameňoch nie iba zdravie, ale aj rozptýlenie a pohodu. Malé a menej známe kúpele v Čechách ponúkali tiché ústrania a pokoj. Naopak, prekrásne promenády, kaviarne a kasína v Karlových Varoch, Mariánskych a Františkových Lázňach pozývali na zábavu a nadväzovanie priateľstiev či romantických známostí. Pozorne to sledovali oči fotografov, ktorých snímky dnes poskytujú jedinečné svedectvo o tomto stratenom svete včerajška.
Architects Data
An indispensable tool for the beginning stages of designing and planning a building project
This new edition of a classic, bestselling text provides, in one concise volume, the essential information needed to form the framework for the more detailed design and development of any building project. Organized largely by building type, it covers planning criteria and considerations of function and siting--and with over 6200 diagrams, it provides a mass of data on spatial requirements. Most of the featured illustrations are dimensioned and each building type includes plans, sections, site layouts, and design details. The book also includes an extensive bibliography and detailed set of metric/imperial conversion tables.
Architects' Data starts with the basics of designing for a new building project, before moving on to covering everything an architect needs to know. It also looks at the design styles and specifications for creating different types of structures, such as those made for residential, religious, cultural, sports, medical, and other types of occupation.
Covers user requirements, planning criteria, basic dimensions, and considerations of function and siting
Includes numerous examples and over 6200 illustrations and tables
5th English edition of the classic, international reference for architects
Architects' Data is an excellent resource for architects, building surveyors, space planners, and design and build contractors everywhere.
Seashaken Houses
An enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who built and inhabited them
Lighthouses are enduring monuments to our relationship with the sea. They encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose was much more noble, conceived as navigational gifts for the safety of all. Still today, we depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland: twenty towers built between 1811 and 1904, so-called because they were constructed on desolate, slippery rock formations in the middle of the sea, rising, mirage-like, straight out of the waves, with lights shining at the their summits.
Seashaken Houses is a lyrical exploration of these magnificent, isolated sentinels, the ingenuity of those who conceived them, the people who risked their lives building and rebuilding them, those that inhabited their circular rooms, and the ways in which we value emblems of our history in a changing world.
White Houses
This survey presents the most striking, innovative and unusual white houses by contemporary architects spanning the globe from Asia to the Americas, showcasing inspirational residential projects by established and emerging talents, including Aires Mateus, Jakob + Macfarlane, Jurgen Mayer and Shinichi Ogawa. From radical new takes on traditional building forms in Latin America to state-of-the-art urban projects in Europe and Japan, each featured house employs the apparent simplicity of white to reflect light and accent materiality, pressing the frontiers of form to the point of abstraction.
A white house is also a statement, translating a desire to stand out, just as it may also create a neutral surface for expression. This stylish and timeless publication therefore celebrates a universal form for all people and lifestyles.
Toto je priestor venovaný fascinujúcemu svetu stavebných diel, dizajnu a konštrukcie. Kategória kníh o architektúre vás zavedie do sveta, kde sa stretávajú funkčnosť, estetika a inovácia, aby vytvorili unikátne a pôsobivé stavby.
V tejto kategórii nájdete rôzne aspekty architektúry, vrátane historických pamiatok, moderných stavieb, urbanistického plánovania a dizajnu interiérov. Tu môžete objaviť rozmanité štýly a prístupy k architektonickému návrhu, ktoré odrážajú nielen funkčné potreby, ale aj kultúrne, sociálne a estetické hodnoty.
Od majstrovských diel starovekých kultúr po súčasné inovatívne konštrukcie, kategória architektúry vám umožní preskúmať rôzne éry a technológie, ktoré formujú vývoj stavebného umenia. Taktiež tu nájdete informácie o slávnych architektoch a ich prínose k architektúre.
Táto kategória je ideálna pre všetkých, ktorí majú záujem o architektúru ako umeleckú formu, ale aj o praktické a technické aspekty stavieb. Nech už máte záľubu v historických budovách, súčasných inováciách alebo budúcnosti urbanistického plánovania, kategória architektúry vám otvorí dvere do fascinujúceho sveta konštrukcie a návrhu.
