Creating Shade

Design - Construction - Technology

Chris van Uffelen

270 pages, parution le 05/04/2013

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Résumé

Protecting human beings has always been one of the most genuine purposes of architecture. Due to the increase in global warming in recent years, protection from the sun is becoming one of its most important functions. This challenge has resulted in numerous trendsetting technological innovations and amazing design concepts, which have been collected in this book. Shade is mainly created in three ways: while opaque constructions block off all light, perforated devices as well as translucent materials reduce the exposure to light.

Creating Shade presents all conceivable types and forms of shade-providing design made of a host of different materials such as wood, fabrics, concrete, and a great number of synthetic materials. The collection includes elegant pergolas, extravagant pavilions, and roofed piazzas, as well as a fascinating solution for a canopy over a Roman excavation site and the spectacular Metropol Parasol in Seville. Outstanding serial products are presented along with individually constructed creations.

L'auteur - Chris van Uffelen

Historien de l'art, Chris van Uffelen est un auteur indépendant. Il s'intéresse en particulier à l'architecture médiévale, au modernisme classique et à l'art des bâtisseurs de notre époque. Il a rédigé de nombreux articles de revues et plusieurs livres sur ce dernier thème. Par ailleurs, il a contribué à maintes reprises à des encyclopédies d'histoire de l'art et d'architecture.

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Panyaden School in Chiang Mai, Thailand (24H architecture)
Oval Shade in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia (Bureau Alexander Brodsky)
On the Way to the Sea in Bat-Yam, Israel (Derman Verbakel Architecture)...

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Braun
Auteur(s)	Chris van Uffelen
Parution	05/04/2013
Nb. de pages	270
Format	24 x 30
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1830g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9783037681350
ISBN13	978-3-03-768135-0