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Adaptive Reuse: Extending the Lives of Buildings
Liliane Wong
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Description for Adaptive Reuse: Extending the Lives of Buildings
Paperback. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. Using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas, the author provides an introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 300 colour illustrations, 300 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 684.
Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas and beyond, the author provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. History and theory, building typology, questions of materials and construction, aspects of preservation, urban as ... Read more
Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas and beyond, the author provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. History and theory, building typology, questions of materials and construction, aspects of preservation, urban as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783038215370
SKU
V9783038215370
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Ref
99-15
About Liliane Wong
Liliane Wong, Head of Interior Architecture Dept., Rhode Island School of Design
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