Villa Muller

Villa Muller
Author: Leslie Van Duzer
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 1994
Genre: Loos, Adolf, 1870-1933
ISBN: 9781568981239

A collection of documentaries that explore the history and spirit of the Olympic Games. 'The Olympic Spirit' traces the history of the Olympic Games from their origin in Ancient Greece to their revival in 1896, under the stewardship of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and subsequent growth. 'Greatest Moments of the Olympics' contains a series of two-minute vignettes that set out to capture the spirit of the Olympic Games. Finally, 'Olympic Sports' takes an in-depth look at the history and evolution of individual Olympic sports including sprinting, middle distance running, swimming, diving and cycling and includes interviews with current Olympic champions Pieter Van Den Hoogenband and Michael Phelps.

The New Space

The New Space
Author: Christopher Long
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0300223927

Scholars have long stressed the problem of ornament and expression when considering Viennese modernism. By the first decade of the 20th century, however, the avant-garde had shifted its focus from the surface to the interior. Adolf Loos (1870–1933), together with Josef Frank (1885–1967) and Oskar Strnad (1879–1935), led this generation of architects to interpret modernism through culture and lifestyle. They were interested in the experience of architectural space: how it could be navigated, inhabited, and designed to reflect the modern way of life while also offering respite from it. The New Space traces the theoretical conversation about space carried out in the writings and built works of Loos, Frank, and Strnad over four decades. The three ultimately explored what Le Corbusier would later—independently—term the architectural promenade. Lavishly illustrated with new photography and architectural plans, this important book enhances our understanding of the development of modernism and of architectural theory and practice.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1924
Release: 2009
Genre: Subject headings, Library of Congress
ISBN:

Architecture Language Critique

Architecture Language Critique
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004458360

Paul Engelmann was Adolf Loos’s favorite pupil, private secretary to Karl Kraus and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s most important interlocutor in the years between 1916 and 1928 as well as his partner in building the Stonborough House. Thus it was that the trenchant critique of modernity associated with Wittgenstein’s Vienna originated around Paul Engelmann. The present volume of essays from an international symposium in Aarhus, Denmark in 1999 offers an interdisciplinary perspective on issues bearing upon architecture, language and cultural criticism as they relate to the life’s work of Paul Engelmann.

Drawing Architecture and the Urban

Drawing Architecture and the Urban
Author: Sam Jacoby
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2016-04-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 111887949X

Drawing is an important means to analyse information and develop rigorous arguments both conceptually and visually. Going beyond the how-to drawing manual, this book provides an instrumental approach to drawing, especially computer-generated drawings; it outlines how drawings should be used to convey clear and analytical information in the process of design, as well as the communication and discussion of a project. In depth examples are provided how to communicate effectively. The final section demonstrates how to transform case-studies, directly connecting an analytical approach with the design process.

From Life to Architecture, to Life

From Life to Architecture, to Life
Author: Tim Ireland
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2024-01-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3031459253

The book establishes a correlation between architectural theory and the biosemiotic project, and suggest how this coupling establishes a framework leading to an architectural-biosemiotic paradigm that puts biosemiotic theory at the heart of cognising the built environment, and offers an approach to understanding and shaping the built environment that supports (and benefits) human, and organismic, spatial intelligence.

DK Eyewitness Czech and Slovak Republics

DK Eyewitness Czech and Slovak Republics
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465474846

Experience the best of this region: from exploring Prague-visiting St. Vitus's Cathedral and the Charles Bridge-to hiking in stunning Šumava National Park. In the Slovak Republic, discover Bratislava before exploring the lowlands in the west or the Tatras mountains in the north. Inspiring photography and unique illustrations bring to life major attractions such as Prague's Old Town Hall, Špilberk in Brno, and St. Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava. With hotel and restaurant recommendations and insider tips, this guide will help you plan the perfect trip through the Czech and Slovak Republics, and their picturesque towns, such as Trnava and Banská Bystrica, magnificent scenery, diverse topography, and rich history. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Czech & Slovak Republics truly shows you this city as no one else can.