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K. Williams
Birkhäuser Basel | 3764377615 | 2008 | PDF | 121 pages | 19 Mb








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This volume is dedicated to "Mechanics in Architecture", that is, the science of structural mechanics, including the behaviour of structures, internal forces, and deformation, as well as the development of new structural systems to resist thrusts as a result of new architectural forms. It is a field of enquiry that examines a particular aspect of the relationships between architecture and the mathematical sciences. Some of the papers in this issue were presented at the Nexus 2006 conference during a special session dedicated to mechanics. Other research papers focus on an eighteenth-century Belgian pyramid, aspects of "fractal" architecture, and properties of a family of irrational values. The issue also includes a description and evaluation of a university-level course in architecture and mathematics, Rachel Fletcher's Geometer's Angle column, and book reviews.


LIST OF CONTENT


163 KIM WILLIAMS
165 KIM WILLIAMS and PIETRO NASTASI. Mario Salvadori and Mauro Picone: From
Student and Teacher to Professional Fellowship
185 FEDERICO FOCE. Milankovitch’s Theorie der Druckkurven: Good Mechanics for
Masonry Architecture
211 SANTIAGO HUERTA. Oval Domes: History, Geometry, and Mechanics
249 MARCO GIORGIO BEVILACQUA. Ramparts in the Sixteenth century: Architecture,
“Mathematics”, and Urban Design
263 DIRK VAN DE VIJVER. Tentare licet: The Theresian Academy Question on the
Theory of Beams of 1783
281 OLIVIER BAVEREL and HOSHYAR NOOSHIN. Nexorades Based on Regular
Polyhedra
299 FRANS CERULUS. A Pyramid Inspired by Mathematics
311 YANNICK JOYE. Fractal Architecture Could Be Good for You
321 ANTONIA REDONDO BUITRAGO. Polygons, Diagonals, and the Bronze Mean
327 RACHEL FLETCHER. Dynamic Root Rectangles Part One: The Fundamentals
363 SARAH MAOR and IGOR VERNOR. Mathematical Aspects in an Architectural
Design Course: The Concept, Design Assignments, and Follow-up
377 RACHEL FLETCHER. The Golden Section: Nature’s Greatest Secret by Scott Olsen
379 KIM WILLIAMS. Hardy Cross: American Engineer by Leonard K. Eaton



EDITORIAL REVIEW

Sandy Haliday
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2008 |PDF | 408 pages | 54 Mb







DESCRIPTION


It has taken a very long time for sustainable development to be recognised as a justified restraint on inappropriate development and a primary driver of improving quality of life for all.

For designers, clients and project managers this means we have to create healthy buildings and places which support communities, enhance biodiversity and contribute to reversing unsustainable trends in pollution and resource consumption. It is a very positive agenda.

This groundbreaking book will help all building design, management and cost professionals to understand sustainable design and provide the technical skills needed to implement the most up-to-date concepts. Based on a hugely successful series of workshops for professionals in construction, the book covers the history of ideas, materials, measurement - both cost and benchmarking performance - environmental services, and the building design and delivery process through to post-occupancy evaluation. It covers individual buildings and the urban scale.

Sustainable Construction is a master-class in how to achieve practical, affordable, replicable, sustainable design.

It has something new and often surprising in it for everybody in the construction industry.

For the Architect and Engineer it gives chapter and verse to the basic design issues at all scales and through the whole of the plan of work

For Quantity Surveyors and cost professionals it challenges current conventions with researched case study evidence"

For clients and project managers it outlines the drivers and the justification for a sustainable approach and outlines the legislative framework; and it gives guidance on procurement and project and site management issues

For contractors and developers it contains a wealth of case study material, rooted in practical experience and economic reality.

For teachers and students it will bust myths, liberate thinking and inform design

*Best practice solutions and case studies
*Practical advice on implementation of sustainable construction techniques
*Prepared by industry experts for their peers


LIST OF CONTENT


1 Sustainability drivers 1
2 Policy and legislation 27
3 Cost issues 57
4 Appraisal tools and techniques 87
5 Materials selection 113
6 Low-impact construction 139
7 Heating 167
8 Electrical installations 193
9 Lighting and daylighting 221
10 Ventilation and cooling strategies 247
11 Renewable technology 275
12 Water and sewage management 299
13 Construction processes 327
14 Urban ecology 361


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"Professor Sandy Halliday has created a great resource for construction professionals striving to understand the environmental consequences of the work they do and the materials they work with, and to find effective and economic ways to minimise or eliminate negative outcomes. Sustainable Construction has grown out of a training course for architects, clients, engineers and cost professionals on designing and delivering a sustainable built environment, and its practical application is apparent. Most of the chapters deal with specific engineering and management issues: heating, ventilation and cooling, plumbing, water and sewage, materials selection and construction processes, to name a few. Each chapter is punctuated by multiple case studies describing the implementation, including the varying degrees of success, of the methodologies discussed. The writing is engaging and accessible, and the photographs, diagrams and sidebars do much to further illuminate the text.

