Additional information
by Bert Bielefeld (Editor)
From residential buildings to airports
In formulating a design concept into a viable
plan, architects oscillate constantly between two planes of observation:
the actual design task in the context of planning typologies such as
residential buildings, office buildings, museum, or airport, and the
individual room, meaning the kitchen, office, classroom, sanitary rooms,
storage rooms, and so on.
Planning Architecture offers
architects and students a well thought-out planning tool, in which two
main sections reciprocally complement one another: the "spaces" and the
"typologies" between which the planner can flexibly oscillate depending
on his or her plane of observation. All relevant planning information is
presented in a detailed clear fashion, and in context.
These two
sections are flanked by an introductory chapter explaining the basis
and framework for typological design, as well as a "reference section"
at the end of the book that clearly lists general dimensions and units,
regulations and standards.
- All important information, clearly formulated and easy to find
- Essential to every architect's desk: for students or in day-to-day practice
- Developed by a professional team of authors and the publisher of the successful BASICS students' series
Author Biography
Bert Bielefeld, Professor at the University of Siegen, managing partner of bielefeld&partner in Dortmund, Germany.
