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9783822837863
100 Houses for 100 Architects
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Author:
Gennaro Postiglione
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The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. While it's important for the structure to reflect the vision and style of the architect, the client must ultimately feel at home beneath the roof. It is particularly interesting, therefore, to examine the homes that architects create for themselves. If houses reflect their owners' personalities, then architects' own homes are like autobiographies. Location, layout, style, lighting, artwork, furnishings, every detail adds color to the story. Each of these 100 dwellings, presented A-Z by architect, speaks more about its designer than any other building possibly could.
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9781848660656
50 Architecture Ideas You really Need to Know
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Philip Wilkinson
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From the Pyramids of Giza to the Guggenheim, this lively guide explains the key concepts and inventions in architecture clearly and concisely. Exploring the myriad ways in which the built environment is shaped and created, readers will gain a new and informed appreciation for architecture, from the classical orders of Vitruvius - Doric, Ionic and Corinthian - to the to the most recent contemporary trends. Philip Wilkinson offers expert introductions to the most important architectural movements and styles throughout history, as well as describing some of the greatest architects' most important and representative works. So, if you've ever wondered when a building is just a building or art, or want to know more about Gothic vaults, trusses and arches, this is the perfect introduction.
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9788496936218
Beach Houses
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9783822848876
Breuer
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Author:
Arnt Cobbers
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In 1956, "Time" magazine called him one of the "form-givers of the 20th century": with his invention of steel-tube furniture, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) has made his mark in the history of design at the tender age of 23. He started his architectural career as one of the Bauhaus's most influential architects with the 1932 Harnischmacher House. Even Breuer's earliest work was marked by the search for a symbiosis between local and global, big and small, smooth and rough. His sparse use of materials emphasized the balance among textures, colors, and shapes. In 1943, he conceived the "binuclear" house concept - the splitting of living and sleeping areas into separate wings - which he first applied to the Geller House I (1944-1946), and which would attain great popularity. After designing the UNESCO headquarters in Paris (1953-1958), reinforced concrete, with its formal plasticity und structural elasticity, continued to give monumental ...
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9781579905323
Building Green
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Author:
Clarke Snell
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This absolutely groundbreaking manual doesn't just talk about eco-friendly building techniques, but actually shows every step! More than 1,200 close-up photographs, along with in-depth descriptions, follow the real construction of an alternative house from site selection to the addition of final-touch interior details. Co-authors Clarke Snell and Timothy Callahan (a professional builder and contractor) provide thorough discussions of the fundamental concepts of construction, substitutes for conventional approaches, and planning a home that's not only comfortable and beautiful, but environmentally responsible. Then, they roll up their sleeves and get to work assembling a guest house that incorporates four different alternative building methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick frame. The images show every move: how the site is cleared, the basic structure put together, the cob wall sculpted, the bales and cordwood stacked, ...
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9781603424622
Compact Cabins
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Author:
Gerald Rowan
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"Compact Cabins" presents 62 design interpretations of the getaway dream, with something to please every taste. Best of all, these small- footprint designs are affordable and energy- efficient without skimping on comfort and style. The cabins range in size from a cozy 100 square feet to a more spacious but still economical 1,000 square feet, and all include sleeping accommodations, kitchen and bath facilities, and a heat source. Complete chapters on low-maintenance building materials, utilities and appliances, and alternative energy sources supply readers with the options for living efficiently in small spaces. For every design, readers will find floor plans with detailed suggestions for designing the space for optimal use. These plans are flexible; many feature modular elements that can be mixed and matched to accommodate a particular owner's needs or hobbies. Features such as an outdoor fireplace, covered porch, or external storage ...
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9781847970602
Domestic Solar Energy
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Author:
Gavin Harper
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"Domestic Solar Energy" is brimming with advice and information that will be of value to all those who are interested in making the optimum use of solar energy in the home. The author considers the impact of global warming and the international energy crisis before explaining how the home owner can evaluate the energy performance of his, or her, house and make better use of natural lighting. All aspects are covered of the installation of photovoltaic cells to a residential property using solar power to produce domestic electricity and to heat water. The costs are calculated and the benefits of installing a solar energy system are assessed.
