Author : Han Tümertekin
Publisher : Harvard Graduate School of Design
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This publication presents the architecture of Turkish architect Han Tumertekin to the English-speaking world and examines his ability to engage in some of the difficult issues confronting contemporary architects: suburban tract development, landscape and environment, and the challenges of practicing in different countries throughout the world.
Author : Jane Tankard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1136372660
The year out, or internship, in a professional practice can be the most rewarding experience in an architectural student's education. It can also be a shock to the system to find that architectural working practices are very different to architectural study. This book provides a beginner's guide to professional practice and a step-by-step guide on how to find the placement that best suits your goals. It is the fourth title in the successful 'Seriously Useful Guides...' series. In order to give you a real insight into professional experience, this guide includes real life case studies from students who have been through the experience and from practices that have taken them on. It guides you through the steps of finding a placement, outlines the norms and expectations for internship in different countries, and discusses codes of office behavior and professional ethics. Contemporary architectural practices are becoming increasingly diverse and this guide outlines some Practical experience/Internship choices, providing cases studies of award wining firms that offer practical experience. These case studies range from conventional practices based on the art of building, to practices based on digital media or contemporary urbanism. Finally, the term 'critical practice' is becoming increasingly important, and the book provides some definitions and examples of critically based architectural practices. Also in the Seriously Useful Guides Series: * The Crit * The The Portfolio * The Dissertation
Author : Aisha Hasanovic
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 42,56 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781920744939
Doctor Haydock, the resident GP of St. Mary Mead, hopes to cheer up Miss Marple as she recovers from the flu with a little story. The tale revolves around the return of the prodigal son of Major Laxton, the devilishly handsome Harry Laxton. Harry, after leading a life of childish indiscretions and falling head over heels for the village tobacconist’s daughter, has made good and returned to lay claim to his tumbling childhood home and introduce the village to his beautiful new wife. But, the villagers are prone to gossip about young Harry’s past, and one person in particular cannot forgive him for tearing down the old house. Will Miss Marple’s acumen be up to the task of solving the story?
Author : Hulya Ertas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 13,49 MB
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0470743190
All eyes are currently on Turkey with Istanbul's status as European Capital of Culture 2010. It makes it a pertinent moment to take stock and to look at Turkey's past, present and future, bringing the nation's cultural renaissance and evolution to the fore internationally. Since the early 2000s, Turkey has undergone a remarkable economic recovery, which has been accompanied by urban development and a cultural flowering. Positioned between an expanding European Union and an unstable Middle East, the country provides a fascinating interface between the Occident and the Orient. Taking into account the current political concerns with consolidating Eastern and Western cultures, Turkey is poised at a vital global crossroads: Tackles aspects of globalisation and the potential threat that a rapid rolling out of an overly homogenised built environment poses to rich local building traditions that are founded on specific, climatic, knowledge and cultural diversity. Provides an analytical approach that highlights specific aspects of Turkey's rich heritage and current design culture. Features work by established and emerging design practices in Turkey. Contributors include Tevfik BalcIoglu, Gülsüm Baydar, Edhem Eldem, Tolga islam, Zeynep Kezer, Ugur Tanyeli, ilhan Tekeli and Banu Tomruk.
Author : Sibel Bozdogan
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1861899793
Turkey: Modern Architectures in History offers a journey through the iconic buildings of Turkey that begins with the end of World War I, when the new Turkish Republic was born out of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, includes its democratization in the midst of the Cold War’s competing ideologies, and concludes with the present day, in which Turkey continues to be dramatically transformed through globalization, economic integration, and a renewed appreciation for its Islamic and Ottoman heritage. Sibel Bozdogan and Esra Akcan explore modern institutional masterpieces and architect-designed buildings through the decades. Their focus includes informal residential plans, and they discuss how these have evolved from small settlements to colossal urban quarters that exist at a slippery threshold of legality. This richly informative history of Turkey’s built environment goes beyond typical surveys of Western modern architecture and is unique in tackling the issue of the modern and contemporary periods that are often omitted in studies of Islamic art and architecture. Offering a perceptive overview of modern Turkish architecture, this book places it within the larger social, political, and cultural context of the country’s development as a modern nation in the twentieth century.
