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Architecture




Living for the Elderly

A Design Manual

	AUTHORS:	Eckhard Feddersen and Insa Lüdtke
	ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-8871-3
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 240 p., 800 illus., 200 in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $119.00
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

Quality living in old age is one of the important topics of our time. Architects and builders can contribute innovative types of housing, intelligent concepts for barrier-free buildings, and advanced systems of care for people who are fragile or suffering from dementia. Intelligent design solutions can push back the limits on housing and care, on residential architecture and care facilities, on individual, collective, and assisted forms of housing, and even on the various phases of life in favor of a comprehensive trend toward integrated forms of housing. This volume in the series Design Manuals optimizes the concept, content, and presentation of the series to improve its use by the customer. A third of the volume provides detailed expert information from around fifteen contributors, including general questions of energy management and sustainability, open space, and product design. A section of examples provides a building typology, presenting approximately forty international buildings in analyses of up to eight pages that offer exemplary solutions for multigenerational buildings, assisted living, housing for people with dementia and other special target groups, old persons’ homes, nursing homes, and integrated projects.

SELLING POINTS:

Substantial contributions by experts and a typology of exemplary international projects Comprehensive presentation of the subject as it concerns architecture, building, open spaces, and urban planning Presents forward-looking, integrated concepts and designs

MARKET:

Practicing architects with an awareness of the demographic challenge, and all other consultants and members of the teams for senior living projects: interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects, and others

SUBJECT:

Building Types and Functions

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Herwig, Universal Design (978-3-7643-8718-1, 2008, $69.95) Press, A Life Cycle for Clusters? (978-3-7908-1710-2, 2006, $99)

COMPETITION:

Schwarz, Aging, Autonomy, and Architecture (Johns Hopkins Univ, 0801860334, 1999, $37.00) Carstens, Site Planning and Design for the Elderly (Wiley, 0471285374, 1993, $85.00)

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Tadao Ando

	AUTHOR:	Yann Nussaume, Paris, France
	ISBN-13:	978-3-0346-0005-7
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 190 p., 160 illus. in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:__approx._$59.85_____AVAILABLE_(US)'>PRICE:	approx. $59.85
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

The minimalist concrete architecture of Tadao Ando has roots both in Japanese traditions and in Western architecture. This book begins with both contexts: it explores how Ando unites Japanese tradition with a contemporary Western architectural idiom. By analyzing systematically and chronologically the roots and sources that have influenced the thinking of the Pritzker Prize–winning architect, the author communicates the principles and constants to which Ando’s buildings can be traced back, and at the same time he places them in the appropriate context within the architect’s characteristic ideas and intentions. Yann Nussaume teaches at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’architecture in Paris and is the author of numerous publications on Japanese and Chinese architecture.

SELLING POINTS:

Conveys knowledgeably Ando’s distinctive way of thinking and intentions Written for architects as well as for a broad audience

MARKET:

Architects, students of architecture, cultural interest readers, art historians

SUBJECT:

Architects

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Frampton, Tadao Ando (978-3-7643-0518-5, 2003, $78.98) Blaser, Tadao Ando - Architektur der Stille / Architecture of Silence (978-3-7643-6448-9, 2001, $19.95)

COMPETITION:

Dal Co, Tadao Ando: Complete Works (Phaidon Press, 0714837172, 1997, $42.33) Jodidio, Tadao Ando (Taschen, 3822821640, 2004, $347.41)

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Lighting Design

Office for Visual Interaction

	EDITORS:	Enrique Peiniger, Office for Visual Interaction, New York, NY, USA and Jean M. Sundin, Office for Visual Interaction, New York, NY, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-9957-3
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 145 p., 350 illus., 225 in color, Softcover
	PRICE:__approx._$16.50_____AVAILABLE_(US)'>PRICE:	approx. $67.37
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

More than any building material, light influences our well being, effects architectural qualities and stages architectural designs and surfaces. The New York-based Office for Visual Interaction (OVI) goes beyond simply illuminating buildings – the firm sees lighting as a way to actively shape space, complement architecture, integrate technology, and save energy. The inventive lighting solutions are distinguished by a highly developed sensitivity to place and by a built-in engineering smartness rather than by a fixed style. The first monograph on this award-winning lighting design studio, explores OVi’s work through descriptive texts, lush photographs, detailed drawings, and working sketches, providing unique insight into the process of lighting design from concept to realization. Featured projects include illumination for contemporary landmarks such as Renzo Piano’s New York Times skyscraper, Zaha Hadid’s Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, a prototype LED streetlight for New York City, and the lighting design for Enric Miralles’ Scottish Parliament complex.

