Synopses & Reviews
Here's the guide architects and building professionals need to meet the exploding demand for using stone in contemporary architecture and understand why stone is an attractive and practical option for new construction.
Magnificently illustrated with 300 illustrations (200 in beautiful full-color), the author covers every type of structure, including:
* Residential
* Religious
* Civic
* Commercial
Extensive case studies, primarily for structures built within the last decade, cover:
* Plans and elevations
* Creative ideas for using technological innovations to work with stone
* How to select and work with stone in conjunction with light conditions, water, and other materials
* The basics of cutting, surface treatment, and weathering
* How to incorporate stone into natural or urban landscapes
With a vast array of stone from all over the world now readily available, there is no better guide to using it in today's structures than New Stone Architecture.
About the Author
David Dernie (Cambridge, UK) is a Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and at the Bartlett, University of London, where he researches the use of materials in architecture.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Technologies of Stone: Ways to communicate in stone with an emphasis on recent structural and technological innovations.Hans Kollhoff: Potsdamerplatz project: Berlin, Germany, 2000Hervé Beaudouin: extension to Chamber of Agriculture, Niort, France, 1998Michael Hopkins: Queens Building, Emmanuel College,Cambridge, UK, 1995Ian Ritchie: Crystal Palace Sports Centre, London, UK, 2001Marc Mimram: Residences, 72 Boulevard Barbes, Paris, France, 1995Per Christian BrynildsenandJan Olay Jensen: Leper Hospital, Lasur, Chopda, India, 1998Alan Short: Brewery in Malta, 1988Renzo Piano: Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, Italy, 1991-2003Per Christian BrynildsenandJay Olay Jensen: Mortensrud Church, Norway, 2002Alberto Campo Baeza: Caja General de Ahorros, Granada, Spain, 2000Chapter 2: Petrified Landscapes: Stone and the landscape: stone employed for its qualities of a natural material: The use of stone in the context of a natural landscape or in urban contexts to refer to ‘nature.Zvi Hecker and Rafi Segal: Palmach Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1998Antoine Predock: Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Alto, NM, USA, 1997Ruiz-LarreaandAssociates: Ethnographic Museum, Guimar, Tenerife, Spain, 1997Juan Navarro Baldeweg: Altamira Museum and Study Centre, Santillana del Mar, Spain, 2000Gouwy, Grima, Rames: private house, Séniergues, France, 1998Souto Moura: house in Moledo, Porto, Portugal, 1998Souto Moura: Football Stadium, Braga, Portugal, 2001Alvaro Siza: Centre for Contemporary Arts, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1993Edourd François: Immeuble qui pousse, Montpellier, France, 2000Kengo Kuma: Stone Museum, Nasu, Japan, 1996Renzo Piano: Bleyeler Museum, Basle, Switzerland, 1997Chapter 3: The Foundation of Tradition: Stone in the urban settingM Ungers: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, Germany, 2001Berthold H. Penkhues: museum in Korbach, Germany, 1999Rafael Moneo: City Hall, Murcia, Spain, 1999Antoine Predock: Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, 1997Richard Meier: Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1998Eric Parry: office building, Finsbury Square, London + Foundress Court, Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK, 2001Tony Fretton: private house, Chelsea, London, UK, 2001Rafaele Cavadini: municipal buildings in Iragna, Switzerland, 1999Henning Larsen: Kunsthalle, Tyskland, GermanyOrtnerandOrtner: Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Austria, 2001Meck, Koppel: Cemetery Complex, Riem, Munich, Germany, 2001C Martinez, E Pemjean, R Pemjean: Town Hall and meeting room, Madarcos, Spain, 1996MadridejosandSancho: Town HallandCivic Center, San Fernando de Henares, Spain, 1996Mario Botta: Synagogue Cymbalista, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1999Mario Botta: Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Monte Tamano, Switzerland, 1996Wandel, Hoefer, LorchandHirsch: New Synagogue in Dresden, Germany, 2001Franceso Venezia: Piazza at Lauro, Italy, 1976Franceso Venezia: Funerary Chapel, Trapiani, 1992