Office Buildings : A Design Manual

Rainer Hascher ; Simone Jeska ; Birgit Klauck (eds.)

ISBN 10: 3764366508 / ISBN 13: 9783764366506

Published by Birkhäuser, 104, 2002

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Text in English. 264 pp. Light rubbing to the covers. Offices, as a category of building, have probably faced more challenges and undergone more dramatic changes in the last few years than most other kinds of buildings. Increasing economic globalisation, new information and communication technologies, and ecological considerations are all making demands on a branch of architecture which for nearly a century had been marked by the construction norms and standards, and the requirements of office organisation. These old solutions are, however, no longer viable for many modern companies, where flexibility and mobility determine the working day of a new generation of office nomads, and architecture and ist design praxis is having to adapt. with some 70 significant international examples taken from the last five years, the authors and editors show in systematic for and with thematic contributions how the new issues facing architects can be resolved.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Office Buildings : A Design Manual
• Publisher: Birkhäuser, 104
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764366508
• ISBN 13: 9783764366506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

With some 70 international examples the authors and editors show how the new issues facing architects can be resolved. Thematic contributions by experts in various disciplines discuss topics such as models of work organisation, facade technology, climatic regulation, lighting etc. This volume is a crucial standard work in the design of offices."

About the Author

Rainer Hascher , born in 1950, has had his own office for architecture and product design since 1979. He is also Professor for Design, Construction and Building Studies at the Technical University, Berlin.