Крис Ван Уффелен – лучшие книги

After the success of "Architectural Visions", with its focus on German speaking countries, this follow-up volume is devoted to the individual "handwriting" of architects and designers from around the world. As computer aided design becomes ever more prevalent, the handmade drawing is going through a Renaissance.
In its characteristic touch it often shows much more clearly which aesthetic impression the planned building finally leaves behind than any number of computer aided visualisation techniques. What is striking here is the concentration on the main characteristics of the buildings, which in turn mark the appearance. In contrast, in the rendering, the love of detail and alleged approximation of reality often overshadows those characteristics. This volume unifies the most varied painting and drawing techniques, counterposing realized drafts to photos of the execution, so that the viewers can recreate for themselves the connection between architectural will and effect.

Green areas of all kinds have gained significance for contemporary urban planning. In addition to the importance for the structure and appearance of urban spaces, these areas have very different social, ecological and economic functions. For instance, they can serve as relaxation and communication rooms, or as habitats for flora and fauna they can have an extremely positive influence on the micro-climate, not to mention the increasing attention they receive from the real estate business as a factor in site evaluation.
This volume presents a broad spectrum of green areas from around the world, like urban parks, green facades, public gardens and green city squares. The interplay of international trends, regional characteristics and local traditions is especially interesting. The selection of projects shows the various tendencies of this discipline at the junction of landscape architecture and urban planning.

Цифровая революция XXI века изменила требования, предъявляемые к офисам.
В результате архитекторам представилась уникальная возможность при проектировании офисных зданий и пространств совмещать функциональность с подлинным стилем. Книга "Коллекция. Офисы" рассказывает о самых интересных архитектурных новинках в этой обширной области – от однокомнатных бюро и коллективных офисов до офисных ландшафтов и бизнес-клубов, от небольших двухкомнатных офисов до огромных корпоративных зданий, имеющих более 100 этажей. Среди новаторских проектов, наряду с высотным офисным зданием Жана Нувеля в Дохе, в этой книге описаны офис в Нью-Йорке компании GSC архитектурного бюро Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, и штаб-квартира Google в Цюрихе, спроектированная Camenzind Evolution.