Beyond ready-made solutions design as a practice of critical questioning How can design education foster hope in times of crisis? Authored by Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, and Stefan Zinell from the Department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this reader introduces a groundbreaking approach to design pedagogy. At its core are speculative practices, world-building, material engagement, and storytelling, equipping students and practitioners to address urgent questions of our time from the climate crisis to technological acceleration. Rather than offering solutions, the book cultivates the essential ability to design questions. With contributions from internationally renowned authors such as Paola Antonelli, Fiona Raby, Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, Zoy Anastassakis, Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Lilli Hollein, and Rory Hyde, the volume opens up new perspectives on the role of design in a world in transformation. Highlights of the book Innovative reader from the Department of Design Investigations, University of Applied Arts Vienna Focus on speculative design, world-building, and storytelling A new approach: designing questions instead of predefined answers Interdisciplinary reflections on climate, technology, and society International contributions from leading voices in design, art, and theory An essential publication for students, educators, and researchers in design, as well as for all who seek new methods to respond to global challenges with creativity and hope.Led by award-winning designer and professor Anab Jain, Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna fosters speculative, ecological and critical design education, supported by colleagues Nikolas Heep and Stefan Zinells interdisciplinary expertise.

Beyond ready-made solutions design as a practice of critical questioning How can design education foster hope in times of crisis? Authored by Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, and Stefan Zinell from the Department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this reader introduces a groundbreaking approach to design pedagogy. At its core are speculative practices, world-building, material engagement, and storytelling, equipping students and practitioners to address urgent questions of our time from the climate crisis to technological acceleration. Rather than offering solutions, the book cultivates the essential ability to design questions. With contributions from internationally renowned authors such as Paola Antonelli, Fiona Raby, Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, Zoy Anastassakis, Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Lilli Hollein, and Rory Hyde, the volume opens up new perspectives on the role of design in a world in transformation. Highlights of the book Innovative reader from the Department of Design Investigations, University of Applied Arts Vienna Focus on speculative design, world-building, and storytelling A new approach: designing questions instead of predefined answers Interdisciplinary reflections on climate, technology, and society International contributions from leading voices in design, art, and theory An essential publication for students, educators, and researchers in design, as well as for all who seek new methods to respond to global challenges with creativity and hope.Led by award-winning designer and professor Anab Jain, Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna fosters speculative, ecological and critical design education, supported by colleagues Nikolas Heep and Stefan Zinells interdisciplinary expertise.

Tracks: A Journey Through Metroland tells the story of Metroland and the development of suburbia that grew alongside the Metropolitan Railway. Originally the brainchild of eminent Victorians, the Metropolitan grew to become the queen of underground lines, eventually expanding to a point some fifty miles outside London. Author Kevin J. Last describes how the concept of Metroland was an aspiration for several levels of society, promising a better lifestyle well away from the deprivations of wartime. The idea that the working man could live comfortably outside the smoke in individually designed houses would mean that he could also thrive at work, largely due to the regular service offered by the new railway. This was quite exceptional in that, while nominally an underground line, most of the Mets route was above ground and, in length, went far beyond other similar lines, far out into the Buckinghamshire countryside. Not marked on any map, Metroland is as much a concept of the mind as a real place.

El manifiesto de uno de los urbanistas más influyentes del mundo para humanizar y hacer más habitables las ciudades.El poder de la proximidad invita a repensar la vida urbana desde una mirada más humana y transformadora. Carlos Moreno propone una autentica revolucion urbanistica: habitar la ciudad -no solo alojarse en ella- redescubriendo el valor de la cercania. Defiende una ciudad compacta, accesible y vivible, donde la proximidad mejore la calidad de vida y fortaleczca los lazos sociales, culturales y ambientales.--------------La coleccion Endebate es el hogar de aquellos textos breves que presentan una opinion, defienden una actitud o cuentan una historia, pero son mas un aperitivo que un banquete, estimulan la conversacion mas que saciarla e inician un festin (que no clausuran). Como los mejores bocados, entran por los ojos y dejan un largo poso en el paladar.La critica ha dicho: En un mundo donde las ciudades crecen sin pausa y el tiempo de las personas se disuelve entre desplazamientos y distancias, Moreno propone una revolucion silenciosa pero profunda: reorganizar la vida urbana en torno a la proximidad, la equidad y el bienestar cotidiano. Union de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas

