Building in existing fabric : refurbishment, extensions, new design : [electronic book] /
By: Schittich, Christian.
Contributor(s): EBSCO [vendor].
Publisher: Basel : De Gruyter, 2012Description: 1 online resource (178 pages).Content type: text | text Media type: computer | computer Carrier type: online resource | online resourceISBN: 9783034614894; 9783034614894:; 3034614896.Subject(s): Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Buildings -- Remodeling for other use | Buildings -- Additions | Architectural design | Architecture, Modern -- Designs and plansOnline resources: Access ebook hereItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Ebook | ATU Sligo Yeats Library eBook | Available Online |
Creative Conversions -- Conversions : the new normal -- There's nothing green about building in the countryside -- Preservation of buildings from the modern era -- The projects -- Urban renewal in Salemi -- Cultural Centre in Toledo -- Museum in Colmenar Viejo -- Shop entrance in New York -- Visitors' Centre in Criewen -- Yellow House in Flims -- House and studio building in Sent -- Church community centre in Schwindkirchen -- Loft Conversion in Berlin -- House extension in Montrouge -- House extension in Munich -- House on Lake Starnberg -- House extension in Remscheid -- Parasite in Rotterdam -- Restaurant in Oporto -- Panel construction housing in Dresden -- Housing development in Chur -- Insurance building in Munich -- Alf Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt -- MoMA QNS in New York -- Tate Modern in London -- Cultural and Business Centre in Turin -- Documentation Centre in the Reichs Party Congress Complex in Nuremberg -- British Museum courtyard in London -- Architects -- Authors -- Illustration credits.
All around us we encounter buildings whose original purpose has rendered then obsolete and which offer space for new uses. This title examines a wide range of realized examples, highlighting successful and innovative solutions.