A critical survey of contemporary museums, as well as a reference in the field of architecture. The book analyzes the design and production of museum complexes all over the world in the last decade, and gives a critical interpretation of one of the most challenging subjects in the recent architectural panorama. The author organizes 89 designed and mostly built museums through a series of critical categories each introduced by a short introduction: "Essential," "Monolith," "Archeology," "Insert," "Overlapping," "Theatre," "Context" . The work of the most important contemporary masters such as Alvaro Siza, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Massimiliano Fuksas, Renzo Piano, Steven Holl, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind crosses the most recent research and and experiences in the world of museum's. The works of emerging architects such as Tezuka Architects, Mansilla & Tunon, Asymptote, Diller + Scofidio, Delugan Meissle, UN studio, Michael Maltzan, and many others shows clearly how museum design became a fundamental field of research on the changing nature of the public spaces as well as on the relevant relationship between landscape and architecture.

und Erganzungen mit groBer Sorgfalt durchgefiihrt, und ich bin uberzeugt, daB die neue Auflage die gleiche freundliche Aufnahme finden wird wie ihre Vorgiinger. Wien, im Dezember 1959 ERNST MELAI'

Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. Richard Longstreth is one of the few historians to focus on ordinary commercial buildings-buildings usually associated with commercial builders and real estate developers rather than architects and thus generally overlooked by historians of "high" architecture. Here Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. One, external, is devoted to the circulation and parking of automobiles on retail premises. Longstreth analyzes the origins of this development in the 1910s and 1920s, with the super service station and then the drive-in market. The other type of space, internal, was introduced soon thereafter with the single-story supermarket. The most innovative aspect of the supermarket was how its interior was designed for high-volume turnover of a large selection of goods with a minimum of staff assistance. Longstreth focuses on Los Angeles, the principal center for the development of both kinds of space, during the period from the mid-1910s to the early 1940s. This richly illustrated study integrates architectural, cultural, economic, and urban factors to describe the evolution of retailing and how it has affected the urban landscape.

From the view of the construction engineer, some new knowledge of wind-induced vibrations in structures is imparted, where mention is made of the forced vibrations and the self-excited vibrations. The forced vibrations (periodic excitation by whirlwind or windward- sided interference bodies as well as the aperiodic excitation by squally wind) are illustrated in the light of the results of own studies with mock- ups and on actual structures. Finally, the modern methods of deter- mining the inherent values for the structure (natural vibration and self- damping) of original stuctures and measures to reduce the wind-induced vibration in structures are discussed. Resume L'expose donne quelques notions nouvelles sur les vibrations des batiments engendrees par Ie vent, sous Ie point de vue de l'ingenieur du genie civil, en distinguant entre les vibrations forcees et les vibrations au to-exci tees. Les vibrations forcees (avec excitation periodique par des tourbillons ou des corps perturbateurs tournes du cote du vent ainsi que l'excitation non periodique due aux rafales de vent) font l'objet d'explications detaillees, a l'aide des resultats de recherches faites par l'auteur sur des maquettes et des ouvrages originaux. Pour terminer, l'article mentionne des methodes modernes de determination des valeurs intrinseques de la structure (frequence propre et amortissement) d'ouvrages originaux et les mesures a prendre pour reduire les vibrations des batiments engen- drees par Ie vent. Diskussion Herr Quick: Sie sprachen von einer reprasentativen Windgeschwindig- keit bei der Anregung von Bauwerken.

Public places are places where all citizens, irrespective of their race, age, religion, or class level (social or economic), cannot be excluded. It serves to improve the lifestyle experience of its inhabitants, as well as promote social connections. All citizens are responsible for it and are interested in it, and the intervention for change must be the responsibility of all without exception. As such, bottom-up urban planning is essential for urban environments and for transforming nightlife in public places in order to create more meaningful experiences and instill a greater sense of identity and community. Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces analyzes the patterns of transformations of nightlife in public life. The book investigates urban nightlife transformations and the challenge of enhancing the sense of belonging in sensitive areas such as local communities and historical sites. The chapters present new insights to control the chaotic intervention related to the elements of traditional or digital technology, whether from citizens themselves or local authorities. The objective also is to document urban nightlife transformations that enhance the sense of belonging in historical sites. Important topics covered include urban-gamification, digital urban art, urban socio-ecosystems, and reimagining space in the urban nightlife. This book is ideal for urban planners, developers, social scientists, technologists, civil engineers, architects, policymakers, government officials, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in urban nightlife and nightscape and the smart technologies used for transformation.