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L'originalité de la vingtaine des réalisations présentées (Allemagne, Brésil, Mexique, Chine, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Grande-Bretagne, République tchèque, France) provient de la démarche adoptée par les architectes : il ne s'agit ni de réhabilitation ni de restauration mais d'un parti pris consistant à confronter vestiges et architecture contemporaine. La ruine est ainsi(...)
Habiter les ruines : transformer, réinventer
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L'originalité de la vingtaine des réalisations présentées (Allemagne, Brésil, Mexique, Chine, Espagne, Etats-Unis, Grande-Bretagne, République tchèque, France) provient de la démarche adoptée par les architectes : il ne s'agit ni de réhabilitation ni de restauration mais d'un parti pris consistant à confronter vestiges et architecture contemporaine. La ruine est ainsi davantage consolidée en l'état et conservée telle que plutôt que réhabilitée. La ruine devient alors comme le paysage de la construction neuve qui est insérée dedans ou à côté. Le choix des projets plaide pour une intervention "douce" qui consiste ni à détruire, ni à rénover, mais plutôt à coloniser l'existant, considérant que recycler, adapter, transformer, inventer d'autres usages est susceptible de s'avérer plus pertinent que de démolir pour reconstruire "mieux".
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Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery(...)
Adaptive reuse: extending the lives of buildings
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Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of buildings, where changes in the structure go along with new programs and functions, poses the fundamental question of how the past should be included in the design for the future. On the background of long years of teaching and publishing, and using vivid imagery from Frankenstein to Rem Koolhaas and beyond, the author provides a comprehensive introduction to architectural design for adaptive reuse projects. History and theory, building typology, questions of materials and construction, aspects of preservation, urban as well as interior design are dealt with in ways that allow to approach adaptive reuse as a design practice field of its own right.
Portes et fenêtres
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Cet ouvrage rassemble un grand nombre de photographies d'ouvertures qui seront source d'inspiration pour l'architecte, le décorateur d'intérieur ou le particulier. Choisir les portes et les fenêtres de sa maison permet, au même titre que les éléments architecturaux, d'imprimer sa marque et sa personnalité.
December 2009
Portes et fenêtres
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Cet ouvrage rassemble un grand nombre de photographies d'ouvertures qui seront source d'inspiration pour l'architecte, le décorateur d'intérieur ou le particulier. Choisir les portes et les fenêtres de sa maison permet, au même titre que les éléments architecturaux, d'imprimer sa marque et sa personnalité.
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This volume reinforces the fact that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home's systems helps you control repair and construction costs and makes sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced. This book uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, full-color drawings show you(...)
How your house works: A visual guide to understanding and maintaining your home
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This volume reinforces the fact that it pays to be an informed consumer. Knowledge of your home's systems helps you control repair and construction costs and makes sure the correct elements are being installed or replaced. This book uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, full-color drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function, including what to check if they don't work.
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How can homes be upgraded to meet today’s demands – from living comfort to energy efficiency and digital requirements? How can the fusion of the historic and the new be used as a design element? The use of existing residential buildings scores not only with the charm of what has been handed down, be it a baroque villa, a 19th-century farmhouse, or a post-war bungalow, but(...)
August 2022
Old becomes new: Housing transformation
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How can homes be upgraded to meet today’s demands – from living comfort to energy efficiency and digital requirements? How can the fusion of the historic and the new be used as a design element? The use of existing residential buildings scores not only with the charm of what has been handed down, be it a baroque villa, a 19th-century farmhouse, or a post-war bungalow, but actually also always with an excellent ecological balance. The extensive reworking, whether modernization, renovation or extension, is a widespread and thoroughly rewarding task for many architects. Since the initial situation is documented for each of the presented projects, the reader can clearly understand the redesign process.
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Modernism is the most defining architectural expression of the 20th century – a movement that transformed built environments around the world in an unprecedented way. Many of these buildings are in need of repair now or their original function is no longer needed. This publication in cooperation with Docomomo explores strategies of rehabilitating works of this era.(...)
Modern heritage: Reuse. Renovation. Restoration
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Modernism is the most defining architectural expression of the 20th century – a movement that transformed built environments around the world in an unprecedented way. Many of these buildings are in need of repair now or their original function is no longer needed. This publication in cooperation with Docomomo explores strategies of rehabilitating works of this era. Architects and art historians discuss challenges in the preservation of Modernist buildings. 24 best-practice examples are highlighted, illustrating various approaches to restoration. Among them, there are unknown gems such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon or the stunning house that Juan O’Gorman built for his father in Mexico – interventions guided by respect for the authenticity of the architecture and based on substantial research.
Théorie de la restauration
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La restauration doit viser à rétablir l'unité potentielle de l'oeuvre d'art, à condition que cela soit possible sans commettre un faux artistique ou un faux historique, et sans effacer la moindre trace du passage de l'oeuvre d'art dans le temps.
December 2010
Théorie de la restauration
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La restauration doit viser à rétablir l'unité potentielle de l'oeuvre d'art, à condition que cela soit possible sans commettre un faux artistique ou un faux historique, et sans effacer la moindre trace du passage de l'oeuvre d'art dans le temps.
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Tudoresque is an insightful book that explores the origin of the style, tracing its roots to the antiquarian enthusiasms of the eighteenth century.Andrew Ballantyne and Andrew Law give a perceptive, knowledgeable history of Tudor-style architecture.
June 2011
Tudoresque: In pursuit of the ideal home
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Tudoresque is an insightful book that explores the origin of the style, tracing its roots to the antiquarian enthusiasms of the eighteenth century.Andrew Ballantyne and Andrew Law give a perceptive, knowledgeable history of Tudor-style architecture.
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La Porte d'Ishtar, le Panthéon de Rome, le Palais des Papes, la Cité Interdite, le Taj Mahal, la Sagrada Familia ou le Musée Guggenheim... autant de réalisations architecturales et de noms évocateurs d'un style, d'une époque, d'un lieu emblématique et remarquable. S'inscrivant dans la collection "au jour le jour", ce livre permet de parcourir le monde et les différents(...)
Monuments du monde: 365 sites d'architecture, au jour le jour
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La Porte d'Ishtar, le Panthéon de Rome, le Palais des Papes, la Cité Interdite, le Taj Mahal, la Sagrada Familia ou le Musée Guggenheim... autant de réalisations architecturales et de noms évocateurs d'un style, d'une époque, d'un lieu emblématique et remarquable. S'inscrivant dans la collection "au jour le jour", ce livre permet de parcourir le monde et les différents courants architecturaux à travers un panorama de 365 monuments publics ou privés exceptionnels.
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The Fragile Monument is a study of the discourse of conservation and its effect on the notion and role of the monument in contemporary western society. Through a revisionist account of the history of conservation, the book explores how the monument has been transformed from an object that originally communicated permanence to an object that is perceived as fragile and in(...)
September 2011
The fragile monument : on conservation and modernity
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The Fragile Monument is a study of the discourse of conservation and its effect on the notion and role of the monument in contemporary western society. Through a revisionist account of the history of conservation, the book explores how the monument has been transformed from an object that originally communicated permanence to an object that is perceived as fragile and in need of protection. The argument put forward is that the expansion and popularisation of conservation is bound to a narrative of loss and danger that reveals a paradoxical relationship between destruction and preservation. In a series of case-studies the book shows how spatial devices have been used to negotiate this paradox and how this use of space has contributed to the defining of the monument as an object of conservation.