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Andrew Hall Details in Architecture ENDetails in Architecture is the latest edition in IMAGES’ ever-popular Details series. Each volume is a study of the emerging trends in architectural detailing, with a strong focus on innovative design, enviro- sustainability and many aspects of cross-cultural design. Featuring the work of the world’s most highly acclaimed architects and interior architects, this book presents the most recently completed and…
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Details in Design ENFeatures drawings and concept sketches with useful summaries, as well as full-colour photographs of the finished detail.
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Ken Yeang Eco Skyscrapers ENFor many, eco skyscrapers are synonymous with Ken Yeang. In more than three decades of practice, Ken Yeang has almost single-handedly pioneered and developed this building genre. This book presents Ken Yeang's work on the design of ecologically responsive skyscrapers, and includes his essay on applying green-design principles to the skyscraper typology, as well as a preface by Steve Featherstone, an introduction by…
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Lucy Bullivant Eco Skyscrapers (Volume 2)Ken Yeang remains one of the world's foremost experts on sustainability and the modern skyscraper. Acknowledging that the skyscraper is possibly one of the most ecologically unfriendly of all building types, he states that until an ...
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Fox & Fowle Architects ENhe New York-based Fox & Fowle Architects is recognised worldwide as one of the shapers of the new city. Their work spans some twenty-five years, during which they have won numerous national and international awards for their diverse portfolio. Fox & Fowle believe in enriching the built environment through their work and in doing so enhancing human experience in our ever-evolving society. As a result, this prominent…
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Claudio Santini, Dafna Zilafro Green is Beautiful ENArchitectural photographer Claudio Santini takes readers on an exclusive tour of some of the world's most beautiful green homes. The pictorial journey winds its way through chapters on photovoltaics, passive shading, recycled materials and other sustainable concepts contribute to a home's architectural aesthetic. Santini's stunning imagery sparks the imagination and illuminates the green side of work by some of…
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Payam Bahrami, Antony Wood, Irina Susorova Green Walls In High-Rise Buildings ENThis technical guide offers an extensive overview of the use of vertical vegetation in high-rise buildings, an in-depth analysis of green walls, definitions and typology, including standards, policies and incentives. It features comprehensive case studies, along with architectural theories of the public and private benefits of green walls. The book delves into architect-design considerations and limitations, the…
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Philip Jodidio House with a View ENThe increasing popularity of chalets in alpine and semi-alpine areas makes this publication a timely reminder that traditional housing is constantly evolving. This book, by internationally acclaimed architecture writer Philip Jodidio, examines the myriad forms of the modern chalet. More than just the traditional abode for the Swiss mountain lifestyle or the kitsch restaurant or retail complex, many architects have…
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Michael J. Crosbie Houses of God ENPresents the designs and renovations for churches, synagogues, and mosques.
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Georgina Foley Houses of Steel ENLiving Steel is a worldwide, collaborative program designed to stimulate innovative and responsible housing design and construction. This book presents the winning and finalist schemes from the three competitions held to date. Each project is presented with a description, drawings, sketches, plans, and renderings of the submitted projects; and is an inspirational source of information about sustainable steel homes…
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Bob Gill Illustration ENThe power of the illustration is brilliantly demonstrated in another compact volume from New York designer Bob Gill. In this book, simply but eloquently entitled Illustration , he features many of his favorite works, completed between 1952 and 2004. Subjects for his often whimsical, but always potent illustrations range from people and things to the more fanciful characters that populate several of the children's…
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Michael J. Crosbie Living Together ENToday, more than ever, multi-family housing is recognised as vital to modern, urban communities. This type of housing requires immense dexterity from an architectural perspective, because while promoting a sense of community living, a sense of aesthetics must also prevail. Michael J. Crosbie has selected more than 45 remarkable examples of multi-family housing for this handsome book. Accompanied by descriptive text…
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Philip Jodidio Minimum Space Maximum Living ENPart of the Small Spaces series, this book shows not only residential projects, but also retail and commercial spaces as well. It also features floor plans, drawings and photographs of challenges posed by restricted spaces.
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Aidan Hart Modern Container Architecture ENAn excellent reference for container-centric designers, and those aspiring to enter the field Container architecture is fresh on the market, full of artistic sense, and liked by the public Container architecture is one of the most sustainable building types in the modern day world. It is already widely used in many countries. Architects and artists incorporate containers' unique aesthetic value to house various…
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New 100 Houses x 100 Architects ENThe New 100 Houses is the fourth book in IMAGES' popular 100 Best Houses series. IMAGES has again selected houses that represent the very best in international residential architecture. The houses featured represent everything from the modern to the classical. This is a book that can be browsed through time and again, with each viewing guaranteed to inspire, delight and surprise. Outstanding colour photography…
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Out of the Square ENThe homes featured in this book challnge the concept of domestic architecture. Concrete, steel and timber are reconsidered and translated into designs for the 21st century.
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Out of Town ENPresents architect-designed solutions to building homes on remote sites and in varied landscapes, in delicate ecosystems.
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Outdoor Living ENThe importance of outdoor living spaces, such as courtyards and patios, in our daily lives is highlighted in this new book from IMAGES. Courtyards and patios have been an important architectural feature for thousands of years, and through time, their popularity has not waned. Today these outdoor living spaces play both a decorative and functional role where water, walls, lighting, plants and sky all combine to…
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Graham Cooper Project Japan ENProject Japan is the product of a long journey by author Graham Cooper. A sustained rolling program relating to contemporary art and architecture in Japan, this project involved over a decade of commitment, more than a dozen research and documentation visits to Japan and the help of an influential network of participants. A full-color introduction to art in the context of architecture; the book includes buildings by…
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Richard John Robert AdamRobert Adam: The Search for a Modern Classicism examines the work of Robert Adam, director of the largest traditional architectural firm in Europe, ADAM Architecture. Turning to traditional design in the early 1970s, when it was unfashionable, ...
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Moshe Safdie Safdie ENSafdie Architects is an international architectural and urban planning practice founded and led by Moshe Safdie. Deeply committed to the creation of architecture that responds to local and regional characteristics of landscape, climate, cultural heritage, and contemporary life, Safdie is recognized for creating welcoming buildings and public spaces that contribute in meaningful ways to their setting while catalysing…
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Spa: The Sensuous Experience ENIn order to meet increasing public demand, institutions worldwide have opened their doors to provide their own definition of a spa - from medical day spas in mid-Manhattan to five-star destination spas in the south of France. The concept of the spa - healing waters, massage and body treatments - has now pervaded our way of life and leisure in a manner never witnessed before. Spa: The Sensuous Experience provides a…
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Tall Buildings of Europe, Middle East and AfricaThe 1990s saw the re-emergence of major tall buildings in Europe, particularly in The Netherlands, UK and Germany. This book will examine the significant tall buildings of Europe and similar projects in Moscow and Istanbul...
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Tall Buildings: Of Europe, Middle East and Africa ENThe 1990s saw the re-emergence of major tall buildings in Europe, particularly in The Netherlands, UK and Germany. This book will examine the significant tall buildings of Europe and similar projects in Moscow and Istanbul. In recent years, the Middle East has emerged as a centre for new tall buildings, with the construction of several very tall buildings in Dubai and Riyadh; commercial and residential projects in…