This monograph presents a decade of O&O Baukunsts architectural achievements, showcasing all buildings realized since 2012. The firm has significantly shaped Germanys landscape, completing major administrative buildings, delivering sustainable infrastructure projects, and making a notable impact in the cultural and residential sectors. These projects underscore the intricate nature of contemporary construction, highlighting the challenge of integrating sustainability, CO2 certification, technical demands, and design excellence. The book also traces the evolution of O&O Baukunst, founded by artist-architect brothers Manfred and Laurids Ortner, and now led by architects Roland Duda, Florian Matzker, and Markus Penell from their offices in Berlin and Vienna.O&O BAUKUNST, a German-Austrian architecture firm based in Berlin and Vienna, was founded in 1987 by Laurids and Manfred Ortner. They had already developed projects with the artist group Haus-Rucker-Co, that blurred the lines between art and architecture. Since 2011, O&O Baukunst has been managed by the architects Roland Duda, Florian Matzker and Markus Penell.Patricia Grzonka is an art and architecture historian and critic. She works as a writer and lecturer in Vienna and teaches at the Institute of Fine and Media Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

This monograph presents a decade of O&O Baukunsts architectural achievements, showcasing all buildings realized since 2012. The firm has significantly shaped Germanys landscape, completing major administrative buildings, delivering sustainable infrastructure projects, and making a notable impact in the cultural and residential sectors. These projects underscore the intricate nature of contemporary construction, highlighting the challenge of integrating sustainability, CO2 certification, technical demands, and design excellence. The book also traces the evolution of O&O Baukunst, founded by artist-architect brothers Manfred and Laurids Ortner, and now led by architects Roland Duda, Florian Matzker, and Markus Penell from their offices in Berlin and Vienna.O&O BAUKUNST, a German-Austrian architecture firm based in Berlin and Vienna, was founded in 1987 by Laurids and Manfred Ortner. They had already developed projects with the artist group Haus-Rucker-Co, that blurred the lines between art and architecture. Since 2011, O&O Baukunst has been managed by the architects Roland Duda, Florian Matzker and Markus Penell.Patricia Grzonka is an art and architecture historian and critic. She works as a writer and lecturer in Vienna and teaches at the Institute of Fine and Media Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Esta obra es la primera deconstrucción y evaluación rigurosa del Taller de Diseño Avanzado (TDA), el influyente enfoque pedagógico que el arquitecto Enrique Ciriani dirigió en el Perú entre 2009 y 2019. Esta investigacion, basada en una tesis doctoral de metodo mixto, analiza las raices teoricas del enfoque, conectandolo con el Pragmatismo Norteamericano y los principios del Movimiento Moderno.El principal hallazgo del libro, descubierto a traves de un proceso de deconstruccion analitica, es la articulacion del sistema pedagogico de Ciriani en un metodo claro de tres fases (Problematica, Dominio y; Realizacion & Reflexion) y el desglose del ""Lexico"" de herramientas conceptuales que lo sustentan.El estudio se enriquece con el analisis detallado de los proyectos desarrollados a lo largo de una decada y un archivo inedito de entrevistas a colaboradores y estudiantes. A traves de sus testimonios, se reconstruye la ""experiencia de diseño"" del Taller, validando el profundo impacto del enfoque en la formacion de una nueva generacion de arquitectos. Esta obra es un recurso esencial para docentes, investigadores y profesionales interesados en la teoria y la practica de la enseñanza de la arquitectura.

Este libro es un catálogo que reúne los uniformes de los países que participaron de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Este libro es un intento de observar de nuevo el Movimiento Moderno y volver a enmarcarlo según unos criterios más amplios. A diferencia de las historias canónicas de la arquitectura moderna, este libro exalta la profundidad y complejidad de ese movimiento, y resalta no tanto sus propositos comunes como su espiritu explorador y la consiguiente diversidad creativa.En este estudio se intenta tambien hacer una aproximacion mas cercana a los edificios, pues muchas historias del pasado-al concentrarse en los estilos y los periodos, y en la historia de la cultura en general- han mencionado los edificios solo de pasada. Esto hace que el enfoque de este libro sea diferente y que tenga ademas un marcado caracter didactico, pues el libro va dirigido fundamentalmente a los estudiantes de arquitectura.Para ellos se ha adoptado el metodo del "estudio de modelos" o casos concretos (case studies), de manera que cada uno de los capitulos que componen el libro esta dedicado monograficamente a un ejemplo singular; la excepcion es el primer capitulo, que examina todo el conjunto de la colonia Weissnhof, como muestra de la variedad de enfoques entre los arquitectos modernos.La singularidad del libro esta en la seleccion de los modelos, pues aunque se incluyen obras maestras indiscutibles (como la Bauhaus o la villa Saboya), tambien aparecen ejemplos menos habituales (como la hacienda Garkau, de Hugo Haring, o los hangares aeronauticos, de Pier Luigi Nervi), a los que se unen edificios ya desaparecidos (como los almacenes Schocken, de Erich Mendelsohn). Y es que el autor quiere reivindicar el estudio de la obra Mendelsohn y de Bruno Taut porque, pese a ser dos arquitectos muy influyentes en su epoca, luego fueron relegados al olvido. La singularidad del enfoque se confirma en la obra elegida de Frank Lloyd Wright:una de las multiples "casas usonianas", mucho menos coonocidas que su celebre Casa de la Cascada.

