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European architects have established a global reputation for their landscape design. Based on an eclecticism of various exotic styles and considerations for local geological conditions, European landscape architects have successfully established their own characteristics. The book selects the latest inspiring projects located in Europe created by local landscape architects, illustrating the growing trends of landscape design in this region. Projects included range from public and urban parks, commercial and institutional space to private gardens and residential landscapes.

Moore Ruble Yudell's latest publication, The Future of Place, is a visually stunning, graphic showcase of current and future projects, with an introductory texts by internationally renowned architecture critic, Michael Crosbie, as well the firm’s partners, John Ruble and Buzz Yudell

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This book highlights radical urban transformation in eight cities spread across continental Europe. The point of departure, and the foundation of European urbanisation, is the Roman colonial town. In every case social dynamics guided the urban transitions in a traceable way, such that it has been possible to deduce the intellectual underpinnings of the contemporary built environments, as featured in these pages. Differing contexts of time and place show the overarching march of European history and related themes at the urban level. Fundamental changes are brought to light. Each story demonstrates a separate and fundamental transition, ranging from earlier collective configurations to the more institutionalised structures of later periods.

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Книга посвящена радикальным трансформациям восьми городов, рассредоточенных по всей континентальной Европе. Основой европейской урбанизации является римский колониальный город, и в каждом случае можно проследить, как именно социальная динамика становилась катализатором преобразования городов. Каждая из составляющих книгу историй анализирует отдельные и фундаментальные трансформации городов, начиная от ранних конфигураций к более организованным структурам поздних периодов.

Rotterdam’s West 8 is not only one of the largest, but also one of the best-known and most active design firms working in Europe today in the field of "urban design and landscape architecture." The phrase suggests the firm’s strongly interdisciplinary orientation between landscape architecture and town planning. Its projects are provocative, avant-garde in the typically Dutch manner, and not afraid of contact with popular culture. They were created in close collaboration with such architects as Richard Rogers, Steven Holl, Dominique Perrault, Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, and many others. The founder and director of the firm and its most highly visible figure is Adriaan Geuze, who is the author of this book.

Classics such as the Swiss Expo.02 park in Yverdon-les-Bains and Chiswick Park in London stand alongside current projects including Moscow Luxury Village, One North Park in Singapore, the Jubilee Gardens in London and Madrid Rio, the spectacular design for the city centre of the Spanish capital.

This book presents inspiring work from around the world that is bringing nature back into our cities: from urban farming initiatives, guerilla gardening, and architectural visions, to furniture, products, and other everyday objects that use plants in a functional or aesthetic way.

Some of the included projects are changing the landscapes of our cities as a whole, while others can make our own streets and homes greener — most importantly, all are trying to get people to think differently.

For everyone who has an interest in a more responsible and environmentally friendly lifestyle, this entertaining and socially relevant book makes it clear that we can design our urban future in a way that's green, innovative, vibrant, and constructive.

The Asian boom of the last decade created an unprecedented arena for architectural adventure and experimentation, an environment in which Andrew Bromberg immersed himself and thrived. Aedas was at the epicenter of this ferment, in part due to its significant presence in Hong Kong preceding the boom, and then in large part due to the furious energy and passion that Bromberg brought to the firm when he joined in 2002.

New Architecture in the Emerging World chronicles the diverse range of projects designed by Andrew Bromberg for Aedas between 2002 and 2010. It highlights the exceptional design versatility and ingenuity Bromberg displayed in order to address Asia’s extremely varied clients, sites, architectural programmes, schedules and cultural parameters.

In tracing the intertwined fortunes of Bromberg, Aedas and the Asian continent at a time when the world’s economic centre of gravity appeared, at least for a while, to have permanently tilted to the east, New Architecture in the Emerging World provides an unparalleled survey of the phantasmagorical experience it turned out to be.

Contents:
Corporate
008 2000 Avenue of the Stars
020 Blue Forest
028 Da Vinci Shiba Park Building
036 Lite-On Electronic Headquarters
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Plazas, Streetscape and Transportation
064 Chattanooga 21st Century Waterfront
072 Hangzhou Hubin Commerce&Tourism District Master Plan
084 New Street Square
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Parks and Recreational Facilities
126 Parc Du Sausset
136 Tokachi Ecology Park
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Culture
164 Blue Stick Garden
168 Seattle Public Library
176 Shanghai University
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Resort
212 The Ritz Carlton Bali Villas
224 Casa Morada Resort Hotel
232 Novotel Hotel
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Residential
248 Chasse Terrein
252 Gate City Osaki
264 Junqueira OAP Assisted Homes
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NEW Environment & Landscape Annual
The series introduce a variety of selected completed works to provide a general view of the present landscape architecture.

Showcases how, at the outset of the 21st century, classical and vernacular traditions are flourishing as a modern phenomena. This book features the architectural and urban projects from 48 of the most important classical architects in the world.