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9783833154652
Eco-Houses (Architecture Compact)
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Author:
Barbara Linz
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Materials inspire and arouse emotions, they surround us everywhere, we possess them and feel them.
As with people, our first impression of them is provided by the visual perception they create.
The
Architecture Compact
series presents materials that on the one hand convey a unique impression through their inherent physical characteristics, and on the other hand achieve surprising results when used in combination with each other.
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9780007307425
Grand Designs Handbook : The blueprint for building your dream home
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Kevin McCloud
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TV's architecture and design guru Kevin McCloud shares his passion and expertise in this brilliant guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with the most memorable houses from the award-winning Channel 4 series. The book goes way beyond the confines of the usual TV tie-in. Over the 11 years that Grand Designs has been on our screens, Kevin has had plenty of opportunity to formulate his own strong views on what makes truly brilliant architecture. For the first time he can share those views fully, showing that 'houses too can be architecture' and giving any aspiring self-builder the maximum number of tools to ensure that their vision becomes reality, with the minimum amount of heartache along the way. Through three main sections -- 'Thinking', 'Dreaming' and 'Doing' -- he guides you through each stage of the self-build process, from working out what you really want, to finding a plot, obtaining planning permission, ...
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9783836503723
Green Architecture Now! Grüne Architektur Heute! L'architecture Verte D'aujourd'hui!
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Author:
Philip Jodidio
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This book describes the war in the asphalt jungle. These days, green is the name of the game. There has never been so much interest in the ecological impact of buildings as there is today. This is not a negligible fact in the struggle to control pollution and in the search for responsible 'sustainable' methods of construction. Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. With global warming now a significant international political issue, architecture itself is on the brink of significant changes, where style and matters of aesthetics are placed in a secondary position behind issues of sustainability. At a certain time, 'green' buildings were ugly and complicated affairs, usually multicolored as though an entire rainbow in one building might be sufficient to prove a concern for ecology. This is surely no longer the case ...
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9780500342589
Handmade Houses and Other Buildings
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Hardback
Author:
John May
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Vernacular architecture, by its very nature, is built from local materials that are readily to hand and is thus defined by the geology and ecology of the region and by local climatic conditions. Constructed by the community using traditional tools, these structures are highly practical, energy-efficient, and blend with the landscape. They carry many of the attributes that we are now seeking in green architecture as we struggle to adapt our built environment to the demands and concerns of the climate-change era. "Handmade Houses and Other Buildings" looks at everyday structures all over the world, from whatever wood, grass, earth or stone that was to hand, in ways that offered practical solutions to the challenges of climate or terrain. Based on immemorial principles, but highly relevant to our newly found environmental concerns, these buildings show the simple and satisfying ways in which humans have worked out how to live and live ...
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9781932476347
Kathmandu Valley Style
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Hardback
Author:
Lisa Cheogyal & Craig Potton & Gautum SJB Rana
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Nepal is widely acclaimed for its unique architectural styles. The palaces, temples, courtyards and streetscapes of Kathmandu Valley are protected as seven World Heritage Sites. In an effort to preserve the built heritage of the Valley, over the past few years many of the Valley's historic buildings have been restored and renovated with authentic flair. Lesser known are the imaginative adaptations of Nepal's architecture and decoration into new buildings and private houses. Examples include the superb Patan Museum housed in the restored and partly rebuilt Keshar Mani Narayan Chowk, Babar Mahal Revisited, a shopping and restaurant complex recently constructed in the Rana style of Nepal's 19th Century ruling prime ministers, and the Choegyal residence in rural Budhanilkantha. Using traditional designs and building techniques in historic and new buildings has breathed fresh life into Kathmandu's rich living cultural heritage, and provided ...
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9783836513081
Le Corbusier: Big Architecture
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Author:
Jean-Louis Cohen
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This work is Taschen's 25th anniversary - special edition! It focuses on architectural poetry in the machine age. Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review "L'Esprit Nouveau" in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture, though it wasn't until after World War II that his epoch-making buildings were constructed, such as the Unite d'Habitation in Marseilles and the Church of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp.
