Light For Art’s Sake - Lighting For Artworks And Museum Displays

By Christopher Cuttle

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Number Of Pages: 304

Publication Date: 2007-05-14

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750664304

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750664301

Book Description:

Conservation scientists in museums and galleries have a clear understanding of the damage that light can inflict on an object, but what of the designers that create exhibitions to display these precious items? Light for Arts Sake provides a basis for a level of professional expertise for lighting practice in museums. Rather than portraying conservation and display as having diametrically opposed objectives, the central concept is that the interaction of light and art media is the source for both the visual experience and the degradation of the artwork. Optimal solutions derive from understanding and controlling the interaction process, and the need is for the level of understanding among lighting professionals to be brought closer to that found among conservation scientists.

* Considers the conservation needs of an object in the context of the lighting design process

* Includes philosophical, conservation, and practical aspects of lighting design for museums and galleries

* Useful appendices provide details for easy access to materials and services discussed in the text

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An Architecture Of The Ozarks - The Works Of Marlon Blackwell

By Marlon Blackwell
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2005-04-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 156898488X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781568984889
Binding: Paperback


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Architecture In Words - Theatre, Language And The Sensuous Space Of Architecture

By Louise Pelletier

Publisher: Routledge

Number Of Pages: 272

Publication Date: 2006-08

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415394708

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415394703

Book Description:

What if the house you are about to enter was built with the confessed purpose of seducing you, of creating various

sensations destined to touch your soul and make you reflect on who you are? Could architecture have such power? Generations of architects at the beginning of modernity assumed it could. From the mid-eighteenth century onwards, architects believed that the aim of architecture was to communicate the character and social status of the client or to express the destination and purpose of a building.Architecture in Words explores the role of architecture as an expressive language through the transforming notion of character theory and looks at the theatre as a model for creating sensuous saces in architecture. Since the beginning of the eighteenth century, the theatre was more than simply a form of entertainment; it changed how individuals related to one another in society. Acting was no onger restricted to the performing stage in theatres; it became a way to conduct oneself insociety. Such transformations had obvious architectural repercussions in the design of theatres, but also in the configuration of the public and private domains. The succession of spaces, the careful crafting of lighting effects and the expressive role of architectural features were all influenced by parallel developments in the theatre.Pelletier examines the role of theatre and fiction in defining the notion of character in eighteenth century architecture. It suggests that while usually ignored by instrumental applications, character constitutes an important precedent for restoring the communicative dimension of contemporary architecture

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Professional Handbook Of Architectural Working Drawings

By Osamu A. Wakita, Richard M. Linde
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number Of Pages: 542
Publication Date: 1984-03-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471885754
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471885757
Binding: Hardcover

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Strategies For Sustainable Architecture

By Paola Sassi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 306
Publication Date: 2006-07-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415341426
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415341424
Binding: Paperback

Book Description:
Filling a gap in existing literature on sustainable design, this new guide introduces and illustrates sustainable design principles through detailed case studies of sustainable buildings in Europe, North America and Australia. The guide will provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the design issues involved in delivering sustainable buildings, and giving detailed description of the process of integrating principles into practice. One hundred buildings, ranging from small dwellings to large commercial buildings, and drawn from a range of countries, demonstrate best current practice. The sections of the book are divided into design issues relating to sustainable development, including site and ecology, community and culture, health, materials, energy, and water. With over 400 illustrations, this highly visual guide will be an invaluable reference to all those concerned with architecture and sustainability issues

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New Environments For Working

By Francis Duffy, Stephen Willis, Denice Jaunzens

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Number Of Pages: 156

Publication Date: 1998-12-01

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419209905

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419209904

Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

The workplace is changing radically, yet the building designs and environmental systems for conventional offices fail to support the more fluid use of space and time practiced by these new kinds of office work. The book identifies the key organizational changes, patterns of work, work settings and types of space layouts. The book will assist architects, interior designers, mechanical engineers and facilities managers in understanding what products will be suitable for innovative ways of office working.

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Design For Assisted Living - Guidelines For Housing The Physically And Mentally Frail

By Victor Regnier
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: 2002-05-27
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471351822
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471351825
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
Destined to become the defining work on the subject, this timely reference addresses the single fastest growing segment of the senior living industry -- assisted living for those who are unable to live independently but who do not need intensive nursing home care, meals, housekeeping, or twenty-four hour access to medical assistance. Victor Regniers visually rich guide includes dozens of design solutions from successful assisted living facilities along with fifteen case studies from the U.S. and Europe. The book also covers recent developments in the industry including major changes in financing, growth of dementia, and interest in aging-in-place. All in all, this is the most comprehensive guide to assisted living design that you'll find in any single volume.

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Landscape And Sustainability

By Maggie Roe

Publisher: Routledge

Number Of Pages: 320

Publication Date: 2007-09-19

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415404436

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415404433

Book Description:

This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting the developments in the field during the last five years, addressing the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability in a comprehensive way.Much in the text is underpinned by landscape ecology, in contrast to the idea of landscape as only appealing to the eye or aspiring cerebrally to be fine art. As this exceptional cast of contributors argue, landscape is and must be much more than this; landscape architecture is about making places which are biologically wholesome, socially just and spiritually rewarding.Landscape and Sustainability establishes that the sustainability agenda needs a new mindset among professionals. The question to be answered first and foremost is, is it sustainable? The chapters in the book move progressively from theory to practice, from the global to the local scale and from issues of policy and planning through to detailed design and implementation and on to long-term maintenance and management. The contributors raise and re-examine a complex array of research, policy and professional issues and agendas to contribute to the necessary ongoing debate about the future of both landscape and sustainability

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Row Houses - A Housing Typology

By Günter Pfeifer, Per Brauneck

Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

Number Of Pages: 112

Publication Date: 2007-12-11

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3764378387

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783764378387

Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations. For this typology of residential buildings, the authors have developed systematic new presentations of the most innovative types. Each individual volume lays out the possibilities for using and transforming a particular form of residential structure.The first volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation of the courtyard as a building block of the city is followed by coverage of the complete spectrum of types - cluster, network, carpet, terraces, etc.The second volume is devoted to the various types of row house, a particularly widespread form of residential structure. A general discussion of the row as organizing principle - the row as urban building block, linear space, ways of handling corners - is followed by the systematic presentation of the different types.Within each type, variants are distinguished according to how they organize

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