#books #construction | Manual of structural design : structural principles- suitable spans - inspiring works

Manual of structural design : structural principles- suitable spans - inspiring works / Eberhard Möller.
Munich : Detail, 2022.
256 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Construcción – Materiales / Estructuras – Diseño / Teoría de las Estructuras

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783955535650
Cita APA-7: Möller, Eberhard (2022). Manual of structural design : structural principles- suitable spans - inspiring works. Detail.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-624.04 MAN
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1305016433

[.en] Decisions regarding the supporting structure have an influence on the design of a building as well as an economic and ecological impact. The creation of great and innovative buildings requires close collaboration of architects, clients and structural engineers. Modern structural systems can benefit from an appropriate combination of various building materials. The “Atlas Tragwerke” (Support Structure Atlas) goes beyond material confines and showcases suitable construction principles for different building tasks. Classical masterpieces and outstanding current projects are used to demonstrate the potentials of structural systems for various building tasks and consider alternatives. Easy-to-compare structural principles offer a basis for a common level of communication in an interdisciplinary planning process.

#books #construction | TerraFibra architectures

TerraFibra architectures / Dominique Gauzin-Müller, Aurélie Vissac.
Paris : Pavillon de l'Arsenal, 2021.
336 p.: il.
/ EN / Libros / Construcción – Materiales / Construcción de adobe / Construcción de tierra

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9782354870638
Cita APA-7: Gauzin-Müller, Dominique, & Vissac, Aurélie (2021). TerraFibra architectures. Pavillon de l'Arsenal.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-693.3 TER
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1294473037

[.en] The use of bio- and geo-sourced materials provides virtuous technical solutions to adapt our construction systems and fight climate change as a result. Some have been used for centuries, while others are being invented today.

This book demonstrates the potential of these modes of construction by analysing the 40 finalist buildings for the TerraFibra Award, the world’s first prize for contemporary architecture built with raw earth and plant fibres. Organised by technique (pisé, clay-based concrete, cob, adobe, pressed earth block, and plaster) or the material used (hemp, straw, reed, and bamboo), the projects testify to the commitment of these pioneering teams of architects, engineers, builders, and clients. They prove that we can build in a different way, by relying on local resources and know-how, without forsaking innovation. Rooted in a very specific sense of place, these frugal and creative architectures reveal the new horizons that await the world of construction and renovation.

#libros #arquitectura | Argument 3 | Making matters

Making matters / comisarios, David Casino... [et al.].
[Madrid] : Ediciones Asimétricas : DPA Prints’, 2021.
175 p. : il.
Ed. bilingüe español – inglés.
Serie: Argument ; 3.
/ ES / EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XXI / Construcción – Materiales / Diseño arquitectónico

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9788417905804
Cita APA-7: Casino, David [et al.] (ed.) (2021). Making matters. Ediciones Asimétricas.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.01 MAK
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1267334791

[.es] ‘Making Matters’ pone el foco sobre los procesos de producción arquitectónica centrados en la materia, presentando diferentes prácticas en las que la experimentación con lo material permite abrir nuevas líneas de exploración e investigación proyectual. El contenido de este tercer volumen de la colección ‘argument’ trata de construir un discurso cruzado a través del pensamiento y producción de estudios cuyas prácticas profesionales abordan la investigación material desde diferentes enfoques: la transformación de elementos manufacturados o industrializados, la relectura de los procesos infratecnológicos de artesanía y construcción tradicional, la creación de nuevos valores identitarios mediante la acción colectiva, el entendimiento del ensamblaje como agente activo de las nuevas ecologías, o la puesta en valor del propio proceso de experimentación con la materia como catalizador del proyecto de arquitectura.