Author : Ashraf M. Salama
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351057472
This book discusses architectural excellence in Islamic societies drawing on textual and visual materials, from the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT, developed over more than three decades. At the core of the discussion are the efforts, processes, and outcomes of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA). The AKAA recognises excellence in architectural and urban interventions within cities and settlements in the Islamic world which are continuously challenged by dramatic changes in economies, societies, political systems, decision-making, and environmental requirements. Architectural Excellence in Islamic Societies responds to the recurring question about the need for architectural awards, arguing that they are critical to validating the achievements of professional architects while making their contributions more widely acknowledged by the public. Through analysis and critique of over sixty awarded and shortlisted projects from over thirty-five countries, this book provides an expansive look at the history of the AKAA through a series of narratives on the enduring values of architecture, architectural and urban conservation, built environment sustainability, and architectural pluralism and multiple modernities. Architectural Excellence in Islamic Societies will appeal to professionals and academics, researchers, and upper-level students in architectural history and theory and built environment related fields.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 34,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Author : Graham Livesey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2024-11-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1040229336
Modern Architecture: The Basics examines technological, stylistic, socio-political, and cultural changes that have transformed the history of architecture since the late 18th century. Broad definitions of modernity and postmodernity introduce the book, which comprises 24 short thematic chapters looking at the concepts behind the development of modern and postmodern architecture. These include major historical movements, key figures, and evolving building typologies. There is also an emphasis on the changing city during the 19th and 20th centuries. Approaches to representation and its impacts on architecture are studied, along with the changing global role of architecture as cultural expression. The book introduces new topics, including gender, race, postcolonialism, and indigeneity. An undaunting, contemporary, and inclusive account of modern architectural history, this is a must-read for all students of architecture as well as those outside the discipline approaching the subject for the first time.
Author : Elie G. Haddad
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351962590
1960, following as it did the last CIAM meeting, signalled a turning point for the Modern Movement. From then on, architecture was influenced by seminal texts by Aldo Rossi and Robert Venturi, and gave rise to the first revisionary movement following Modernism. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the developments in architecture from 1960 to 2010. It consists of two parts: the first section providing a presentation of major movements in architecture after 1960, and the second, a geographic survey that covers a wide range of territories around the world. This book not only reflects the different perspectives of its various authors, but also charts a middle course between the 'aesthetic' histories that examine architecture solely in terms of its formal aspects, and the more 'ideological' histories that subject it to a critique that often skirts the discussion of its formal aspects.
Author : Christine Desmoulins
Publisher : Birkhaüser
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Until now, the book market has primarily dealt with the popular topic of living by the sea with publications that illustrate the location's aesthetic appeal. This book goes further to focus on the design, constructional, and technical possibilities that permit one to react to the special conditions of locations by the sea. In an introductory section, the author sets forth the principal aspects that fundamentally affect architectural design for this construction task: the geography and geology of the site, climatic conditions, and durability of materials, but also such aesthetic factors as light, landscape, and position, all of which play a special role in approaches to living by the sea. In keeping with this, the following project section, with twenty-five international examples, is organized according to the type of relationship the houses have with the sea: right by the sea, above the sea, or in the sea. The volume uses texts, detailed project information, drawings, and striking photographs to present exemplary design approaches taken by contemporary architects, including Tadao Ando, David Chipperfield, and Steven Holl. Dem beliebten Thema des Wohnens am Meer begegnet der Buchmarkt bislang überwiegend mit Publikationen, die die ästhetischen Reize einer solchen Wohnlage illustrieren. Dieses Buch widmet sich darüber hinaus den entwurflichen und konstruktiv-technischen Möglichkeiten, durch welche auf die besonderen Voraussetzungen einer Lage am Meer baulich reagiert werden kann. In einem einleitenden Teil legt die Autorin die zentralen Aspekte dar, die den Architekturentwurf bei dieser Bauaufgabe grundlegend prägen: Geographie und Geologie des Ortes, klimatische Bedingungen, Materialbeständigkeit, aber auch ästhetische Faktoren wie Licht, Landschaft und Lage, die eine besondere Rolle bei den Konzepten für das Wohnen am Meer spielen. Der anschließende Projektteil mit 25 internationalen Beispielen gliedert sich entsprechend nach der Art der Beziehung der Häuser zum Meer: direkt am Meer, über dem Meer oder im Meer. Anhand von Texten, detaillierten Projektinformationen, Zeichnungen und eindrucksvollen Fotos werden vorbildliche Entwurfsansätze heutiger Architekten - u. a. von Tadao Ando, David Chipperfield und Steven Holl - dargestellt.
