Main entry:

Mitchell/Giurgola Architects.

Title & Author:

Boomer buildings : mid-century architecture reborn / Mitchell/Giurgola Architects ; edited by Michael J. Crosbie.

Publication:

Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia : Images Publishing Group, 2005.

Description:

162 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
"The Images Publishing Group Reference Number: 611"--Title page verso.
Preface / The Partners, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects -- Foreword / Michael J. Crosbie -- Introduction -- Case studies : Total renovation, new skins : The Lighthouse International Headquarters ; Powdermaker Hall renovation ; New York County Family Court Building renovation -- Interior renovation, new addition : Boyd Hall addition and renovation ; New Science Building renovation and addition -- Campus intervention : Elementary and high school, Spain.

Summary:

"In an age of diminishing natural resources, architects and their clients need to know about an environmentally sustainable alternative to new construction: new life for old buildings. This book presents six case-study buildings, each more than a generation old that were on the brink of oblivion. Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, based in New York City, worked closely with the client to determine how each project could be salvaged by incorporating updated program elements to serve a new generation of users. All six case studies present in detail how each project is analyzed, from its energy use to its mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as its structural stability. The buildings often expand in size, with a seamless melding of new and old. Contemporary curtainwalls not only improve building performance, but also lend a fresh aesthetic appeal. The results are born-again buildings created for a fraction of the cost and consuming far fewer materials than a new facility built from scratch."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1920744967 (hardcover)
9781920744960 (hardcover)

Subject:

Mitchell/Giurgola Architects
Mitchell, Giurgola Architects.
Buildings Repair and reconstruction Case studies.
Architecture Design and construction Case studies.
Sustainable buildings Design and construction Case studies.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Conservation and restoration Case studies.
Constructions Réfection Études de cas.
Constructions Conception et construction Cas, Études de.
Constructions durables Conception et construction Études de cas.
Architecture 20e siècle Conservation et restauration Études de cas.
Architecture, Modern Conservation and restoration
Architecture Design and construction
Buildings Repair and reconstruction
Sustainable buildings Design and construction
Modernisierung

Form/genre:

Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Crosbie, Michael J.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 244641
Call No.: BIB 174310
Status: Available