Mok Wei Wei
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Mok Wei Wei
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Author : Mok Wei Wei
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2021-01-19
Mok Wei Wei written by Mok Wei Wei and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-19 with Architecture categories.
An in-depth monograph on Singapore’s most inventive, thoughtful, and respected architect. During a career spanning over three decades, award-winning architect Mok Wei Wei has helped create the Singapore we see today. This overview of his large- and small-scale projects completed with his practice, W Architects, includes apartment complexes, museums, houses, and community centers, each revealing the architect’s inspirations and his ingenious solutions to the challenges of building in a tropical city. Three themed chapters—"Refract," "Respond," and "Reflect"—move through Mok Wei Wei’s career, from the early 1980s to the present, illustrating his unique approach to designing buildings for a dense urban environment in the context of a diverse multicultural society facing the challenges of climate, heritage preservation, globalism, and national identity. A must-have for fans of Mok Wei Wei and W Architects, Mok Wei Wei is also essential reading for architects building in tropical cities worldwide.
Sustainable Luxury
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Author : Paul McGillick, Ph.D
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-31
Sustainable Luxury written by Paul McGillick, Ph.D and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with Architecture categories.
This sustainable architecture and design book featuring elegant photographs and showcases the ultra-modern homes of Singapore. Singapore is celebrated as one of the most livable cities in Asia, and Sustainable Luxury shows how the prosperous, forward-looking nation is pioneering innovative solutions for environmental, economic, social, and cultural issues faced the world over. Dr. Paul McGillick, the author of The Sustainable Asian House (Tuttle, 2013), presents twenty-seven recent residential projects created by Singapore's most talented architects to address the many complex and interconnected aspects of sustainability. Some of the homes featured here emphasize environmental needs, while others are concerned with preserving cultural traditions or supporting societal and interpersonal needs--such as extended family dwellings. Each residence, however, exhibits solutions developed from a holistic point of view. These homes typically embrace the tropical climate rather than fight it, and illustrate how smart manipulation of air flows, light, shade, water, and landscaping sustain higher levels of comfort without resorting to air-conditioning. In addition to profiling individual residences, Sustainable Luxury looks at the big picture, canvassing the most pressing issues--including changing demographics and lifestyles--and examining the available solutions. Anyone concerned with the future of our world will be fascinated by the houses presented here and the ways in which Singapore is leading the way in the development of residential architecture that is as luxurious as it is sustainable.
The Orchid Folios
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Author : Mok Zining
language : en
Publisher: Ethos Books
Release Date : 2022-08-12
The Orchid Folios written by Mok Zining and has been published by Ethos Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-12 with Fiction categories.
“When you take an orchid out of its pot, you must first loosen the roots’ hold on the soil. Late last evening as I unravelled the braids of the shattered phalaenopsis, I saw how the ends were white and shrivelled from neglect. You have to do it gently—it’s like combing hair. I remember Mum’s fingers running through mine, and mine through hers, until the final months when all of it started to fall.” A pot shatters. An arrangement falls apart. A florist finds herself amidst the scattered leaves of history. At once a poetry collection and a documentary novella, The Orchid Folios reimagines the orchid as a living, breathing document of history: a history that enmeshes the personal, colonial, linguistic, and biotechnological with the Vanda Miss Joaquim, the symbol of Singapore’s postcolonial hybridity. While the Orchid has shaped the fantastical narratives that govern our multiracial City in a Garden, it continues to shape-shift and bloom on its own terms, challenging us to imagine a decolonised Singapore. This is the organism at the heart of The Orchid Folios—by turns stark and unruly, documenting and challenging the narratives that are the roots of our national consciousness.
Beyond Bawa
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Author : David Robson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Beyond Bawa written by David Robson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.
Takes a look at Geoffrey Bawa's life and career and at the legacy of his influence through the work of contemporary architects working across southeast Asia.
Kengo Kuma My Life As An Architect In Tokyo My Life As An Architect
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Author : Kengo Kuma
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2021-02-23
Kengo Kuma My Life As An Architect In Tokyo My Life As An Architect written by Kengo Kuma and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-23 with Architecture categories.
A personal tour of Tokyo’s architecture, as seen through the eyes of one of the world’s most acclaimed architects who is also designing the primary venue for the Tokyo Olympic games. Tokyo is Japan’s cultural and commercial epicenter, bursting with vibrancy and life. Its buildings, both historical and contemporary, are a direct reflection of its history and its people. Kengo Kuma was only ten years old when he found himself so inspired by Tokyo’s cityscape that he decided to become an architect. Here he tells the story of his career through twenty-five inspirational buildings in the city. Kuma’s passion is evident on every page, as well as his curiosity about construction methods and his wealth of knowledge about buildings around the world, making this a unique commentary on Tokyo’s dynamic architecture. Kengo Kuma: My Life as an Architect is an intimate and truly inspiring book, revealing the beauty that exists in the world’s everyday spaces.
Chinese More Or Less
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Author : Kristin Feireiss
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Chinese More Or Less written by Kristin Feireiss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architects categories.
Lunuganga
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Author : Geoffrey Bawa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Lunuganga written by Geoffrey Bawa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Lunuganga (Sri Lanka) categories.
Constructing Identity In Contemporary Architecture
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Author : Peter Herrle
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2009
Constructing Identity In Contemporary Architecture written by Peter Herrle and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Architecture categories.
The global spread of uniform modes of production and cultural values has been accompanied by a dissemination of stereotypes of "modern" architecture styles almost everywhere around the globe. Paradoxically, the reverse process has also emerged: In some countries, the elites feel the necessity to counterbalance the "loss of identity" and defend their own cultures against the "intruding" forces of globalization. What started as a defensive notion has developed into a more progressive attempt to re-create what has allegedly been lost. This trend is being strongly expressed in discourses about architecture in countries of the South. Who are the actors feeling compelled to "construct" new identities? How are these new identities in architecture created in various parts of the world? And, which are the ingredients borrowed from various historical and ethnic traditions and other sources? These and other questions are discussed in five case studies from different parts of the world, written by renowned scholars from Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, India and Singapore.
Asian Alterity With Special Reference To Architecture And Urbanism Through The Lens Of Cultural Studies
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Author : William Siew Wai Lim
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2007-12-04
Asian Alterity With Special Reference To Architecture And Urbanism Through The Lens Of Cultural Studies written by William Siew Wai Lim and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-04 with Architecture categories.
Asian Alterity is an interdisciplinary theoretical analysis that vigorously contests the homogeneity of the mainstream Eurocentric values. Part I argues for the need for an alternate perspective to be introduced so as to understand the diversity of Asia's cultural differences at their varied development stages and to meet the complex challenges of the explosive urban expansion and disruptive changes in traditional cultures and lifestyles.Part II of the book consists of nine case studies of Asian major urban cities by well-established academic writers and urban theorists. Each author presents diverse aspects of urban dynamism. The case studies will collectively demonstrate a broad framework to understand the essentiality of the interdisciplinary mode of Cultural Studies as an important lens towards meeting the challenges in Asian Architecture and Urbanism.Highlights of the book: