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Portable Architecture: Design and Technology

Autor Robert Kronenburg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mai 2008
This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783764383244
ISBN-10: 3764383240
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: 160 p. 297 illus., 72 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 230 x 300 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Ediția:2008
Editura: Birkhäuser Basel
Colecția Birkhäuser
Locul publicării:Basel, Switzerland

Descriere

Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living conditions as the seasons changed. This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design. In the Arts and Culture section, Shigeru Ban’s Nomadic Museum, made of shipping containers in the USA and Japan is examined, as is Mark Fisher’s event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling Stones and U2. Suggestions for flexible living include Richard Horden’s micro compact home and the Container Home Kit from LOT/EK. The design of mobile structures used in extreme situations, such as the Antarctic or in the aftermath of natural catastrophes, is explored. Exhibition and entertainment facilities are other typical areas of application for light, mobile structures. Demountable, temporary structures allow for exciting architectural experimentation which can then be prototyped for regular use.

Cuprins

PrefaceIntroduction Exhibition and CommerceRenzo Piano Building Workshop: IBM Traveling PavilionJames Law Cybertecture: Pacific Century Cyberworks Connect Kiosk ShopsLOT-EK: DIM Mobile Retail UnitLOT-EK: Uniqlo Pop-Up StoreShigeru Ban: Japan PavilionShigeru Ban: Nomadic MuseumFTL Design Engineering Studio: Dyson Mobile Exhibition PavilionTectoniks Ltd.: Spirit of Dubai BuildingInflate: Big MInflate: Unipart StructureInflate: Smirnoff CubeFesto: Airtecture Air HallFesto: AirquariumEntertainmentRudi Enos, ValhallaToutenkamion, Screen Machine 2AMP Arquitectos/Wilk Salinas, Bathing ShipFTL Design Engineering Studio: Harley Davidson Machine TentMark Fisher: U2 Vertigo Tour Stage SetMark Fisher: The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour Stage SetMark Fisher: Superbowl Half-Time ShowsShelter and ResidentialOffice of Mobile Design: Portable HouseRichard Horden: micro-compact homePaul Burchill and Hervé Delaby: Caravan of the FutureLOT-EK: Mobile Dwelling UnitArts and EducationGruber + Popp Architekten: Mobile MuseumsGollifer Langston Architects: Classroom of the FutureTheo Jansen: Animarus Rhinocerus TransportTadao Ando Architect and Associates, Karaza TheatreMilitary and ExpeditionNASA: ISS TransHABFaber Maunsell: Halley VIWeatherhaven: BHP Geological Survey Camp Selected BibliographyIndexIllustration Credits

Recenzii

From the reviews:
“Following an introductory essay that situates portable architecture as a vital and expanding enterprise in contemporary life, Kronenburg … a leading authority of the subject, has assembled 31 contemporary mobile structures by 22 firms under five headings: ‘Exhibition and Commerce,’ ‘Entertainment,’ ‘Shelter and Residential,’ ‘Arts and Education,’ and Military and Expedition.’ … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above; general readers.” (J. Quinan, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)

Notă biografică

Robert Kronenburg is an architect and a professor at the University of Liverpool, whose School of Architecture he heads. He is the author of numerous publications, including Spirit of the Machine: Technology as an Inspiration in Architectural Design (2001); Houses in Motion: The Genesis, History and Development of the Portable Building (2002); and Flexible: Architecture that Responds to Change (2007).

Caracteristici

New updated and fully revised edition of the standard work Portable Architecture
Numerous spectacular international examples
Enhanced documentation of the basic technical principles