Atelier Ten
Subtitle: invisible architecture
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Limited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781780676869
Subjects: Buildings; Catalogs; Sustainable buildings; Environmental aspects; Design and construction; Architecture; Architectural firms; Sustainable engineering; Environmental engineering; Atelier Ten
Other titles: Invisible architecture
Description: Atelier Ten is an international engineering practice based in London but with offices all over the world. Founded in 1990 they specialise in sustainable design and have worked on a number of major projects alongside such architects as Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and Robert Stern. Amongst their most famous projects are Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, Tour Carpe Diem in France, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Federation Square in Melbourne. This book gives a detailed overview of the practice through a series of highly illustrated, thematic essays and covers all their major works since their foundation. It will appeal to engineers and architects alike.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history; title: Beginnings; title: Foreword; title: Anthills to labyrinths; title: Low carbon; title: Learning; title: The Yale years; title: Tools; title: Laboratories; title: Baltic Centre of Contemporary Art; title: Earth centre; title: Federation Square; title: Kroon Hall; title: Kohler Environmental Center; title: Timeline; title: Gardens by the Bay; title: Modelling Gardens by the Bay; title: WWF-UK Living Planet Centre; title: Pavilions; title: Towers; title: Benchmarking; title: Homes; title: Systems; title: Lighting; title: Culture; title: Masterplanning; title: Offices.