Descripciones mejoradas de Syndetics:

Design competitions are a core mechanism of the architectural world. They offer architects unique opportunities to pitch for work, and the careers of many name architects have been made by winning an important competition - Richard Rogers, Renzo Piano, Dominique Perrault and Jean Nouvel to name but a few.

This is the definitive book on architecture competitions from over the last decade, and will be an essential guide to any architect or student who is considering preparing a submission. The first in a distinctive new Architecture in Practice series from Wiley-Academy A definitive book on key competitions it will be a touchstone for individual architects and offices It illustrates winning case studies from many of the major international competitions of the past decade It provides essential strategic material on entering competitions: from which ones to enter to the way rules for competitions differ internationally and from region to region It provides a unique overview of recent trends: in terms of digital presentation, but also preoccupations with issues such as sustainability

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Introduction: Why Compete?(p. 6)
• Chapter 1 Government Buildings(p. 22)
• Eugene, Oregon Federal Courthouse (1999)(p. 34)
• Canadian Embassy, Berlin (1998)(p. 40)
• Contra Costa County Government Center (2000)(p. 46)
• Los Angeles Federal Courthouse (2001)(p. 54)
• Chapter 2 Performing Arts Centres(p. 60)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Electronic Media and Performing Arts Center (2001)(p. 72)
• Tempe Visual & Performing Arts Center (2001)(p. 78)
• Jyvaskyla Music and Arts Centre (1998)(p. 84)
• Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center (1995)(p. 88)
• Chapter 3 Educational Facilities(p. 96)
• Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco (2001)(p. 106)
• Chicago Prototype Schools (2001)(p. 116)
• Booker T Washington Arts Magnet School, Dallas (2001)(p. 124)
• IIT McCormick Center, Chicago (1998)(p. 130)
• University of South Dakota School of Business (2000)(p. 136)
• School of Architecture, University of New Mexico (2000)(p. 142)
• Chapter 4 Public Libraries(p. 148)
• Salt Lake City Library (2000)(p. 158)
• Kansai-Kan national Diet Library (1996)(p. 164)
• Brooklyn Public Library (2002)(p. 170)
• Quebec Library, Montreal (2000)(p. 178)
• Chapter 5 Museums(p. 184)
• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (1997)(p. 194)
• Palos Verdes Art Center (2000)(p. 200)
• Nam June Paik Museum (2003)(p. 206)
• Chapter 6 Housing(p. 212)
• Chicago Housing Authority (2001)(p. 220)
• Europan (1993)(p. 226)
• Sustainable Housing, Lystrup, Arhus, Denmark (2003)(p. 232)
• Appendix Competitions by Country(p. 238)
• Bibliography(p. 246)
• Photo Credits(p. 247)
• Acknowledgments(p. 248)
• Contributors(p. 249)
• Index(p. 250)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

G. Stanley Collyer, editor of Competitions magazine, was a founding member of The Competition Project, Inc., a non-profit making organisation which functions as a clearing house for information on design competitions in the U.S. and abroad.