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9783836515450
Meier
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Paperback
Author:
Philip Jodidio
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Let there be light. This title presents the work of celebrated American architect Richard Meier. As one of the most important contemporary architects, Richard Meier (born 1934) is a key figure in "TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series". His brilliant career ranges from elegant family homes to dazzling institutional buildings like the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. This work gives an insight into the development of his oeuvre starting with the early designs and ending with his latest buildings, exploring the combination of precisely calculated proportions and high quality materials resulting in exquisite structures and light flooded spaces.
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9780714846286
Modern House - Three
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Author:
Raul A. Barreneche (ed)
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Modern House - Three
is an overview of the most innovative houses built around the world in recent years, following the highly successful publication of Phaidon’s
Modern House
(1993) and
Modern House - Two
(2000). This book presents 33 houses in 15 countries, by both distinguished architects and up-and-coming young designers, including David Adjaye (London), Tadao Ando (Japan), Shigeru Ban (Japan), Carlos Ferrater (Spain), Sean Godsell (Australia), Kengo Kuma (China), Richard Meier (United States), and Julie Snow (Canada), among others.
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9781592535040
Sustainable Environments: Contemporary Design in Detail
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NZ$ 67.00 each
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Author:
Yanna Chan
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This series provides a powerful presentation of the most challenging and evolving architectural and design categories. "Sustainable Environments" focuses on the type of architectural details in distinctive, sustainable residential spaces. It includes sections on components, such as cooling or shading devices, building techniques that create minimal impact on the land, active systems, and the use of new sustainable materials, as well as those that are salvaged or recyclable. The book presents recent work by architects from around the globe in colour photographs and architectural drawings, and is structured according to categories of architectural detail.
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9780500342558
The Iconic House
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NZ$ 120.00 each
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Author:
Dominic Bradbury
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"The Iconic House" features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. With seminal works from such icons as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron, this book presents a stunning array of buildings of the past century's architectural masterpieces. Whether Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau, Modernist or Minimalist, High-Tech or vernacular, these iconic buildings from around the world and across the decades will delight architects, design aficionados and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own some day.
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9780473113407
The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor
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NZ$ 165.00 each
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Author:
Judy Siers
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Montana Biography Winner 2008
'The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor' enables us to enter into the life and times of a man, a family, a society, and ways of thinking and acting different to, yet not so distant from, our own. We enter the world of an architect, who is also an artist; builder, craftsman; a theosophist, an astrologer, a photographer, a furniture maker. We are presented with the life story of a complex and talented man, a man who influenced the lives of others, and was influenced by particular beliefs, both religious and artistic.
To enter a Chapman-Taylor house is to enter into a world of warmth, comfort, re-assurance; of materiality and craftsmanship. It is a practical world touched by art. Chapman-Taylor’s world is where “beauty is really a by-product and comes almost of itself when our motives are right”. Lavishly illustrated, this book enables us to enter every one of Chapman-Taylor’s houses - not ...
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9783822827574
Wright (Basic Art)
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NZ$ 31.00 each
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Author:
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
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The American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) exerted unique influence on the architecture of the first half of this century. This volume presents the whole range of Frank Lloyd Wright's extraordinarily prolific output and shows clearly how his view of the world was a common factor throughout the rich diversity of his oeuvre. From his early prairie houses to the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright saw man as the focal point of an architecture closely bound up with nature.
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9783836500913
100 Contemporary Architects(O/P 27/2/09)- (2-volumes from 'Architecture Now!' series)
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NZ$ 125.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Philip Jodidio
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This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from Taschen's groundbreaking title
Building a New Millennium
and the first four volumes of our renowned
Architecture Now!
books for a comprehensive study of architecture around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Up-and-coming architects - tomorrow's superstars - are featured alongside the field's most respected practitioners, such as Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & de Meuron, Koolhaas/OMA, Daniel Libeskind, Richard Meier, Oscar Niemeyer, and Jean Nouvel.
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