It will therefore serve wonderfully well as a reference guide for highly technical specialities, but readers who skipped the introduction and opening chapters would miss the true beauty of this book. Prof. Halliday takes an overarching view of the subject of sustainability, pulling together the various threads of resource imbalance, historical awareness, political response and construction practice to arrive at a robust understanding of where we are, how we got here and what we could - and should - be doing about it. Thus the later, more technical chapters are comfortably located within a clear context of the nature of the problem and the pressing need for a solution. Having said that, this is no polemic. Assessments are clear-eyed and pragmatic, and where more conventional construction methodologies offer better value than whizz-bang hi-tech "green" solutions, she does not hesitate to say so. Indeed one of the themes that I found most compelling was that of 'ecominimalism' - the concept that more can often be accomplished with less, and that simple, often traditional solutions can be both better for the environment, and easier on the wallet, than high-maintenance, high-cost engineering.

Sustainable Construction is a profoundly usable guide to building appropriately for the world we inhabit, so that it remains a renewing resource for future generations. It's also that rarest of things for a supposedly technical document: a truly inspiring piece of work."
Stephanie Saulter, Project Manager, The Shoreditch Trust



"There was a tradition in Scottish universities that the Professor lectured to first year students, working on the principle that deep knowledge and understanding of a subject is needed before it can be explained in simple terms to the un-initiated. In Sandy Halliday's new book she has produced the ideal text for such lectures - wise discussion and guidance on the principles of sustainable construction and a plethora of references for those who wish to follow up particular subjects in more detail.

The book draws extensively on work, both research and practice, by the Gaia group and embodies the group's philosophy of keeping things simple - ".real priority areas for attention are design fundamentals, not technical add-ons"

But not over-simplified; "No amount of energy efficiency, nor any other single-issue campaign will deliver sustainable development.Over-simplification encourages one-dimensional solutions, short cuts, shallow questions and potentially bad laws"

Having laid out her stall, Sandy covers the ground from the general to the particular, staring with chapters on sustainability drivers and policy and legislation, to more detailed topics - ventilation and cooling strategies and renewable technology - concluding with a discussion of urban ecology.

This is a most attractively designed book profusely illustrated with case studies of a range of sustainable buildings, several by the Scottish and Norwegian branches of Gaia Architects. It is so attractive it could almost pass as a "coffee table book" but is much more. The illustrations go back in time to some of the pioneers of eco-design; old favourites include Frank Lloyd Wright's 1945 solar hemicycle house, the unsung pioneer Emslie Morgan's 1961 solar heated Wallasey school, and the wonderfully ramshackle 1974 punk house in London by the "Street Farmers".

Unable to assimilate the whole book in the time available, I decided to focus attention on the chapter I knew least about, "ventilation and cooling strategies". As a result I understand a lot more than I did, but I found some mystifyingly obscure diagrams, which appeared to lack annotation, and I confess to being completely baffled by dessicant cooling, despite (or because of?) the diagram on p271. But the "rules of thumb" at the end of each chapter are an excellent support for numerically lazy architects and help to reinforce the understanding of the principles involved.

The book is full of quirky details. I liked the Scandinavian sounding "Olf" the unit of personal pollution given off by "an average sedentary adult in thermal comfort with a hygiene standard of 0.7 baths/day". Also the use of a wasps nest to illustrate moisture transfusive construction and Elvis the treadmill hamster, a renewable re-charger of mobile phones.

