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In 1951, Konrad Wachsmann and his department at the IIT received a commission from the US Air Force to investigate no less than a completely new method of construction based on the structural models he had already developed.The iconographic model of the US Air Force Hangar developed from this work was a true “turning point in building”: the structure designed represents an almost futurist promise of a fully industrialized building culture, the conceptual image of which also became the direct inspiration for various architectural avant-gardes.Stressing Wachsmann attempts to finally place Konrad Wachsmann’s achievement appropriately in architectural history and to critically compare the mental and material conditions involved in the construction of buildings at that time and today.

Buildings. --- Constructions. --- architects --- Wachsmann, Konrad --- Constructions --- 69.01 --- 69.07 --- Bouwconstructie --- Constructiesystemen --- Draagconstructies

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By introducing the category of movement, New Move takes a new look at current issues in architecture. Adaptive building components and elements allow more flexible uses of facilities and to extend their function, to conserve and gain energy, and to initiate, display, and control interaction with users. Applications range from interiors and solar shading to facade and roof designs. The extended understanding of movement also includes concepts in urban design and other disciplines. New Move systematically explores background information, concepts, and functions in a large number of contributions. More than 50 case studies illustrate the various types of movement, such as swiveling and turning, rotating, sliding, and folding using built examples in contemporary high-profile international architecture.

Architectuur en design --- 692 --- 69.01 --- 72.04 --- 692(03) --- 72.011 --- 72.023 --- 69(03) --- 69.03 --- 72.02 --- Constructie ; van gebouwen ; details ; 21ste eeuw --- Kinetische architectuur ; 21ste eeuw --- Constructiedelen --- Constructie --- Constructiesystemen --- Details (architectuur) --- Architectuurdetails --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; naslagwerken --- Architectuur ; vormgeving, ontwerp, compositie --- Architectuur ; beschikbare materialen --- Bouwwezen. Constructie ; encyclopedieën --- Bouwwezen ; afmeting, duurzaamheid, plaats en vorm van gebouwen --- Architectuur ; techniek, werkmethoden, behoud

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Het boek 'Designing Lightness. Structures for Saving Energy' roept op tot het ontwerpen van ultralichte structuren waarmee grote hoeveelheden energie kunnen worden bespaard en komt met praktische tips om daar daadwerkelijk een begin mee te maken. Aan de hand van vermakelijke vrije associaties worden er onverwachte verbanden gelegd tussen de wereld van de composietmaterialen en structurele oplossingen. Designing Lightness is daarom urgenter dan de conventionele benadering van duurzaamheid, die zich immers richt op de symptomen in plaats van op de oorzaken van de overschrijding van de grenzen van natuur en milieu. Het boek is van belang voor alle ontwerpdisciplines en bespreekt zowel verpakkingen als voertuigen, wolkenkrabbers en verschijnselen op de nanoschaal. This book is an appeal to start designing minimum weight applications to seriously save energy. It also offers practical advice for doing so. 'Designing Lightness' entertains the reader with its free associations, creating unexpected crosslinks between the world of composite materials and structural solutions. It therefore precedes the conventional approach to sustainability, which focuses on symptoms rather than causes of environmental overload. The book is of interest to all designing disciplines, combining packaging, vehicles, skyscrapers and nanoscale phenomena. Adriaan Beukers is an emeritus professor in Lightweight Structures. Ed van Hinte is a writer and award-winning critic with a design and engineering background. The book is the extended and improved sequel to their book Lightness, which appeared in 1998.

design --- vormgeving --- architectuur --- materialen --- bouw --- duurzaamheid --- 745.036/039 --- 772.9 --- ecologie --- productdesign --- verpakking --- biomimicry --- materialenleer --- polymeren --- composieten --- kunststoffen --- 688 --- 69.03 --- productdesign, afzonderlijke voorwerpen --- Lichte architectuur --- Energie-efficiënte architectuur --- Lichtgewicht architectuur --- 749.02 --- 749.011 --- 72.023 --- Architectuur en milieu ; lichte constructies --- Materialen ; composieten --- Industrieel design; materialen; kunststoffen --- Meubelkunst en design ; technieken, materialen --- Meubelkunst en design ; vormgeving, ontwerp, compositie --- Architectuur ; beschikbare materialen --- 69.504 --- 69.504 Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- Energy conservation in art --- Design --- Ecologie --- Economie d'énergie --- Processus de conception --- Building design --- Architecture --- Energy conservation in art. --- Design. --- Lightweight construction --- Composite materials --- Économies d'énergie dans l'art --- Construction légère --- Composites

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Building with Nature is a proven, innovative approach to create water-related Nature-based Solutions for societal challenges, that harnesses the forces of nature to benefit the environment, economy and society.00EcoShape, a unique collaboration between scientists, engineers, builders, designers and not-for-profits, has in the past decade designed, realized, monitored and researched multiple Building with Nature projects in Europe (especially in the Netherlands) and South East Asia. These projects demonstrate the capacity to build Nature-Based Solutions at scale to create safe and sustainable flood protection as well as ecologically rich and resilient environments that provide great places to live, work, and visit. These characteristics make Building with Nature the go-to method to adapt to and mitigate climate change.00In this book, EcoShape brings the authors into dialogue with experts and stakeholders to discuss methodologies and lessons learned about Building with Nature as well as potential barriers and enablers for implementation. It describes and illustrates key concepts, linking them to a range of landscape types and their underlying ecological, economic, and social systems. As such, the book is more than a manual; it captures the imaginative and inspirational potential of Building with Nature.

Sustainable engineering --- Conservation of natural resources --- Protection de l'environnement --- Développement durable --- Ecologie --- Politique énergétique --- Politique de l'environnement --- Engineering sustainability --- Green engineering --- Engineering --- Green technology --- Environmental engineering --- Conservation of resources --- Natural resources --- Natural resources conservation --- Resources conservation, Natural --- Environmental protection --- Natural resources conservation areas --- Conservation --- 72.504 --- 69.504 --- 69.504 Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- 72.504 Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture --- Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture

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"Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be complemented by the grid when renewable technologies cannot produce all the energy needed. We have gathered different examples of nature-powered homes, which are partially or completely off-grid, to focus on the importance of these homes, which put sustainability first"--Publisher's description.

Habitations --- Aspect environnemental. --- Ecological houses --- Sustainable architecture --- Small houses --- Dwellings --- Construction passive --- Energy conservation --- Domiciles --- Homes --- Houses --- One-family houses --- Residences --- Residential buildings --- Single-family homes --- Buildings --- Architecture, Domestic --- House-raising parties --- Household ecology --- Housing --- Houses, Small --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Architecture --- Sustainable design --- Alternative homes --- Ecohomes --- Environmental homes --- Green homes (Green technology) --- Low impact houses --- Sustainable houses --- Sustainable buildings --- Ecological houses - Designs and plans --- Sustainable architecture - Designs and plans --- Small houses - Designs and plans --- Dwellings - Energy conservation - Designs and plans --- 72.504 --- 69.504 --- 69.504 Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- Building and the environment. Sustainable building --- 72.504 Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture --- Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture --- Aspect environnemental