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Art & Architecture

Hardcover. Timber: the old raw material and building material returns. Based on 24 international projects, this book provides an overview of the range of possibilities in wood construction today. Num Pages: 184 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 112 colour illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings,. BIC Classification: AMC; AMCR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Publication date
2015
SKU
V9783035604542
ISBN
9783035604542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.88

Paperback. The spectacular office tower Styria Media Center, designed by architects Hermann Eisenkock and Herfried Peyker (ArchitekturConsult), opened in 2015. The heart of the building is a large integrated newsroom with an area of 3,200 m2. This book documents the design and construction process of this exceptional structure. Num Pages: 80 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 25 schw.-w. u. 70 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 240. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
80 p.
SKU
V9783035605693
ISBN
9783035605693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.21

Paperback. Along with scientific, philosophical, and artistic contributions that offer detailed explanations of the various aspects of urban wilderness, this book presents a differentiated look at our urban environment. It also provides a way for the reader to increase his or her perception of nature in order to experience urban space as more vibrant. Editor(s): Maurmair, Roland. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 80 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMCR; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 200. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783035605846
ISBN
9783035605846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. In ten interviews with clients, designers report on their personal experiences with commissions and clients, and provide insight into their individual work processes. Three generations of graphic designers, all of which studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, speak openly about their experiences. Editor(s): Damm, Marc. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 332 pages, Many colored illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783035606089
ISBN
9783035606089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.89

hardcover. The works awarded prizes by the Deutscher Designer Club (DDC, German Designer Club) in its annual Gute Gestaltung (Good Design) competition demonstrate design excellence and skilful use of form. This book presents prizewinning designs from all disciplines. Editor(s): Deutscher Designer Club (DDC). Num Pages: 520 pages, 500 colour illustrations, 500 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 1664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9783035606119
ISBN
9783035606119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.24

Hardcover. After the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!, this book focuses on Friedrich Kiesler's visionary "Endless House", which was only ever realized in the form of a model. It presents the state of research and discusses the possibility of realizing the project using today's means. Editor(s): Bollinger, Klaus; Medicus, Florian. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 360 pages, 213 colour illustrations, 213 farb. Abb., with extensive illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 170. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783035606249
ISBN
9783035606249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.87

Hardback. Offers the viewer an objective yet aesthetically captivating look at what now awaits visitors to the elaborately planned and expensive sports venues. This book demonstrates the effectiveness of architecture in an environment that is beyond the reaches of planning control. Editor(s): Helbling, Bruno. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations, 150 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 230. Weight in Grams: 1097.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Publication date
2015
SKU
V9783035606317
ISBN
9783035606317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. YoVa was established in 2005 as an initiative to support young Viennese architects from Vienna. In 2014 for the first time, young Viennese landscape architects were also allowed to apply. This title presents the results of YoVa 4. Editor(s): Magistrat der Stadt Wien, MA 18; Temel, Robert. Num Pages: 152 pages, 110 colour illustrations, 110 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 293 x 12. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035606355
ISBN
9783035606355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.66

Hardcover. Deals with the work of Michaela Schweeger, this book shows her design for the Austrian supermarket chain MPreis. Num Pages: 176 pages, 130 colour illustrations, 130 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 205. Weight in Grams: 987.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783035606607
ISBN
9783035606607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.93

Paperback. Aiming to identify sustainable strategies - rather than upholding an a priori vision of an ideal city, this publication highlights questions of method and procedure that can be transferred to other 'cities of change', and covers developments, such as the influence of China in African countries or the chances of high-density, low-rise developments. Editor(s): Angelil, Marc; Hebel, Dirk. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 473 colour illustrations, 151 schw.-w. u. 473 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd and rev. ed.
SKU
V9783035608045
ISBN
9783035608045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.24

Hardcover. The global success story of the architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron is intimately bound up with Basel. With this embeddedness as a point of departure, the authors analyze motifs, principles, and spatial design of their oeuvre. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 154 colour illustrations, 26 schw.-w. u. 154 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 170. Weight in Grams: 777.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9783035608304
ISBN
9783035608304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56

Paperback. A collection of essays that offers insight into urban anthropological research, including its methods, recent developments, and novel approaches (the imagination of a city, urban scenes). It also includes a concluding chapter on street ethnography that presents a variety of ethnographic, experimental and artistic methods. Editor(s): Schwanhausser, Anja. Series: Bauwelt Fundamente. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 schw.-w. Abb. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 194 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035608489
ISBN
9783035608489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.88

Paperback. The Zacherlhaus is one of the most important buildings created by the Otto Wagner School. Built between 1900 and 1913, it was the first combined residential and commercial building of modern style in the historic inner city. This publication documents the building and its thorough renovation, which will be completed in 2015. Editor(s): Zacherl, Nikolaus; Zacherl, Ulrich; Zacherl, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 colour illustrations, 300 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMB; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9783035609370
ISBN
9783035609370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.93

perfect. Innovative design depends to an increasing degree on interdisciplinary cooperation between architects, engineers, and the construction industry. This book surveys the collaborative scene in today's architectural workflows and presents various projects and theoretical positions for discussion. Editor(s): Technische Universitat Graz. Series: Graz Architecture Magazine. Num Pages: 312 pages, 500 colour illustrations, 500 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 226. Weight in Grams: 1091.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9783035609837
ISBN
9783035609837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.85

Hardback. Bringing together a renowned international group of contributors, this book explores the problems in the study of vision and cognition: to make sense of the sensations we experience when we see something, we must configure many moments into a synchronous image. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 colour plates, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783037345221
ISBN
9783037345221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 49.83

Hardback. Examines the visual arts within the Portuguese empire between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. With a focus on the appropriation of Portuguese-Christian art within the colonies, this book looks at how these and other objects could be staged to generate layers of meaning. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 colour plates, 120 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ACN; ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783037347423
ISBN
9783037347423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.14
€ 56.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Gussen, Sebastian. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037348857
ISBN
9783037348857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 color plates. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037349465
ISBN
9783037349465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. Lutzow 7 owe their reputation of long standing to representative civic open spaces that they have designed for the German Chancellery, the Reichstag building and the Jewish Museum in Berlin, among many others. This architectural monograph, features a panoramic portfolio and a directory to typical design solutions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 300 colour illustrations, 250 black & white line drawing. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 293 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783038215615
ISBN
9783038215615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.83

Paperback. Reexamines the trope of the machine in the garden that laid out by Leo Marx years ago. Extending the relevance of Marx's theory from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, this title examines the filmic and literary representations of industrial, bureaucratic, and digital gardens; explore its role in the aftermath of the Civil War and more. Editor(s): Erbacher, Eric; Maruo-Schroder, Nicole; Sedlmeier, Florian. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; DQ; JHMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 83 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593501918
ISBN
9783593501918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.05
€ 63.66

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