This book should be read by every construction professional, and be on every student's reading list. It is the product of half a lifetime's work on sustainability, based on Gaia's eco-minimalist approach "the most important factors in delivering sustainability are a clear understanding, high aspiration and constant vigilance." If only more designers would follow that advice."
Jim Johnson, Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) magazine

A Peter Fawcett
Architectural Press | 0750656697 | 2003 | PDF | 128 pages | 6 Mb









DESCRIPTION


Architecture Design Notebook focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical. Dealing systematically with the core design curriculum, it clearly demonstrates the skills required for designing at undergraduate level. Providing students with fundamental maxims of design, and a framework within which they can approach their work, this book supports undergraduates as they learn to produce solutions to design challenges.

This vital design companion underpins the cornerstone of an architectural undergraduates' studies - studio design projects. With over 100 sketches included, the book inspires student's design ideas. This updated edition includes new sections on green architecture, urban space typology, and the virtual building. A. Peter Fawcett is an architect and critic who combines teaching with sporadic practice; he is currently Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Nottingham and visiting Professor at the University of Lincoln. In recent years his work has been placed in architectural competitions and has been hung at the Royal Academy and Royal Ulster Academy.


LIST OF CONTENT


Preamble;
The context for design;
Arriving at the diagram;
Responding to the site;
Choosing an appropriate 'model';
Organising the plan;
Choosing appropriate technologies;
How will it stand up? How is made? Will it be comfortable? Will it be Green?;
How will it look? The Urban Context;
Postscript: a working method.


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"A good basic text on design issues and suitable as a resource text on design issues." -James Douglas, Lecturer, Herriot-Watt "An excellent book for built environment design related courses." -T.P. Heath, Lecturer, Nottingham University

Review
"A good basic text on design issues and suitable as a resource text on design issues."
-James Douglas, Lecturer, Herriot-Watt

"An excellent book for built environment design related courses."
-T.P. Heath, Lecturer, Nottingham University

Simon Pilling
Routledge| 0419259201 | 2000 | PDF | 320 pages | 2 Mb







DESCRIPTION


Architectural education is under pressure to meet the demands of an evolving construction industry and to cater to the increasingly varied career destinations of graduates. How should architectural education respond to these professional challenges? How can students be better prepared for professional practice? These questions are the focus of this book, which brings together contributions from a wide range of authors, from both the UK and the USA, working in the fields of architectural education, architectural practice and educational research.


LIST OF CONTENT


The profession and its eduation.
Communication - learning to respond to the needs of clients and users.
Collaboration - developing teamworking skills for practice.
Design thinking - strengthening integrative and analytical thinking.
Life-long learning - developing independence in learning.
A new professionalism - embedding change across the school.


EDITORIAL REVIEW

E. Allen
Oxford University Press | 0195091000 | 2005 | PDF | 288 pages | 17 Mb








DESCRIPTION


Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others.

Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward Allen explains complex phenomena such as the role of the sun in heating buildings and the range of structural devices that are used for support, from trusses and bearing walls to post-tensioned concrete beams and corbeled vaults. He stresses the importance of intelligent design in dealing with such problems as overheating and overcooling, excessive energy use, leaky roofs and windows, fire safety, and noisy interiors. He serves up some surprises: thermal insulation is generally a better investment than solar collectors; board fences are not effective noise barriers; there's one type of window that can be left open during a rainstorm. The new edition emphasizes "green" architecture and eco-conscious design and construction. It features a prologue on sustainable construction, and includes new information on topics such as the collapse of the World Trade Center, sick building syndrome, and EIFS failures and how they could have been prevented. Allen also highlights the array of amazing new building materials now available, such as self-cleaning glass, photovoltaics, transparent ceramics, cloud gel, and super-high-strength concrete and structural fibers.

Edward Allen makes it easy for everyone--from armchair architects and sidewalk superintendents to students of architecture and construction--to understand the mysteries and complexities of even the largest building, from how it recycles waste and controls the movement of air, to how it is kept alive and growing.


LIST OF CONTENT


WHAT BUILDINGS DO

1. The Outdoor Environment, 3
2. The Human Environment, 15
3. The Concept of Shelter, 23

HOW BUILDINGS WORK

4. Building Function, 31
5. Providing Water, 33
6. Recycling Wastes, 41
7. Providing for Thermal Comfort, 49
8. Thermal Properties of Building Components, 53
9. Controlling the Radiation of Heat, 72
10. Controlling Air Temperature and Humidity, 81
11. Controlling Air Movement, 99
12. Keeping Water Out, 109
13. Seeing and Illumination, 128
14. Hearing and Being Heard, 138
15. Providing Concentrated Energy, 149
16. Fitting Buildings to People, 158
17. Providing Structural Support, 172
18. Providing for Building Movement, 204
19. Controlling Fire, 213
20. Getting a Building Built, 227
21. Keeping a Building Alive and Growing, 239
22. Building Components and Building Function, 252

