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Architecture & Arts documents the innovations brought about by painters, sculptors, designers, writers, photographers, and filmmakers, as well as creators from the widest variety of artistic circles and expressive styles, into the field of architecture. At the same time, it reveals the digressions of architects into the visual arts, a discipline that has shared with architecture a common project of a radical, at times visionary, aesthetic transformation of reality. The volume includes works by Malevich, Cartier-Bresson, Steichen, Terragni, Depero, Fritz Lang, Le Corbusier, Gehry, Rossi, Piano, and Oldenburg, to name a few. This richly illustrated volume offers a complete overview of architects and artists from the historic avant-gardes (Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dadaism, Neoplasticism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and the modern movements until the postwar period) to the contemporary world, starting from Informal-Spatialist work and continuing with Situationism, Brutalism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Post modernism to the present day.

Architecture & Construction in Concrete is bursting with fantastically innovative ideas for using concrete in architecture. The proposals demonstrate how concrete, perhaps the most common of construction materials, can create highly original buildings with beautiful finishes that integrate with their surroundings, as well as provide aesthetically pleasing complements to our urban environments. Full-color photographs and detailed explanatory texts allow readers to clearly understand how each project was put together. This is a publication that no professional in the field should do without.

The Book presents an overview of contemporary concrete construction techniques and projects in two parts.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: presents the properties and types of concrete, important issues in designing and building in concrete, typical pathologies, surface treatments and protection of concrete elements as well as a selection of innovative contemporary concrete-based materials and technologies currently available on the market.

CASE STUDIES: includes 20 contemporary projects by well known architects such as Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel and Ben van Berkel. All projects have been selected for their exemplary or innovative use of concrete and their presentation is focused on presenting their technical aspects not only with color photographs but also with project drawings and details.

This book is an overview of glass technologies and design ideas about the use of glass in contemporary architecture, presented in two parts.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Includes the properties and types of glass, the main problems and considerations in the use of glass as a building material, the possible damages and alterations of glass, the treatment and maintenance of glass elements and a selection of contemporary innovative materials based on glass that are available on the market.

CASE STUDIES: Presents 24 projects by architects like Renzo Piano, Enric Miralles, MVRDV and others where glass has been used extensively in innovative and exemplary ways. The presentation of the projects focuses on the technical aspects and includes detailed drawings and color photographs

This book is a complete overview of the use of metal in contemporary architecture. It consists of two parts.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Includes the properties and uses of all metals used in construction, corrosion and oxidation of metals, treatment and protection of metallic elements and a presentation of the products and technologies that are available for contemporary metal construction.

CASE STUDIES: Presents 22 recent projects where metal has been used in an exemplary or innovative way. Included are projects of Frank Gehry, Enric Miralles, Future Systems and other architects that work with metal. The presentation focuses on the technical qualities of each project including detailed plans and color photographs.

This book presents the possibilities of using plastic as a building material in contemporary architecture. It consists of two parts.
GUIDELINES: presents the properties of various plastics, their possible uses, the main issues around the use of plastics and a selection of finished plastic products that are available on the market and can be used in construction.
CASE STUDIES: a selection of 20 projects where architects have used plastic in creative, innovative and exemplary ways. All projects are presented extensively with plans, photographs and technical details.

A technical guide to energy-efficient buildings, including information on energy certification for buildings in Europe, Asia and North America, types of energy-efficient skins, walls, and new technologies.

Collection of constructions, both civil and sacred buildings, ranges from pre-Christian basilicas to buildings dating from the early 19th century, and includes such gems as the cathedrals of St. Peter and Chartres, the Paris Opera House, and the Taj Mahal. Fully illustrated.

Showcasing new projects of all types worldwide by both established and emerging practices, Architecture 10 is essential reading for anyone interested in recent developments in contemporary architecture. This authoritative book is the official guide to the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and all RIBA Awards presented in 2010.The featured awards include the prestigious Stirling Prize, given to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution in the past year to the evolution of architecture and the built environment, and the Royal Gold Medal, conferred on a distinguished architect in recognition of a lifetime’s work. Also included are reflections on
‘A Year in Architecture’ by the RIBA President, the RIBA International and Honorary Fellowships, the RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards, and the Housing Design Awards.

Celebrates the best new buildings worldwide by a wide range of practices
Features all RIBA Award-winning projects, profusely illustrated with over 800 colour photographs and plans
Includes an interview with I.M. Pei, the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal

Flanders is no more than a minuscule dot on the map of the world: a region that can easily be crossed in just a few hours, from the North Sea to the eastern border where Limburg meets the Netherlands and Germany.

Even so, Flanders has a rich architectural tradition and, for centuries, the most beautiful houses have been built here: the aristocratic mansions of Bruges and Ghent, the “maisons de maître” in Brussels, the high points of the Art Nouveau movement, the glorious castles and country houses, the beguinages and presbyteries, the smallholdings and residences of gentlemen-farmers...

Many examples of this architectural inheritance have now been knocked down to make way for more modern buildings. However, there is a growing respect for classic architecture and traditional craftsmanship. Recent years have seen the emergence of a new generation of architects and interior designers who are paying tribute to the rich architectural history and the fascinating mix of cultural influences to which the region of Flanders has always been exposed. Their creations reveal a synthesis of “classic” styles and, at the same time, add a new, contemporary spin: they have a great deal of admiration for the design of English, French and Italian country houses, but also draw inspiration from their Flemish inheritance.

So, the concept of Architecture and Interiors in Flanders represents an eclectic vision of design. In this book, the most striking creations of the leading “ambassadors” for classic architecture and interior design in Flanders are gathered together under one banner.

It is a diverse collection, yet there are many common threads running through it: the love of craftsmanship; the insistence on durable materials; the urge towards understated, elegant design, towards peace and serenity; the aim of realizing harmony with the surroundings, of achieving authenticity and purity of style.

This concept sees architecture, garden design and interior styling as inextricably linked; the disciplines influence each other and are incorporated into a balanced whole.

Refusing to follow the latest trend, these inspired architects and interior designers have created living environments for their clients that will have no trouble withstanding the test of time.

A comparison between the Italian and Japanese experience in terms of architecture and landscape. This book presents numerous critical insights, examples of projects and buildings, and illustrated essays by Italian and Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Antonio Citterio, Atelier Bow Wow, Fumihiko Maki, Kengo Kuma, Moses Ricci, Franco Purini, Paolo Desideri among others. This publication focuses both on the landscape policies and the comparison among different landscapes. Including a photographic atlas, the book concludes with an overview of projects under the subject of "Design of sensitive landscape " brought by three Italian schools of architecture and three Italian-Japanese comparisons.

The result of detailed research, this first volume in the series marks the start of a photographic journey of contemporary architecture around the globe. Complementary project descriptions and drawings contribute to this visual and informational odyssey. All featured projects are catalogued into comprehensive sections: office buildings, commercial facilities, educational/public facilities, residential and other projects of particular note. Published works in this volume are by some of the great names in architecture today, such as Barton Myers Associates, Inc., Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Foster and Partners, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

The result of detailed research, this second volume in the series continues a photographic journey of contemporary architecture around the globe. Complementary project descriptions and drawings contribute to this visual and informational odyssey. All featured projects are catalogued into comprehensive sections: office buildings, commercial facilities, educational/public facilities, residential and other projects of particular note. Published works in this volume are by some of the great names in architecture today, such as Gehry Partners, Murphy/Jahn, T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd., and RTKL Associates, Inc.