#books #construction | Robust resilient resistant : reinforced concrete structures

Robust resilient resistant : reinforced concrete structures / edited by Jakob Schoof.
München : Detail Business Information GmbH, 2021.
224 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Construcción – Materiales / Construcción de hormigón / Construcción de hormigón armado / Hormigón armado

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783955535469
Cita APA-7: Schoof, Jakob (2021). Robust resilient resistant : reinforced concrete structures. Detail Business Information GmbH.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-624.012.45 REI
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1258958283 

[.en] Reinforced concrete is the go-to powerhouse of modern construction: no other load-bearing building material is as malleable with similarly good noise and fire protection properties. The book illustrates this versatility with around 20 building examples and specialist articles from the fields of structural and civil engineering. In-depth project descriptions and numerous detailed drawings show the design and construction process of these halls, bridges, railway stations, and office buildings. Articles informed by research and practice also portray a building material in transformation. Still, the reinforced concrete buildings of earlier decades also constitute a legacy, and their restoration and maintenance continue to fascinate us to this day. The book also takes a critical look at the handling of this building material.

#books #construction | The ecologies of the building envelope : a material history and theory of architectural surfaces

The ecologies of the building envelope : a material history and theory of architectural surfaces / Alejandro Zaera Polo, Jeffrey Anderson.
New York : Actar Publishers, 2021.
491 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Aspecto del medio ambiente / Construcción – Materiales / Fachadas

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9781948765183
Cita APA-7: Zaera-Polo, Alejandro, & Anderson, Jeffrey (2021). The ecologies of the building envelope : a material history and theory of architectural surfaces. Actar.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-692.2 ECO
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1259666990

[.en] ‘The Ecologies of the Envelope’ theorizes the building envelope as a literal embodiment of the social, political, technological, and economic contingencies which have become embedded within it over the last century, analyzing the historical lineages, heroes and villains that helped define the complex material ecologies we see within the envelope today.While the fac¸ade is one of the most thoroughly theorized elements of architecture, it is also one of the most questioned since the end of the 19th century. Within the discipline of architecture, the traditional understanding of the fac¸ade focuses primarily on semiotic and compositional operations (such as proportional laws and linguistic codes) which are deployed on the building’s surface. Rather than producing a stylistic analysis of the fac¸ade, we investigate the historical lineages of the performances, components, assembly types, and material entanglements that constitute the contemporary building envelope.

#books #architecture | Old is new : Architectural works by New Material Research Laboratory

Old is new : Architectural works by New Material Research Laboratory / Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tomoyuki Sakakida.
Zürich : Lars Müller , 2021.
399 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX – Japón / Arquitectura – Siglo XXI – Japón / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783037786468
Cita APA-7: Sugimoto, Hiroshi, & Sakakida, Tomoyuki (2021). Old is new : architectural works by new material research laboratory. Lars Müller.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.038(520) OLD
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/1269401714

[.en] “The oldest things are the newest”―this paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. In 2008, Sugimoto and the architect Tomoyuki Sakakida founded the New Material Research Laboratory, an architectural firm that researches and develops “new materials” from known materials and techniques by applying a different approach and interpretation. The Laboratory's aim is to rethink the use of old materials passed on to us from ancient times, the Middle Ages and the modern period. It advocates for a reconnection of the present with a bygone era, and to extend that connection to the future through architecture. Old Is New delves into the art and architecture, as well as the archaeological philosophy and contemporary practice of the New Material Research Laboratory. Richly illustrated, the book shows the choice of materials for each project. The photographs in itself are compositions, presenting scenes that show a balance of the present and past. Sugimoto and Sakakida, discussing their practice and approach, wrote the principal texts of this volume. Additional text contributions delve into the origin of the laboratory’s design ethos rooted in Japanese tradition and aesthetics and their historical context. The book also includes an annotated index of materials and classic Japanese techniques with information drawn from the laboratory’s research.