Glossary, 257
Index, 267


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"In clear and lucid prose--accompanied by delightful drawings--Ed Allen explains the intricacies of building performance and construction. This new edition of a classic guide will prove of interest to both students of architecture and lay persons alike." --Witold Rybczynski, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Architecture and author of The Perfect House

Acclaim for previous editions:

"Whether you're an armchair architect or are planning to design and build your own home, this book helps you grasp the basic concepts." --Popular Science

"With its homespun drawings and offerings of architectural wisdom for lay readers, this book is like a Whole Earth Catalog building course.... By focusing primarily on housing, Allen lets readers clearly understand everything from lighting, comfort, and quiet to the basics of making a sturdy structure." --Library Journal

"Well written, attractively illustrated with line drawings, and handsomely put together." --AIA Journal

"With simple explanations and over 300 illustrations, Allen defines the true functions of buildings and gives advice on how to create a structure that will satisfy all your needs." --House Beautiful Building Manual

"Explains in clear, non-technical language and by ingenious pictures, what buildings do and how they do it." --What's New in Building

E.C.Tupper
Butterworth-Heinemann |2005 | PDF | 464 pages | 12 Mb







DESCRIPTION


The fundamental characteristics of a ship’s design, and how they affect its behaviour at sea are of crucial importance to many people involved in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of all marine vessels. Naval architects and those working in ship design need to understand these principles in depth. Marine engineers must likewise recognise the degree to which their activities are influenced and bounded by these principles. Finally, senior crew – both Ship’s Engineers and Commanders – need an understanding of the principles of naval architecture in order to properly fulfil their duties. This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the subject and is of great value to both students and practising professionals in all of the above fields.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. Introduction
a. Ships
b. Naval architecture and the naval architect
c. The impact of computers

2. Ship Design
a. The requirements
b. Design
c. Developing the design
d. The design process
e. Some general design attributes
f. Safety
g. Summary

3. Definition and regulation
a. Definition
b. Displacement and tonnage
c. Regulation
d. Summary

4. Ship form calculations
a. Approximate integration
b. Spreadsheets
c. Summary

5. Flotation and initial stability
a. Equilibrium
b. Stability at small angles
c. Hydrostatic curves
d. Problems in trim and stability
e. Free surfaces
f. The inclining experiment
g. Summary

6. The external environment
a. Water and air
b. Wind
c. Waves
d. Wave statistics
e. Freak waves
f. Other extreme environments
g. Marine pollution
h. Summary

7. Stability at large angles
a. Stability curves
b. Weight movements
c. Dynamical stability
d. Stability standards
e. Flooding and damaged stability
f. Summary

8. Launching, docking and grounding
a. Launching
b. Docking
c. Grounding
d. Summary

9. Resistance
a. Fluid Flow
b. Types of Resistance
c. Calculation of resistance
d. Methodical series
e. Roughness
f. Form parameters and resistance
g. Model experiments
h. Full scale trials
i. Effective power
j. Summary

10. Propulsion
a. General principles
b. Propulsors
c. The screw propeller
d. Propeller thrust and torque
e. Presentation of propeller data
f. Hull efficiency elements
g. Cavitation
h. Other propulsor types
i. Ship trials
j. Main machinery power
k. Summary

11. Ship dynamics
a. The basic responses
b. Ship vibrations
c. Calculations
d. Vibration levels
e. Summary

12. Seakeeping
a. Seakeeping qualities
b. Ship motions
c. Presentation of motion data
d. Motions in irregular seas
e. Limiting Factors
f. Overall seakeeping performance
g. Acquiring seakeeping data
h. Effect of ship form
i. Stabilization
j. Summary

13. Manoeuvring
a. Directional stability and control
b. Manoeuvring
c. Manoeuvring devices
d. Ship handling
e. Dynamic stability and control of submarines
f. Modifying the manoeuvring performance
g. Underwater vehicles
h. Summary

14. Main hull strength
a. Modes of failure
b. Nature of the ship’s structure
c. Forces on a ship
d. Section modulus
e. Superstructures
f. Standard calculation results
g. Transverse strength
h. Summary

