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In the modern age of the 4th Industrial Revolution, advancements in
communication and connectivity are transforming the professional
world as new technologies are being embedded into society. These
innovations have triggered the development of a digitally driven
world where adaptation is necessary. This is no different in the
architectural field, where the changing paradigm has opened new
methods and advancements that have yet to be researched. Impact of
Industry 4.0 on Architecture and Cultural Heritage is a pivotal
reference source that provides vital research on the application of
new technological tools, such as digital modeling, within
architectural design, and improves the understanding of the
strategic role of Industry 4.0 as a tool to empower the role of
architecture and cultural heritage in society. Moreover, the book
provides insights and support concerned with advances in
communication and connectivity among digital environments in
different types of research and industry communities. While
highlighting topics such as semantic processing, crowdsourcing, and
interactive environments, this publication is ideally designed for
architects, engineers, construction professionals, cultural
researchers, academicians, and students.
An important part of the built heritage of the Northern Highlands
is Victorian and Edwardian. Andrew Maitland, two sons and a
grandson, architects based in Tain, made significant contributions
across the region - including farm buildings, churches, shooting
lodges, hotels, courthouses, town halls, commercial buildings,
villas and whisky distilleries, including Glenmorangie, where they
played a pivotal role. Tain itself became a place of rare charm and
beauty. Hamish Mackenzie has researched the people who commissioned
the Maitlands and why they did so. He brings to life a fascinating
variety of characters against a backdrop of social, religious,
political and technological change.
"The Delirious Museum" gives a new interpretation of the
relationship between the museum and the city in the twenty-first
century. It presents an original view of the idea of the museum,
proposing that it is, or should be, both a repository of the
artefacts of the past and a continuation of the city street in the
present. Storrie re-views our experience of the city and of the
museum taking a journey that begins in the Louvre and continues
through Paris, London, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, re-imagining the
possibilities for museums and their displays and re-examining the
blurred boundaries between museums and the cities around them. On
his quest for The Delirious Museum he visits the museum
architecture of Soane and Libeskind, the exhibitions of Lissitsky
and Kiesler and the work of such artists as Duchamp and Warhol,
taking readers on a stimulating journey through cities and museums
worldwide. Serious general readers interested in urban culture,
design and architecture, as well as professional architects,
cultural studies and museology academics will enjoy the book, which
is well illustrated in black and white.
Grand seaside hotels dominate Britain's seaside resorts with bold,
largescale buildings, often magnificent examples of the most
fashionable architectural style of the time. First emerging in the
eighteenth century, their golden age came in the second half of the
nineteenth, when a showpiece luxury hotel was a must-have for any
successful seaside resort. These imposing Grands, Royals and
Imperials, filled with every modern convenience of the period and
containing opulent restaurants and ballrooms, are fascinating
buildings that reflect the fortunes of those who built and visited
them throughout the years. Karen Averby takes us through the rise,
the fall and the modern-day resurgence of the grand seaside hotel
across the whole of the UK, from their exclusive and luxurious
nineteenth-century beginnings, through their renaissance in the
interwar years, decline in the 1970s as foreign package holidays
became popular and their recent, more accessible refurbished form
today. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which
provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past,
and is the perfect way to get acquainted with seaside hotels in all
their variety.
The Empire State Building is the landmark book on one of the
world s most notable landmarks. Since its publication in 1995, John
Tauranac s book, focused on the inception and construction of the
building, has stood as the most comprehensive account of the
structure. Moreover, it is far more than a work in architectural
history; Tauranac tells a larger story of the politics of urban
development in and through the interwar years. In a new epilogue to
the Cornell edition, Tauranac highlights the continuing resonance
and influence of the Empire State Building in the rapidly changing
post-9/11 cityscape."
Air-Conditioning in Modern American Architecture, 1890–1970,
documents how architects made environmental technologies into
resources that helped shape their spatial and formal aesthetic. In
doing so, it sheds important new light on the ways in which
mechanical engineering has been assimilated into the culture of
architecture as one facet of its broader modernist project. Tracing
the development and architectural integration of air-conditioning
from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the advent of
the environmental movement in the early 1970s, Joseph M. Siry shows
how the incorporation of mechanical systems into modernism’s
discourse of functionality profoundly shaped the work of some of
the movement’s leading architects, such as Dankmar Adler, Louis
Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gordon
Bunshaft, and Louis Kahn. For them, the modernist ideal of
functionality was incompletely realized if it did not wholly
assimilate heating, cooling, ventilating, and artificial lighting.
Bridging the history of technology and the history of architecture,
Siry discusses air-conditioning’s technical and social history
and provides case studies of buildings by the master architects who
brought this technology into the conceptual and formal project of
modernism. A monumental work by a renowned expert in American
modernist architecture, this book asks us to see canonical
modernist buildings through a mechanical engineering–oriented
lens. It will be especially valuable to scholars and students of
architecture, modernism, the history of technology, and American
history.
