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Automobile Architecture by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
The automobile has shaped the appearance of our streets for 100 years now. At the same building types have been created to serve it. Parking garages and gas stations as new species of architecture and showrooms whose exhibition spaces and display windows are markedly different from the usual businesses ...Show more
Bath & Spa by Sibylle Kramer
Category: General Fiction | Series: Architecture in Focus
The evolution from yesterday's bathroom to todays wellness oasis continues to open new frontiers. New spa areas as such can hardly be distinguished at first glance, and could as easily be taken for lounges, meditation rooms or even museums for modern art. Bath design will be increasingly marked by the i ...Show more
Eco Living by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Interiors | Series: Architecture in Focus
Combining sustainability with trendsetting design is one of the great challenges of contemporary architecture. Resource sparing living space is one of the most important themes. In addition to the increased consciousness of the interactions between the human being, his built environment and ecosystem, t ...Show more
Ecological Architecture by Chris van Uffelen
Category: unmapped | Series: Architecture in Focus
Ecological rethinking and sustainable building concepts have become important topics in contemporary architecture. The use of renewable resources and the intention to build in harmony with nature are characteristic aspects for this development. Apart from the use of ecological building material, the att ...Show more
FACTORY DESIGN by Chris Van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus Ser.
Industrial manufacturing facilities have always been an own category in architecture. Ever since the development of factories in the 17th century this type of build-ings have first of all served to improve the production process while reflecting at the same time the workflow. Furthermore plants have als ...Show more
Façades["Design, Construction and Technology"] by Lara Menzel
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus Ser.
Green City Spaces: Urban Landscape Architecture by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
Green areas of all kinds have gained significance for contemporary urban planning. In addition to the importance for the structure and appearance of urban spaces, these areas have a wide range social, ecological and economic functions. For instance, they can serve as relaxation and communication rooms, ...Show more
Low Price Houses by UFFELEN
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus Ser.
What is needed to create a home and how much does it cost to do it in style? This volume pursues the answer to this question by presenting around 60 projects from around the globe. Unconventional building methods and forms are combined to create unusual structures that suit a limited budget and are of g ...Show more
Pedestrian Zones: Car Free Urban Spaces by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
In 2009, plans by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to transform part of Broadway including Times Square into a pedestrian area caused a sensation, not just in the city but internationally. Urban areas where pedestrians have right of way over vehicles are becoming increasingly important in the modern cit ...Show more
Stations by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
Serving as gateways to the cities, train stations were the most important urban building developments at the turn of the 20th century. One century later this building mission is experiencing a fascinating renaissance. On a world-wide basis new facilities are emerging that need to fulfill various functio ...Show more
Studios & Workshops: Spaces for Creatives by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Poetry | Series: Architecture in Focus
A creatively designed environment is conducive to creative activities. An occupation performed in a studio or a workshop usually includes both intellectual and practical aspects. The corresponding workspace must therefore have the characteristics of an office, while functioning as a place for production ...Show more
Townhouses and More by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
The demand for 21st century townhouses in todays renaissance of urban centralization is on the rise. The modern buildings achieve the same functions on the scant inner city plot as their historic archetypes, but distinguish themselves using a contemporary architectural language. Some of the most spectac ...Show more
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