Este libro estudia las posibilidades que tiene la estructura -es decir, vigas, pilares, entramados, soportes y otros elementos- para enriquecer la arquitectura. Lo que se busca aquí es que los arquitectos perciban la estructura como un elemento integral de la arquitectura antes que como una simple tecnica aplicada. Tambien se pretende incitarlos a que diseñen estructuras ellos mismos, en colaboracion desde luego con los calculistas de estructuras, para asi poder hacer realidad sus ideas arquitectonicas.Asimismo, se intenta cambiar esa vision -habitual al menos entre los estudiantes de arquitectura-, de que la estructura es un componente puramente tecnico o, en el peor de los casos, un mal necesario. Para ello se ilustran ejemplos de la estructura como elemento arquitectonico indispensable, un elemento que se involucra y se integra por completo en la creacion arquitectonica, desempeñando importantes papeles que afectan a los sentidos, el corazon y la mente de los usuarios de los edificios. Como proyectistas, debemos preguntarnos como puede añadir la estructura valores esteticos y funcionales a nuestros proyectos, y contribuir asi a enriquecerlos.En primera instancia, este libro esta escrito para estudiantes de arquitectura y arquitectos en ejercicio, pero se pretende tambien suscitar un interes algo mas que pasajero entre los estudiantes de ingenieria y los ingenieros de estructuras que deseen ampliar su experiencia sobre el potencial arquitectonico de este aspecto de su disciplina. Ilustrado con ejemplos de mas de 170 edificios, este estudio pretende servir como manual de referencia y como inspiracion para hacer proyectos, pero tambien como un instrumento que ayude a los arquitectos a reflexionar sobre su propio trabajo; ademas se aporta un amplio repertorio de ejemplos muy diversos en los que la estructura realza ideas, conceptos y cualidades especificamente arquitectonicas.

Este libro es la segunda parte de un riguroso trabajo de investigación que intenta observar con un nuevo enfoque el Movimiento Moderno y enmarcarlo según unos criterios más amplios. A diferencia de las historias canonicas de la arquitectura moderna, este estudio exalta la profundidad y complejidad de ese movimiento, y resalta no tanto sus propositos comunes como su espiritu explorador y la consiguiente diversidad creativa. En este estudio se intenta tambien hacer una aproximacion mas cercana a los edificios, pues muchas historias del pasado han mencionado los edificios solo de pasada. Esto hace que el enfoque de este libro sea diferente y que tenga ademas un marcado caracter didactico, pues el libro va dirigido fundamentalmente a los estudiantes de arquitectura. Para ello se ha adoptado el metodo del "estudio de modelos" o casos concretos (case Studies), de manera que cada uno de los capitulos que componen el libro esta dedicado monograficamente a un ejemplos singular, en este caso del periodo que va desde el final de la II Guerra Mundial hasta la caida del Muro de Berlin. Asi pues, los capitulos abarcan desde la continuacion del Movimiento Moderno en la posguerra (con obras de Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Hans Scharoun, los Eames o Egon Eiermann) hasta la corriente denominada "deconstructivista" (representada aqui por Peter Eisenman), pasando por la renovacion propiciada por el Team Ten (Aldo van Eyck, los Smithson y Giancarlo De Carlo), algunas figuras singulares (como Gottfried Bohm, Sigurd Lewerentz, Gunther Behnisch o Carlo Scarpa), las obras participativas (como las de Lucien Kroll y Ralph Erskine), los dos ultimos "maestros" (Louis Kahn y James Stirling), los ideologos posmodernos (Aldo Rossi y Robert Venturi) y la exaltacion de la tecnologia punta o hig tech (Norman Foster y Piano & Rogers).

