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The growth of world population and its concentration in cities leads to excessive occupation of the ground by constructions.Technical and scientific progress in the last decade allows, from now onwards, to envisage in our regions very high constructions at the same global costs (including networks) as our present constructions, if they are grouped in a regular manner, connected together by networks supported by bridges, 40 or 50 m above the ground, to form small vertical cities.A new architecture for towers remains to be invented with naturally illuminated and ventilated vertical streets that offers views and are punctuated by aerial piazzas.This architecture can completely satisfy the needs of the soul and the spirit, as well as our senses and our physiological needs.Philippe Samyn, member of the Academie royale de Belgique, is an architect, urbanist, structural engineer, and Doctor of Applied Sciences. He is the author, assisted by the architects and engineers of SAMYN and PARTNERS, of numerous public and private building projects, including towers.

Laccroissement de la population mondiale et sa concentration dans les villes conduit a une occupation excessive du sol par les constructions. La petite ville de 30 000 habitants pouvait encore raisonnablement se concevoir jusqua maintenant en constructions de 4 a 5 niveaux, mais elle consomme trop de territoire naturel ou agricole. La plus grande ville monocentrique aggrave encore la situation avec le cout de ses reseaux de toutes natures qui croit hors de toute proportion. La ville polycentrique composee de petites villes, ou la majorite des biens et des services est produite et consommee localement, permet de maitriser le cout de ses reseaux. Pour en liberer le sol, il est cependant necessaire de construire en hauteur.Les progres techniques et scientifiques de ces dernieres decennies permettent, des a present, denvisager chez nous de tres hautes constructions, au meme cout global (reseaux compris) que nos constructions actuelles, pour autant quelles soient regroupees de maniere ordonnee, relies entre elles par des reseaux portes par des ponts a 40 ou 50 m au-dessus du sol, pour former des petites villes verticales.Une nouvelle architecture de tours reste a concevoir avec des rues verticales eclairees et ventilees naturellement, offrant des perspectives et ponctuees par des placettes aeriennes. Cette architecture peut parfaitement satisfaire les besoins de lame et de lesprit, ainsi que nos sens et nos besoins physiologiques.

L’Uzège, micro-région qui correspond approximativement au canton administratif d’Uzès, fut le berceau – comme toute région – de légendes, de fantasmes et d’anecdotes. Ces « histoires » se transmett

Alors que la question du plein emploi semble le préalable à toute interrogation sur le sens de la vie en société cette évocation de vingt ans de recherches sur la manière dont les sociétés investis

L’architecture, par sa matérialité, sa présence ou peut-être même sa « statique », a toujours entretenu un lien évident avec le temps. Par le construit qui demeure, comme par le souvenir qui re-con

Le sens dun bâtiment se trouve dans la relation avec ses habitants, non dans le bâtiment même. Le sens dun texte se trouve dans le contact avec ses lecteurs, non dans la série didées et dhistoires

Collectief bewonersinitiatief gericht op duurzame energie-optimalisatie is in Nederland in opkomst. Ook de installatietechniek speelt daar met een nieuw type installaties voor meerdere huishoudens op in. De onderliggende redenen voor deze trendwijziging liggen in een terugtredende overheid en een toename van burgerinitiatief in de samenleving.Dit boek onderzoek de mogelijkheden van bewonersinitiatief bij de Nederlandse herstructureringsopgaven voor de transitie naar hernieuwbare energie in de woonomgeving: Onder welke condities stimuleren sociale cohesie en duurzaam collectief bewonersinitiatief elkaar omwille van hernieuwbare energie voor wonen in de gebouwde omgeving succesvol?Het boek volgt twee lijnen: naast de condities voor sociale cohesie (sociaal collectief bewonersinitiatief) zijn de condities onderzocht waarbij bewonerscollectieven in hernieuwbare energie investeren.Een drietal Blokkerende dilemmas verhinderen de verdere ontwikkeling van duurzaam collectief bewonersinitiatief. Met name de verdere ontwikkeling van hernieuwbare energie. Deze Blokkerende dilemmas zijn: de beperkte motivatie van bewoners om duurzaam te handelen, dat sociaal en duurzaam bewonersinitiatief geven elkaar geen startconditie, en het gegeven dat de betrokken professionals vooral op de lange termijn handelen en niet op de korte termijn zoals bewoners dat over het algemeen doen.De onderzoeksresultaten bieden ook inzicht in nieuw perspectief voor een meer significante transitie naar hernieuwbare energie vanuit collectief initiatief van bewonersgroepen. Drie Kansvolle ontwikkelingsmogelijkheden kunnen daaraan bijdragen: dat vooral Pull-condities bewoners motiveren, bewoners bereid zijn koplopers die initiatief nemen te volgen, en dat sociale cohesie van bewoners volhoudbaarheid aan collectieve initiatieven kan geven.