#bucher #konstruktion | Baukonstruktion und Bauphysik

Baukonstruktion und Bauphysik / herausgegeben von Peter Cheret.
Berlin : DOM, 2015.
487 p. : il.
/ DE / Libros / Cosnstrucción / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783869223223
Cita APA-7: Cheret, Peter (2015). Baukonstruktion und bauphysik. DOM.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-69 BAU
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/1233323654

[.de] Diese aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage des Klassikers Baukonstruktion zeigt praxistaugliche Prinzipien und Standards auf und vermittelt zugleich die Grundlagen der Bauphysik in übersichtlicher und leicht verständlicher Weise. Dabei wird auf die wichtigsten Baustoffe und Bauweisen (Mauerwerk, Holz und Beton) ebenso eingegangen wie auf die einzelnen Bauelemente von der Gründung über das Dach bis hin zu Fenster und Tür. Ein eigenes Kapitel erläutert die wesentlichen Planungsparameter zum Thema Brandschutz. Abgerundet wird das Kompendium für Studenten und Architekten mit einem alltagstauglichen Detailkatalog, der die baukonstruktiven Prinzipien anhand von ausgewählten Beispielen vermittelt.

[.es] Este manual contiene principios y normas prácticas y enseña los fundamentos de la construcción y la física de la edificación de forma clara y fácil de entender. Se analizan los materiales de construcción más importantes (mampostería, madera y hormigón) y los métodos de construcción, así como los distintos elementos del edificio, desde los cimientos y el tejado hasta las ventanas y puertas. En un capítulo aparte se explican los parámetros esenciales de planificación en materia de protección contra incendios. El compendio, dirigido tanto a estudiantes como a arquitectos, se completa con un catálogo detallado y apto para el uso cotidiano, que transmite los principios de la construcción de edificios mediante ejemplos seleccionados. Esta obra de referencia clara para la planificación diaria se ha desarrollado en el Instituto de Construcción y Diseño de Edificios de la Universidad de Stuttgart.

#books #architecture #construction | The materials book

The materials book / edited by Ilka Ruby & Andreas Ruby.
Berlin : Ruby Press, 2021.
400 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Aspecto del medio ambiente / Arquitectura sostenible / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783944074405
Cita APA-7: Ruby, Ilka, & Ruby, Andreas (eds.) (2021). The materials book. Ruby Press.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72:504 MAT
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/1240247914 

[.en] With the world’s population growing by 2.6 people per second, by 2050 we will need twice as many homes, highways, streets, and schools–all kinds of built infrastructure—if we are to maintain our standard of living. That will require vast quantities of construction materials and untold emissions of carbon dioxide, both for building new structures and heating, cooling, and maintaining them over the decades. While people in construction have a growing sense of the environmental toll of their business, the shift toward more sustainable standards can seem frustratingly slow. Yet the good news is that the scale of the industry means construction can be both a problem and a solution, as even small changes in the way we build can have an outsize impact on global carbon output. 

‘The Materials Book’ offers essays, case studies, and a catalog of building materials by more than 60 architects, engineers, and scientists from the world over on environmentally mindful and socially responsible use of materials and resources. The ideas range from centuries-old traditions to newly developed bio-materials, from low- tech, artisanal methods to advanced digital technologies, from incremental shifts to massive, top-down changes. There’s no single solution, no silver bullet, but rather a palette of ideas that, taken together, can serve as a guidebook for those who want to build in a better way—not in some distant future, but right now.

#libros #arquitectura | Ensayos sobre arquitectura y cerámica (IX)

Ensayos sobre arquitectura y cerámica (IX) = Essays on architecture and ceramics (IX) / editores Jesús Aparicio Guisado, Héctor Férnandez Elorza ; coordinación Jesús Aparicio Alfaro, Pablo Paradinas Sastre ; textos Jesús Aparicio Guisado... [et al.].
Madrid : Ediciones Asimétricas : Cátedra Cerámica Madrid , 2020.
107 p. : il.
Serie: Ensayos (Cátedra Cerámica Madrid).
/ ES / Libros / Cerámica en arquitectura / Cerámica industrial / Construcción – Materiales / Materiales cerámicos 