15. Structural elements
a. Strength of individual structural elements
b. Dynamics of longitudinal strength
c. Horizontal flexure and torsion
d. Load-shortening curves
e. Finite element analysis
f. Structural safety
g. Corrosion
h. Summary

16. The internal environment
a. Important factors
b. Summary

17. Ship Types
a. Merchant ships
b. High speed craft
c. Warships
d. Summary



EDITORIAL REVIEW


'This fourth edition of an Introduction to Naval Architecture by E.C. Tupper follows on from the previous well-established edition of a text book of naval architecture that many find an invaluable reference in either studying or practising many aspects of marine technology, whether as naval architects, marine engineers, or as sea-going ship engineers and commanders... it builds on the strengths of the previous edition as a very valuable introduction to naval architecture that is clearly written and with well-presented figures... A further welcome addition is the inclusion of a number of exercises and worked examples to allow practice of calculations... In summary, this fourth edition builds on the strengths of the previous edition, with significant beneficial revisions to provide an excellent and comprehensive text on naval architecture that will be an invaluable source of reference for all students and practising professionals in marine technology.' Dr Peter N H Wright, University of Newcastle in The Naval Architect, March 2005

L. LaVine, F. Turner
University of Minnesota Press | 0816634777 | 2001 | PDF | 207 pages | 14 Mb








DESCRIPTION


An exploration of technology's role in architecture and, in turn, humanity's understanding of nature.

In Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture, Lance LaVine shows that in architecture, as practiced and taught today, the technological aspect of the profession—how weight is distributed, how heat flow is regulated, and how light is permitted to enter—has been ceded to engineers and other technical specialists. And in doing so, he argues, architects have lost sight of one of architecture's most important purposes, that of providing a literal and figurative window onto the world.

As a technology of habitation, architecture should provide people with both a practical and a metaphorical understanding of their relationship with nature. For LaVine, this knowledge emanates from a sensual understanding of the natural world as a "felt force." At its most basic level, architecture demands an understanding of and response to the natural forces of gravity, climate, and sunlight. At the center of Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture are case studies of four very different houses: a Finnish log farmhouse from the nineteenth century; Charles Moore's house in Arinda, California; Tadao Anmdo's Wall house in Japan; and Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye near Paris. Through his imaginative readings of structures, LaVine highlights how the architects involved have used the oldest and most fundamental architectural technologies—walls, floors, ceilings, columns, beams, and windows—in ways that offer creative responses to the natural world and humanity's place in it.

Clearly, architects are comfortable with the practical and aesthetic components of their profession. With this book, Lance LaVine encourages them also to understand what makes their use of technology unique and essential, and to reclaim the natural world for meaningful interpretation in their design of buildings.

“In Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture, Lance LaVine shows that in architecture, as practiced and taught today, the technological aspect of the profession has been ceded to engineers and other technical specialists. And in doing so, he argues, architects have lost sight of one of architecture’s most important purposes, that of providing a literal and figurative window on the world. At the center of this book are case studies of four very different houses. Through his imaginative readings of structures, LaVine highlights how the architects involved have used the oldest and most fundamental architectural technologies–walls, floors, ceilings, columns, beams, and windows—in ways that offer creative responses to the natural world and humanity’s place in it.” —tech directions

Lance LaVine is professor of architecture and landscape architecture at the University of Minnesota.


LIST OF CONTENT


Part I The Reconciliation of Mechanics and Meaning in Architectural Thought

1 A Technology of Habitation 3
2 Architecture's Loss of a Distinct Technological Voice 17
3 Mending the Rift: Twentieth-Century Attempts to Reconcile Mechanics and Meaning 40
4 The Map and the Territory 63

Part II Mechanics and Meaning in Four Houses

5 Finnish Log Farmhouse 89
6 Charles Moore House at Orinda 114
7 Wall House 135
8 Villa Savoye 155
Conclusion: Metaphorical Technology 178


EDITORIAL REVIEW

Christopher Day
Architectural Press | 0750659017 | 2003 | PDF Format | 323 pages | 23 MB







DESCRIPTION


Revised to incorporate the changes in opinions and attitudes since its first publication, the second edition of 'Places of the Soul' has brought Christopher Day's classic text into the 21st century.

This new edition of the seminal text reminds us that true sustainable design does not simply mean energy efficient building. Sustainable buildings must provide for the 'soul'. For Christopher Day architecture is not just about a building's appearance, but how the building is experienced. 'Places of the Soul' presents buildings as environment, intrinsic to their surroundings, and offers design principles that will open the eyes of the architecture student and professional alike, presenting ideas quite different to the orthodoxy of modern architectural education.