"New Palladians" showcases how, at the outset of the 21st century, classical and vernacular traditions are flourishing as a modern phenomena, practiced by a wide spectrum of architectural firms, scholars, students, universities and institutions. The 'New Palladians' are dedicated to the highest standards of craftsmanship and design, and to the very best ecological building and sustainable urbanism. The reference to Palladio is to engage him as a model of professional integrity and building expertise that encompasses the dimensions and dialectics of cities, the countryside and nature. The efficient didactic nature of Palladio's work and its contextual adaptability, has favoured the flourishing of Palladian architecture throughout the world. This book features the latest architectural and urban projects from forty-eight of the most important classical architects in the world today.

Alireza Sagharchi RIBA, FRSA is an internationally renowned architect and is the Principal of Stanhope Gate Architecture + Urban Design based in London. Lucien Steil taught as a visiting professor at many institutions around the world.

This book introduces winning entries from various international urban planning and architecture competitions, such as new town development project and housing development project.

* Overview of the latest trends
* Detailed commentary, photos, and sketches for each project

 An exciting collection of outstanding projects for public spaces, Urban Spaces offers an overview of current trends in urban planning. From the stone garden fountain, where children are invited to play, to the intriguing landscape created by the "flying floors" of an airport ticketing pavilion, from the grandeur of the glass canopies at London’s Canary Wharf to the warmth of Japan’s Four Seasons Garden, each project is thoroughly explored with full-color photos, sketches, ground plans, and commentary from the designers and architects.

Sky Lounge Club, Beijing
Joseph Sy & Associates

California Red Box, Hong Kong
PANORAMA International Ltd

Must Kara, Hong Kong
EDGE Architects Ltd

The Loft, New South Wales
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture

Thaiphoon Restaurant Bar, Netherlands
Maurice Mentjens Design

Adrenaline, Hong Kong
CL3 Architects Ltd

Tribcea, Hong Kong
Kinney Chan & Associates

Brulee: The Dessert Experience & 32° Luxe Lounge, Atlantic City
Daroff Design Inc

Potion Lounge, New York
Robert D. Henry Architects


Club Sudhaus, Germany
Studioacht Architecture & Interior Design

Discotheque Mantra, Portugal
Alvaro Leite Siza Vieira, Architect

Blue One, Shenzhen
PANORAMA International Ltd

Lounge Oven, Barcelona
Estudi Arola

Powder Club, New York
Karim Rashid Inc

Restaurant Witloof, Maastricht
Maurice Mentjens Design

Restaurant Carmine Minina, Japan
Atelier.Rats Co Ltd

Cafe R&D, California
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Camera Bar, Toronto
Hariri Pontarini Architects


The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Studio Downie Architects

Norman Bel Geddes Designs America accompanies a landmark exhibition exploring the career of Norman Bel Geddes (1893–1958), one of the 20th century’s foremost theatrical and industrial designers. This companion volume explores Bel Geddes’s life and career in comprehensive detail through nearly 100 projects, ranging from streamlined airplanes, ships, and cars, to stage sets, appliances, and much more. Both the exhibition and the book bring together never-before-seen drawings, models, photographs, and films drawn from the Ransom Center’s Bel Geddes collection. He is perhaps best known for his Futurama display for the General Motors Highways and Horizons exhibit at the New York World’s Fair of 1939–40, which to this day remains a useful model for city planning and design. The exhibition is curated by Donald Albrecht, who contributed the book’s introduction and serves as its editor. In addition to Albrecht, who has written the introduction, twenty scholars have contributed essays.

Off the Grid confronts the ecological and cultural problems associated with the way we get and use energy, and explains how it is possible to live in a beautifully designed home using much less--no matter where your home is located. Our homes are connected by a nearly invisible grid of infrastructure that binds us together. It is a system of electrical poles, wire, substations, hydroelectric dams, telecommunication towers, and water extraction and sewage systems. From within this system we work, play, and raise families. We have also created one of the greatest environmental challenges known to modern civilization. The signs of our impact upon the world can be recognized in the reports of environmental changes occurring across the earth, and they can also be seen in the growing failures of the energy grids across the world as the current system is stressed beyond its capacity. Technologies that can be used to live off the grid (geothermal energy use, wind turbines, photovoltaic arrays, micro hydropower, rainwater collection and reclamation, and more) are explained as author Lori Ryker shows how to choose and incorporate these sources according to geography and climate. Off the Grid beautifully illustrates that this is not just a concept for rural living; examples of homes that are "off the grid" to varying degrees are found in New York City; Ontario, Canada; Stuttgart, Germany; Belmont, California; Pipe Creek, Texas; Clyde Park, Montana; Twin Lakes, Minnesota; Laytonville, California; Venice, California; and New South Wales, Australia. Off the Grid shows how we can take responsibility for our future choices and conveniences now, and proves that off-the-grid living is a concept that can be easily understood and adopted by everyone, regardless of where you live or how much money you make.