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Light, nature, architecture. A guide to holistic lighting design
Ulrike Brandi
In this planning guide, the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi documents all her findings on the topics of lighting design, daylight, sustainability and healthy living spaces. It is a challenge to create holistic lighting design in times of ad…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
160 p., colro il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624151
110 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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160 p., colro il,
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ISBN 9783035624151
Robust architecture. Low tech design
Edeltraud Haselsteiner (ed.)
Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Paperback,
200 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783955536015
125 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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200 p., il,
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ISBN 9783955536015
Reconstructing the future. Cities as carbon sinks
Bauhaus Earth (ed)
The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation. Approximately 40 percent of global emissions derive from the construction, operation, and demolition of human settlements. The 21st century must be the century of re-entanglement, w…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Paperback,
248 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626971
105 USD
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Basel,
2023,
Paperback,
248 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626971
Re: Action
Urban resilience, sustainable growth, and the vitality of cities and ecosystems in the post-information age
Hani Rashid (ed.)
In his studio, Hani Rashid, co-founder of the visionary New York firm Asymptote Architecture, focuses on architecture that responds to current and future ecological changes. Bringing together projects, texts, and conversations, the book highlights c…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
292 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035627077
199 USD
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Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
292 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035627077
Imparting сity
Methods and tools for collaborative planning
Tanja Siems
This practice orientated handbook aims at all urban actors wishing to develop and realise complex urban planning concepts. It sets out a series of techniques, methods and process models that range from analytical approaches and concept strategies to…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
176 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624137
139 USD
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Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
176 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035624137
Brussels housing. Atlas of residential building types
Gerald Ledent, Alessandro Porotto
Modern urban terraced houses or row houses emerged in Europe from the 17th century onwards. Usually two to three storeys high and with a garden at the back, they formed the traditional urban block. In Brussels, this bourgeois form of housing took on…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
304 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625509
145 USD
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Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
304 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035625509
Building with paper. Architecture and construction
Ulrich Knaack (ed.)
Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on te…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
200 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035621532
125 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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200 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035621532
Chinese Modern
Episodes backward and forward in time
Peter G. Rowe
Rowe’s third volume on the architecture of the Far East deals with the development of modern architecture and planning in China, with a focus on this development within the broader framework of nation-building. Episodes and periods interrogated in t…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
336 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626308
139 USD
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Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
336 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626308
Hybrid construction – Timber external walls. Hybrid design: eco-efficient + economic
Oliver Fischer, Werner Lang, Stefan Winter
Hybrid construction of reinforced concrete and wood combine the advantages of solid construction with those of wood construction and thus represent an optimal construction option. Wood is eco-efficient and high degrees of prefabrication ensure an up…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
96 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783955535759
115 USD
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Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
96 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783955535759
Modern heritage. Reuse. Renovation. Restoration
Ana Tostoes
Modernism is the most defining architectural expression of the 20th century – a movement that transformed built environments around the world in an unprecedented way. Many of these buildings are in need of repair now or their original function is no…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
265 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625080
127 USD
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Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
265 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625080
River.Space.Design: Planning strategies, methods and projects for urban rivers
3rd and enlarged edition
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer. This book is…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
360 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625240
175 USD
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Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
360 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625240
Wood and Wood Joints. Building traditions of Europe, Japan and China
3rd edition
Klaus Zwerger
There is a long tradition of using wood as a distinct and ecologically sound building material. Wooden architecture conveys for today’s world the breadth of knowledge held in Western and Eastern cultures about the creative use of this unique materia…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
324 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624809
139 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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324 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035624809
Discovering early Modernism in Switzerland. The Queen Alexandra Sanatorium
Daniel Korwan
An insightful and engagingly narrated exploratory work on a pioneer of modern architecture from Switzerland. The Queen Alexandra Sanatorium in Davos is a masterpiece of early modernist architecture by the Swiss architects Pfleghard and Haefeli (Scha…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
240 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626711
110 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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240 p., color il,
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Tibetan houses. Vernacular architecture of the Himalayas and Environs
Second and revised edition
Peter Herrle, Anna Wozniak
The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is slowly but surely disappearing. The first part of the book analyses 21 traditional houses i…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
312 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626872
183 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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312 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035626872
Designing cities. Basics, principles, projects
2nd edition
Leonhard Schenk
Second and revised edition of the successful edition with new projects. Urban design is based on planning and design principles that need to meet functional demands on the one hand, but on the other hand bring the design elements together into a dis…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
360 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626117
153 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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360 p., color il,
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Growing architecture. How to make buildings out of trees
Ferdinand Ludwig, Daniel Schonle
A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the branches of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance lime trees…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Paperback,
224 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035603323
110 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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224 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035603323
Mono-Material. Monolithic, homogeneous and circular construction
Till Boettger (ed.)
In response to climate change, architects have been seeking a contemporary expression for durable, solid and homogeneous wall structures made of clay, wood, brick, concrete and recycled materials. This book follows 25 projects to analyze constructio…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
208 p., il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626063
98 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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208 p., il,
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ISBN 9783035626063
Continued building on the village, the settlement, the city
A plea
Albert Kirchengast
In this book, Albert Kirchengast looks at three projects that may serve as models of further construction: Max Dudler, Franz Riepl, and Jonathan Sergison demonstrate an analogous approach to further construction at the scale levels of village, town …
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Hardcover,
128 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626506
98 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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128 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035626506
Berlin. Urban architecture and daily life 2009 – 2022
Florian Heilmeyer (ed.)
The book takes the reader on an architectural discovery tour of Berlin. It gives an impressive insight into the latest architecture of the German capital: Distinctive buildings, urban spaces and places characterising urban everyday life in the city …
Birkhauser
Basel,
2023,
Paperback,
312 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783955535919
130 USD
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Basel,
2023,
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312 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783955535919
Modern construction handbook
6th edition
Andrew Watts
The Modern Construction Handbook has become a classic of advanced construction literature, not least due to its regular revisions and clear structure with chapters titled “Material”, “Wall”, “Roof”, “Structure”, “Environment,” and “Applications”. Tr…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
504 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624946
180 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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504 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035624946
Building with bamboo. Design and technology of a sustainable architecture
Third and revised edition
Gernot Minke
Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages – it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition t…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
176 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035625707
119 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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176 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035625707
Constructing architecture. Materials, processes, structures
A handbook. 5th edition
Andrea Deplazes (ed.)
Systematically structured and didactically prepared, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical and constructive building knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. or this reason, over the last 18 years, it …
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
608 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035626650
200 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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608 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035626650
City, climate, and architecture. A theory of collective practice
(
Volume 1
)
Sascha Roesler
The publication rethinks climate control – a key concern of the discipline of architecture – through the lens of city climate phenomena over the course of the 20th century. Based on a history of climate control on urban scales, it promotes the integ…
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
276 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624144
139 USD
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Basel,
2022,
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276 p., color il,
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ISBN 9783035624144
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
240 p., color il,
(In English)
ISBN 9783035624212
Birkhauser
Basel,
2022,
Hardcover,
608 p., color il,
(In German)
ISBN 9783035625820
