Oskar von Miller Forum
By: Thomas Herzog, Ed
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
Published: 2010
Place of publication: München
Language: ger
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9783777429212
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Buildings; Technische Universität München; Oskar von Miller Forum (Munich, Germany); Multipurpose buildings; Dormitories; Design and construction; Boardinghouses; Architecture; Education parks; Conference rooms; Pictorial works
Description: "In a prominent urban location in Munich where the old part of the city meets the university and museum district, an international centre of communication has been created.  Its purpose is to promote the education of outstanding engineers in the field of construction at the Technische Universität München  ... The complex contains rooms for selected guest students -- those studying for a master's degreee or doctorate, and people who are masters of a trade ... as well as apartments for visiting lecturers ... This space can accomodate a wide range of functions, including exhibitions and public events, lectures, receptions and conferences"-- p. 18.
Notes: German and English.
Table of contents: title: Comments made on the occasion of the opening; title: Description of the project / Thomas Herzog; title: Special forms of construction and products / Thomas Herzog; title: Assessment of energy performance / Gerd Hauser; title: Landscape planning / Christoph Valentien; title: Soil investigations, foundations and shoring of excavations / Norbert Vogt; title: Structural planning / Kurt Stepan, Thomas Winkler; title: Natural ventilation and smoke extract on the upper floors of the south tract / Thomas Herzog, Roland Schneider; title: Services systems / Christian Dotzauer; title: Automation in the building / Warner Rösener; title: Electrical and information technology / Peter Hross; title: Sound insulation and spatial acoustics / Gerhard Hilz; title: The origins of the project and its aims / Thomas Herzog; title: "The choice of system is decisive": a homage to Oskar von Miller / Sabine Kammerl; title: Engravings / Nikolaus Lang; title: "L'artista e l'ingegnere": Leonardo da Vinci, artist, engineer and architect / Rainer Wittenborn; title: Project data; title: Credits.