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Buildings Must Die

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Author : Stephen Cairns
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014

Buildings Must Die written by Stephen Cairns and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.

Part memento mori for architecture, and part invocation to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose. Buildings, although inanimate, are often assumed to have "life." And the architect, through the act of design, is assumed to be their conceiver and creator. But what of the "death" of buildings? What of the decay, deterioration, and destruction to which they are inevitably subject? And what might such endings mean for architecture's sense of itself? In Buildings Must Die, Stephen Cairns and Jane Jacobs look awry at core architectural concerns. They examine spalling concrete and creeping rust, contemplate ruins old and new, and pick through the rubble of earthquake-shattered churches, imploded housing projects, and demolished Brutalist office buildings. Their investigation of the death of buildings reorders architectural notions of creativity, reshapes architecture's preoccupation with good form, loosens its vanities of durability, and expands its sense of value. It does so not to kill off architecture as we know it, but to rethink its agency and its capacity to make worlds differently. Cairns and Jacobs offer an original contemplation of architecture that draws on theories of waste and value. Their richly illustrated case studies of building "deaths" include the planned and the unintended, the lamented and the celebrated. They take us from Moline to Christchurch, from London to Bangkok, from Tokyo to Paris. And they feature the work of such architects as Eero Saarinen, Carlo Scarpa, Cedric Price, Arata Isozaki, Rem Koolhaas and François Roche. Buildings Must Die is both a memento mori for architecture and a call to to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose.

Human Response To Tall Buildings

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Author : American Institute of Architects. Office of Research Programs
language : en
Publisher: Stroudsburg, Pa. : Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross
Release Date : 1977

Human Response To Tall Buildings written by American Institute of Architects. Office of Research Programs and has been published by Stroudsburg, Pa. : Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Architecture categories.

Integrated Buildings

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Author : Leonard R. Bachman
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2003

Integrated Buildings written by Leonard R. Bachman and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.

An "anatomical" study of building systems integration with guidelines for practical applications Through a systems approach to buildings, Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture details the practice of integration to bridge the gap between the design intentions and technical demands of building projects. Analytic methods are introduced that illustrate the value, benefit, and application of systems integration, as well as guidelines for selecting technical systems in the conceptual, schematic, and design development stages of projects. Landmark structures such as Eero Saarinen's John Deere Headquarters, Renzo Piano's Kansai International Airport, Glenn Murcutt's Magney House, and Richard Rogers's Lloyd's of London headquarters are presented as part of an extensive collection of case studies organized into seven categories: Laboratories Offices Pavilions Green Architecture High Tech Architecture Airport Terminals Residential Architecture Advanced material is provided on methods of integration, including an overview of integration topics, the systems basis of architecture, and the integration potential of various building systems. An expanded case study of Ibsen Nelsen's design for the Pacific Museum of Flight is used to demonstrate case study methods for tracing integration through any work of architecture. Visually enhanced with more than 300 illustrations, diagrams, and photographs, Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture is a valuable reference guide for architecture and civil engineering students, as well as architects, engineers, and other professionals in the construction industry.

Residential Architecture As Infrastructure

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Author : Stephen H. Kendall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-29

Residential Architecture As Infrastructure written by Stephen H. Kendall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with Architecture categories.

This edited collection provides an up-to-date account, by a group of well-informed and globally positioned authors, of recently implemented projects, public policies and business activities in Open Building around the world. Countless residential Open Building projects have been built in a number of countries, some without knowledge of the original theory and methods. These projects differ in architectural style, building industry methods, economic system and social aims. National building standards and guidelines have been promulgated in several countries (Finland, China, Japan, Korea), providing incentives and guidance to Open Building implementation. Businesses in several countries have begun to deliver advanced FIT-OUT systems both for new construction and for retrofitting existing buildings, demonstrating the economic advantages of ‘the responsive, independent dwelling.’ This book also argues that the ‘open building’ approach is essential for the reactivation of the existing building stock for long-term value, because in the end it costs less. The book discusses these developments in residential architecture from the perspective of an infrastructure model of built environment. This model enables decision-makers to manage risk and uncertainty, while avoiding a number of problems often associated with large, fast-moving projects, such as separation and distribution of design tasks (and responsibility) and the ensuing boundary frictions. Residential Architecture as Infrastructure adds to the Routledge Open Building Series, and will appeal to architects, urban designers, researchers and policy-makers interested in this international review of current projects, policies and business activities focused on Open Building implementation.

Subject Matter Index Of Applications For Letters Patent For The Year

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Author : Great Britain. Patent Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

Subject Matter Index Of Applications For Letters Patent For The Year written by Great Britain. Patent Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Patents categories.

The Builder

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877

The Builder written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Architecture categories.

Bricks Mortals

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Author : Tom Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-01-01

Bricks Mortals written by Tom Wilkinson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Architecture categories.

Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2014We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces we inhabit. We are born, work, love and die in architecture. We buy and sell it, rent it and squat in it, create and destroy it. These aspects of buildings - economic, erotic, political and psychological - are crucial if we are to understand architecture properly. And because architecture moulds us just as much as we mould it, understanding architecture helps us to understand our lives and our world. Through ten great buildings across the world Tom Wilkinson reveals the powerful and intimate relationship between society and architecture and asks: can architecture change our lives for the better?THE TEN BUILDINGS: The Tower of Babel, Babylon (c. 650 BC), The Golden House, Rome (AD 64-68), Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu (1327), Palazzo Rucellai, Florence (1450), The Garden of Perfect Brightness, Beijing (1709-1860), Festival Theatre, Bayreuth, Germany (1876), Highland Park Car Factory, Detroit (1909-1910), E.1027, Cap Martin (1926-29), Finsbury Health Centre, London (1938), Footbridge, Rio de Janeiro, London (2010)

Twenty Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand

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Author : Simon Unwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-11-17

Twenty Five Buildings Every Architect Should Understand written by Simon Unwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-17 with Architecture categories.

"A revised and expanded edition of Twenty buildings every architect should understand."

The Building Code Of The City Of Birmingham Ala

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Author : Birmingham (Ala.).
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912

The Building Code Of The City Of Birmingham Ala written by Birmingham (Ala.). and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with categories.

The Standard

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894

The Standard written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.