Título: Details in Contemporary Architecture
Autor: Christine Killory
Sinopse: Curious about how Alsop Architects managed to construct that flying, translucent rectangle at the Ontario College of Art and Design? Wonder about the sustainability of the Genzyme Building? The saying 'the truth is in the details' reveals an essential quality of architectural design. How a staircase curves, a roof seemingly floats, or a concrete wall illuminates are critical questions for architects looking at or creating new work. You might forgive designers for closely guarding their signature techniques. Fortunately, editors Christine Killory and René Davids culled an amazing collection of the best trade secrets in Details in Contemporary Architecture. By looking at the best work of the past two years, the book demonstrates how complicated design problems have been handled by architects to achieve beautiful, functional, innovative, sustainable, and, where necessary, economical results. Including work by David Chipperfield, Herzog and de Meuron, Morphosis, ShoP, and many other well-known firms, Details in Contemporary Architecture extensively explores the common as well as more exotic architectural detailing (screens and walls, doors and windows, roofs, bridges, and stairs) that so often gets lost in the pages and photographs of the design media. 'Details in contemporary architecture' is the first volume of a series entitled AsBuilt. AsBuilt features details from a representative range of building types and materials of recent built work in America. The series seeks to ground both practice and theory more deeply while fostering a better understanding of the relationships between architectural form and technology.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Details in Contemporary Architecture”, de Christine Killory, publicado pela editora Chronicle Books, em 2007 e com 206 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Chronicle Books
Páginas: 206
Ano: 2007
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1568985762
ISBN13: 9781568985763
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Chronicle Books frequentemente combinam design visual cuidadoso com conteúdos que exploram temas culturais, artísticos e espirituais. A experiência de leitura pode ser tanto informativa quanto lúdica, com obras que vão desde guias práticos e interativos até narrativas ilustradas que trazem biografias e histórias envolventes. O catálogo sugere uma predileção por formatos diferenciados, como livros pop-up, diários ilustrados e decks de cartas, que ampliam a interação do leitor com o conteúdo. Há obras que equilibram o tom didático com o encantamento visual, e outras que transitam entre o humor sutil e o mistério, mostrando certa diversidade editorial.
