James Steele Boeken

/ 9068681788 / Architecture / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / hard cover / dust jacket / 30 x 26 cm / 510 .pp /

Frank Gehry's work has been described as habitable sculpture. He is widely acknowledged as the father of the Los Angeles School. Characterized by their collage-like complexity, their shifts in geometry and frequent use of utilitarian materials, Gehry's buildings blur the fine line that separates art and architecture. Recent work includes the widely acclaimed Vitra Design Museum at Wein am Rhein in Germany, and the bizarre Fishdance restaurant in Kobe, Japan.

With the collapse of Modernism in the 1960s, architecture has fragmented and evolved in many different directions, each driven by its own ideologies and theories. This book sets out a clear and comprehensive guide to the prominent styles and movements, tracing the work of the main protagonists of contemporary architecture. Architecture Todayis divided thematically into 16 chapters, offering an incisive critique of the predominant trends, stylistic and regional, of the last 25 years. It traces the recent roots of today's architecture with sensitivity and sophistication: from the Los Angeles avant-garde and experimentation in Japan, through the stylistic upheavals of Postmodernism and Deconstructivism, to the global development of ecological architecture and the contemporary vernacular. Biographies are also included to reveal the individual history behind each of the protagonist architects featured. Free from the jargon that often characterizes architectural criticism, Architecture Todayis accessible and essential reading for all those interested in architecture, the visual arts and modern culture.

Exploring the architectural landscape of Los Angeles, the book delves into the underlying influences that shape its seemingly chaotic design. It highlights the contributions of key figures from the American Arts and Crafts movement to modern icons like Frank Gehry. By examining the evolution of architectural styles and the unique character of the city, the author reveals the intricate connections and cultural narratives that define Los Angeles' architectural identity.

This is an account of Hassan Fathy, one of the most influential Third World architects of the 20th century. The ideas he formulated before his death in 1989 have become key elements in the global architectural agenda, with his influence being particularly profound in the developing world.

This evocative and nostalgic book, now available for the first time in paperback, celebrates the golden age of sea travel. Once the world's largest and fastest ocean liner by far, today the Queen Maryrepresents a peak of perfection in the art of shipbuilding. With her sleek, sophisticated lines, Art Deco interiors and exquisite detailing, she encapsulates the spirit of an era characterized by elegance and style. On her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York in 1936, this great new liner provided a tangible symbol of the end of the Depression, to become a source of great national pride. Beautifully illustrated with specially commissioned colour photographs and much previously unpublished archive material, this book captures the atmosphere of the Queen Mary'sglory days, to present a comprehensive record of this magnificent and unique floating example of the streamlined style: it remains equally appealing to the enthusiastic connoisseur and general aesthete alike.

The 1980s saw a new generation of architects advocating a rich, pluralist style of architecture, both complex and contradictory, and furnishing proof of its vitality in their work. This book brings together the work of more than forty internationally renowned architects who are representative of this revival.

This title goes beyond the basics to show developers not just how to write apps for Android, but how to make their apps great.

While the final product of an architect's efforts typically receives the majority of media attention, the process by which it is achieved is rarely revealed. Architecture in Process presents the fascinating sketches, drawings and models produced by the offices of William Alsop, Itsuko Hasegawa, Steven Holl, Kisho Kurokawa, Morphosis and Eric Owen Moss who all place considerable emphasis on the evolution of a design idea and the careful documentation of its incremental growth.This extensively illustrated issue provides an absorbing insight into projects such as Itsuko Hasegawa's Shonandai Cultural Centre, Fujisawa City, Japan, revealing development from the initial sketch, drawn on the train whilst returning from the first visit to the site, to the completed building.Each of the talented architects featured approaches the task differently, contributing to an intriguing and informative study of the variety of methods now being used to achieve architecture of the highest standard throughout the world. The techniques presented range from the extremely unstructured and informal to the rigorous and definitive, but in each case afford an invaluable insight into the elusive and hitherto intangible process by which architects transform concepts into form.

This book presents the urbanistic, institutional and architectural legacy of a highly underrated period of history from an entirely fresh point of view, objectively comparing it with the Classical aesthetic that immediately preceded it. Using detailed descriptions of a majority of the Hellenistic cities in Asia Minor which have remained in a state of preservation because of their inaccessibility and isolation, the author provides a critical analysis of each. This analysis serves to place the substantial tectonic evidence that still exists there in a proper historical perspective. The text is accompanied by many rare images taken by the renowned Turkish photographer Ersin Alok, as well as survey drawings of the cities discussed, which are presented here for the first time. This in-depth presentation aims to revise current attitudes about this important subject.

Computer haben die Architektur revolutioniert und tiefgreifende philosophische Fragen aufgeworfen, die einen Paradigmenwechsel im Beruf erzwingen. Zunächst als positiver Durchbruch angesehen, der zuvor unvorstellbare Projekte möglich machte, werden computerunterstützte Entwurfsprogramme zunehmend als zweischneidiges Schwert betrachtet, das sorgfältig integriert werden muss, damit Architekten ihre kreative Identität bewahren können. Eine Einführung untersucht die Theorie hinter dem Cyberspace und verfolgt die Auswirkungen, die die Verehrung der Technologie auf die Gesellschaft hatte. Es folgen fünf Kapitel, die verschiedene Aspekte des Computers in der Architektur beleuchten. Diskutierte Themen sind der Computer als Entwurfswerkzeug; Frank Gehrys bahnbrechende Nutzung des CATIA-Programms, das ursprünglich zur Konstruktion von Kampfflugzeugen entwickelt wurde; die Ergebnisse, wenn der Computer den Entwurfsprozess leitet; die Gegenbewegung unter der Leitung von Eric Owen Moss und Moore, Ruble, Yudell; sowie die Rolle des Computers in der architektonischen Ausbildung, mit Beispielen von Studentenprojekten der University of Southern California School of Architecture. Das Buch präsentiert herausragende Projekte von Gehry, Morphosis, Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, Foster and Partners, Hamzah und Yeang, Coop Himmelb(l)au, NBBJ und anderen.