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Architecture reflects the evolution of our dynamic cities, as well as responding to the demanding needs of our ever-changing society. Comfort, pleasure, convenience, cultural connotation, recognition and curiosity are essential design concerns for architectural design. This stunning collection has been carefully chosen through a rigorous selection process. In spite of differences in type, location, culture, style, historical connotation, each project has been designed to meet its purpose of showing meaning and practical applicability. "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I. M. Pei, from his acceptance speech for the 1983 Pritzker Architecture Award. This book properly gives expression to practical applicability. In addition, it not only presents the facade of buildings, but also the functional zones inside. With stunning full colour interior and exterior images, detailed drawings of plans and description, the book has wide appeal to general readers, also would-be architects.

Contents:

Commercial Space

008 New Visitor Centre of the Pannonhalma Arch-Abbey in Hungary
018 EEA (Education Executive Agency) & Tax Offices
028 Bouygues Telecom Office Headquarters
066 Taikoo Hui Mixed-Use Development
102 Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse Miami, FL
040 Helix Hotel
074 City Municipality Ljubljana
108 SHOPPING PILLOW TERRACES
046 Snæfellsstofa Visitor Center
082 ZONNEHEEM, EEKLO
114 Colorado Convention Center
056 Bogotá Chamber of Commerce – Chapinero
088 San Joaquin County Administration building
060 Masdar City centre, UAE
096 Futuredome Dubai, Istanbul, Berlin and Singapore

CULTURAL SPACE

126 National Museum of the Marine Corps
134 Museum of the Moving Image
142 Mecenat Art Museum
152 ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, extension
158 The Bronx Museum of the Arts
164 National Gallery ofDenmark – extension
172 National Glass Museum Netherlands
178 Utah State University, the Manon Caine Russell and Kathryn
Caine Wanlass Performance Hall
186 Kunsthistorisches Museum – Vienna, Hall for Temporary Exhibitions
190 Kazakhstan CentralConcert Hall
200 Mariehøj Culture Center
208 KALMAR MUSEUM OF ART

EDUCATIONAL & LEARNING SPACE

Dendermonde Library 216
Arts Centre, Nogales School 222
Omega Block – Anglo Colombiano School 228
Julio Mario Santodomingo Building - Los Andes University 232
"León de Greiff" Public Library Park 238
Actur Library and Elderly Centre 246
Nursery in the Park 252
Drexel University Recreation Centre 258
Fordham University Campbell,Salice & Conley Residence Halls 268
Sacred Heart University Chapel of the Holy Spirit 274
Tellus Nursery school 282
Community College, Lingnan University, Hong Kong 290
Renovation and extension of the Centre for Education and Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped Children and Adolescents (ZUIM) in Kamnik 302

OTHER

Lleida-Alguaire Airport 310
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Terminal B 316
The Docks of Paris 324
Torico Square 328
Swedbank Stadium 334
Auditorium and Conference Center 342
The Orange Cube 348
Courthouse and Public Square Sankt Poelten, Austria 356
Nursing Home Hainburg, Austria 364
Squares in Puigcerdà 370
Hospic, Ljubljana 376
Children's Department and Work Therapy at the Institute for Rehabilitation of Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana 380
SNAKE SQUARES 388
Charlotte Light Rail Transit System 396
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook 402

Whether you are looking for unfussy kitchen curtains, elaborate dining room curtains, simple sheers, or sophisticated blinds, you will find the answer in So Simple Window Style.

The projects include ideas for novice sewers, such as tie-top curtains, bead-trimmed panels, and unlined blinds.

The basic techniques chapter has all the information a beginner needs to start decorating windows.

There are also advanced projects, including contrast-lined panels, double-sided blinds, and bordered curtains, plus solutions for awkward-shaped windows or slanting attic windows.

With ideas for tiebacks, valances, and pelmets, you can add perfect finishing touches to your creations.

• 30 step-by-step projects, plus instant makeovers and variations.

• Advice on choosing window treatments that complement the colors and architecture of a room, and tips on fabrics and trimmings.

Cet ouvrage présente des éléments décoratifs d’architecture accompagnés de leurs détails techniques. Les 80 planches regroupent des thèmes tels que : les épis de faîtage, les  ambrequins, les pentures etc.

The lofty painted ceilings of Europe's palaces and churches rank among the greatest treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This unique assemblage features brilliant full-color reproductions of some of the finest examples of such art. Drawn from two rare French and German portfolios of the nineteenth century, this unique volume re-creates more than 60 magnificent ceilings from Parisian drawing rooms, German castles, and Italian galleries.

Richly depicting scenes from nature and mythology, this collection abounds in chubby cherubs, ethereal goddesses, heroes in full battle armor, and all manner of animals, both legendary and realistic. In addition, a generous assortment of floral ornaments includes rosettes, garlands, and clusters of acanthus and other decorative leaves and vines. Whether used in their entirety or as individual motifs, these designs will add beauty and sophistication to any art or craft project.

Among the so-called “minor arts” that flourished in the Italian Renaissance, perhaps the most astounding in its virtuosity was that of intarsia, or wood inlay, in which countless pieces of wood of various species were fitted together like a jigsaw puzzle so as to form exquisite pictures. The masters of intarsia adopted the newly developed technique of linear perspective to depict their characteristic themes, namely, cityscapes viewed through an archway and illusionistic renderings of half-open cabinets filled with liturgical or scholarly equipment. At first these enchanting scenes in wood were found mainly in ecclesiastical settings - on choir stalls and altar frontals, and in sacristies - but by the later Quattrocento they were also used to decorate the studioli, or private studies, of powerful secular patrons. Eventually, in the Cinquecento, intarsists began to push the limits of their medium with figural scenes of ever-greater complexity; this ambitious yet perhaps quixotic attempt to rival the art of painting led to many technical and aesthetic innovations, but also to an abandonment of intarsia’s natural strengths and its ultimate decline as an independent art.

