Staircases
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Staircases
(Detail in building)
Academy Editions, 1995
Available at 10 libraries
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  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
The new Detail in Building series provides a foundation of contemporary design data covering key elements of building design. Such essential elements are part of the vocabulary of contemporary architecture, and future titles in the series will include canopies, parapets, entrance doors, rooflights and windows. Each building element will be clearly analysed both historically and in terms of contemporary examples by leading practices around the world. The combination of building context, design aesthetics and technical solution as revealed in the case studies will be highly informative as well as unique, in a field where specific technical quality in design detailing is often underexposed by the superficial presentation of entire schemes. Launching this new series, Staircases examines ten key stair designs that are both excellent in composition and successful in use. Introducing the case studies is a fully illustrated history of the staircase from its origins, through the Renaissance, and eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the remarkable virtuosity displayed by twentieth-century designers.
The book includes work by Sir Norman Foster, Herman Hertzberger, Will Alsop, Eva Jiricna and Richard Meier. Each example is analysed through detailed drawings and photographs, and the solution examined in full context. The result will be inspirational to students and designers alike, proving an invaluable tool in design.
Table of Contents
Definition. History. Projects. Eva Jiricna Architects. Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners. Richard Meier Architects. Sir Norman Foster and Partners. Alsop and St?rmer. Jestico and Whiles. Arkitekturb?ro Bolles-Wilson. Architectuurstudio Herman Hertzberger. Pattou Architects (Euro-Lille Master Plan by Rem Koolhaas/OMA). Colin St John Wilson and Partners. Further Reading.
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