Atlas of world architecture

The spirit of an era is reftected by its architecture. The worldwide turbulences of the past years have led to a correspondingly unparalleled diversity of buildings. This compendium presents an international exhibition of contemporary architecture against a backdrop of global trends, local traditions, functional demands, economical constraints and individual styles. The selection includes stunn…

Designing orientation : signage, concepts & wayfinding systems

Featuring contemporary visually cohesive graphic communication systems for a given site to connect people and spaces.

Performance architecture + design

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9783037680421

Collation

299 p. ; 25 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

725.822 Uff p

Pedestrian zones : car-free urban spaces

In 2009, plans by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to transform part of Broadway including Times Square into a pedestrian area caused a sensation, not just in the city but internationally. Urban areas where pedestrians have right of way over vehicles are becoming increasingly important in the modern city and have enjoyed growing popular - ity since the 1950s. Not only do they increase the quali…

Packaging design

Along with the classics of the age of mass-consumption, this title presents many examples of innovative contemporary design solutions of product packaging.

Offices

This volume provides a cross-section through the design both of office buildings as well as office spaces.