Christopher Day's experience as an architect, self-builder, professor and sculptor have all added to the development of his ideas that encompass issues of economic and social sustainability, commercial pressures and consensus design. This book presents these ideas and outlines universal principles that will be of interest and value to architects, builders, planners and developers alike.

* Author is leading authority in this field and has a throng of devoted admirers
* 1st edition is considered a classic in the industry and it has been renewed for the 21st century
* Sustainability and environmental design is one of the key areas of interest and study for architects today


LIST OF CONTENT


Architecture: Does it matter?;
Architecture with Health-Giving Intent;
Architecture as Art;
Building for Physical Health;
Qualities and Quantities;
Conversion or Conflict?;
Space for Living in;
Design as a Listening Process: Creating Places with Users and Builders;
Ensouling Buildings;
Building as a Health-Giving Process;
Healing Silence: the Architecture of Peace;
The Urban Environment: Cities as Places, Cities for People, Cities for Life;
Building for Tomorrow;
Index.


EDITORIAL REVIEW


"...one of the seminal architecture books of recent times."
- Professor Tom Wooley, Architects Journal

"This gentle book offers a route out of the nightmare of so much callous modern construction. I was inspired."
- Colin Amery, The Financial Times.

"The 'bible' of many architects and those interested in architecture."
- Centre for Alternative Technology.

"...an inspiration to all those who care about the influence of the environment on Man's health and well-being."
- The Scientific and Medical Network

"A wonderful, ground-breaking book."
- Permaculture Magazine

"If this book was set to music, it would be an "ultimate chill-out" album. From start to finish Christopher Day's seminal work "Places of the Soul" is a haven of tranquility, warmth and rationality. First written in 1988, but now thoroughly revised, his flowing style and inviting, curvaceous line illustrations quickly begin to caress your soul to such a degree that you feel you'll never draw a straight line again!"
- Get Sust!

"Are you looking for a book that recognizes the need for designing buildings to meet lofty sustainability goals, but that also places human needs on an equal or superior plane? Do you look at new mechanistic buildings of steel, titanium and low-e glass and wonder how it's possible to feel inspired, or even comfortable, when you're in them? If you answer yes to these questions, then perhaps you would benefit from reading the second edition of Christopher Day's book, Places of the Soul, Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art. Places of the Soul is an excellent primer for students of architecture seeking a balance between design for sustainability and for human needs, between a mass-produced machine aesthetic and one that includes hand-craftsmanship, and between sterile mind-numbing sameness and invigorating variety."
- Thomas L. McKittrick, Professor Emeritus, Architecture, Texas A&M University

"The book concludes with a strong discussion of ideas for planning urban environments while promoting economic vitality and sense of community that will be appealing to those interested in urban planning and revitalization.
The book's photos and the discussion of interior space décor will appeal to those favoring a rustic and timeless aesthetic."
- Environments

"The book presents a critical analysis of the form and function of modern construction by shifting standard planning and design methods to those more socially and environmentally sustainable and (most importantly) people-centered."
- Gregory Rose, Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

M. Leyton
Springer | 3764376902 | 2006 | PDF | 93 pages | 4 Mb







DESCRIPTION


How do buildings store information and experience in their shape and form? Michael Leyton has attracted considerable attention with his interpretation of geometrical form as a medium for the storage of information and memory. In this publication he draws specific conclusions for the field of architecture and construction, attaching fundamental importance to the complex relationship between symmetry and asymmetry.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. Geometry and Memory 8
1.1 Introduction 8
1.2 Conventional Geometry: Euclid to Einstein 8
1.3 Special and General Relativity 10
1.4 New Foundations to Geometry 12
1.5 The Memory Roles of Symmetry and Asymmetry 15
1.6 Basic Procedure for Recovering the Past 18
1.7 Architecture 21

2. A Process-Grammar for Shape 24
2.1 Curvature as Memory Storage 24
2.2 General Symmetry Axes 25
2.3 Symmetry-Curvature Duality 26
2.4 The Interaction Principle 27
2.5 Undoing Curvature Variation 28
2.6 Extensive Application 29
2.7 A Grammatical Decomposition of the Asymmetry Principle 31
2.8 Process-Grammar and Asymmetry Principle 35
2.9 Scientific Applications of the Process-Grammar 36
2.10 Artistic Applications of the Process-Grammar 40
2.11 Architectural Applications of the Process-Grammar 41