Las armas de fuego son consecuencia directa de la pólvora, invento atribuido a los chinos. Al parecer el primer uso de la pólvora registrado históricamente fue en el año 1231, durante la batalla de Kuang Fen. Los soldados chinos utilizaron la polvora como elemento propulsor para sus flechas voladoras de forma similar como hoy se usa con las cañitas voladoras. A partir de ahi la pirotecnia se convirtio en un arte, que permanece hasta nuestros dias. LAS PRIMERAS ARMAS DE FUEGO Existen contradicciones sobre el uso de la polvora en occidente, ya que Roger Bacon (Inglaterra) describio sus efectos alrededor de 1250, sin embargo los primeros registros historicamente comprobados son del año 1308, cuando aparecieron los primeros cañones, conocidos como Culebrinas y Falconetes...

Firearms are a direct consequence of gunpowder, an invention attributed to the Chinese. Apparently the first historically recorded use of gunpowder was in 1231, during the Battle of Kuang Fen. The Chinese soldiers used gunpowder as a propellant for their flying arrows in a similar way as it is used today with flying canes. From then on, pyrotechnics became an art, which remains to this day. THE FIRST FIREARMS There are contradictions about the use of gunpowder in the West, since Roger Bacon (England) described its effects around 1250. The first historically verified records are from the year 1308, when the first cannons, known as Culverin and Falconet, appeared.

Projetando espaços: guia de arquitetura de interiores para áreas comerciais, de autoria de Miriam Gurgel, apresenta de forma objetiva os conceitos e os princípios básicos da arquitetura de interiores voltada a estabelecimentos comerciais. Um manual imprescindivel para profissionais e estudantes de design de interiores, alia a exposiço de informaçes tecnicas e teoricas a aberturas criativas que imprimem organicidade e consistencia artistica ao planejamento na area de arquitetura de interiores. Esta e mais uma contribuiço do Senac So Paulo, que desenvolve importante aço educacional na area de design de interiores.

Kentaro Yamazaki é de uma família japonesa rica que chega à pequena cidade paraibana de Salgado de São Félix para uma experiência numa escola pública. Ele conhece Drico, um garoto pobre, que sonha se

Apostila Marinha RM2: Português para Oficial Temporário 2025. Conquiste sua vaga na Marinha: Domine e navegue rumo à aprovação! Sonha em servir como Oficial Temporário RM2 no Serviço Militar Voluntár

KANT, o CÃO é um livro de 45 poemas selecionados das obras do autor. São poemas caninos, porque, em todos eles, o cão assume metáforas líricas possíveis para abranger sentidos do humano. Kant é o nom

In the realm of hard sciences, time is seen as moving forward towards the future, providing a framework for navigating the entropy and disorder of systems.Time is seen subjectively in the humanities, as Bergson describes it in terms of recursive cycles exposed via sentient experience. From both angles, humanity is inevitably susceptible to time; either they die from entropic dispersion or depersonalizing repetition.Much like science, myth reminds us that time ultimately devours life. But it also points to a possible escape: though Cronus eats his offspring, except for the youngest one, Zeus, who is saved by a stratagem "devised" by his mother Rhea that is, replacing the baby with a stone. The image of the father suppressing the next generation is then replaced by the myth of the future emerging from the past, when all children are regurgitated by means of another of Zeus tricks. Thus, the myth implies that intellect (the trick) and intellectual works (the stones) can transcend time: if human beings cannot endure their extreme transience, they can endure the lesser transience of their "constructions" in time. Born to last either physically or as collective memory, the very essence of architecture engages in a (titanic) survival endeavour. Yet, in an era anchored to the myths of perennial youth, shall we also allow the right to be forgotten?

"O livro dos labirintos" é uma instigante investigação sobre a origem da arquitetura a partir de um de seus símbolos mais antigos e misteriosos: o labirinto. Unindo mitologia, história, arte, paisagi

Respect for preexisting environmental and cultural conditions would be the founding principle of Favela-Bairro. It is associated with the understanding that favelas do not constitute a problem due to ethnic, religious, or cultural specificities, and that they are not a temporary phenomenon, but rather embedded in the peculiar process of Brazilian development.From an urbanistic standpoint, favelas present a wide morphological variety, as does the formal city. Implanting a single model would not be desirable; on the contrary, the path to follow would be to make explicit an urban structure that emerges from the settlement itself and that can be conceived in agreement with the residents themselves. This structure should seek the broadest possible interconnection with the structures of the surrounding neighborhoods, in order to create an interdependent urban network.