SELLING POINTS:

Packed with informative project documentations with images, illustrations and technical drawings A process oriented handbook for architects, designers and students

MARKET:

Architekten, Innenarchitekten, Studenten, Lichtplaner, Designer

SUBJECTS:

Architects; Interior Architecture and Design

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Ulrike Brandi Licht, Lighting Design (978-3-7643-7493-8, 2006, $46.95) Brandi, Light for Cities (978-3-7643-7629-1, 2007, $69.95)

COMPETITION:

Karlen, Lighting Design Basics (Wiley, 0471381624, 2004, $55.00) Russell, The Architecture of Light (Conceptnine, 0980061709, 2008, $65.00)

Architecture




Basics Facade Layers (e)

	AUTHORS:	Michael Pelken, Syracuse University, New York, NY, USA and Markus Hermann, Wuppertal, Germany
	ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-8929-1
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 80 p., 30 illus., Softcover
	PRICE:	approx. $16.50
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

Basics Facade Layers expands upon the volume Basics Facade Apertures by considering the requirements for external building envelopes and the constructional approaches to meeting them. It provides an illustrated, practical introduction to the broad and varied array of such requirements, from the protection of the interior to building physics and design aesthetics all the way to energy production.

SELLING POINTS:

A step-by-step introduction to the constructional principles of facades Complex requirements simply and straightforwardly explained

MARKET:

Students, lecturers, tutors, professors, young professionals

SUBJECT:

Architectural History and Theory

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Knaack, Façades (978-3-7643-7962-9, 2007, $39.95) Krippner, Basics Facade Apertures (978-3-7643-8466-1, 2007, $16.50)

COMPETITION:

Broto, Facades Selection and Details (Links International, 8496424324, 2008, $55.00) Ed. Arch. & Int. Design, American Signs & Facades (Shotenkenchiku-Sha Company, 4785802545, 1999, $106.08)

Architecture




99+

Selected Student Work

	EDITOR:	Wolf D. Prix, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Austria
	ISBN-13:	978-3-211-89798-0
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 130 p., 120 illus., 70 in color, Softcover
	PRICE:	$29.95
	AVAILABLE (US):	March 2009

This publication celebrates the third anniversary of School of Architecture at the Vienna University of Applied Arts. 99+ is a collection of selected projects by students in the classes of Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf D. Prix between 2004-08. Along with their design studios, the three star architects Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf D. Prix give students the opportunity of exploring the manifold cross-border possibilities the parameters of architecture offer. The open studio structure makes it possible for students to work on the same subject from their first semester to their degree work, while simultaneously creating dynamics that aren’t possible in regular curriculum structures. The Cross-Over Studio is also available to students as well as the three design studios. Peter Sellars, Kivi Sotamaa and Hernan Diaz Alonso have successfully developed new architecture typologies with the students here. The monograph is a collection of exciting projects that are characterized by their innovative design and their professional, appealing presentation. The images serve as inspiration and give us hope for a new, dynamic generation of architects from the heart of Europe.

SELLING POINTS:

Work by the students of the star architects Zaha Hadid, Greg Lynn and Wolf D. Prix Exciting projects at the highest level Perfect presentation with fascinating architecture graphics and illustrations

MARKET:

Students, architects

SUBJECTS:

Architecture, general; Building Types and Functions; Design, general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Prix, Prinz Eisenbeton 6: Rock over Barock (978-3-211-31028-1, 2005, $24) Schaik, Non-Fictional Narratives (978-3-7643-7957-5, 2008, $89.95)

COMPETITION:

Toman, Vienna: Art and Architecture (H.F. Ullmann, 0841602905, 2008, $24.95) Schonwetter, Vienna: Architecture And Design (Te Neues, 3832790268, 2005, $16.95)

Architecture




Basics Urban Analysis

	AUTHOR:	Gerrit Schwalbach
	ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-8938-3
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 80 p., 30 illus., Softcover
	PRICE:	approx. $16.50
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

Basics Urban Analysis is a new addition to the module on city planning. Building on the elements of cities as described in the volume Basics Urban Building Blocks, it provides techniques for analyzing cities. As a basis for city planning and architectural design work, a solid understanding of the existing and surrounding urban structures is indispensable. This volume not only explains the possible approaches; it also describes in practical terms how to implement those approaches in the areas analyzed and how to evaluate the data one has collected.

SELLING POINTS:

Important foundation for all city planning efforts Clear and accessible methodology for analyzing cities Concise and practical knowledge for working in cities

MARKET:

Students, lecturers, tutors, professors, young professionals

SUBJECT:

Architectural History and Theory

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Architecture

RELATED TITLES:

Bürklin, Basics Urban Building Blocks (978-3-7643-8460-9, 2007, $16.50) Exner, Basics Spatial Design (978-3-7643-8848-5, 2009, $16.50)

COMPETITION:

Farr, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature (Wiley, 047177751X, 2007, $75.00) Steiner, Planning and Urban Design Standards (Wiley, 0471760900, 2006, $90.00)

Architecture