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9788417905507
Cita APA-7: Aparicio Guisado, Jesús, & Fernández Elorza, Héctor (eds.) (2020). Ensayos sobre arquitectura y cerámica (IX). Ediciones Asimétricas.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691.4 ENS/IX
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1236395244 

[.es] En este noveno volumen de la colección de Ensayos sobre Arquitectura y Cerámica, editado por la Cátedra Cerámica Madrid, y con la voluntad de seguir profundizando sobre la importancia de la cerámica en la Arquitectura, se recogen una serie de reflexiones, ideas y pensamientos en relación al material cerámico y el espacio arquitectónico. Se amplía, de esta manera, el campo de interés de un material de fuerte arraigo en la disciplina de la arquitectura, con una contribución que extiende el conocimiento del material, aunando sus valores históricos, técnicos y espaciales. Con el objeto de profundizar en el pensamiento sobre el valor espacial de la cerámica, se han impartido distintas conferencias, aportando nuevas perspectivas dentro del estudio de este material, así como se ha llevado a cabo el Quinto Congreso de Cerámica y Arquitectura. En los ensayos, los ponentes reflexionan sobre el carácter y el uso de la cerámica. Estos textos, como parte de las ponencias del congreso, son el material que contiene esta publicación.

#books #architecture | Brick stone metal wood : building on tradition

Brick stone metal wood : building on tradition / introduction, Carlos García Fernández, Begoña de Abajo Castrillo.
Mulgrave [etc.] : Images Publishing Group Pty, 2019.
256 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Construcción – Materiales / Construcción de ladrillo / Construcción de madera / Piedra de construcción

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9781864708370
Cita APA-7: García Fernández, Carlos, & Abajo Castrillo, Begoña de (2019). Brick stone metal wood : building on tradition. Images Publishing Group Pty.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691 BRI
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1160192291

[.en] The buildings of the past were constructed with readily available and local materials, such as stone, wood, or handmade bricks. Architects in the modern era, however, can choose from an ever increasing number of new materials, each one allowing for different advances in design. And yet the traditional materials have never been entirely supplanted; they still form an important part of the architectural range and are still used by architects the world over. The humble brick, for example, has remained a constant throughout the history of architecture, as has timber with its flexibility and warm tones. But today such elements can be used in conjunction with newer materials to highlight their natural beauty in many different ways: creating a stunning metal facade, wrapping a building with a cool, sleek stone finish, designing a wall with an eye-catching interesting texture, or adding depth or warmth to an internal design. Traditional metals are also finding new use, being employed to coat a structure in a light metal skin that reflects the sunlight, or embedded onto a building to add interest and texture. This book journeys through a curated selection of stunning examples from across the world, showcasing how each material is creatively used over a diverse range of building types and styles, and illustrating the myriad possibilities and forms available to the modern architect who chooses to rework these age-old materials into a brand-new decorative yet functional form.

#books #architecture | Materials and meaning in architecture : essays on the bodily experience of buildings

Materials and meaning in architecture : essays on the bodily experience of buildings / Nathaniel Coleman.
London [etc.] : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.
xv, 318 p., 16 h. de lám. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Factores humanos / Arquitectura – Siglo XX / Arquitectura – Teoría / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9781474287753
Cita APA-7: Coleman, Nathaniel (2020). Materials and meaning in architecture : essays on the bodily experience of buildings. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.01 MAT
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1157892745

[.en] Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation.

Arguing that architecture is primarily experienced by the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad-ranging study shows how the most engaging built works are as tactile as they are sensuous, communicating directly with the bodily senses, especially touch. It explores the theme of 'material imagination' and the power of establishing 'place identity' in an architect's work, to consider the enduring expressive possibilities of material use in architecture.

