Author: Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss
Publisher: Springer Vienna Architecture
Keywords: metaverse, learning, visible
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2008-10-21
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 3211785388
ISBN-13: 9783211785386

Now that humans seem to have arrived at the end of their campaigns of discovery, conquest and exploitation, the virtual, infinite, digital spaces are being conquered. It was only a matter of time before the technical possibilities permitted people to construct parallel worlds in the digital universe. A ’Second Life’ as virtual existence (Avatar) in the virtual spaces of data exerts a seductive pull on ever more people. By taking possession of the internet as a creative medium, an entirely new, globally networked culture of participation has come into being. Multiple person-computer

Authors:Ula Schneider, Ula Schneider, Beatrix Zobl,
Publisher: Springer Vienna Architecture
Keywords: los, german, english, hier, ist, ottakring, whats, soho
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2008-06-23
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 3211785876
ISBN-13: 9783211785874

Als Jubiläumspublikation zum 10-jährigen Bestehen bietet das Buch einen reich illustrierten Einblick in die Vielfalt des Kunstprojektes SOHO IN OTTAKRING. Der Spielort im Wiener Bezirk Ottakring ist exemplarischer Ort globaler gesellschaftlicher Transformationen durch Migration und Ökonomisierung. Das Leitthema der Publikation sind die Möglichkeiten von Kunst im Spannungsfeld der verschiedenen Interessen am öffentlichen urbanen Raum. Namhafte Autoren setzen sich mit der Entwicklung des Gebietes und internationalen Vergleichsbeispielen auseinander.

Author: Katharina Blaas-Pratscher
Publisher: Springer Vienna Architecture
Keywords: kunst, lower, austria, volume, german, english, verãƒâ¶ffentlichte, public, raum, ãƒâ¶ffentlichen, niederãƒâ¶sterreich, band, ãƒâ€“ffentliche, art
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-07-28
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 3211210563
ISBN-13: 9783211210567

Artists’ projects for public spaces -- ranging from sculptures and street furniture to communicative intervention, the design of squares, and ideas for memorials and art projects conceived together with the local citizenry -- have been encouraged in Lower Austria since the 1980s. Public Art in Lower Austria presents these works, both realized and conceptual, from 2002 to 2004.

Author: Franziska Ullmann
Publisher: Springer Vienna Architecture
Keywords: dynamics, architecture, basics
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2011-04-15
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 3709103231
ISBN-13: 9783709103234

What elements constitute space? What s a solitaire and what makes a solitaire a monument? Why is a building profane and what makes a space a sacred space? Why seem Zaha Hadid s buildings to be dynamic buildings? These and many other issues are addressed in "Basics". In a direct confrontation of text and pictures of international buildings, meaning and effect of basic architectural elements are studied both discretely and within compounds starting from Wassily Kandinsky s visual arts related analysis "Point and Line to Plane". Transferred on natural and artificial objects, the effect of these e

Author: Gerhard Hauslade
Publisher: Birkhäuser Architecture
Keywords: climatedesign
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2001-10-13
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 3764372443
ISBN-13: 9783764372446

How does the facade design of a building influence climate design? How can planners guarantee flexibility of usage, determine the technical strategy and select from available systems accordingly? How is the maximum comfort for both users and residents to be attained? This volume offers a comprehensive approach to energy efficient building design in addition to providing practical planning aids for a wide selection of building types. In order to realize an integrated planning process, the book examines the interaction between design, climatic requirements (room temperature), and the necessary b

Authors:Christian Schittich,  Christian Schittich,
Publisher: Birkhäuser Architecture
Keywords: detail, englisch, houses, family, single
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2001-10-27
List price: $84.95
ISBN-10: 376437277X
ISBN-13: 9783764372774

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. In this completely revised and expanded second edition these topical developments have been taken into consideration. The organization and layout of the first v

Authors:Michael Erlhoff,  Michael Erlhoff, Timothy Mar
Publisher: Birkhäuser Architecture
Keywords: design, research, international, board, dictionary
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2003-12-06
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 3764377399
ISBN-13: 9783764377397

This dictionary provides a stimulating and categorical foundation for a serious international discourse on design. It is a handbook for everyone concerned with design in career or education, who is interested in it, enjoys it, and wishes to understand it. 110 authors from Japan, Austria, England, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States, and elsewhere have written original articles for this design dictionary. Their cultural differences provide perspectives for a shared understanding of central design categories and communicating about design. The volume includes b