New Books - Current
Aviation Infrastructure Performance: A Study in Comparative Political Economy
Edited by: Clifford Winston & Ginés de Rus
From the publisher: Congestion at airports and airline travel delays have become a major concern for the traveling public and attracted the attention of policymakers in a number of countries, including America's president and Congress. This study assesses how airports and air traffic control in regions around the world are addressing the problem and concludes that the United States, in particular, could learn a great deal from other countries' experiments to reduce government ownership and regulation of their aviation infrastructure.
Crisis & Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture
By: John E. Ikerd
From the publisher: With the decline of family farms and rural communities and the rise of corporate farming and the resulting environmental degradation, American agriculture is in crisis. But this crisis offers the opportunity to rethink agriculture in sustainable terms. Here one of the most eloquent and influential proponents of sustainable agriculture explains what this means. These engaging essays describe what sustainable agriculture is, why it began, and how it can succeed.
Crucial Words: Conditions for Contemporary Architecture
Edited by: Gert Wingardh and Rasmus Waern
From the publisher: The conditions in which present-day architecture is produced are partly local and singular and partly global and universal. Understanding contemporary architecture means understanding all of these aspects. What are the pivotal themes? Gert Wingardh and Rasmus Waern, Sweden's most active architect and its best-known architecture critic, asked themselves this question and made a selection of approximately fifty terms and concepts
Designing the Reclaimed Landscape
Edited by: Alan Berger
From the publisher: The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples. Drawing on the work of the well-known Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, this volume outlines the latest design thinking, theory and practice for landscape planners, landscape architects and designers and others interested in maximising the future potential of reclaimed land.
Earth Architecture: From Ancient to Modern
By: William N. Morgan
From the publisher: From ancient forts in New Zealand to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Earth Architecture ranges across the globe, covering more than 6,000 years of human history. William Morgan, a practicing architect and published author, has created an invaluable compendium of environments shaped by the manipulation of one of the most fundamental building blocks available: earth.
The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers
By: Liv Haselback
From the publisher: The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction provides a solid understanding of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-New Construction rating system, explaining step-by-step how to apply it to real-world construction projects.
Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
By: Peter Norton
From the publisher: Before the advent of the automobile, users of city streets were diverse and included children at play and pedestrians at large. By 1930, most streets were primarily motor thoroughfares where children did not belong and where pedestrians were condemned as "jaywalkers." In Fighting Traffic, Peter Norton argues that to accommodate automobiles, the American city required not only a physical change but also a social one: before the city could be reconstructed for the sake of motorists, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as places where motorists belonged. It was not an evolution, he writes, but a bloody and sometimes violent revolution.
The Functional City: The CIAM and Cornelis Van Eesteren, 1928-1960
By: Kees Somer
From the publisher: Dutch architect and planner Cornelis van Eesteren served as president of CIAM, the Congres International d'Architecture Moderne, from 1930 to 1947. His tenure there was steady and influential, but has been little studied, as the rise of Team 10 and then CIAM itself as a global force in the 1950s have obscured the organization's roots as a cooperative that was first embraced by its Dutch and Swiss members.
Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling
By: Eddy Krygiel & Bradley Nies
From the publisher: Meet the challenge of integrating Building Information Modeling and sustainability with this in-depth guide, which pairs these two revolutionary movements to create environmentally friendly design through a streamlined process. Written by an award-winning team that has gone beyond theory to lead the implementation of Green BIM projects, this comprehensive reference features practical strategies, techniques, and real-world expertise so that you can create sustainable BIM projects, no matter what their scale. From basic concepts, to sophisticated test methodologies, to improved workflows, this timely book offers a wealth of information you can implement right away.
House with a View: Residential Mountain Architecture
By: Philip Jodidio
From the publisher: This book looks at residential mountain architecture which has been built to respond to not only the mountain environment, but also semi-alpine and urban environments, many even providing multi-family accommodation in superb locations across Europe, North America and New Zealand. Includes outstanding colour photography and detailed plans.
Jean-Michel Frank: the Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period
By: Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier
From the publisher: Jean-Michel Frank was perhaps the most influential Parisian designer and decorator of the 1930s and 1940s, inspiring such varied talents as Andree Putman and Bonetti and Garouse. Frank established his reputation and signature look with the design of the Paris apartment of the Vicomte Charles de Noailles. Admiringly described by the French "le style Frank," his look continues to exert its influence through the powerful combination of the simplest forms and the most exquisite materials to produce objects that are truly noble and utterly modern.
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Layered Urbanisms
From the publisher: Layered Urbanisms presents three innovative young architects—Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP, Galia Solomonoff, and Mario Gooden of Gooden + Huff—investigating ways to design new urban spaces. Themes include Versioning: Privately Owned Public Space in Lower Manhattan; Civic Spaces for the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn; and Mapping Cultures for a security center and global theater at the United Nations.
Managing Project Risk: Best Practices for Architects and Related Professionals
By: James Atkins
From the publisher: Risk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key resource for integrating good risk management into professional practice.
Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City
By: Colin Gordon
From the publisher: Once a thriving metropolis on the banks of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri, is now a ghostly landscape of vacant houses, boarded up storefronts, and abandoned factories. The Gateway City is, by any measure, one of the most depopulated, deindustrialized, and deeply segregated examples of American urban decay. "Not a typical city," as one observer noted in the late 1970s, "but, like a Eugene O'Neill play, it shows a general condition in a stark and dramatic form." Mapping Decline is the first history of a modern American city to combine extensive local archival research with the latest geographic information system (GIS) digital mapping techniques.
