Robert Kronenburg

Portable Architecture (eBook, PDF)

Design and Technology

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living conditions as the seasons changed. This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design. In the Arts and Culture section, Shigeru Ban's Nomadic Museum, made of shipping containers in the USA and Japan is examined, as is Mark Fisher's event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling Stones and U2. Suggestions for flexible living include Richard Horden's micro compact home and the Container Home Kit from LOT/EK. The design of mobile structures used in extreme situations, such as the Antarctic or in the aftermath of natural catastrophes, is explored. Exhibition and entertainment facilities are other typical areas of application for light, mobile structures. Demountable, temporary structures allow for exciting architectural experimentation which can then be prototyped for regular use.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Birkhäuser
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783764383251
• Artikelnr.: 44935844

Autorenporträt

Robert Kronenburg is an architect and a professor at the University of Liverpool, whose School of Architecture he heads.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface

Introduction

Exhibition and Commerce

Renzo Piano Building Workshop: IBM Traveling Pavilion

James Law Cybertecture: Pacific Century Cyberworks Connect Kiosk Shops

LOT-EK: DIM Mobile Retail Unit

LOT-EK: Uniqlo Pop-Up Store

Shigeru Ban: Japan Pavilion

Shigeru Ban: Nomadic Museum

FTL Design Engineering Studio: Dyson Mobile Exhibition Pavilion

Tectoniks Ltd.: Spirit of Dubai Building

Inflate: Big M

Inflate: Unipart Structure

Inflate: Smirnoff Cube

Festo: Airtecture Air Hall

Festo: Airquarium

Entertainment

Rudi Enos, Valhalla

Toutenkamion, Screen Machine 2

AMP Arquitectos/Wilk Salinas, Bathing Ship

FTL Design Engineering Studio: Harley Davidson Machine Tent

Mark Fisher: U2 Vertigo Tour Stage Set

Mark Fisher: The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour Stage Set

Mark Fisher: Superbowl Half-Time Shows

Shelter and Residential

Office of Mobile Design: Portable House

Richard Horden: micro-compact home

Paul Burchill and Hervé Delaby: Caravan of the Future

LOT-EK: Mobile Dwelling Unit

Arts and Education

Gruber + Popp Architekten: Mobile Museums

Gollifer Langston Architects: Classroom of the Future

Theo Jansen: Animarus Rhinocerus Transport

Tadao Ando Architect and Associates, Karaza Theatre

Military and Expedition

NASA: ISS TransHAB

Faber Maunsell: Halley VI

Weatherhaven: BHP Geological Survey Camp

Selected Bibliography

Index

Illustration Credits