Flying Dutchmen : motion in architecture / Kari Jormakka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jormakka, Kari.

Series:

IT revolution in architecture

IT revolution in architecture.

Standardized Title:

Olandesi volanti English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Netherlands--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--Computer-aided design.

Computer-aided design.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

93 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, music ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, 2002.

Summary:

Since Vitruvius described in his famous work not only fixed buildings but also mobile objects and constructions, the possibility of incorporating change and motion into architecture has continued to fascinate architects. Yet it is only since radically new materials and IT media have been developed that the dream has become reality. "Flying Dutchmen" shows the way a selection of innovative Dutch architects have incorporated the issue of movement in their buildings. The examples are drawn by OMA/Rem Koolhaas, NOX Architects, Kas Oosterhuis, UN Studio, NL Architects, Bentham Crouwel, and Herman Hertzberger. The analyses provide a fascinating glimpse into the design process and its results, from sensitive surfaces to dynamic spaces, from aerodynamic forms to interactively linked buildings. Kari Jormakka is Professor for Architecture Theory at the Vienna University of Technology and heads the architectural office Wombat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [90]-93.

ISBN:

3764366397

OCLC:

50052927