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Biomimetics in Architecture
The purpose of investigating the overlaps between architecture and biology is neither to draw borders or make further distinctions nor to declare architecture alive, but to clarify what is currently happening in the blurred fields, and to investigate the emerging discipline of „biomimetics in architecture" [Architekturbionik]. An overview of the present state of research in the relatively young scientific field of biomimetics shows the potential of the approach. The new discipline aims at innovation by making use of the subtle systems and solutions in nature having evolved within millions of years. Approaches that have been taken to transfer nature's principles to architecture have provided successful developments. The new approach presented in this book transfers the abstract concept of life onto built environment. Strategic search for life's criteria in architecture delivers a new view of architectural achievements and makes the innovative potential visible, which has not been exploited yet. A selection of case studies illustrates the diversity of starting points: from vernacular architecture to space exploration.
Vienna - New Architecture 1975 - 2005
This new architectural guide with essays on urban culture, urban renewal, and urban spaces is a reflection of the process of modernization that has taken place over the last three decades in Vienna. Approximately 300 works are presented through texts, photos, and plans, and each buidling is easy to find on the accompanying maps. An ideal guide for city strolls with sections on architectural institutions, and select restaurants, cafes, and bars.
The Other Architecture
How does the architectural design become reality? After a successful presentation come the phase of tenders and that of their realization. Design must now be reformulated into working drawings. That’s exactly what Liebing, a renowned expert for plan views and detailed views, calls „the other architecture”. Working drawings constitute the basis for the real construction itself. In the firms, mostly young architects are charged with these tasks. But during education, this topic is often addressed insufficiently. The correct transformation of a presentation design into working drawings for a bid and its realization is however essential for the quality of execution. “The Other Architecture“ understands itself as a practical manual for young architects and as a complement in the field of building construction for students.
Architecture for Astronauts
Living and working in extra-terrestrial habitats means being potentially vulnerable to very harsh environmental, social, and psychological conditions. With the stringent technical specifications for launch vehicles and transport into space, a very tight framework for the creation of habitable space is set. These constraints result in a very demanding “partnership” between the habitat and the inhabitant. This book is the result of researching the interface between people, space and objects in an extra-terrestrial environment. The evaluation of extra-terrestrial habitats in comparison to the user’s perspective leads to a new framework, comparing these buildings from the viewpoint of human activity. It can be used as reference or as conceptual framework for the purpose of evaluation. It also summarizes relevant human-related design directions. The work is addressed to architects and designers as well as engineers.
Architecture Vienna
This new guide discusses 700 buildings from all periods built in all styles that can be seen in Vienna. A focal point is on the more recent building and planning schemes that have given Vienna a new image – also in terms of preservation. Essays by recognized specialists and critics address the controversial debate on city renewal and give the reader a differentiated view of the exemplary collection of buildings featured in the guide to help readers visualize planning relationships. The book is illustrated with photos and plans of the projects by district. Projects can be found easily in detailed maps.
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Wohnen in Wien
Wie wohnen die Wienerinnen und Wiener? Inwiefern decken sich architektonisches Konzept und gelebter Alltag? Der Architekturjournalist Wojciech Czaja und die Fotografin Lisi Specht werfen gemeinsam einen Blick hinter die Fassaden des geförderten Wiener Wohnbaus und bitten die Mieter und Eigentümerinnen vors Mikrofon. 20 Wohnhäuser des Wiener Architekten Albert Wimmer stehen auf dem Prüfstand und werden aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln beleuchtet – von der Billy-Regal-Tauglichkeit bis zum Funktionieren des sozialen Miteinanders. Ergänzt werden die Wohnreportagen von Interviews mit Albert Wimmer und seinem Büropartner Semir Zubcevic, mit dem niederländischen Architekten Winy Maas (MVRDV) sowie mit der Pariser Architektin Anne Lacaton (Lacaton & Vassal). Mit einem Essay von Sabine Pollak über die Zukunft des Wohnens in Wien.
Architecture in Vienna 1850 to 1930
From the Votivkirche and the Historicism of Vienna’s Ringstrasse via the secessionist movement and Jugendstil to the New Objectivity and Vienna’s Werkbund Housing Estate: 100 objects, approximately 400 coloured illustrations and five proposals for a delectable architectural tour. At last a sound art-historical guide to the architecture of Vienna from 1850 to 1930. Three generations of architects created Vienna’s most important buildings. First and foremost, Otto Wagner, who moved from historicism to become one of the leading secessionist architects, finally paving the way for the New Objectivity. A wide spectrum that not only covers the buildings of Wagner, Hoffmann and Loos, but also lesser known ones as well.
Visual Catalog: Greg Lynn's Studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Kristy Balliet and Brennan Buck are architects and have both worked as assistants to Greg Lynn. This is their ‘visual catalog’ of the Lynn Studio’s work over the last five years. It is a project-based visual catalog of design innovations that were created with Lynn’s students. Each chapter describes an exactly defined formal, aesthetic or atmospheric building block and its cultural context. The descriptions comprise introductions, reference images, theoretical contributions and the student’s projects for the studio. The Visual Catalog offers a unique insight into Greg Lynn’s design and teaching practice. Since the 1990s, Lynn has been considered the pioneer of a new generation of architects whose primary tool are computers. Going against the trend towards reduced, minimalist renderings in current architecture publications, the Studio Lynn Visual Catalog is a high-gloss monograph overflowing with graphical material that can be understood as an inspiring manual for students and practicing architects.
