Bollinger + Grohmann / / with contributions by, Christian Brensing [and nine others] ; editors, Christian Schittich, Peter Cachola Schmal ; English translation and proofreading, Christina McKenna [and four others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822812603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: München : , : Detail, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation, , 2013
• ISBN: 3-95553-142-2
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Collana: DETAIL engineering; Detail engineering ; ; 3
• Altri autori (Persone): BrensingChristian; SchittichChristian; Cachola SchmalPeter <1960->; MckennaChristina
• Disciplina: 720
• Soggetti: Architecture, Modern - 20th century; Architecture, Modern - 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- An interview with Klaus Bollinger and Manfred Grohmann -- Process - Städel Museum -- Below the green hill - the new Städel Museum -- About the magic of the structure -- Building with and within existing buildings -- A new culture of building with and within existing buildings -- Fundamental conditions for building with existing buildings -- The attitude to existing buildings -- Process - European Central Bank building -- Symbolic metamorphoses - the European Central Bank building -- "We use everything that's there for functional reasons for the support structure." -- "The fairest in the land must also be good with figures" -- Innovative building shells -- Integral planning of innovative building shells -- Design process - from sketches to implementation -- Facade design in dialogue -- Process - Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center -- Squaring the snake - Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center -- An algorithm opens the window -- The stony road to the Emirates -- Energy planning and sustainability -- ; Energy-efficient urban rehabilitation and climate protection -- Energy-efficient buildings -- Knowledge transfer for international projects -- Interview with the architects involved in the Fès project -- Projects on an urban-planning level -- Process - Rolex Learning Center -- A clear view up to Mont Blanc - the Rolex Learning Center -- Generating geometries -- Flow of force as a design parameter -- Computational structures -- Projects and people -- Catalogue of projects -- People -- Picture credits -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: From the design competition to planning: Architects and engineers as a team from the very beginning