3. Architecture as Maximal Memory Storage 54
3.1 Introduction 54
3.2 The Two Fundamental Principles 54
3.3 Groups 55
3.4 Generating a Shape by Transfer 56
3.5 Fiber and Control 58
3.6 Projection as Memory 59
3.7 Regularity in Classical Architecture 62
3.8 Breaking the Iso-Regularity 69
3.9 Reference Frames 70
3.10 New Theory of Symmetry-Breaking 70
3.11 Maximizing Memory Storage 72
3.12 Theory of Unfolding 75

4. Architecture and Computation 86
4.1 Introduction 86
4.2 New Foundations for Science 86
4.3 New Foundations for Art 89
4.4 New Foundations for Computation 90
4.5 What is a Building? 91


EDITORIAL REVIEW

T.A. Markus & A.D. King
Routledge | 0415196205 | 2004 | PDF | 280 pages | 22 Mb







DESCRIPTION


This book brings together a series of new and historical case studies to show how different phases of globalization are transforming the built environment. Taking a broad interdisciplinary approach, the author draws on sociological, geographical, cultural and postcolonial studies to provide a critical account of the development of three key concepts: global culture, post colonialism, and modernity. Subsequent case studies examine how global economic, political and cultural forces shape the forms of architectural and urban modernity in globalized suburbs and spaces in major cities worldwide.

The first book to combine global and postcolonial theoretical approaches to the built environment and to illustrate these with examples, Spaces of Global Cultures argues for a more historical and interdisciplinary understanding of globalization: one that places material space and the built environment at the centre and calls for new theories to address new conditions.


LIST OF CONTENT


Part I: Theories
1. Worlds in the City: Wonders of Modern Design to Weapons of Mass Destruction
2. Interrogating Global Culture(s)
3. Cultures and Spaces of Postcolonial Knowledges
4. The Times and Spaces of Modernities
5. Writing Transnational Planning Histories: The Dialectics of Dual Development

Part II: Histories
6. Suburb/Ethnoburb/Globurb: The Making of Contemporary Modernities
7. Villafication: The Transformation of Chinese Cities
8. Imagining the World at Home: The Distant Spaces of the Indian City
9. Transnational Delhi Revisited: The Spatial Language of Three Modernities
10. Imperialism, Colonialism and Architects of the Arts and Crafts in Britain

Part III: Pasts/Presents/Futures
11. Ways of Seeing: Serendipity, Visuality, Experience


EDITORIAL REVIEW


'This outstanding volume by Anthony King is empirically rich and sends deep theoretical tremors as well; an invaluable read.' - Jan Nederveen Pieterse, author of Globaliztion or Empire, Routledge 2004

'The book is very interdisciplinary—and inherently geographical ... It is sensitive to political and cultural context and highlights the various hegemonies at play in architecture.' - Environment and Planning A

Peg Rawes
Routledge | 0415431328 | 2007 | PDF | 116 pages | 650 Kb








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Specifically for architects, the third title in the Thinkers for Architects series examines the relevance of Luce Irigaray’s work for architecture. Eight thematic chapters explore the bodily, spatio-temporal, political and cultural value of her ideas for making, discussing and experiencing architecture. In particular, each chapter makes accessible Irigaray’s ideas about feminine and masculine spaces with reference to her key texts.

Irigaray’s theory of ‘sexed subjects’ is explained in order to show how sexuality informs the different ways in which men and women construct and inhabit architecture. In addition, her ideas about architectural forms of organization between people, exterior and interior spaces, touch and vision, philosophy and psychoanalysis are explored. The book also suggests ways in which these strategies can enable architectural designers and theorists to create ethical architectures for the user and his or her physical and psychological needs.

Concisely written, this book introduces Irigaray’s work to practitioners, academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students in architectural design and architectural history and theory, helping them to understand the value of cross- and inter-disciplinary modes of architectural practice.


