It is hard not to want to pick up this book and start reading with the project displayed on the front cover. Fantastic! This book grapples with the issue of how to marry old buildings with new design. The book offers a wide range of projects that should challenge architects and planners working at any scale. The text is tremendously accessible while being sophistically insightful.
Check out some of the projects featured in this book that we have also featured: Dovecote Studio, Walden Studios, Hutong Bubble 32, Guru Bar, Ozuluama Penthouse, II Forte di Fortezza, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Moderna Museet Malmo, Hearst Tower, California College of the Arts, and Hotel Fouquet’s Barriere.
007 Foreward, Hugh Hardy, FAIA
011 Preface
014 Chapter 1: Old Buildings
026 Chapter 2: Sustainable Urban Environments
038 Chapter 3: Design Propositions
048 Chapter 4: Project Execution
062 Chapter 5: Case Studies
067 Small Interventions
085 Major Additions
119 Repurposed Buildings
131 Nature of the Above
138 Afterword
140 Notes
143 Acknowledgments
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (November 2, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1616890355
ISBN-13: 978-1616890353
Old Buildings, New Designs / Charles Blosziers originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 01 Apr 2012.
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