Climate-friendly construction is essential if we are to ensure that future generations can enjoy comfortable living spaces. Design and the choice of materials help to considerably reduce the climate impact of buildings. The techniques feat...Loe edasi...
Designing architecture with solar cells - principles and qualities of a new architecture The rapid development of solar technology is not only increasing the efficiency of energy production, it is also reducing costs, so that solar archit...Loe edasi...
Nachhaltig, zirkulär, zeitgemäß Die meisten Gebäude sind aus verschiedenen Baumaterialien errichtet, aber nur selten wird diese heterogene Komposition als eine Frage des Entwurfs und der Performance betrachtet. Das Buch analysiert weltweit...Loe edasi...
Structural design manuals are an essential tool for architects from their studies to their everyday practice. The Architect’s Sourcebook is intended as a supplement to existing standard works. It combines correct floor layout plan...Loe edasi...
The construction sector currently accounts for a high proportion of CO2 emissions and gray energy use. This will have to change fundamentally if we are to prevent catastrophic climate change and make urban planning and construction fit...Loe edasi...
30 Trees presents the favorite trees of 30 internationally renowned landscape architects. In each case, the designers describe the characteristics that represent the essence of the selected tree, the designed landscapes they associate wit...Loe edasi...
Sustainability has advanced to become an overarching concern of daily life. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic and ecological s...Loe edasi...
Der estnisch-amerikanische Bauingenieur August Komendant (1906-1992) arbeitete zusammen mit zahlreichen berühmten Architekten und Ingenieuren an einigen der bedeutendsten Gebäude des 20. Jahrhunderts. Beton war über Jahrze...Loe edasi...
Digital technology and architecture have become inseparable, with new approaches and methodologies not just affecting the workflows and practice of architects but shaping the very character of architecture. In this compendious work, two do...Loe edasi...
Complex structural design permits to fully exploit the potentials of interaction between computer-based design, prefabrication of parts and optimized construction. Mastering the complexity of this integrated process in steel design is a challenge...Loe edasi...
Aconceptual and practical look into materials and products which use waste as a renewable resource for architectural, interior, and industrial design. The inventory ranges from marketed products to advanced research and development, organized alon...Loe edasi...
