Site Matters

Site Matters

2005 | ISBN: 0415949769 | 376 pages | PDF | 5 MB

One of the trends in twentieth century architecture and planning has been to denigrate and ignore the site, or larger context (both physical and social), surrounding a building or set of buildings.

Focussing on Le Corbusier's designs, Site Matters presents that first considered theory and vocabulary for the inevitable reaction against Modernism in planning, beginning in the 1960s and swelling through the 1980s as architects and planners alike developed a new appreciation of site, reincorporating the wider context into their plans.

Theoretical essays and empirically grounded pieces combine to provide the language and theory of this re-emergence of site, looking at Le Corbusier's designs, contemporary suburbs, and the planning agendas involved at the World Trade Center site.

Groundbreaking and innovative, Site Matters provides valuable theory and vocabulary for planners and architects.

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White Papers, Black Marks: Architecture, Race, Culture

White Papers, Black Marks: 

Architecture, Race, Culture

 edition 2000 | PDF | 379 pages | 18,0 mb

Mapping the relationship between race and architecture, the authors of this volume explore the vexed if often unspoken ways in which notions of "difference" figure in the shaping of the built environment. 

The terms of architectural design and study-"space, site, form, architect, and user"-are derived from the historical task of adapting space to an existing socioeconomic structure. 

Exposing the racial subtext in this language of vision and logic, this book brings to light the complex connection between the question of identity and the questions architecture poses: Whose pleasures are pursued, who gets to build what, whose histories and experiences are represented, whose voice is heard?

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Construction Site Security

Construction Site Security

In order to meet insurance requirements or earn incentives, construction companies must now put a security plan in place for every construction site. This comprehensive resource covers all the essentials of planning, prioritizing, and implementing construction site security.
 

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Young Architects 6 if...Then : Architectural Speculation

Young Architects 6

 if...Then : Architectural Speculation

The Architectural League of New York

176 pages /  English

If...Then: Architectural Speculation is the sixth in an annual series of publications featuring work by talented architects selected by The Architectural League of New York's Young Architects Competition jury. 

This year, entrants were asked to explore the process of architectural speculation: the act of imagination that precedes every work, projecting future events in a space that does not yet exist.

The winners of the competition : Fernando Romero; Tobias Lundquist; Anthony Piermarini and Hansy L. Better Barraza; Keith Mitnick, Mireille Roddier, and Stewart Hicks; Tom Wiscombe; and Gail Peter Bordentake on this challenge and creatively address the social and political assumptionssurrounding architectural production through a rethinking of site, program, form, technology, and materials.
 

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White Papers, Black Marks

White Papers, Black Marks :

Architecture, Race, Culture.

 2000 | PDF | 379 pages | 18,0 mb

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Site Planning and Design Handbook

Site Planning and Design Handbook

2sd Edition

2009 |  528 pages | PDF | 16,7 MB

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Site Analysis : A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

Site Analysis : 

A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design 

 

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Site Analysis

Site Analysis: Diagramming Information for Architectural Design

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Construction Site Security

Construction Site Security

Michael J. Arata, Jr.

In order to meet insurance requirements or earn incentives, construction companies must now put a security plan in place for every construction site. This comprehensive resource covers all the essentials of planning, prioritizing, and implementing construction site security.

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Wrightscapes - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Landscape Designs

Wrightscapes - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Landscape Designs

Charles E. Aguar and Berdeana Aguar

English

The first in-depth look at the environmental designs of "America's favourite architect", Frank Lloyd Wright. It contains many never before published photographs and site plans. "...a comprehensive and intriguing look at the work of Frank Lloyd Wright from the outside. It provides a view from the perspective of his designs in settings or landscapes ...the point of view is to see how the designs of the outside flow into, out of, around, and in a few classic cases, under the architecture of the building." - John Crowley, Dean, College of Environmental Design, University of Georgia. Shedding light on a fascinating yet previously unexamined topic, "Wrightscapes" analyzes 85 of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs paying particular attention to site planning, landscape design, community scale and regional planning. The authors include many original diagrams, rare archival material, and some 200 photographs and site plans, many never published before, detailing Wright's residential and public work and his urban design initiatives. A true collectors item "Wrightscapes" is a pleasure to read and a joy to own. Frank Lloyd Wright is perhaps best remembered for his unmatched mastery of the organic style of architecture - where a structure's form and material blend harmoniously with its natural surroundings. Less well known, but equally inspirational are the contributions Wright brought to landscape and site design. His creations in this area reflect a holistic, sustainable, and environmentally-sensitive utilization of plants, climate, solar power, and natural lighting. "Wrightscapes" is the first definitive book to address Frank Lloyd Wright's landscapes and environments. The authors provide a unique new perspective of the man and his work by presenting previously ignored, yet important aspects of his achievements, interests, and career, including little-known facts such as: Wright originated the visionary concept of a rear living-room opening into a garden terrace - fifty years before the California architects generally credited with the concept; Wright actually designed the first carport - three decades prior to the date he is said to have "invented" it; during the first forty years of Wright's career, he personally and professionally interacted with, and was significantly influenced by, designers who today would be described as landscape architects; Wright had a career-long fascination with community-scale planning. "Wrightscapes" also chronicles how and why Wright's famous ecological sensibilities were established, delving into Japanese and European influences as well as forces that shaped both the young and the mature architect. The authors also demonstrate how his design aspirations went far beyond the accepted definitions of architecture. In order to be as complete as possible, "Wrightscapes" even includes a detailed listing of "dos and don'ts" for owners of homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Here is truly groundbreaking, richly-illustrated coverage of an important yet unexplored aspect of Frank Lloyd Wright's genius.

