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Against a backdrop of fluctuating real estate markets in China in recent years, it is imperative that developers stay relevant and ahead of their competition. With 39 unique projects that cover a range of themes from the integration of local Chinese culture and human oriented designs to the use of eco-technology Changing and Unchanging II plots a course for better understanding of the changing demands and increasing competitiveness in this industry. Colour throughout.

Contents:
 Africa
P10 Green Corridor-- Tripoli Green Belt
P14 The Orchard Restaurant
Asia
P26 Campus Valley-- Ewha Womans Unversity
P30 Greenbelt-- Landscape Design for Tokyo Midtown
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Oceania
P60 Daughter of the Sea-- Re-developed Kumutoto
P72 Landscape Design for Darlington Public Domain, University of Sydney
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Europe
P108 A Big World on the Other Side of the Wall--The Walled Garden at Marks Hall Arbortum
P116 Back to Nature-- Potters Field Park in London
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South America
P230 Green Residence -- Helga and Thomas Jetter Residence
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North America
P250 Safari Drive
A Flower in the Desert-- Safari Drive
P258 A Theatre for the City-- Nathan Philips Square Revitalization

320 color illustrations, 210 B/W plans & drawings

This collection brings together buildings that inject a fresh dose of creativity into any architectural project and set the tone and pace for architects around the world, surveying the range of different styles, functions and needs that make each project a unique challenge. Along with the iconic, definitive buildings of the era are lesser-known projects that are no less creative or surprisingIllustrated with a wealth of photographs and floor plans.

Eduard Broto, Phd in Architecture and active member of the COAC architecture association. He has carried out extensive research and analysis into the way architecture is evolving in response to the new challenges created by a rapidly changing world. Author of many articles about architectural trends, and supervisor of NEW HOUSING CONCEPTS. This compilation illustrates new trends in single-family housing. He lives in Barcelona.

From the subject of contemporary landscape design in China, the book of Contemporary Architecture in China – Urban Landscapes selects 28 outstanding landscape projects, ranging from residences, parks, squares, etc. With a unique perspective and rich contents, the book will bring inspiration for landscape designers.

Project Introduction:

008 CONGHUA HOT SPRING VILLAS
014 SHENYANG VANKE HIGH-RISE RESIDENCE
022 BRC REDDISHWOOD HILL
030 SHENZHEN VANKE KING METROPOLIS
038 FUSHUN VANKE PARADISO
048 DRAGON BAY VILLA
058 QINHUANGDAO BOTANIC GARDEN
066 SHANGHAI HOUTAN PARK
086 TIANJIN BRIDGED GARDENS
096 THE ECOLOGICAL TRIANGLE – CREATING A SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PARK
106 THE MU GARDEN – THE CHINESE GARDEN FOR EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI
114 CHANGCHUN INTERNATIONAL CAR PARK LANDSCAPE DESIGN
126 CULTURE WAVE CITY IN HANGZHOU
132 URBAN “LIVING ROOM” – XINJIANG PEACOCK PARK
142 XINHUA GARDEN
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248 DASHAWAN BEACH FACILITY
256 INDEX

Cox Architects is world-renowned for many aspects of its work, not the least of which has been extending an Australian architectural ethos beyond houses and into large-scale projects such as the Yulara Tourist Resort in Uluru. It is also recognised for creating dramatic and sculptural buildings in steel such as the Brisbane and Sydney Exhibition Centres, the Olympic Aquatic Centre and Superdome, and the Australian National Maritime Museum. In concentrating on work produced in the last five years, this publication profiles and explores the much broader idiom in which Cox Architects practices. The book is divided into two sections, the first comprising a series of essays on the nature of different project types and the second describing recent and current projects, putting philosophy into practice. While the projects have been selected for their diversity of problem solving, client requirements, context and scale, they reveal some constant passions for enriching the city and landscape, for harnessing new technologies, and for imparting environmental sensitivity and cultural relevance to the built environment.

Through over twenty case studies this book constructs a picture of worldwide attempts to address these problems – projects that often use minimal resources to effect the maximum possible change, with the most precious resource being imagination.

Some of the ideas are breathtakingly simple:

  -  a mobile farm in Chicago that turns vacant lots into a source of food and employment
  -  a remote Japanese mountain village making a profitable virtue out of snow
  -  water pumps in south African villages operated by a child’s roundabout

– others rely on more subtle interventions, working over years to rebuild the broken ties of society and encouraging communities to take responsibility for their own environments.

