Big and Green

Big and Green
Author: David Gissen
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568983615

More than a century after its inception, the skyscraper has finally come of age. Though it has long been lampooned as a venal and inhospitable guzzler of resources, a revolutionary new school of skyscraper design has refashioned the idiom with buildings that are sensitive to their environments, benevolent to their occupants, and economically viable to build and maintain. Designed by some of the best-known architects in the world, these towers are as daring aesthetically as they are innovative environmentally. Big and Green is the first book to examine the sustainable skyscraper, its history, the technologies that make it possible, and its role in the future of urban development. The book examines more than 40 of the most important recent sustainable skyscrapers-including Fox & Fowle's Reuters Buildings in New York, Norman Foster's Commerzbank in Frankfurt, and MVRDV's spectacular Dutch Pavilion from Expo 2000 in Hanover-with project descriptions, photographs, and detailed drawings. Interviews with such leaders in the field as Sir Richard Rogers, William McDonough, and Kenneth Yeang are also included.

Kohn, Pedersen, Fox

Kohn, Pedersen, Fox
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release:
Genre: Architectural firms
ISBN: 9781610596848

"Founded in 1976, Kohn Pedersen Fox is based in New York, with offices in London and Tokyo. With works in 30 countries, they are well known for design that responds to its environment, both in terms of its physical context and its sustainability. The works have earned KPF recognition as one of the most respected architectural design firms in the world. They have been the recipient of numerous awards, recognizing the wide range of design and technical accomplishments." "KPF believes that design emerges from an intensive dialogue with the client, the site, and the program, with the balance between these forces as the primary goal of the design process. The work is driven by design intent, not a predetermined design style. The works are structures that are intimately connected to function and context, and that achieve a degree of craft and detail that elevates them to the highest level of both beauty and practicality."

Building Type Basics for Office Buildings

Building Type Basics for Office Buildings
Author: A. Eugene Kohn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002-07-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471389231

From the acclaimed New York Firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox, this volume in the Building Type Basics series gives you the essential information you need to initiate designs for every type of office building, from dramatic skyscrapers to utilitarian low-rise complexes. Combines in-depth coverage of all of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and security issues unique to today's office buildings with the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to launch your design project and see it through. Addresses a broad scope of timely issues related to modern office design: standard and alternate workplaces, the "smart" office building, security, healthy interiors, elevators, image and identity, and more. Order your copy today!

Details in Architecture 4

Details in Architecture 4
Author: Joe Boschetti
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781876907570

The Details in Architecture series has gained such a reputation that architects jockey to be included in the new titles. By its very nature, it is cutting edge architecture at its very best. The new techniques of architects and designers are put on show to answer questions relating to the secrets of the best architects from North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The book features an abundance of sketches, drawings and relevant photographs of specific details which have been selected and submitted by the architect to place the architectural details into perspective. Each project also includes a 250-word descriptive text. The emerging trends which will be followed by architects and designers for years to come are presented in clear and concise layouts. Many details are functional, but many are also decorative. Details can be used to make a building design environment friendly, or called upon to link a building with place, tradition and history. Included are details from corporate and

The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture

The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture
Author: Walter Rogers
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2010-09-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470902426

The all-inclusive reference to starting and operating a landscape architecture firm The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, Second Edition is completely revised to keep up with the latest developments driving the day-to-day operation of a successful private-practice landscape architecture office. Whether helping a landscape architecture student identify a career track, providing direction on starting a new office, guiding an owner seeking to jumpstart a stagnant or fledgling business, or assisting a landscape architect-in-training study for the national Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE), this single-source blueprint is the key to prospering in this dynamic field. This new edition features: Indispensible information for practicing landscape architects, including professional ethics, finances, office administration, marketing and promotion, and project management An updated look at government regulatory laws, federal tax administration, sustainable design, and LEED certification Strategies for using the Internet, computer software, and technology to market and manage a firm Examples of professional contract templates Case study profiles of landscape architecture firms Requirements for professional registration and criteria for taking the national exam This comprehensive and practical reference combines real-world experience with the highest professional standards to instruct the reader on business concepts. Expertly organized and easy to follow, The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, Second Edition continues to be the one source that landscape architects need to direct all facets of their practice.

KPF

KPF
Author: Images Publishing
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781864700503

The KPF team of design professionals stands out from their peers as architects and planners with a focus on world best practices. The central focus of the firm, which was founded in 1976 in Columbus, Indiana, and now has offices in London and Tokyo as w

Forming and Centering

Forming and Centering
Author: Kenneth M. Moffett
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2017-03-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1787143414

In this book a fresh look at the central issues of architecture is assembled and recast into a fully integrated narrative, based on two foundational and complementary aspects of architectural design: those that give shape and those that give focus—forming and centering.