Ken Yeang has made his reputation building the bio-climatically considered skyscraper; more recently he has been discovering the advantages for building horizontally. As the world wakes up to this latest ecological progression Yeang is leading the way. In contrast to the discussions and publications elsewhere on the high-rise work of Ken Yeang, Groundscrapers examines his low-rise, medium-rise and master-planning work, and sets these in context of the work that is being created in the rest of the world. Illustrated thoughout in colour and black and white, it includes many schemes that demonstrate this way of building, as well as a subterranean project - an underground 'skyscraper'. Yeang's projects are of great interest due to their ecological and bioclimatic content. In this new departure he transfers his skills in vertical building into the horizontal and demonstrates what can be achieved by integrating the ecosystem into the building along the ground. Groundscrapers will be the first book to document this transferral of type and to demonstrate the huge contribution it represents to the ecosystem.

Groundscrapers + Subscrapers of Hamzah & Yeang

Arts & Photography

Richards, Ivor

Architecture

Academy Editions Ltd

The New York City loft has become a tradition. It is possible to look back at the evolution of the loft as an architectural type that has influenced the whole concept of the New York apartment dwelling, particularly the nature of its space. Large areas of urban blocks containing a huge variety of warehousing have been transformed by innovative design, providing the pattern for the architectural Manhattan loft. The central discipline of the Manhattan loft lies in the handling of space and material elements, the common theme being openness This book presents a critical review of ten architects' work. The lofts reveal a developing modernity - based on a flexible spatial content - which is not about fashion, but is instead concerned with a sense of rooted settlement and the restorative values of ordered space and light within the basic structure of a personal retreat. At first sight these lofts are all very different; some are minimalist, others more opulent and sophisticated. But what is common throughout is that they have been conceived within the pluralistic framework of the modern architectural tradition.

Manhattan Lofts

This publication looks in-depth at the skyscraper builtform and at the ways in which this tall building-type can be designed to be as ecologically-sustainable as possible. It reviews and illustrates the many eco-towers designed by Ken Yeang of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. and their experiments trying to design the skyscraper as a man-made ecological system. The book is superbly graphically and photographically illustrated and contains detailed technical analyses by Yeang's engineering and building technology collaborators.

Hamzah & Yeang : Ecology of the Sky (The Millennium Series)

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Dwelling describes the design and architecture of this new residential quarter in Cambridge, a multi-award winning green project. In 2008 Accordia won the prestigious Stirling Prize, the highest accolade awarded to architecture in the UK. Previously, no Stirling Prize had been awarded for housing developments. This new residential quarter in Cambridge provides a new model for communal living. With 22 different house and apartment types on a tight semi-urban site, Accordia is a high-density scheme which replaces the standard pocket garden approach with a series of exhilarating public greens, communal gardens and intimate outside/inside spaces created by rooftop terraces and internal courtyards. The project is the result of a collaboration between three of the UK's highly regarded architecture firms; Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Maccreanor Lavington and Alison Brooks Architects. Widely regarded as setting a new benchmark for housing, this multi-award winning project is the first housing scheme ever to win the RIBA Stirling Prize, one of the world's most prestigious architectural accolades. REVIEW "Seeing Accordia gives one hope that we can develop a relevant contemporary language for housing, which today is totally missing in Britain. The buildings are beautifully proportioned, have a wonderful rhythm and scale and successfully link the past with the present yet are modern." Lord Richard Rogers AUTHOR Paul Drew runs an urban design consultancy providing a range of services including master-planning, residential and mixed-used design. SELLING POINTS In 2008 Accordia won the prestigious Stirling Prize, the highest accolade awarded to architecture in the UK. Previously, no Stirling Prize had been awarded for housing developments. The Accordia project was designed jointly by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios, Maccreanor Lavington and Alison Brooks Architects, which is both unusual for this type of scheme and praise for it being a truly collaborative project. The book is written by Paul Drew, an architect and resident of the scheme and Ivor Richards, an architect and architectural historian - both of whom provide a unique insight into what it is like to live in Accordia, as well as placing it in the context of contemporary UK, European and North American house design. ILLUSTRATIONS 136 colour & b/w illustrations

Dwelling: Accordia

Drew, Paul

Black Dog Pub Ltd

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Groundscrapers + Subscrapers of Hamzah & Yeang

Manhattan Lofts

Hamzah & Yeang : Ecology of the Sky (The Millennium Series)

Dwelling: Accordia