Free Download Michael Bell, "Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering"
English | ISBN: 1616891661 | 2014 | 271 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Almost every industry in the world has benefited from the invention of plastics, but it is only in the recent past that they have begun to be appreciated as architectural materials in their own right. Plastics are quickly becoming one of the most ubiquitous materials in construction and have the potential to reshape the roles of architects and engineers, as well as the construction industry at large. As a building material, plastic allows for easily molded and formed shapes, leading to increasingly malleable design processes. Despite being the most deeply engineered building materials today, plastics are still in the nascent stages of understanding in terms of their potential applications and uses. In Permanent Change an interdisciplinary group of architects, historians, theorists, and engineers collectively explore the past, present, and future possibilities of this innovative building material.

Free Download Andrea Leers, "Made to Measure: The Architecture of Leers Weinzapfel Associates"
English | ISBN: 1568989571 | 2011 | 176 pages | PDF | 24 MB
Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates' deeply rooted interest in the aesthetic, cultural, and civic power of architecture has resulted in a portfolio of stunningly tailored buildings fitted to their specific set of conditions, and conveying both conceptual consistency and individual character. Made to Measure, the firm's first monograph, captures the handcrafted spirit of their work. The practice has built a reputation for its ability to meet extraordinary building challenges with uncommon design clarity, elegance, and refinement. They approach highly constrained and technically demanding design problems with a clear set of modernist core principles, a passion for material and detail exploration, and a desire to create meaningful places for social interaction.

Free Download David Gartman, "From Autos to Architecture: Fordism and Architectural Aesthetics in The Twentieth Century"
English | ISBN: 1568988133 | 2009 | 400 pages | PDF | 6 MB
One of the most interesting questions in architectural history is why modern architecture emerged from the war-ravaged regions of central Europe and not the United States, whose techniques of mass production and mechanical products so inspired the first generation of modern architects like Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius. In From Autos to Architecture, historian David Gartman offers a critical social history that shows how Fordist mass production and industrial architecture in America influenced European designers to an extent previously not understood. Drawing on Marxist economics, the Frankfurt School, and French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, From Autos to Architecture deftly illustrates the different class structures and struggles of America and Europe. Examining architecture in the context of social conflicts, From Autos to Architecture

Free Download Anne Fougeron, "Fougeron Architecture: Opposition/Composition"
English | ISBN: 1568989903 | 2011 | 192 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Fougeron Architecture: Opposition/Composition with a foreword by Hitoshi Abe presents the breadth of work accomplished by Anne Fougeron's renowned San Francisco firm. Her bold modernist designs span a wide range of scale and budget-from single-family residences to affordable multifamily housing; from commercial and civic projects to health care facilities. In minimalist, light-filled, sculptural buildings, she puts invention to the service of community, not architectural theory.

Free Download Robert Corser, "Fabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital Design and Manufacturing"
English | ISBN: 1568988893 | 2010 | 216 pages | PDF | 8 MB
For years contemporary architects have been inundated with hype about the radical changes expected as a result of technological innovation and the proliferation of new digital tools and techniques. Though architects acknowledge that advances in computing are having a profound impact on architecture, the nature of that impact remains a subject of ongoing debate. Many noteworthy books are available that document the growing field of digital design and manufacturing, but few of these books address the truly broad range of issues that grow out of these emerging technological innovations. Fabricating Architecture gathers together for the first time twelve key essays by important critics, theorists, and architects, such as Martin Bechthold, Achim Menges, Kiel Moe, and Amanda Reeser Lawrence. Editor Robert Corser's concise analysis of each essay guides readers through the lively debate surrounding this topic.

Free Download John C. McEnroe, "Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing Identity in the Aegean Bronze Age"
English | 2010 | pages: 220 | ISBN: 0292760914, 0292721935 | EPUB | 28,0 mb
Ever since Sir Arthur Evans first excavated at the site of the Palace at Knossos in the early twentieth century, scholars and visitors have been drawn to the architecture of Bronze Age Crete. Much of the attraction comes from the geographical and historical uniqueness of the island. Equidistant from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Minoan Crete is on the shifting conceptual border between East and West, and chronologically suspended between history and prehistory. In this culturally dynamic context, architecture provided more than physical shelter; it embodied meaning. Architecture was a medium through which Minoans constructed their notions of social, ethnic, and historical identity: the buildings tell us about how the Minoans saw themselves, and how they wanted to be seen by others.

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Free Download Frank Lyons, "The Architecture of Nothingness: An Explanation of the Objective Basis of Beauty in Architecture and the Arts"
English | 2019 | pages: 264 | ISBN: 1138214159, 1138214124 | PDF | 10,8 mb
It is a common enough assumption that good buildings make us feel good just as poor ones can make us feel insecure, depressed or even threatened. We may instantly decide that we 'like' one building more than another, in the same way that without thinking we choose one work of art or music over another. But what is going on when we make these instant decisions? The process is so complex that it remains an area rarely examined, often considered unfathomable, or for some mysterious, bordering even on the spiritual. Frank Lyons seeks to unpick the complex relationships that go to make up great works of architecture, to reveal a set of principles that are found to apply not only to architecture but also to art, music and culture in general. One of the major complications at the heart of culture is that because the arts are generated subjectively, it is assumed that the finished cultural artefact is also subjective. This is a myth that this book seeks to dispel. The arts are indeed created from the personal subjective space of an individual but what that individual has to say will only be shareable if expressed in coherent (objective) form.

Free Download Gabriele Cappellato, Giuliano Gresleri, Lionello Puppi, "Mario Botta: Light and Gravity: Architecture 1993-2003"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 3791331868 | PDF | pages: 267 | 228.6 mb
The buildings of the acclaimed Swiss architect Mario Botta are characterized by their preference for clear architectural forms that juxtapose lightness and weight. This monograph examines recent examples of this theme and shows how the architect's choice of materials emphasizes craftsmanship and geometric order. Botta's finished buildings are presented alongside designs which have not been realized or are ongoing, demonstrating the extraordinary creative process of this modern visionary.

Free Download IoT for Beginners: Explore IoT Architecture, Working Principles, IoT Devices, and Various Real IoT Projects (English Edition) by Vibha Soni
English | December 20, 2021 | ISBN: 9355510063 | 242 pages | MOBI | 1.42 Mb
Crunch all you want as the Internet of Things is the best technology around us.