Author: Jonathan Hale
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: architects, thinkers, ponty, merleau
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1969-12-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0415480728
ISBN-13: 9780415480727

The work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) has influenced the design work of architects as diverse as Steven Holl and Peter Zumthor and has also informed schools of architectural theory. Merleau-Ponty suggested that the value of people�s experience of the world gained through their immediate bodily engagement with it remains greater than the value of understanding gleaned through abstract mathematical, scientific or technological systems. This book summarizes what Merleau-Ponty has to offer specifically for architects. It locates his architectural thinking in the context of his work, introd

Authors:Peter Petschek,  HSR - Hochschule f�r Technik,
Publisher: Birkh�user Basel
Keywords: architects, landscape, grading
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2008-06-06
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 3764385022
ISBN-13: 9783764385026

"The contour line is the only precise and accurate means for representing the free and natural formation of terrain in the plan; so learn to use this instrument!" Professor Hans Loidl, Landscape Architect and Teacher The two design elements of landscape architecture are plants and terrain. While the subject of vegetation is well documented by numerous publications, there is a lack of technical literature in the field of grading. This volume fills that gap: History, forms of terrain, basic principles, digital modeling, slope reinforcement systems, construction site implementation, and practica

Author: Perkins Eastman Architects
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: architects, practice, international
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2007-12-10
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0471760870
ISBN-13: 9780471760870

How to launch an international design practice and gain projects overseasA comprehensive overview of the rewards and perils of international practice for architects, this book draws on the experience of dozens of leading practitioners to present lessons for the profession. Written primarily for architects, the content is also relevant to any design professional considering working in a foreign country. Among the many questions it helps answer:*Should my firm consider pursuing work overseas?*Can a small or medium-sized firm successfully pursue international work?*How do we start and how do we g

Author: Richard Coyne
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: architects, thinkers, derrida
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2011-04-30
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0415591791
ISBN-13: 9780415591799

Looking afresh at the implications of Jacques Derrida�s thinking for architecture, this book simplifies his ideas in a clear, concise way. Derrida�s treatment of key philosophical texts has been labelled as "deconstruction," a term that resonates with architecture. Although his main focus is language, his thinking has been applied by architectural theorists widely. As well as a review of Derrida�s interaction with architecture, this book is also a careful consideration of the implications of his thinking, particularly on the way architecture is practiced.

Author: The American Institute of ArchitectsJoseph A. Dem
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: design, building, professionals, architects, guide, planning, security
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-11-03
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 047127156X
ISBN-13: 9780471271567

This important reference from the American Institute of Architects provides architects and other design professionals with the guidance they need to plan for security in both new and existing facilitiesSecurity is one of the many design considerations that architects must address and in the wake of the September 11th 2001 events, it has gained a great deal of attentionThis book emphasises basic concepts and provides the architect with enough information to conduct an assessment of client needs as well as work with consultants who specialise in implementing security measures. Included are chapt

Author: Michael E. Doyle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Keywords: architects, drawing, landscape, designers, interior, techniques, design, skills, color
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1999-06-16
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 0471292451
ISBN-13: 9780471292456

Stunningly updated, totally redesigned, practical, and ready to use This new edition of Michael Doyle’s classic Color Drawing is the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings. In an easy to use, step-by-step approach, this comprehensive guide presents a total system of color design drawing that encompasses approaches to sketch communication as well as more finished presentation drawing. Totally redesigned to provide quick, easy access to key information, this Second Editio

Author: Robyn Beaver
Publisher: Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
Keywords: architects, series, master, transparencies, jan, postel, dirk
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-05-25
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 1864702109
ISBN-13: 9781864702101

The first monograph on this Dutch architect.