LIST OF CONTENT


1. Introduction
2. Contexts
3. Doubles and Multiples
4. Passages and Flows
5. Diagonals, Horizontals and Asymmetry
6. Touching, Sensing
7. Bridges, Envelopes and Horizons
8. Voices, Politics and Poetics
9. Suggestions for Further Reading


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Adam Sharr
Routledge | 0415415179 | 2007 | PDF | 130 pages | 940 Mb








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Informing the designs of architects as diverse as Peter Zumthor, Steven Holl, Hans Scharoun and Colin St. John Wilson, the work of Martin Heidegger has proved of great interest to architects and architectural theorists.

The first introduction to Heidegger’s philosophy written specifically for architects and students of architecture introduces key themes in his thinking, which has proved highly influential among architects as well as architectural historians and theorists. This guide familiarizes readers with significant texts and helps to decodes terms as well as providing quick referencing for further reading.

This concise introduction is ideal for students of architecture in design studio at all levels; students of architecture pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architectural theory; academics and interested architectural practitioners. Heidegger for Architects is the second book in the new Thinkers for Architects series.


LIST OF CONTENT


1 Introduction 1

2 A Mountain Walk 6

3 Placing Heidegger 15

4 Heidegger’s Thinking on Architecture 21
‘The Thing’ 23
Nearness 24
So it seems 26
Thing and object 29
Fourfold: the preconditions of existence 30
Gathering 34
Being close to things 34
‘Building Dwelling Thinking’ 36
Architecture is not enough 37
Building and dwelling 38
Building, dwelling and fourfold 43
The bridge 46
Defining place in German and in English 50
How a place happens 52
The edges of places 55
Valuing experience over mathematics 58
Projecting places 62
The Black Forest farmhouse 65
Romantic provincialism 72
‘. . . Poetically, Man Dwells . . .’ 75
Poetic measuring 76
Making sense 82
Authenticity 87

5 Heidegger and Architects 91
Steamy waters 91
Professional expertise 97
Another tradition of modern architecture 99
Representation and meaning 101
Regionalism 104
Choreographing experience 105
Phenomenology and politics 111
Imagination infected 114

Further Reading 115
Bibliography 117
Index 123


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Andrew Ballantyne
Routledge | 2007 | PDF | 124 pages | 0.6 Mb







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The work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari has been inspirational for architects and architectural theorists in recent years. It has influenced the design work of architects as diverse as Greg Lynn and David Chipperfield, and is regularly cited by avant-gardist architects and by students, but usually without being well understood. The first collaboration between Deleuze and Guattari was "Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia", which was taken up as a manifesto for the post-structuralist life, and was associated with the spirit of the student revolts of 1968.

Their ideas promote creativity and innovation, and their work is wide-ranging, complex and endlessly stimulating. They range across politics, psychoanalysis, physics, art and literature, changing preconceptions along the way. "Deleuze & Guattari for Architects" is a perfect introduction for students of architecture in design studio at all levels, students of architecture pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architectural theory, academics and interested architectural practitioners.


LIST OF CONTENT

1 Who? 1
No longer ourselves 1
Character-defining questions 2
Lines of flight 5
Away from the flock 9
Backgammon 11
Deterritorialization 13

2 Machines 18
Swarming 18
The case of Schreber 19
The book of the machines 23
Down with trees 25
Abstract machine 28
Immanence 29
Network 32
The body 33

3 House 38
Plateau 38
Actual buildings 41
Orpheus and Ariadne 50
Consolidation 53
House, earth, territory 60

4 Façade and Landscape 61
A walk in the mountains 61
White wall, black hole 64
Signifying 74
Radomes 76
Deserts 78

5 City and Environment 80
A little order 80
Environment – milieu 82
Disconnecting 87
Emergent form 94
Form and frame 96

Further Reading 100
Notes 104
Bibliography 108
Index 119


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David Nicholson-Lord
ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL | 0710203284 | 1988 | PDF | 288 pages | 7 Mb







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LIST OF CONTENT

1 DETRITUS 1
2 THE GREAT WEN VERSUS THE GARDEN CITY 8
3 WILDERNESS, NATURE AND MUNICIPALITY 18
4 THE RECOVERY OF THE PRIMITIVE—ENERGY ECOLOGY AND GOD 26
5 A GEOGRAPHY OF THE SACRED 44
6 THE PARABLE OF THE BOG 55
7 THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN 67
8 A PEOPLE’S LANDSCAPE 79
9 SMALL WORLDS 95
10 EARTHWORKS 109
11 LARGER WORLDS: THE CITY RESHAPED 127
12 CONNECTIONS AND RECONSTRUCTIONS 146
13 BEYOND THE CITY 160


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