Patio and Pavilion: The Place of Sculpture in Modern Architecture
By: Penelope Curtis
From the publisher: This book examines the relationship between modern sculpture and architecture in the mid-twentieth century, an interplay that has laid the ground for the semi-sculptural or semi-architectural works by architects such as Frank Gehry and artists such as Dan Graham.
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
By: Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsburry
From the publisher: Planting on roofs and walls began in Europe, but it is now becoming popular all over the world. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and run-off, and also help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls discusses the practical techniques required to make planting on roofs and walls a reality.
Preservation of Modern Architecture
By: Theodore H.M. Prudon
From the publisher: As todays valued examples of modern architecture age to the point that preservation is called for, the methods and technology used in such preservation must be carefully considered so that the design integrity of the building is maintained. Written by the president of an organization committed to the documentation and preservation of modern architecture, this book outlines best practices for undertaking such efforts and addresses the latest technological advances in the field. Containing relevant case studies of preservation projects in the United States and in Europe, this is the only professional reference for architects dedicated specifically to the subject of preserving modern architecture.
Public Private Ephemeral: Ceramics in Architecture
From the publisher: This book investigates the versatility and flexibility of ceramic materials through a selection of 32 works merging architecture, interior design, public spaces, and temporary places. This is a fascinating tour from concept to production of synergies between design, technology and innovation, new discoveries of ceramic material techniques for the needs of contemporary architecture. Including projects by Vazquez Consuegra, Francesco Mangado, Souto de Moura, Italo Rota, Cloud9, EMBT, Carlos Ferrater.
Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America's Older Industrial Areas
Edited by: Richard M. McGahey & Jennifer S. Vey
From the publisher: In Retooling for Growth, experts present new frameworks, cutting-edge analysis, and innovative policy solutions through which the nation's government, business, civic, and community leaders can sculpt a sustainable and supportable economy for older industrial areas. The unique focus on rehabilitating weak market cities outlines ideas for reshaping the role of public agencies, the workforce, business organizations, and technology.
Shanghai: The Architecture of China's Great Urban Center
By: Jay Pridmore
From the publisher: Shanghai is China's largest city, comparable to New York or Tokyo, and in recent decades it has experienced a building boom on a scale that is simply unprecedented in world history. Leading architects from around the world, including Norman Foster, Paul Andrew, Adrian Smith, Kohn Petersen Fox, John Portman, Chang Yung Ho, Ma Qingyun, and Benjamin Wood were lured into competitions to design vastly ambitious projects, and towering buildings in a riot of different styles sprung up before planners could even map their neighborhoods. Out of this ferment of creative growth came the most significant "new" city of the 21st century.
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Sustainable Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering
By: Daniel Vallero & Chris Brasier
From the publisher: From thermodynamics to fluid dynamics to computational chemistry, this book sets forth the scientific principles underlying the need for sustainable design, explaining not just the "hows" of sustainable design and green engineering, but also the "whys." Moreover, it provides readers with the scientific principles needed to guide their own sustainable design decisions. Throughout the book, the authors draw from their experience in architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and public policy in order to build an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable design.
Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Limitations
Edited by: David Elliott
From the publisher: Climate change is an increasingly worrying global problem. In this book, leading authors look at the energy technologies that might help us to develop a sustainable energy future, with the emphasis on renewable energy technologies and the political and economic context needed for them to prosper. The emphasis is on the problems as well as the opportunities- while utopian visions can be inspirational, we also need hard headed assessments about what is possible and what is not.
VOA Associates Incorporated: Architecture, Planning, Interior Design
By: VOA Associates Incorporated
From the publisher: VOA Associates Incorporated, founded in 1969, is a Chicago-based firm with offices in North and South America, and more than 200 design awards to its credit. VOA's emphasis on establishing a close working relationship with each client has resulted in numerous projects that incorporate unique innovative design and planning solutions. The firm strives to develop humanistic working, living, learning and healing environments that represent enduring design qualities that are not dated, but rather are enhanced and admired over time. The firm's unique, personal approach to problem-solving has contributed to its success in commercial, education, government, healthcare, hospitality and interior design projects, many of which are featured in this well-deserved monograph.
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What is a City? Rethinking the Urban After Hurricane Katrina
Edited by: Phil Steinberg & Rob Shields
From the publisher: The Devastation brought upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent levee system failure has forced urban theorists to revisit the fundamental question of urban geography and planning: What is a city? Is it a place of memory embedded in architecture, a location in regional and global networks, or an arena wherein communities from and reproduce themselves?
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from Developing Countries
Edited by: Shenggen Fan
From the publisher: Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in agricultural research, infrastructure, and human capital are beneficial in the long term, while food aid and poverty reduction programs have little utility beyond immediately abating hunger and generating short-run income effects.
Saving Homewaters: The Story of Montana's Streams and Rivers
By: Gordon Sullivan
From the publisher: Montana is a paradigm for conservation issues that are faced around the nation and around the world. Yet, no one has ever managed to tell the story of the policies and unique policy makers who made this all possible. And, no one has therefore been able to turn back to that history as a source of direction for dealing with the ongoing environmental challenges facing streams everywhere.
