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Ecological architecture
Ecological rethinking and sustainable building concepts have become important topics in contemporary architecture. The use of renewable resources and the intention to build in harmony with nature are characteristic aspects for this development. Apart from the use of ecological building material, the attention is also drawn to reaching a high degree of independence from fossil energy sources and aiming for a high energy efficiency level. This volume presents about 100 of the most outstanding recent projects on this field. A wide selection of groundbreaking concepts from private residences to public business buildings is presented through texts, photos and drawings.
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88,83 €
93,50 €
Collection: U.S. Architecture
American architecture has created a symbol for itself in the skyscraper. It is a typology that seems to shout Yes we can!, and the superpower lives by these words to this day. As a little boy, President Barack Obama dreamed of becoming an ar-chitect. Now, those who have fulfilled this dream demonstrate how architecture in the USA has moved on past the skyscraper. The generously illustrated volume from the trilingual Collection series reflects the complete bandwidth of the architecture of this vast nation. Top contemporary projects completed in the last few years have been selected, representing many different categories, including residential houses, office buildings and government buildings as well as sports facilities, research laboratories and museums.
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71,20 €
74,95 €
Collection: Landscape Architecture
Landscape architecture creates and shapes open spaces for human beings. It combines nature and architecture and links grown and planned environments. It depends on local factors such as the climate, type of soil, as well as varying local traditions much more than structural design.
Collection: Landscape Architecture presents the whole wealth of this fascinating sector featuring projects from around the world – from the classic fields of horticulture and park design, to LandArt and urban outdoor design, which make do without grass and trees entirely, up to the current ecological themes of interior gardens and façade greening.
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71,20 €
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Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design
Theaters, concert halls and opera houses are among the most fascinating architectural tasks of today. Large metropolises as well as medium-sized and smaller communities are enhancing their cultural infrastructure with spectacular new buildings and renovated historical structures for the performing arts. As prestige projects, buildings are emerging that first of all offer compelling designs and functions, but also shape and enrich their settings as outstanding individual structures. Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design presents 69 contemporary international projects by famous architects and up-and-coming young designers. The diversity and creativity of the projects are presented in-depth through high-quality images and plans coupled with informative texts.
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44,60 €
46,95 €
British Interior Design
Often associated with traditional styles involving floral motifs, pastel colours and soft fabrics, British interior design used to be rather modest. The contemporary scene however is filled with a wild array of styles juxtaposing the classical with the kitsch, the romantic with the quirky and the rough with the polished.
This volume offers a thrilling glimpse into a range of the most recent and inspiring British interiors from internationally renowned designers as well as talented individuals striking new paths in this dynamic and fascinating world. Whether private homes, offices, clubs, bars or restaurants, the projects presented here reveal a fusion of the utterly familiar with the wonderfully eccentric and place Britain firmly at the forefront of global interior design.
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54,10 €
56,95 €
1000x landscape architecture
Landscape architecture covers the entire range of outdoor design: the fascinating scope of this field ranges from open space planning near, on or even inside buildings to self-sufficient creations in residential areas or in the open nature, and Land Art that uses nature as raw material for a work of art. The different geographical and social contexts shape the design of the creative and playful solutions applied to 1000 projects from around the world. While the main focus are parks and gardens, this publication also presents numerous other types of categories such as greened facades, stone gardens, memorials and waterscapes.
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115,95 €
Water Enjoyment
Water is the scarcest of all natural resources. It is a global challenge to develop, produce and deploy technologies, systems and products for sustainable water consumption. The model for this approach is the world leader GROHE, which has been working for
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41,75 €
43,95 €
Waterscapes
Water is the scarcest of all natural resources. It is a global challenge to develop, produce and deploy technologies, systems and products for sustainable water consumption. The model for this approach is the world leader GROHE, which has been workin
g for some time in the field of ecological solutions for water resources. The GROHE idea is not simply to deal with the economical and functional side of water supply but also to consider the pleasurable aspects of water and to reflect that considera
tion with the high design requirements of many architects. This volume presents buildings of different typologies with GROHE water technology solutions. The book also features interviews and essays by experts who explain the current state of sustaina
ble water use water developments as well as the interaction of water technology and design.
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18,99 €
19,99 €
FacadeGreenery
The greening of faades with plants gives a piece of nature back to the city. But a green faade is much more than a charming view: Thanks to its insulating effect, it evens out extreme swings in temperature, protects against UV radiation and improve
s sound insulation. In that regard one does not have to always rely on the usual ivy. Other evergreen or fruit bearing plants and even exotic flowers can be used as faade decoration. In that way varied and creative greening can be created which lend
a colorful aesthetic tone to the cityscape. The 50 projects presented here give an overview of this current trend in landscape architecture.
