Hassan Fathy (Architectural Monographs No 13) by James Steele (1988-05-03)

JAMES STEELE

St.Martin's Press

Venturi Scott Brown & Associates: On Houses and Housing (Architectural Monographs, No. 21)

Academy Editions / St. Martin'

Architecture for People: The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Watson/Guptill

Computers have revolutionized architecture, raising deep philosophical issues that are forcing a paradigm shift in the profession. Initially seen as a positive breakthrough that would make previously inconceivable projects possible, computer-aided design programs are increasingly being viewed as a mixed blessing that must be carefully accommodated in order for architects to retain creative identity. An introduction explores the theory behind cyberspace and traces the effects that the worship of technology has had on society. This is followed by five chapters exploring different aspects of the computer in architecture. Themes discussed include the computer as a design tool; Frank Gehry's pioneering use of the CATIA program, first developed to design fighter planes: the results of letting the computer lead the design process; the backlash led by Eric Owen Moss and Moore, Ruble, Yudell; and the place of the computer in architectural education, with examples of student projects from the University of Southern California School of Architecture. The book features prominent projects by Gehry, Morphosis, Nicholas Grimshaw &amp; Partners, Foster and Partners, Hamzah and Yeang, Coop Himmelb(l)au, NBBJ and others.

Architecture and Computers: Action and Reaction in the Digital Design Revolution

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

Watson-Guptill Publications

Hassan Fathy (Architectural Monographs 13)

Rooted in a discussion about the essential processes behind the ways in which our physical environment is actually created, this book explores how the firm of Brooks + Scarpa challenges conventional approaches to design today, to more fully enhance the human experience.Honored with the 2014 Smithsonian Cooper- Hewitt National Design Award, the firm is a multi-disciplinary practice that includes architecture, landscape architecture, planning, environmental design, materials research, graphic, furniture and interior design services that produces innovative, sustainable iconic buildings and urban environments.

Brooks + Scarpa Architects: A Journey of Discovery

Gulf Pacific Press

Ken Yeang virtually invented the concept of eco-architecture and believes that all designers should be literate in ecology. This book tells how he made this agenda his life's work, beginning with his early interest in art and design in a British boarding school. He recalls how his training at the Architectural Association in London was a turning point, and how, From my first day there, I knew that architecture was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. He was the first student at the AA to complete his 5th year portfolio exams at the first term of his 4th year and pass. A chance meeting with John Frazer, who with Alex Pike was a lecturer at Cambridge University, informed him that they were establishing a 'Technical Research Division' at the Department of Architecture to research, design and build the 'autonomous house', funded by a grant from the UK Government's Science Research Council, and Ken obtained a position as a research student to work with this team there, It was then, while researching the idea of an ecoarchitecture, that he realized that he needed to totally rethink the current approach to architectural design and planning; essentially re-educating architects on how to approach design to allow it to include consideration of the natural environment. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY James Steele is the author of more than 50 books and monographs, including Ecological Architecture: Critical History which examines ecological architecture over the past century, and The Architecture of Rasem Badran; Narratives on People and Place, a monograph on the award-winning Jordanian architect. He also wrote the Encyclopedia of Homes through World History which was published in June 2008. In it, his premise is that the house, throughout history, is the three-dimensional record of the cultures that built it and environmental factors that shaped it. He is also the editor of the recently published Future Perfect: A History of the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California by the USC Guild Press. His latest book is Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Tracing the Next Generation, published by Routledge &amp; Kegan Paul. AUTHOR HOME: Los Angeles, California

Ken Yeang: A Life in Architecture: From the East to the West and Back

As a legend in their own time, the team of Venturi and Scott Brown have been equally affective in theory as well as practice, consistently producing books and buildings that change the course of architecture. "On Houses and Housing", through articles and project descriptions, charts the formulation of their ideas and realised buildings. It is in this complete record of a particular segment of the Venturis' work that their versatility is revealed. "On Houses and Housing" illustrates a great diversity in styles and commissions. Social housing, such as the seminal Guild House or orientally inspired Chinatown Housing, are included, as well as designs for luxurious individual residences. Their range proves to be as wide as their concept of "home".

Venturi Scott Brown & Associates on Houses and Housing (Architectural Monographs, No. 21)

Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press

The Android Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2/e-Pearson Education-Ronan Schwarz-2014-EDN-2

The Android Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK, 2/e

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