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Il était une fois un paysage - forêt, ville, lac fleuve. Dans chacun d'eux, une maison est née des rêves conjugués d'un architecte, d'une équipe et d'un client. Voici 16 lieux de vie conçus par Pierre Thibault et qui s'inscrivent naturellement dans le paysage, 16 lieux qui témoignent de l'approche globale de l'atelier Pierre Thibault.

Drawing on cultural theory, phenomenology and concepts from Asian art and philosophy, this book reflects on the role of interpretation in the act of architectural creation, bringing an intellectual and scholarly dimension to real-world architectural design practice. For practising architects as well...

Care and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Cities connects the study of design with care, and explores how concepts of care may have relevance for the ways in which urban environments are designed. It explores how practices and spaces of care are sustained specifically in urban settings, thereby throwing light on an important arena of care that current work has rarely discussed in detail.

Practical information on designing sustainable, energy-efficient building facades As energy and other natural resources are being depleted, it has become clear that technologies and strategies that allow us to maintain our satisfaction with interior environments while consuming less of these...

Design Computing will help you understand the rapidly evolving relationship between computing, designers, and the many different environments they create or work in. The book introduces the topic of design computing, and covers the basics of hardware and software, so you don’t need to be an expert....

This state-of-the-art book explores the implications of contemporary trends that are shaping the future of museum experiences. In four separate sections, it looks into how museums are developing dialogical relationships with their audiences, reaching out beyond their local communities to involve more...

Il Volume, dedicato al tema della Sicurezza nei Cantieri edili, ha un taglio essenzialmente pratico ed operativo per gli "addetti ai lavori", ma rigorosamente inquadrato nel sistema legislativo come interpretato dalla giurisprudenza. STRUTTURA PARTE PRIMA La Direttiva...

Emergence - the process by which new and coherent structures, patterns and properties ‘emerge’ from within complex systems Traditional architecture starts from the premise that architectural structures are singular and fixed, and however well integrated are separate from their environment...

Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new "smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse but largely idiosyncratic...

A practical look at extending the value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into facility management—from the world's largest international association for professional facility managers Building owners and facility managers are discovering that Building Information Modeling (BIM) models...

Why Purchase this Book? More than 1000 questions for supply chain, quality, engineering, and operational excellence professionals. Essential questions tailor your ISO 9001-2015 and internal auditing checklist. Tailor a checklist for continuous improvement. Bonus Materials/Resources: Access...

Since the publication of the first edition of Architectural Technology, in 2002, there have been significant developments in the number of courses, the profile of the discipline as well as significant changes in the Construction sector. The Second edition of Architectural Technology addresses...

This book explores the domain of reliability engineering in the context of machine tools. Failures of machine tools not only jeopardize users' ability to meet their due date commitments but also lead to poor quality of products, slower production, down time losses etc. Poor reliability and...

This book details how research and development in art and design can be formulated, progressed, measured, and reviewed.  It explores the challenges of interdisciplinary research and highlights its importance and significance for the future of research in art and design and its relationship to science...