Hotels & Clubs selects twenty-three hotel and club projects, most of which are iconic works by the most influential Chinese architects. These masterpieces include Xun by ZHU Xiaodi, chief architect of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), who receives Chinese government allowances; Hongluo Clubhouse by MA Yansong, founder of MAD Architects, who earned his master's degree in architec…
Fifty of the world's greatest modern buildings, from 1950 to the present, dissected and analyzed through specially commissioned freehand drawings After a period in which computation-derived architecture―driven by digital design tools, data analysis, and new formal expression―has thrived, students and their teachers have returned to age-old techniques before employing the digital tools th…
The leisure and tourism volume in the successful Top 100 landscape architecture series includes some of the most stunning, expansive built landscapes ever seen. The focus here is on entire cultivated luxury worlds. From the London Olympics Park to the Jincheng Botanical Garden, these projects share one thing in common: they make readers want to head straight there. The Japanese resort spa Hoshi…
Presents many of the most cutting edge designs for theatres, cinemas and concert halls.
The book is a selection of outstanding hotel proposals around the world in recent years. It introduces the modern hotel design ideas that would be trends in the future. Also, many new and advanced solutions and strategies of hotel design are involved. Generally, this is a collection of the designers’ vision for best future hotels. The book will bring new ideas and inspirations to designers to…
Rumah etnik Sunda dikenal melalui variasi model atapnya, yaitu jolopong, tagog anjing, badak heuay, perahu kumureb, capit gunting, dan julang ngapak. Selain itu, rumah etnik Sunda juga dikenal dengan nuansa alami yang khas. Namun, banyak hal-hal di luar itu yang belum banyak diketahui, seperti penataan ruang, filosofi bangunan, bahan bangunan, hingga pola permukiman. Buku ini mencoba mengupa…
Commonly known as "vegetable steel," bamboo possesses strength and brightness. Available for sustainable development construction, carbon fiber is lightweight and durable. This book selects more than a hundred bamboo architectural and product designs.
Mass tourism has become one of the most highly developed and fastest growing industries. This lavishly photographed book examines, albeit selectively, the rise and rise of resort architecture in Southeast Asia. Many of these sumptuous enclaves, designed for an unabashedly hedonistic lifestyle, have an enigmatic presence in the prestine environments in which they are located. This book is the fi…
Country houses are becoming more popular as the urban stress rises around the globe – living in the countryside means giving a piece of peace back and connecting back to nature. The rural retreats offer a refuge in nature from the hustle and bustle of daily urban life. The natural settings offer challenges and opportunities at the same time. Whether high mountains, canyons, or cliffy coasts, …
Buku ini menyajikan hasil seleksi 50 rumah dan 8 villa. Seleksi ini tidak hanya menunjukkan kekinian arsitektur Indonesia, tetapi juga menampilkan keragaman pendekatan, bermacam-macam ekspresi, perbedaan pemahaman, dan keanekaragaman perilaku terhadap rumah tinggal di Indonesia kini.