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Workmanship

Working philosophy and design practice 2000–2010. RKW Architektur+Städtebau

By: Klaus-Dieter Weiss

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Workmanship

Working philosophy and design practice 2000–2010. RKW Architektur+Städtebau

By: Klaus-Dieter Weiss

today, the name RKW Architektur + Städtebau evokes two hundred architects whose work never fails to convince. The reason does not lie in the narrowly defined architectural language of individual leaders of the firm. More than in any other firm, the various teams are given generous latitude for independent initiative. Thus, this documentation of the last ten years, with cross - references to the development of this unique partnership since 1950, doesn’t just present sixty - five structures and projects from an internationally sought - after firm. On the contrary, in its search for the secret of the firm’s success, it looks behind the scenes in numerous interviews and essays. The works considered range from the research facilities for AUDI, the new sciences campus of RWTH Aachen University, and the corporate headquarters of Vodafone, Debitel, and Arag to urban revitalization projects, residential buildings, schools, sports halls, railroad stations, city halls, banks, urban office buildings and shopping centers, and the stadium for the 2012 European Soccer Championship in Gdansk.

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328

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Walter de Gruyter

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ISBN 10

3034610769

ISBN 13

9783034610766

BRT

By: Klaus-Dieter Weiss,BRT Architekten

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BRT

By: Klaus-Dieter Weiss,BRT Architekten

Without flaws in finishing detail, functionality and financial accountability, the Hamburg-based critically acclaimed architects Bothe Richter Teherani drive a wedge into the phlegmatic character of their profession. Ever since the car dealership Car & Driver the marque BRT internationally stands for buildings that are impressive in detail as well as in size and which manage to either captivate the public emotionally, or to provoke it on a visual level. BRT's labyrinthine yet systematic concepts to maximize space in office buildings, the futuristic connotations with UFOs, space shuttles and zeppelins, and their treatment of urban and public spaces are typologically documented in this volume designed by COMA within the segments "industry", "signs of the city", "mobility", "living space", "leisure time" and "office work". The accompanying essays and text contributions investigate the aims of the architects, somewhere between pragmatism and vision, between fine detail and the greater complexity of urban life. The editor, Klaus-Dieter Weiss, formerly a teacher at the University of Hannover and now critic and journalist, publishes articles and books on contemporary architecture.

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523

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Birkhauser

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3764321725

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9783764321727