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At heart, this spirited survey of rooftop gardens and structural additions is a reference book for architects and designers. And Busch's ( The Photography of Architecture ) strong background in these fields aids her well. She explores sleek penthouses and costly greenhouses--but also rustic retreats and suburban gazebos. Among these ambitious and expensive aeries are projects by I. M. Pei and Frank Gehry, giving the book a definite postmodern slant. Both industrial and residential examples come in for scrutiny. The author gives a nod to architectural internationalism: we glimpse rooftops in Tokyo and Vienna. Each project is described from its original plans to its accomplished ends, as Busch explains how structural problems were overcome. Architectural working drawings and elevations are well represented, complementing stylish photographs of final products. Rooftop Architecture should give the savvy reader both aesthetic and practical guidance.

Buildings --- Constructions --- Additions. --- Agrandissements --- 721.7 --- 728.99 --- 72.059 --- 72.025 --- Aanbouwen (architectuur) --- Uitbreidingen (architectuur) --- Dakterrassen --- Dakterrasarchitectuur --- Dakterraswoningen --- Aanbouwen --- Uitbreidingen --- Verbouwingen

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The land in big cities has be used more intensively, but the possibilities are limited. One of the leading options for the future is the use of the flat roofs of residential buildings and office blocks as a building site. Rooftop buildings can intensify the existing city, inject it with new vitality and break through the monofunctionality of a neighbourhood. So far the exploitation of rooftop space has been incidental. This book analyses and describes the opportunities for realizing projects of this kind, as well as the potential difficulties, using interesting examples of construction on top of existing buildings in the Netherlands and abroad. It will therefore be influential in establishing a benchmark for architecture and urban planning that is a necessity if rooftop architecture is to have a serious future.(http://www.naipublishers.nl/architecture/rooftoparch_e.html)24/11/05

Buildings --- Roofs --- Architecture --- Constructions --- Toits --- Additions. --- Design and construction. --- Details. --- Agrandissements --- Conception et construction --- Détails --- Construction --- Toiture --- Toiture-terrasse --- Utopie architecturale --- 721.1 --- 721.7 --- 728.99 --- 72.059 --- 72.025 --- Prefab architectuur --- Aanbouwen (architectuur) --- Uitbreidingen (architectuur) --- Dakterrassen --- Dakterrasarchitectuur --- Dakterraswoningen --- Aanbouwen --- Uitbreidingen --- Verbouwingen --- Détails