Includes hundreds of full-color photographs,floor plans,and sketches.Features thorourh documentation and commentary from contributing architects.Looking for some inspiration to get away from that old saltine box look?Here are the latest design trends in apartment buildings and how to make them chic,moderns and livalbe.Contributing architects have added their commentary and floor plans for each project, which include [&hellip
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This three volume set features the first three volumes of the Planet Architecture Series – Recent Houses. “Volume One: Recent Houses” is the first in a series of compilations featuring contemporary houses by PlanetArchitecture.com. Will Bruder’s Townsend Residence is a highly expressive oasis which captures the beauty and serenity of the desert landscape. Eric Owen [&hellip
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Innovation in Sustainable Housing: Tango: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners with SWECO FFNS Arkitekter AB RECEIVE 10% OFF THIS TITLE WITH DISCOUNT CODE:
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rchitect Stanley Saitowitz, based in San Francisco, is known for a practice that unites the qualities of early modern architecture with the construction techniques, materials, and urban and social attributes of the twenty-first century. Recurring themes in his work include the careful connection to time and place; the construction of spaces that allow fields of [&hellip
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Written by experts, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability, using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the ‘Housing and Sustainability’ conference at the RIBA in 1998, which intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information and setting UK practices in [&hellip
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Issue 3, Housing Tactics, provides an in-depth look at innovative housing strategies across the Americas. Feature articles investigate a diverse range of subtopics: etekt.com and house_n, innovations which strive to use technology in the design and production of the single-family home; results of the Chicago Housing Competition; and recent housing projects by architects Stanley Saitowitz, [&hellip
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The design of high-density housing is inextricably linked to the growth of towns and cities: as urban centers have increased in both geographical size and density, housing has had to be provided to accommodate the numbers and needs of the population. Whether highly visible or merged with the existing cityscape, a vast proportion of the fabric [&hellip
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As cities evolve architects are constantly searching for appropriate architectonic solutions, and in this book the authors present a systematic examination of innovative single-family houses and residential buildings in the context of presentday cities. The latest developments are reviewed in essays and thematic chapters discuss such topics as lowenergy building, the use of prefabricated materials, [&hellip
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