In this volume, a team of noted Italian art historians trace the evolution of Renaissance intarsia through a discussion of twelve of the most important intarsia cycles. These include the famous studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro in the ducal palace at Urbino; the sacristy of Santa Maria in Organo at Verona, which Vasari described as the most beautiful in all of Italy; and the choir of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, the cartoons for which were prepared by Lorenzo Lotto. Drawing on the latest scholarship and, in some cases, newly discovered documentary evidence, the authors explain the historical context and iconography of these masterpieces, as well as their connections to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the time. Their insightful essays are illustrated with some two hundred new color images, the result of an extensive photographic campaign carried out exclusively for this work.

Admirably filling in a unique chapter of art history, Renaissance Intarsia will be essential reading for scholars and enthusiasts of art, and a powerful source of inspiration for contemporary artists and craftsmen.

The world's enthusiasm for Art Nouveau reached its apex at The World Fair in Paris in 1900. There René Binet created the main entrance, "la Porte Monumentale." To coincide with the exposition, Binet published in Esquisses decoratives (1896) the plate designs for the gate, along with other sketches of furniture, jewelry, wallpaper, lighting, stained glass windows, signs, wrought iron, and architectural details.

The entire collection of Binet's sketches for Esquisses decoratives are beautifully presented here in color and black and white. Like his renowned gate, they feature the organic structures and intricate embellishments that mirror the great variety of patterns and ornamentation found in the microcosm of nature and epitomize the Art Nouveau aesthetic. Binet credited scientist and artist Ernst Haeckel's work on radiolarians as his inspiration. Two prominent experts on art and architectural history lend their perspectives to this important work in the realm of the decorative arts.

Residential Skin & Details provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern residential architecture.

Featuring the work of renowned architect from around the world, this book presents 32 of the most recently completed designs for residential architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs, plans, sections and elevations, as well as numerous construction details. There is also a descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project.

Residential Skin & Details is an excellent reference work for practising architects as well as architecture and design students.

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A long-established element of the fashion world, where they are used widely as trimmings, belts and tie fastenings, on shoes, clothes, hats and adorning wrists, necks and hair, ribbons also provide a wonderfully versatile way of providing a unique form of decoration in the home.

"Ribbons and Trims" is a celebration of maximalism in interiors, with a wealth of inspiring and creative ideas for adding a decorative touch to your home. With her natural flair for colour and texture, nothing is too daunting or avant-garde for Annabel.

Everything from curtains, blinds, bed covers and furniture to cushions, throws, lamp shades and photo frames can be updated, customized and given a new lease of life to create a focal point, a burst of colour, idiosyncrasy and humour.

Cette série de trois ouvrages d’initiation se propose d’aborder les différents aspects du métier de tapissier décorateur. Chaque sujet comprend deux parties, l’une technique, l’autre historique. On ne peut pratiquer le métier de tapissier décorateur sans de solides connaissances des styles et de leur évolution. À la fois pratique et technologique, ces livres contribuent à la formation professionnelle en tapisserie et en décoration d’intérieur.

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Les rideaux et voilages : généralités et définitions, les éléments du décor. Les styles de composition. Les techniques : les prises de mesures, le tracé, les coutures. Les décors de lits : Généralités et définitions, les styles de lits. Les lits contemporains. Glossaire.

The Roof Construction Manual is a comprehensive reference work on the construction of pitched roofs, containing over 1800 plans and 220 photographs. Thirteen fundamental roof types and the relevant materials including thatch, wood, slate, tile, concrete, fibrous cement, bitumen, glass, metal, membranes, and synthetic materials are documented in detail. Essential topics such as ventilation, vapour and wind seals, insulation and drainage, renovation and energy conservation are examined. As with all the Construction Manuals, some 38 built examples illustrate the theoretical details, paying particular attention to important features such as the ridge, hip, eaves, roof valley, verge, and penetration. A compact presentation of the load-bearing physics and structures as well as current norms and standards make this volume an indispensable standard work for all architects and engineers.

Since streets become increasingly crowded, living on the top of a building promises privacy and distance. Rooftops have become the symbol of a new lifestyle - an extension and exclusive enjoyment of an area traditionally unused: the architectural crown of a building has been transformed into a new area for work or living. Architects, designers and town planners have seen in this final section of a building their last chance to let their fantasies run free and to dramatically shape the cities' skylines with extensions, attics and unique tops. This volume delivers a very close insight in the divers possibilities of the roof design of residential, corporative and other buildings. About 200 projects present the different types of roofs: Pitched roofs, flat roofs with planting vegetation, roof garden as a pool area or further floor space. An index with the contact dates of the designers is enclosed.

Both established and bold new architects show the most innovative roofs as a means of expression and function of the structure of buildings. Far from being limited to providing protection from the weather, roofs are open to many interpretations, such as acting as a filter for light. Like a fifth skin, they are conjugated even with facades to form an unusual binomial. In this work, architects and builders experiment with many materials and work with the traditional alternative of flat and sloping roofs. Each scheme has a careful study illustrated with photographs, plans, and construction details.

Fireplaces have become elaborate works of art in rustic home design. From stone and rocks to elaborately carved wood and antlers to a variety of metals and wrought iron, Kylloe has collected designs for more than 100 fireplaces and hearths that will inspire homebuilders, homeowners, craftspeople and anyone looking for ideas on how to incorporate the warmth and artisanship of a good fireplace into their home.

Kylloe's work has been featured in USA Today, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and has been seen on the Today Show. Kylloe's titles have sold more than 120,000 copies.