Préface de Claude-Henri Rocquet Déambuler dans ce cadre, devenir par le rêve le contemporain de Michel-Ange, Dante, Léonard de Vinci, Brunelleschi, Donatello... Pour découvrir la ville, la posture a

Le sujet de l’ouvrage est celui de létalement urbain. Létalement urbain est une préoccupation que lensemble des agglomérations françaises connaît ; les agglomérations européennes néchappent pas, non

Projetar para todos Acessibilidades nos espaços urbanos Ergonomia dos edifícios Equipamentos inclusivos Uma contribuição para a melhoria da mobilidade das cidades portuguesas e do seu património

This years fifth issue of A+BE outlines the relevance of the building substance as factor for the overall sustainable performance of the built environment. It wants to sensibilize the designer for the ecological dimension of planning decisions and to show how to optimize them. Design and construction of buildings include harvesting resources and producing emissions and stating a burden to nature. This can be perceived equivalent to a financial investment where the monetary value has to express adequately the real one. The planning decision has an ecological value which must justify its relevance by function and has to be optimized within its scope. Environmental impact and desired building quality must be alanced in order to establish a sustainable solution. All means to optimize need to be evaluated. In order to do so the designer needs to be aware of his impact and has to strategically invest embodied energy during the architectural planning process.

The story of Glasnevin House and Demesne, now Holy Faith Convent, is intertwined with the development of the area from the time of the early monks, through the medieval period when it was a farm of Christ Church, to the Georgian building of Mitchell and its nineteenth-century occupancy by the Lindsay family and the Sacred Heart sisters. The story continues with the arrival of the Holy Faith sisters in 1865 and their ongoing stewardship and development of the land. As this book opens with the contemplation of its surroundings, so it closes with the description of the new centre, which draws on natural beauty and the traditional spiritual influences that help us better engage with the modern world.

Architecture is all around us it is part of our lives, and its development is a central theme in the history of mankind. Learning to read a building is the route to understanding a major part of our cultural inheritance. Collins Need to Know? How to Read a Building shows you how to analyse and interpret architectural features with confidence. Have you ever wanted to be able to tell the difference between tudor and mock-tudor? Want to learn what components make a building gothic? Ever wondered what has influenced how our towns and cities were built? Want to understand the major traditions of architecture? Collins Need to Know? How to Read a Building takes the reader through the process of learning more about the built environment. Starting with the basics of analysing the home, then moving onto looking at public buildings and larger and more well-known structures, Timothy Brittain-Catlin shows the reader how features are inherited and copied, as well as adapted with each new generation. Whether you live in a small flat or detached house, you can find traces of architectural history and learn to interpret the features you see and put them into the wider context of your surroundings. This book will help you start to uncover fascinating aspects of architectural style and history from the buildings you pass every day. Contents:Introduction: Architecture is for everyoneChapter 1: The elements of architectureChapter 2: The Classical traditionChapter 3: The Gothic traditionChapter 4: The Nineteenth centuryChapter 5: Architecture since 1900Chapter 6: Thinking Architecturally Also contains comprehensive glossary of terms and quick reference ID guides.

Office design has changed significantly over the last few years and is now one of the most innovative areas of interior design. It used to be the case that only the public spaces of an office were creatively designed, but increasingly the staff areas are seen as key reflections of the company brand as well. In more radical offices, there is also a growing belief in the importance of work areas as social spaces and a blurring of the distinction between work and recreation.This book explores in detail 42 of the best recent office design schemes, featuring projects from leading architects around the world. Each project includes photographs as well as detailed drawings and plans, where appropriate, in addition to informative text describing the design concept and process. A bonus CD contains drawings featured in the book, in both eps and dwg (generic CAD) formats.