The book's chapters can be dipped into, each individual chapter providing close readings of built works by selected modern masters (Scarpa, Zumthor, Williams and Tsien), insights into key texts and theories (Ruskin, Loos, Bachelard), or short cultural histories of materials (wood, brick, concrete, steel, and glass). And yet, taken together, the chapters build to a powerful book-length argument about how meaning accrues to materials through time, and about the need to reinsert the bodily experience of materiality into architectural design. It is thus also, in part, a manifesto: arguing for architecture to act as a bulwark against the tide of an increasingly depersonalised built environment.

With insights for a wide range of readers, ranging from students through to researchers and professional designers, Materials and Meaning in Architecture will cause theorists to rethink their assumptions and designers to see new potential for their projects.

#books #architecture | Vegetarian architecture : case studies on building and nature

Vegetarian architecture : case studies on building and nature / Andrea Bocco Guarneri.
Berlin : Jovis Verlag GmbH, 2019.
240 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Aspecto del medio ambiente / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783868595697
Cita APA-7: Bocco Guarneri, Andrea (2019). Vegetarian architecture : case studies on building and nature. Jovis Verlag GmbH.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72:504 VEG
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1126313348

[.en] What is "good" architecture? This seemingly simple question is connected to a wide range of criteria--just like the radical quest for "good" food, which has produced a wealth of insights over the past few decades. This book showcases buildings whose construction has been based on simple technology, good craftsmanship and careful choice of local and natural materials, as well as local development initiatives that demonstrate excellence in building quality, landscape restoration and community revitalization. The selection of case studies is broad and definitely unconventional: it encompasses Europe and Japan, and privileges lesser-known authors, unobtrusive works and marginal localities where radically fresh attitudes have been able to develop.

#libros #arquitectura #construccion | Memoria de actividades : curso académico 2018-2019

Memoria de actividades : curso académico 2018-2019 / [coordinacion editorial y selección de material, Enrique Sanz Neira].
[Madrid] : Foro cerámico Hispalyt, 2019.
142 p. il.
/ ES / Libros / Arquitectura – Concursos / Arquitectura – Premios y recompensas / Cerámica en arquitectura / Construcción – Materiales

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9788412076820
Cita APA-7: Sanz Neira, E. (ed.) (2019). Memoria de actividades : curso académico 2018-2019. Foro cerámico Hispalyt.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.092 MEM
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1140164957

🔓 Ed. electrónica:
RE-Hispalyt / Open Access
https://www.foroceramico.es/Uploads/docs/Foro%20Cer%E1mico%20Hispalyt%202018-2019%20versi%F3n%20web.pdf

[.es] Este libro comprende un resumen de todas las actividades realizadas durante el pasado curso académico en el marco del Foro Universitario Cerámico Hispalyt: Concurso de Proyectos, Premios TFM/TFG, Lecciones Aprendidas, Conferencias sobre sistemas cerámicos y Visitas a fábrica. Entre otros, se incluyen detalles de una selección de los proyectos, trabajos y textos presentados al Concurso de Proyectos y al Premio TFM/TFG.

Durante este curso, el Concurso de Proyectos, que consistía en el diseño de un Centro de información sobre la Almadraba en Tarifa (Cádiz), ha experimentado un cambio sustancial. Así, por primera vez, se han convocado Premios Locales en Escuelas de Arquitectura de toda España y el Premio Local Hispalyt, para aquellos alumnos de Escuelas en las que no se convocara Premio Local, o que el mismo hubiera quedado desierto, recogiendo de esta forma el resto de propuestas. En los Premios Locales se ha conseguido una amplia participación por parte de los alumnos, recibiéndose en total 140 proyectos de un elevado nivel que muestran el talento de los jóvenes arquitectos que se están formando hoy en las Escuelas de Arquitectura de nuestro país. En concreto, se han recibido propuestas de alumnos de las Escuelas de A Coruña, Alicante, Málaga, Sevilla, Madrid-UE, Zaragoza, Valencia, Valladolid, Madrid - CEU San Pablo, Barcelona, Toledo y Madrid-UPM. Finalmente, los 19 proyectos ganadores y mencionados de los Premios Locales en Escuelas y en el Premio Local Hispalyt participaron en el Premio Nacional del Concurso de Proyectos. Los profesores coordinadores de las Escuelas de Arquitectura colaboradoras de este Concurso merecen una mención especial, ya que su esfuerzo y dedicación han hecho que los Premios en este curso 2018/2019 hayan sido todo un éxito que esperamos que se repita en un futuro. El Premio TFM/TFG, en sus categorías de Trabajo Fin de Máster y Trabajo Fin de Grado/Textos de investigación, también ha tenido una buena acogida, recibiéndose 18 propuestas en total.