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Site Planning and Design Handbook

"Site Planning and Design Handbook, 2 Edition"
Thomas Russ,
M.g.H | 2009 |  528 pages | PDF | 16,7 MB

 Essential site planning and design strategies, up-to-date with the latest sustainable development techniques

Discover how to incorporate sound environmental considerations into traditional site design processes. Written by a licensed landscape architect with more than 20 years of professional experience, this authoritative guide combines established approaches to site planning with sustainable practices and increased environmental sensitivity.

Fully revised and updated, Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition discusses the latest standards and protocols-including LEED. The book features expanded coverage of green site design topics such as water conservation, energy efficiency, green building materials, site infrastructure, and brownfield restoration. This comprehensive resource addresses the challenges associated with site planning and design and lays the groundwork for success.

Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition explains how to:

• •Integrate sustainability into site design
• •Gather site data and perform site analysis
• •Meet community standards and expectations
• •Plan for pedestrians, traffic, parking, and open space
• •Use grading techniques to minimize erosion and maximize site stability
• •Implement low-impact stormwater management and sewage disposal methods
• •Manage brownfield redevelopment
• •Apply landscape ecology principles to site design
• •Preserve historic landscapes and effectively utilize vegetation

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White Papers, Black Marks : Architecture, Race, Culture

White Papers, Black Marks : Architecture, Race, Culture

by Lesley Naa Norle Lokko

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press | edition 2000 | PDF | 379 pages | 18,0 mb

Mapping the relationship between race and architecture, the authors of this volume explore the vexed if often unspoken ways in which notions of "difference" figure in the shaping of the built environment. The terms of architectural design and study-"space, site, form, architect, and user"-are derived from the historical task of adapting space to an existing socioeconomic structure. Exposing the racial subtext in this language of vision and logic, this book brings to light the complex connection between the question of identity and the questions architecture poses: Whose pleasures are pursued, who gets to build what, whose histories and experiences are represented, whose voice is heard?

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Site Analysis : A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

Site Analysis : A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

James A. LaGro

Publication Date: November 9, 2007 | Edition: 2

Site analysis is the key to a well-designed project. In fact, the careful and complete analysis of a site and its surrounding context can lead to better development proposals, smoother design implementation, and, ultimately, higher quality built environments.

This carefully conceived book is the first to detail each crucial step in the site analysis and planning process, from site selection through design development. It shows how these activities are integrated to arrive at a site plan that successfully balances the needs of the client and other stakeholders with the site's suitability for the intended land uses. With more than 130 illustrations, this book includes many outstanding examples of maps and site plans created by leading land planning firms. It offers guidance on:

* Site identification, evaluation, and selection

* Site inventories of physical, biological, and cultural attributes

* Land use suitability analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

* Concept planning and design development

* Graphic communication with clients, government agencies, and other stakeholders

Filled with need-to-know information on the entire land planning and design process, Site Analysis is a vital addition to the library of students and professionals in landscape architecture, urban design and planning, and related areas.

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Using the Building Regulations: Part C: Site Preparation & resistance to contaminants & moisture

Using the Building Regulations : Part C : 

Site Preparation & resistance to contaminants & moisture

Butterworth-Heinemann | June 21, 2007 |  232 pages | PDF | 4 Mb

As the Building Regulations and Approved Documents have become more and more complex, they have become increasingly unfriendly for a professional user. Compliance is only possible by understanding a wide range of supporting documentation. Alternative approaches are implied, but not described or analysed.

This book examines Approved Document C on Site Preparation and takes the user through all the key stages of preparation, compliance, inspection and enforcement. It offers practical advice on using not just the traditional routes to compliance but also on the alternative approaches suggested but not explained in the Approved Documents. The advantages and disadvantages of each form of compliance are analysed in depth.

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Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design

James A. LaGro

Publication Date: November 9, 2007 | Edition: 2

Site analysis is the key to a well-designed project. In fact, the careful and complete analysis of a site and its surrounding context can lead to better development proposals, smoother design implementation, and, ultimately, higher quality built environments.

This carefully conceived book is the first to detail each crucial step in the site analysis and planning process, from site selection through design development. It shows how these activities are integrated to arrive at a site plan that successfully balances the needs of the client and other stakeholders with the site's suitability for the intended land uses. With more than 130 illustrations, this book includes many outstanding examples of maps and site plans created by leading land planning firms. It offers guidance on:

* Site identification, evaluation, and selection

* Site inventories of physical, biological, and cultural attributes

* Land use suitability analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

* Concept planning and design development

* Graphic communication with clients, government agencies, and other stakeholders

Filled with need-to-know information on the entire land planning and design process, Site Analysis is a vital addition to the library of students and professionals in landscape architecture, urban design and planning, and related areas.

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Site Matters

“Site Matters”
Carol Burns, Andrea Kahn,
Routledge | January 11, 2005 | ISBN: 0415949769 | 376 pages | PDF | 5 MB

One of the trends in twentieth century architecture and planning has been to denigrate and ignore the site, or larger context (both physical and social), surrounding a building or set of buildings.

Focussing on Le Corbusier's designs, Site Matters presents that first considered theory and vocabulary for the inevitable reaction against Modernism in planning, beginning in the 1960s and swelling through the 1980s as architects and planners alike developed a new appreciation of site, reincorporating the wider context into their plans.

Theoretical essays and empirically grounded pieces combine to provide the language and theory of this re-emergence of site, looking at Le Corbusier's designs, contemporary suburbs, and the planning agendas involved at the World Trade Center site.

Groundbreaking and innovative, Site Matters provides valuable theory and vocabulary for planners and architects.

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