Almanac of Architecture & Design 2005, Sixth Edition - Softcover

James P. Cramer; Jennifer Evans Yankopolus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967547792 ISBN 13: 9780967547794

Publisher: Greenway Communications, 2004

Synopsis

Since its launch in 2000, design professionals have come to rely on the Almanac of Architecture & Design for information about the industry and where they fit within it. Learn what awards your competition is winning. Read what design leaders are saying about their successes and vision of the future. Trace the trends in specific building types, or expand your knowledge of benchmark events in the history of the profession. The Almanac is your key to what is happening in the design world.

764 pages loaded with facts, rankings and little-known information:
* Recent winners of over 100 national and international award programs
* Rankings of the world’s tallest buildings, best skylines and most popular buildings
* Over 35 entries of use specifically for current and prospective design students
* Chapters devoted exclusively to sustainable/green design as well as historic preservation
* Award-winning essays and notable speeches from the past year
* Guides to design bookstores, museums, organizations, journal and magazines, hiring an architect or interior designer
* Obituaries of design leaders and patrons from the past year
* Historical timelines for sustainable/green design, planning, historic preservation and women in architecture
Includes extensive information on architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, industrial design, historic preservation and planning

The sixth edition also features three unique cover designs—each highlighting an award-winning project from a different leading firm.

About this title

About the Author

James Cramer is the founder and chairman of Greenway Consulting and adjunct professor of architecture at the University of Hawaii. He researches, consults, and gives seminars for leading professional firms around the world. He is also the author of 135 articles and several books, including the critically acclaimed Design + Enterprise, Seeking a New Reality in Architecture and co-author of the How Firms Succeed, A Field Guide to Management Solutions. He also serves as co-chair of the Washington D.C.-based think-tank, the Design Futures Council. Cramer is the former chief executive of The American Institute of Architects in Washington, D.C., and the former president of the American Architectural Foundation.

Jennifer Evans Yankopolus is the co-editor of the Almanac of Architecture & Design and an architectural historian. She is also the editor of the Archidek series of collectable, educational architecture trading cards and an editor for the Östberg press where she helps projects to achieve the imprint’s goal of promoting design excellence. She has a master’s degree in architecture history from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also studied at Drake University, where she received her B.S. in business administration and earned a master’s degree in heritage preservation from Georgia State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenway Communications
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967547792
• ISBN 13: 9780967547794
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 764
• Editor: Yankopolus Jennifer Evans, Cramer James P.