Building Arabia: Expanding the Limits of Architecture - Couverture rigide

Daglio, Laura; Bellini, Oscar Eugenio

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8854404500 ISBN 13 : 9788854404502

Editeur : White Star, 2009

Synopsis

A photographic survey of the innovative structures coming out of the new cradle of modern architecture. This handsome tome documents the most recent and forthcoming architectural developments in the Arabian Peninsula. More than 300 archival photographs spotlight structures designed by the world's foremost architects, designers, and engineers in the region of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen. In addition to photographs of recently completed structures, the superb graphics in this book include renderings, sections, and floor plans provided by architectural and design studios of buildings currently under construction. Supplementing the images, the text provides detailed technical descriptions of each of the buildings featured in the book. From the Al Shaqab Equestrian Academy in Qatar, with its state of the art facilities, to the sustainable architecture of the British Embassy in Sana'a to the Arcapita Bank Headquarters on Bahrain Bay, accessible both by land or by water, this volume encompasses a vast array of projects recreational, commercial and residential in a pivotal area of interest to architects. 406 colour photographs

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A valuable resource for design professionals and students alike, this handsome tome documents the most recent and forthcoming architectural developments in the Arabian Peninsula, an area that has become world-renowned for cutting-edge structures that are changing the face of architecture. More than 500 photographs spotlight projects designed by the world’s foremost architects, designers, and engineers in the region of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen. In addition to photographs of recently completed structures, the book includes renderings, sections, and floor plans provided by architectural and design studios of buildings currently under construction. Supplementing the images, the text provides detailed technical descriptions of each of the buildings featured in the book. From the Al Shaqab Equestrian Academy in Qatar, with its state-of-the-art facilities, to the sustainable architecture of the British Embassy in Sana’a to the Arcapita Bank Headquarters on Bahrain Bay, accessible both by land and by water, this volume encompasses a vast array of projects—recreational, commercial, and residential—in a pivotal area of interest to architects.

Biographie de l'auteur

Oscar Bellini is an architect and researcher at the Building Environment Science & Technology Department of the Politecnico in Milano. He has published several books. Laura Daglio teaches architectural technology at the Faculty of Architecture and Society at the Politecnico di Milano. She contributes regularly to a number of architectural magazines and is the co-author of several works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: White Star
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8854404500
• ISBN 13: 9788854404502
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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