This book provides detailed information on how to set up Deep
Energy Retrofits (DERs) in public buildings, and shares in-depth
insights into the current status of the major technologies,
strategies and best practice examples of how to cost-effectively
combine them. Case studies from the U.S.A. and Europe show that
that Deep Energy Retrofit can be achieved with a limited core
technologies bundle readily available on the market.
Characteristics of some of these core technology measures depend on
the technologies available on an individual nation's market, on the
minimum requirements of national standards, and on economics (as
determined by a life cycle cost analysis). Also, requirements to
building envelope-related technologies (e.g., insulation levels,
windows, vapor and water barriers, and requirements for building
airtightness) depend on specific climate conditions. This Guide
provides best practice examples of how to apply these technologies
in different construction situations. High levels of energy use
reduction using core technology bundles along with improvements in
indoor climate and thermal comfort can be only achieved when a Deep
Energy Retrofit adopts a quality assurance process. In addition to
design, construction, commissioning, and post-occupancy phases of
the quality assurance process, the Guide emphasizes the importance
of clearly and concisely formulating and documenting the Owner's
goals, expectations, and requirements for the renovated building
during development of the statement of work. Another important
component of the quality assurance process is a procurement phase,
during which bidders' qualifications, their understanding of the
scope of work and its requirements, and their previous experience
are analyzed. The building sector holds the potential for
tremendous improvements in terms of energy efficiency and reducing
carbon emissions, and energy retrofits to the existing building
stock represent a significant opportunity in the transition to a
low-carbon future. Moreover, investing in highly efficient building
materials and systems can replace long-term energy imports,
contribute to cost cutting, and create a wealth of new jobs. Yet,
while the technologies needed in order to improve energy efficiency
are readily available, significant progress has not yet been made,
and "best practices" for implementing building technologies and
renewable energy sources are still relegated to small "niche"
applications. Offering essential information on Deep Energy
Retrofits, the book offers a valuable asset for architects, public
authorities, project developers, and engineers alike.
Phylum H describes a very special architectural task: constructing
a hospital. Brunet Saunier Architecture is dedicated to this type
of research and further development. Their process is based on
intensive research on the functional procedures required in
medicine, social demands, and aesthetic possibilities. With these
complex ideas, their plans become fascinating time capsules. On one
hand, the analytical gaze looks to the past, searching for the
medical, historical, and typological elements of the function of
hospitals. On the other, potential new technologies, and practices
for life and treatment are also examined. In the present, this
results in unique buildings distinguished by a sophisticated
mastery of flexible spatial structure and integrative design. They
create a place for technology, knowledge, work, and social life-for
both today and tomorrow. This illustrated volume discusses this
unique creative process, using sketches, interviews, 3-D models,
blueprints, and photographs. Bilingual: English and French.
The Superblock in the Swiss city of Winterthur is the winning
design for the conversion of a former industrial site in today's
heart of town. Continuing the given urban scale and structure, the
Superblock combines a former workshop, a huge space where once the
legendary vast Sulzer diesel engines were assembled, with new
buildings. The new complex comprises large office spaces for
Winterthur's municipal administration and for an international
insurance company, as well a as multi-unit housing. A key feature
is a vast central courtyard offering a public open space. This new
book documents the Superblock project comprehensively. Photographs
and numerous plans and visualisations show the development of the
entire site and the new complex. In a conversation, architect Adolf
Krischanitz explains his architectural and urbanist concept and
offers insights to the design and building process. An essay on the
eventful history of Sulzer's former manufacturing site, its recent
development and new use rounds out the book.
Essential information for the design of college and university
facilities
"Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities,
Second Edition" is your one-stop reference for the essential
information you need to confidently begin the planning process and
successfully complete the design of college and university
buildings, large or small, on time and within budget. Award-winning
architect and planner David J. Neuman and a roster of
industry-leading contributors share their firsthand knowledge to
guide you through all aspects of planning higher education
facilities, including learning centers, academic buildings and
professional schools, scientific research facilities, housing,
athletics and recreation facilities, social and support facilities,
and cultural centers. The book combines up-to-date coverage of
essential issues related to campus planning, programming, and
building design guidelines with detailed project examples.
This new edition offers: Numerous photographs, diagrams, plans,
and sectionsUpdated project examples, including several buildings
completed in the last decadeUp-to-date coverage of sustainability
and technology issuesA new chapter on historic preservation,
rehabilitation, and adaptive use of existing buildingsNew material
on the influence of interdepartmental collaboration and renewed
communication on the built environment for campuses
This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable
guide for busy, dedicated professionals who want to get educated
quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every Building Type
Basics book, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information
instantly and saves professionals countless hours of research.
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