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18,04 €
18,99 €
Automobile Architecture
The automobile has shaped the appearance of our streets for 100 years now. At the same building types have been created to serve it. Parking garages and gas stations as new species of architecture and showrooms whose exhibition spaces and display win
dows are markedly different from the usual businesses have decisively changed the cities. This book is dedicated to this type of architecture, showing esthetic and technical solutions of the past few years. Not a few architects have been unmistakable
car freaks (Frank Lloyd Wright), or been occupied with the automobile (Le Corbusier: Maison Citrohan), or have actually designed cars (Walter Gropius for Adler). This fascination of the profession can also be seen in the architecture built for the a
utomobile today.
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82,64 €
86,99 €
Country House
Country houses are becoming more popular as the urban stress rises around the globe living in the countryside means giving a piece of peace back and connecting back to nature. The rural retreats offer a refuge in nature from the hustle and bustle of
daily urban life. The natural settings offer challenges and opportunities at the same time. Whether high mountains, canyons, or cliffy coasts, this volume showcases 60 of the best of contemporary countryhouses designs worldwide, featuring the work of
well-known architects and innovative designers who pay their respect to nature through sustainable construction methods and an esthetic style that appreciates and highlights the beauty and uniqueness of each landscape.
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41,79 €
43,99 €
Japanese Interior Design
Japan embodies the fascinating cross-section of a country endowed with a rich and varied culture, firmly imbued with traditional knowledge, skill and experience. The book features 50 of the best of Japanese interior design trends in Japan in differen
t categories such as offices, bars, culture, living and shopping, from traditional tatami to modern minimal. The interiors presented in this book offer a glimpse into the eastern design and its philosophy of simplicity: the use of neutral and natural
colors to minimize feelings of clutter and the color black to lend definition and form; furthermore, it reveals the ingenious, minimalistic way of living and being.
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Doctors practices
This book compiles contemporary designs worldwide that break through the stereotype of doctor's practices as cold and often stressful environments. All projects aim at balancing medical technology and functionality with the need to create a welcoming
and comfortable environment for the patients, visitors and staff. Apart from general practitioner's offices, those of dentists and a wide variety of specialists are also presented. The solutions range from practice design in an existing building to
entirely new buildings for one or more offices. Doctor's Practices demonstrates today's architectural responses to the complex demands of healthcare ? a very fast-developing field.
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54,14 €
56,99 €
Tropical Houses
This title features a stunning array of the most ambitious examples of residential design in the tropics. From a simple dwelling on a remote island to a luxurious holiday home set in a spectacular landscape from Brazil to Florida, from New Zealand to Singapore Tropical Houses brings together a collection of exotic environments designed by well-known architectural firms with interesting approaches by local architects.The houses featured in this volume embrace the tropical lifestyle with open-air rooms, shady courtyards, sunny patios, and cool stucco walls. Exotic local materials and eco-conscious features are a seamless response to the settings of many of the featured houses.
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50,34 €
52,99 €
Passive Houses
Sustainable livingErscheinungsjahr: 2012w. 380 col. ill.Abmessungen: 190 mm x 250 mmVon Uffelen, Chris vanWer heute ein Haus baut, steht in der Regel immer auch vor der Frage nach dessen Energieeffizienz. Unabhängig von verbindlichen nationalen Vorschriften und optionalen Zertifikaten hat sich ein genereller Konsens von Passivhaus herausgebildet. Innerhalb von wenigen Jahren hat sich dieser Baustandard weit verbreitet. Je nach Klimazone fordern Passivhäuser ganz unterschiedliche Techniken, Eingriffe und Maßnahmen. Diese haben sich inzwischen von dem einst recht uniformen Erscheinungsbild des Passivhauses gelöst und sind nun in ganz unterschiedlich anmutenden Bauten zu finden. Diese Monografie stellt rund 60 Einfamilienhäuser in Passivhausbauweise vor und zeigt die Vielfalt an wunderbarer nachhaltiger Architektur.
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37,99 €
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Facades
The facade is the skin of a building. It forms the boundary between interior and exterior, form and function, between user and passersby. In addition to aspects of function, construction, design and urban space, increasingly sustainability parameters are gaining importance. Under these circumstances facades are assuming an even greater significance in the building industry today.
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80,74 €
84,99 €