#libri #architettura | Le Terme di Diocleziano : la Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli

Le Terme di Diocleziano : la Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli / a cura di Rosanna Friggeri, Marina Magnani Cianetti ; testi di Ines Arletti ... [et al.].
Milano : Electa, 2014.
411 p., 75 p. de lám. : il.
/ IT / Libros / Arquitectura romana / Balnearios – Italia / Construcción – Materiales / Roma

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9788891801418
Cita APA-7: Friggeri, R., Magnani Cianetti, & M., Arletti, I. (eds). (2014). Le terme di Diocleziano : la Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli. Electa.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.032.7 TER
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1114327491

[.it] Questo poderoso volume raccoglie in un'unica sede una grande quantità di contributi e un'ampia documentazione su uno dei complessi monumentali più vasti e importanti della Roma antica e moderna. Se ne presentano e discutono i diversi aspetti del contesto e delle trasformazioni, intrecciando le notizie delle fonti con l'analisi delle strutture anche alla luce dei dati emersi dai saggi di scavo e dall'accurato restauro recentemente eseguiti. Il volume è articolato in due parti, una dedicata alle Terme e l'altra alla fortuna del monumento, dall'abbandono al riuso. La prima presenta i risultati dei saggi archeologici e delle indagini dell'ultimo triennio, che hanno fornito elementi sull'architettura e sul funzionamento dell'impianto termale. La seconda sezione percorre la storia post-antica delle Terme: la costruzione della Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e della Certosa, dal progetto michelangiolesco alle successive trasformazioni annonarie, fino ai più recenti interventi di restauro e musealizzazione. Conclude il volume un Atlante con una scelta di 75 stampe e fotografie antiche delle Terme, nel quale si è scelto di inserire, privilegiandole, soprattutto quelle meno note. Il volume è illustrato con elaborati grafici nei quali sono confluiti i dati oggetto di studio; in particolare, sono a corredo del volume planimetrie dell'area delle Terme di Diocleziano e dello stato attuale del complesso della Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli.

#books #architecture | Upscaling earth : material, process, catalyst

Upscaling earth : material, process, catalyst / Anna Heringer, Lindsay Blair Howe, Martin Rauch.
Zurich, Switzerland : gta Verlag, 2019.
151 p. : il.
/ EN / Libros / Construcción – Materiales / Construcción de tierra

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783856763930
Cita APA-7: Heringer, A., Howe, L. B. & Rauch, M. (2019). Upscaling earth : material, process, catalyst. gta Verlag.
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-693.3 UPS
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1139693091

[.en] Earth building is not only one of the oldest, but also one of the most modern construction methods of our time. What economic, environmental, and social conditions are necessary for an upscaling of earth to occur? In the future, cement, the most important component of concrete, will –as well as other finite resources– become less viable to produce and significantly more expensive. Considering appropriate alternatives for building materials is becoming imperative. This book presents a wide scope of built and unbuilt projects as well as strategies that can be implemented to edify processes of building, adapting the use of earth to each unique culture and context. Using impressive examples, the authors demonstrate ground-breaking technological innovations that highlight the advantages of this material: from its worldwide availability to the possibility of comprehensive recycling, from climate-neutral production to socially just implementation, including a focus on emerging economies. This book reveals the incredible potentials of earthen architecture – for people and for the entire planet.