Brimming with ideas, inspiring stories, and the conviction that design professionals can indeed make a difference to the lives of ordinary people, this book will galvanize all those working in architecture, landscape and design, but also all those who care about the future of our societies.

Presents playground design ideas by featuring playgrounds from around the world which provide both entertaining environments and aesthetically pleasing public spaces while also assuring that safety requirements are met.

In the book, the AIA recognizes three years worth of award recipients across four categories: architecture, interior architecture, regional and urban design, and its esteemed Twenty-five Year Award. On one hand, these projects from 2010, 2011, and 2012 constitute a snapshot of architectural production – a moment in time and a record of “excellence” in that moment. On the other hand, it is a snapshot that speaks more broadly about evolving design trends – what has come before, in the first decade of the 21st century, and what we might expect more of in the following decade.

Contents

Preface / Congratulatory Addres / Greetings 4p

Project Plan 12p

MP System 26p
01. MP System
02. Effect of Dongtan New Town MP
03. Block Site plan reflected in MP Discussion
04. Color MP Discussion

Example Urban Complex Competition Prizewinner 72p

Project Introduction in Part of a Village 90p
01. Naru Village
02. Blue Village
03. Forest Village
04. Neungdong Village
05. Daeun Village
06. Saegang Village
07. Solbit Village
08. Yedang Village
09. Hanbit Village
10. Row House
11. Mixed-use Complex

Appendix 290p
01. Summary of Frist New City, Second New City
02. Progress of MP
03. Model photo
04. List of Participant

Drawing for Urban Design explores a wide range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to sophisticated computer models. Architects and urban planners need to describe cities in the course of their work, be it through maps, diagrams, sketches, computer renderings, or models. This book provides a practical introduction to these techniques for students while explaining the processes associated with describing and designing urban environments - it is an invaluable visual handbook for representing the contemporary city.Drawing for Urban Design explores a wide range of ways to represent the city, from freehand sketching to sophisticated computer models. Architects and urban planners need to describe cities in the course of their work, be it through maps, diagrams, sketches, computer renderings, or models. This book provides a practical introduction to these techniques for students while explaining the processes associated with describing and designing urban environments - it is an invaluable visual handbook for representing the contemporary city.

E-city is an analysis on the development of Information and Communication Technology. It is a study that illustrates the innovations introduced by new technologies and the significant changes in urban planning and in future urban models. E-city describes these changes in three parts: e-Network, development of digital networks and territorial transformation processes; e-Planning, planning instruments and their innovations related to ICT development; e-City, cities and territories of the future. In the appendix, with a contribution from researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, and recent studies from the Senseable City Lab, explaining how ICTs help describe, understand, use and project the cities of the future.

The ecological approach to building is the great untold story in the architectural history of the past century. This book is essential reading for architects and students. As an urgent wake-up call on the state of our built environment, it will be of interest to everyone who cares about the future of our planet.

In the past, many of the key tenets of the ecological philosophy - sustainability, energy efficiency, harmonious relationship with the environment - appeared to stand contrast to the sweep of science-led ‘progress’ that characterized the modern movement. Today, however, past visionaries are vindicated and yesterday’s eccentricities are today’s legal requirements: every architect has an obligation to the environment as well as to his or her client.

After an introduction to the terminology of ecological architecture - including terms such as ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’,
Part one identifies recurring themes in ecological architecture. Part two features twenty-five case studies each focusing on a specific architect, movement or topic. Some of the names are familiar in this context - Rasem Badran, Hassan Fathy - but there are also plenty of surprises - Le Corbusier, Buckminster Fuller, Rudolf Schindler. Part three looks to the future as ecological architecture struggles to deal with global urbanization.

Recently awarded the Venice Biennale 2008 ‘Silver Lion for Most Promising Young Architect’, Elemental is a Chilean initiative creating innovative solutions for subsidized housing. The program’s urban projects aim to improve social housing for poverty stricken families. Elemental organized an international architecture competition which resulted in seven constructed projects throughout Chile as hybrids between house and building, pushing the limits of expansion and density. Built in central areas, these houses are half-constructed, offering inhabitants the infrastructure to extend the house to personal needs. This is a fascinating study of the successes and failures of the ‘Elemental Houses’. ELEMENTAL is a Do Tank affiliated with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and COPEC, implementing urban projects for social interests.