Old Buildings, New Designs
Architectural Transformations
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Design & Drafting
| Author: | Charles Bloszies | ISBN: | 9781616892012 |
| Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press | Publication: | July 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Princeton Architectural Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Bloszies |
| ISBN: | 9781616892012 |
| Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Publication: | July 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Princeton Architectural Press |
| Language: | English |
Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an Architecture Brief devoted to working within a given architectural fabric from the technical issues that arise from aging construction to the controversy generated by the various project stakeholders to the unique aesthetic possibilities created through the juxtaposition of old and new.
Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an Architecture Brief devoted to working within a given architectural fabric from the technical issues that arise from aging construction to the controversy generated by the various project stakeholders to the unique aesthetic possibilities created through the juxtaposition of old and new.
