Libros de DETALLES

There are a dizzying array of new tools and methods available to today's architects. From high-powered computer programs to state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and complex building materials, every new technology challenges ...

This book deals with the aesthetic potentials of sustainable architecture and its practice. In contrast to the mechanistic model, the book attempts to open a new area of scholarship and ...

The requirements confronting our workplaces have recently undergone a dramatic transformation. Constantly shifting workspace populations and varying uses of workspace call for flexible spatial structures, and so do new professions ...

European metropolises like Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Istanbul or London are fascinating because of their history, the people, and the feeling for life but especially because of the buildings. Architectural details ...

These days, a computer is as much a part of every household s standard equipment as a refrigerator, and yet the explosion of computer technology in the last several decades ...

Architectural facades now have the potential to be literally kinetic, through automated sunscreens and a range of animated surfaces. This book explores the aesthetic potential of these new types of ...

2000 years ago the roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the ten books on architecture establishing the concept of the pattern book offering design principles and solutions. This title provides ...

Ce livre propose une analyse visuelle, technique et théorique du rôle du détail dans l'architecture contemporaine. L'utilisation du détail constructif est essentielle car celui-ci reflète une partie de la pensée ...

The construction of a mental habit that systematically confronts the complexities and the contradiction of the architectural profession is what characterises the work of Serie. Serie searches for a level ...

Las escaleras suelen estar cargadas de simbolismo, y el hecho que sean vistas como un elemento secundario a la vez que necesario, no debe entorpecer la idea de que son ...

The increasingly rare craft of architectural detail is essential to a superlative residential plan, as is demonstrated in this inspiring volume. Presenting a large selection of plans and images of ...

Compiled by architects for architcts, this is an indispensable resource for professionals seeking to understand how colourful buildings can animate their environs and engage their users. Nineteen projects by the ...

Building for everyone -- that is the best definition of what lies behind the unwieldy concept of "barrier-free design": the complete and total usability of buildings, including for those with ...

El objetivo de este título es servir como catálogo de referencia para arquitectors, diseñadores y constructores. El material ha sido seleccionado por su capacidad para inspirar y proponer ideas innovadoras ...

This is the first text to view building construction and its systems through the lens of sustainability, providing an integrated approach to the principles of sustainable design as the way ...

Following on from Graham Bizleys successful Architecture in Detail, Architecture in Detail II presents 40 case studies of detailing on recent construction projects. Over 150 full colour drawings and photos ...

To develop existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. For the success of the individual design, as well as for ...