Educational Spaces of the World, is a highly illustrated publication, providing an overview of what is, possibly, the most important, socially responsive design that an architect may pursue. Education can shape lives so the ambiance of the learning environment is fundamental. Educational spaces are the focus of all the buildings featured in this volume, ranging [&hellip
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A new direction is being created in the design and architecture of educational spaces. The programming, planning, and design of educational facilities including public and private primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, as well as libraries, corporate training facilities, convention centers, and daycare centers are featured. “Educational Environments No 3” illustrates how today’s best [&hellip
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* Content ranges from isolated bucolic environments to large urban environments. * Includes many building types such as dormitories, classrooms, and research facilities. * Covers sweeping changes such as distance learning facilities, technology-driven research laboratories, and electronically enhanced dormitories. * Contributing industry leaders include Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Kieren Timberlake, Ruble Yudell, Robert A.M. [&hellip
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This excellent hands-on guide to designing environmentally friendly buildings — those made from materials that preserve the earth’s natural legacy for future generations — is written by two nationally known experts on the subject. You’ll find practical information on green product selection, product specification, and construction processes. You’ll also learn just what green building materials [&hellip
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Rafael Vi oly is arguably our most consummate practitioner of architecture; Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times calls him “the most elegant architect now practicing in the United States,” one whose powerful buildings “quicken your awareness of the present and its untapped possibilities.” In a breathtaking list of major commissions, Vi oly has taken [&hellip
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A collection of El Croquis’s previous publications on Holl includes over 550 pages with new essays by Kenneth Frampton, Alberto Pérez Gómez and Jeffrey Kipnis, as well as interviews with and essays by Holl himself. No less than 45 of Holl’s previous projects form the bulk of this comprehensive retrospective. 79 Steven Holl 1984-: 93 [&hellip
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Some buildings are famous. Others deserve to be, but in their modesty remain satisfied to stand simply as excellent works of architecture. Such is the case with Ohio State University School or Architecture’s recently completed Knowlton School of Architecture. Designed by the internationally respected firmMack Scogin Merrill Elam, Knowlton manages to project both a monumental [&hellip
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