Decorating in black and white is perennially popular and eternally chic. Hilary Robertson demonstrates how, whether used alone or together, these contrasting shades can create dramatic effects at home, from the classic to the eclectic.

Ce volume est la première étude densemble sur les grands travaux dembellissement de la ville et du port du Havre entrepris au XVIIIe siècle par les ingénieurs des ponts et chaussées. C’est leur grand

What happened to Edinburghs once notorious but picturesque Tolbooth Prison? Where was the Black Turnpike, once a dominant building in the town? Why has one of the New Town designers major layouts been all but obliterated? What else has been lost in Edinburgh? From Edinburghs mean beginnings - wretched accommodation, no comfortable houses, no soft beds, visiting French knights complained in 1341 - it went on to attract some of the worlds greatest architects to design and build and shape a unique city. But over the centuries many of those fine buildings have gone. Some were destroyed by invasion and civil strife, some simply collapsed with old age and neglect, and others were swept away in the improvements of the nineteenth century. Yet more fell to the developers swathe of destruction in the twentieth century.Much of the medieval architecture vanished in the Old Town, Georgian Squares were attacked, Princes Street ruined, old tenements razed in huge slum clearance drives, and once familiar and much loved buildings vanished. The changing pattern of industry, social habits, health service, housing and road systems all took their toll; not even the city wall was immune.The buildings which stood in the way of what was deemed progress are the heritage of Lost Edinburgh. In this informative and stimulating book. Hamish Coghill sets out to trace many of the lost buildings and find out why they were doomed. Lavishly illustrated, Lost Edinburgh is a fascinating insight into an ever-changing cityscape.

Aimed at prospective and new students, this book gives a comprehensive introduction to the nature and practice of landscape architecture, the professional skills required and the latest developments.After discussing the history of the profession, the book explains the design process through principles such as hierarchy, human scale, unity, harmony, asymmetry, colour, form and texture. It looks at how design is represented through both drawing and modelling, and through digital techniques such as CAD and the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems). This is followed by an examination of project management and landscape management techniques. Finally, the book explores educational and employment opportunities and the future of the profession in the context of climate change and sustainability.Illustrated with international examples of completed projects, Landscape Architecture provides an invaluable, one-stop resource for anyone considering studying or a career in this field.

With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to create different finishes and effects with paint to change everyday rooms and furnishings into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint. The first section of the book tells you everything you need to know before you start - how to prepare surfaces properly, choose the right paint for the right place, use the best tools and select a colour scheme that will work with the room in question. 50 different techniques follow, with step-by-step photos showing you how to achieve the finished look, accompanied by inspirational photos showing the effect used on walls and doors, furniture and floors. Learn how to update old secondhand furniture, or how to give modern pieces a softly-aged appearance, all with the aid of a pot of paint and a brush. Whatever the style of your interiors, Quick and Easy Paint Transformations will show you the best way to makeover your home.By leading the decorative painting revolution over the last 20 years, Annie Sloan has become perhaps the worlds most respected expert in decorative paint, colours, and techniques. Alongside her unique and versatile decorative paint, Chalk Paint, Annie has inspired generations with her accessible, lively, and creative approach to getting great results.

This book provides an understanding of the fundamental theories and practice behind the creation of architectural structures. It aids the development of an intuitive understanding of structural engineering, bringing together technical and design issues. The book is divided into four sections: Structures in nature looks at structural principles found in natural objects. Theory covers general structural theory as well as explaining the main forces in engineering. Structural prototypes includes examples of modelmaking and load testing that can be carried out by students. The fourth section, Case studies, presents a diverse range of examples from around the world actual buildings that apply the theories and testing described in the previous sections.This accessible, informative text is illustrated with specially drawn diagrams, models, CAD visualizations, construction details and photographs of completed buildings. This book will give students and newly qualified architects a firm grasp of this essential topic.