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Unified Design
Arup Associates
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Description for Unified Design
Hardcover. * A highly topical investigation into the possibilities of total design, which is entirely focused on people and driven by a sustainable agenda. * A stunning visual publication that features specially commissioned photography by Christian Richters and Graham Branden. Editor(s): Brislin, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 218 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design. This straightforward, critical reflection on contemporary architecture -- a manifesto of sorts, polemical in parts, philosophical; and determined to set an honest agenda -- is divided into three sections. First, an explanation of unified design. Next, a demonstration of the sustainable agenda that is a the heart of this practice. Finally, a complementary series of essays by respected commentators outside of the practice place the vision of people-focused design in the ... Read more
Is the present obsession with the icon and the promotion of image over substance symptomatic of a general trend in contemporary architecture? Arup Associates provides the alternative: unified design. This straightforward, critical reflection on contemporary architecture -- a manifesto of sorts, polemical in parts, philosophical; and determined to set an honest agenda -- is divided into three sections. First, an explanation of unified design. Next, a demonstration of the sustainable agenda that is a the heart of this practice. Finally, a complementary series of essays by respected commentators outside of the practice place the vision of people-focused design in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470723319
SKU
V9780470723319
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About Arup Associates
Paul Brislin is a principal at Arup Associates, the London-based architectural design studio of Arup Group, the multinational consulting engineering company. Arup Associates is internationally renowned for its multidisciplinary approach to design: architects work alongside structural and environmental engineers in integrated teams.? The book includes contributions from: Jonathan Glancey, the architectural correspondent of The Guardian; Jay Merrick the architectural ... Read more
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