As environmental pressures continue to increase and concerns about resource scarcity continue to grow, a number of prominent architectural thinkers are returning to one of the world's oldest construction methods: earth building. Upscaling Earth showcases innovative thinking about materials and the potential for earth building to replace more environmentally damaging, resource-intensive materials like concrete. What economic, environmental, and social conditions, the book asks, would be necessary for an upscaling of earth to occur? Presenting a wide range of built and unbuilt projects and outlining strategies that can be implemented to adapt the use of earth to each unique culture and context, Upscaling Earth demonstrates groundbreaking technological innovations that highlight the advantages of this material. From worldwide availability to the possibility of comprehensive recycling, from climate-neutral production to socially just implementation, the book reveals the incredible potential of earthen architecture.

#books #architecture | Recyclable by Werner Sobek

Recyclable by Werner Sobek / Frank Heinlein.
Stuttgart, Germany : Avedition, [2019].
151 p. : il.
Ed. bilingüe inglés – alemán.
/ EN / DE / Libros / Arquitectura – Aspecto del medio ambiente / Arquitectura sostenible / Construcción – Materiales / Werner Sobek

📘 Ed. impresa: ISBN 9783899863048
Cita APA-7: Heinlein, F. (2019). Recyclable by Werner Sobek. Avedition. 
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691.1 REC
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1141093725

[.en] New and important insights into the use of recyclable materials in housing construction. Makes a case for creating buildings which are both sustainable and beautiful. The Urban Mining and Recycling (UMAR) Experimental Unit, located on the campus of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, was designed by Werner Sobek with Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel. All the elements required to construct the unit had to be 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable. Of central importance is the idea that instead of using and subsequently disposing of resources, they can be borrowed from their technical and biological cycles for a certain amount of time before being put back into circulation once again. This project demonstrates how a responsible approach to dealing with natural resources can be applied to creating appealing and sustainable buildings, and places life-cycle thinking at the forefront of design.

¢books #construction | Manual of recycling: buildings as sources of materials

Manual of recycling: buildings as sources of materials / Annette Hillebrandt ... [et al.].
München: Detail Business Information GmbH, 2019.
Serie: Detail Construction Manuals
ISBN 9783955534929
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura sostenible / Construcción – Aspecto del medio ambiente / Construcción – Materiales / Desarrollo sostenible
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691 MAN
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1126588570

How is it possible to keep the immense deposits of raw materials in buildings "active" and realise environmentally sustainable buildings in the long term? Besides "sufficiency, consistency and efficiency", this goal implies the intelligent use of resources, the recyclability of structures, circular construction methods that reuse decommissioned materials, in short "urban mining". This requires a rethink in planning and execution, thus posing a great challenge for architects and engineers. The Recycling Manual provides the necessary expertise for the associated paradigm shift in construction. In addition to successful project examples, this comprehensive and detailed guide provides in-depth explanations on calculation methods and tendering aspects.

#libros #arquitectura | Arquia Tesis 42 | Materia informada : deformación, conformación y codificación

Materia informada : deformación, conformación y codificación : procedimientos de almacenamiento de información en la materia / Ignacio Borrego.
Madrid : Fundación Arquia, [2019].
273 p. : il.
Serie: Arquia/tesis ; 42.
[Tesis Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Fecha defensa: 2012]
ISBN 9788412028447
/ ES / Libros / Tesis / Arquitectura – Filosofía / Construcción – Materiales / Materia (Filosofía)
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691 MAT
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1126506110
Otra edición:
Materia informada [Recurso electrónico] : deformación, conformación y codificación / Ignacio Borrego
/ RE / RE-UPM / Open Access 
TEXTO COMPLETO | Archivo Digital UPM
http://oa.upm.es/14529/

