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Since the sensuous Modernism pioneered by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil,
Latin America has become one of the most exciting locations for
contemporary architecture in the world. Alejandro Aravena and Paulo
Mendes da Rocha, both recent Pritzker Prize winners, are just two
very different examples of the wide architectural range, set amid
varied climates, social conditions and environments, that has
brought international attention to a continent making a name for
itself as a centre for innovation and experimentation. From the
dramatic plateaux of the Andes to the lush tropics of the Amazon to
the world's driest desert, the Atacama, the rich range of climates,
terrains and cultural influences across Latin America offers
significant opportunities to create new residential architecture.
This overview showcases the most accomplished and rarely seen
contemporary houses, by established names - Isay Weinfeld, Mathias
Klotz and Marcio Kogan - as well as the rising talents now
receiving recognition on the world stage, including Pezo von
Ellrichshausen and Giancarlo Mazzanti. Following an introduction
that sets out the development of Latin American architecture since
Niemeyer, the book reveals how each house has gone beyond its brief
in stunning and unexpected ways, resulting in buildings that
transcend their time and place.
Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman-what distinguishes
one architectural style from another? This unique book will allow
readers to recognize the architectural features and style of
virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes
Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences
that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in
periods, from Early Colonial (1600-1715) to the Modern Movement
(1920-60) and beyond, this tour of America's varied residential
architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely
illustrate the key characteristics of each style. Nearly 25 years
since the original publication of American House Styles, this
updated edition includes a new preface and house styles from the
mid-1990s to the present-from the rise and fall of the McMansion to
energy-efficient, regionally influenced homes. The illustrations,
now in color, are more delightful than ever in a new, larger
format. This a must-have volume for anyone interested in
architecture or adding a bit of style to their home.
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Art Deco Tulsa
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Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis; Photographs by Sam Joyner; Foreword by Michael Wallis
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Rick Sprain; Introduction by Judge Paul Bernal
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A beautifully illustrated single-project monograph on the
innovative design process and creation of a flagship lakeside
resort in central China, the Hilton Wuhan Optics Valley resort,
this book showcases the chronological project phases, from the
early-stage site preparations, design and engineering parameters,
through to final construction and completion. The resort is a
business and convention center, as well as a prime hub for
political and business activities. There are dedicated spaces for
meetings and receptions, a full suite of leisure facilities, such
as a large spa area, an indoor heated swimming pool, an outdoor
swimming pool, a gym, a cycling route, a lakeside basketball court,
and a tennis court. The hotel component of the resort comprises
luxury guest rooms and suites, all with private balconies
overlooking a beautiful lake, a convention centre with a huge
zero-pillar banquet hall, and an outdoor ceremonial lawn. Hilton
Wuhan Optics Valley is featured by its innovative design. Tightly
knit around the core site, the layout is characterised by a central
symmetry and a clear separation of the external and the internal
areas. The creative use of a cluster of courtyards interlacing each
other characterises the hotel lobby. The functional areas are thus
separated so that the guests can enjoy an experience of unique
spaces typically offered only by small hotels. The design of the
facade drew inspiration from Jing-chu culture clean lines, delicate
details, traditional textures and natural materials and imparts a
sense of understated luxury and otherworldly elegance, allowing the
architecture of the hotel to perfectly blend into the natural
environment around Yanxi Lake. This book is a unique reference and
useful guide for architects, engineers and designers of resorts, or
related typologies.
The then private residences showcased in this monograph have been
designed in by Garegin Yeghoyan (Professor of the International
Academy of Architecture) and are testimony to the International
Style set within the context of ancient Armenian architecture.
These buildings can be seen as analogous to islands of contemporary
architecture amidst an ocean of bland structure. They may be viewed
against a backdrop of the natural environment and the 'structured
chaos' of the vernacular fabric. Garegin Yeghoyan thus draws on the
long tradition of Armenian architecture, which bears the hallmark
of the simplicity and homogeneity offered by the rock-type known as
tuff, with all its nuances of colour. This surface of natural stone
constituting the ultimate Armenian building material offers an
antithesis to modernist forms in concrete and metal and thus
embodies the unique feature of this architecture.
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