Esta investigación analiza la capacidad de la materia de albergar información, y propone una clasificación que ordene todas sus manifestaciones. El objetivo de esta tesis es describir estos procedimientos (que son tres y dan lugar a cada uno de sus tres capítulos), y establecer cómo todos los procesos de manipulación de la materia, que dejan algún rastro sobre ella, se producen siguiendo alguno de los mismos. Para llegar a este objetivo, se procura realizar un exhaustivo recorrido a través de numerosas y diversas experiencias de alteración de la materia, para dar lugar a una extensa clasificación que siente las bases para interpretar cualquier otra intervención. Es decir, el objetivo, no es tanto hacer una clasificación de las intervenciones más relevantes de la Historia, sino descubrir una estructura, un orden, una taxonomía en estas actuaciones sobre la materia que permita interpretar cualquier manifestación, tanto del pasado como del futuro. Este estudio pretende abordar un aspecto parcial, aunque fundamental, de la construcción dando prioridad a la materialidad, sin la intención de negar el carácter espacial de la forma arquitectónica.

Se concentra en los parámetros relativos a la interpretación de la materia. Se trata de una atención tan cercana al objeto que evita su entendimiento global, para profundizar en las razones parciales específicamente materiales. Se desatiende al conjunto para descifrar el fragmento. En Arquitectura, la materia ha sido desde siempre objeto de investigación, y por lo tanto ha sido receptora y almacén de los avances logrados. El interés principal de esta tesis se concentra en la manipulación de la materia que ha sido llevada a cabo con el propósito de construir, pero el ámbito de la construcción no es exclusivo de la arquitectura, por lo que otras actividades como el arte, y las ciencias naturales aportan aspectos y avances que han sido recogidas asimismo dentro de la investigación. De hecho, muchas de estas actividades ni siquiera están relacionadas con la construcción, pero realizan o desvelan procedimientos relevantes en el campo del trabajo sobre la materia, que hacen necesaria su inclusión. De esta forma se ofrece un acercamiento poliédrico desde puntos de vista interdisciplinares, para describir con rigor las posibilidades contrastadas en construcciones, tanto existentes como aplicaciones potenciales.

#books #architecture | Materials in progress : innovations for designers and architects

Materials in progress : innovations for designers and architects / Sascha Peters, Diana Drewes.
Basel: Birkhäuser, 2019.
271 p. : il.
ISBN 9783035613582
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Innovaciones / Construcción – Materiales / Diseño industrial
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691 MAT
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1108618153

[.en] New materials and technologies play a significant role in architecture and design. Environmentally compatible materials and production methods are demanded just as much as smoothly functioning recycling management. In addition, trends like digitalization, 3D printing and intelligent systems and materials have a decisive influence on material innovations.The book's eight chapters span a bridge from science and industrial research to applications in architecture and design. In a compact format, it offers a well-grounded overview of the latest material innovations, including edible packaging, liquid light and intelligent natural materials. At the same time, the societal dimension of such developments is taken into consideration.

#books #architecture #construction | Modern construction envelopes : systems for architectural design and prototyping

Modern construction envelopes : systems for architectural design and prototyping / Andrew Watts.
Basel : Birkhauser, 2019 / 3rd ed.
521 p. : il.
ISBN 9783035617696
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Detalles / Construcción – Materiales / Cubiertas (Construcción) / Fachadas / Muros
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-691 MOD
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1103706157

[.en] Modern Construction Envelopes deals with the facade and roof as an integral part of the building, allowing a holistic approach to the design of the building envelope and providing greater design freedom. The book is aimed at readers who want to extend their knowledge of wall and roof construction beyond the information given in the Modern Construction Handbook, using state-of-the-art construction principles of modern facade and roof systems. The third edition of this classic has been fully brought up to date; it contains new examples in all chapters and presents the projects in revised, new 3D drawings and in 27 AR applications that can be accessed free of charge via smartphone and tablet.