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HIGOAL
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China.
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HOK
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Anastasia
Georgouli;
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James
Madge;
(6)
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of
Architectenbureau
Micha
de
Haas.
Photograph
by
Willem
Franken
Architectuurfotografie;
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James
Madge;
(9)
Image
courtesy
of
HOK
Architects.
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Griffin/Alamy;
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G.P.
Bowater/Alamy.
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Anastasia
Georgouli;
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courtesy
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Lamisell
Ltd.;
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Noble/Alamy.
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Pierantozzi;
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Katz/Alamy;
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Gogna;
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Cellbond
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Willis.
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James
Madge;
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Image
courtesy
of
Lamisell
Ltd;
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10)
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courtesy
of
Lars
Spuybroek,
Nox
Architects.
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Tim
Tomlinson;
(6)
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courtesy
of
Edward
Cullinan
Architects,
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Richard
Learoyd;
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Richard
Weston;
(8)
Adolphe
Giraudon,
Alamy.
(9)
Anthony
Willis;
(10)
Image
courtesy
of
Eva
Jericna
Architects.
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Houston
Chronicle;
(4)
James
Madge;
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Michael
Blann/Getty
Images;
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Peter
Cook/VIEW
Pictures.
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Air
Force
Center,
Dübendorf;
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Davies;
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of
Temple
Expiatori
SAGRADA
FAMÍLIA;
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Williams/Arcaid.
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Pearson/Getty
Images;
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Hodges/Riba
Library
Photographs
Collection;
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Michael
Snell/Alamy;
(5)
Images
courtesy
of
Lamisell
Ltd;
(6,
7)
Grant
Smith/VIEW
Pictures;
(9,
10)
Courtesy
of
Birds
Portchmouth
Russum
Architects;
(11,
13)
©
Kenneth
Snelson.
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of
John
Farrell,
XCO2
Energy.
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Walker/Getty
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of
LAB
Architecture
Studio/Atelier
Ten.
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Hal
Savas;
(2)
©NASA.
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Hall/Getty
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Verlag,
Zurich;
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Gogna.
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Manit
Rostogi.
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Snell/Alamy;
(2)
Boban
Basic/Alamy.
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Williams/Arcaid.
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and
2b)
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of
Ben
Morris,
Vector-Voiltec.
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(3)
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courtesy
of
High
Precision
Devices
inc;
(4,
5)
Courtesy
of
the
Welsh
School
of
Architecture,
Cardiff
University.
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Drawings
by
Robin
Base.
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B.I.M.
screengrabs
courtesy
of
HÛT
Architecture.
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(4)
Institut
du
Monde
Arabe,
Paris,
France
©
Iain
Masterton/Alamy;
(5)
Image
courtesy
of
Ben
Morris,
Vector-
Voiltec,
and
dRMM
Architects;
(6)
Image
©
Marek
Galica/Alamy.
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6,
7)
Bandstand,
De
la
Warr
Pavilion,
Bexhill,
Sussex,
UK.
Architect:
Niall
Mclaughin
Architects/Structural
Engineer:
Tim
Lucas,
Price
&
Myers
3D
Engineering;
(2)
Refurbishment
of
a
Napoleonic
Martello
tower,
Suffolk,
UK.
Architect:
Piercy
Conner
Architects/
Structural
Engineer:
Tim
Lucas,
Price
&
Myers
3D
Engineering;
(3–5)
Membrane
software
–
Illustrations
by
Natalie
Savva.
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(1–6)
Ecotect
environmental
analysis
software.
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(1)
Image
courtesy
of
Mark
Taylor,
Allies
and
Morrison;
(2,
3)
Ecotect
environmental
analysis
software.
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2007
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Samar
Damluji;
John
Kelly/Getty
Images;
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courtesy
of
Darren
Wolf,
Arup
Associates;
Chris
Mellor/Getty
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Svarc/Getty
Images;
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Vincenzo
Pirozzi,
Rome;
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Thompson/Getty
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Library
of
Scotland;
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Yerbury/Architectural
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Photo
Library;
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Cousins/Getty
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of
Hammer
Museum,
Los
Angeles;
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Kerr/Architectural
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Photo
Library;
James
Madge;
Houston
Chronicle;
Michael
Hodges/Riba
Library
Photographs
Collection;
Walter’s
Way,
Lewisham,
London.
Image
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of
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Moxey;
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Williams/Arcaid;
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Lambot;
Courtesy
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MBM
Arquitectes;
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Elms/Getty
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Davies;
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Blann/Getty
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Spuybroek,
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Eyre/Atelier
Ten;
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of
Enric
Ruiz
Geli,
Cloud
9;
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of
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Architekten
BV.
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2007
Salma
Samar
Damluji.
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John
Kelly/Getty
Images.
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of
Darren
Wolf,
Arup
Associates.
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Mellor/Getty
Images,
Petr
Svarc/Getty
Images.
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©
Vincenzo
Pirozzi,
Rome.
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Thompson/Getty
Images.
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Library
of
Scotland.
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FR
Yerbury/Architectural
Association
Photo
Library.
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Rob
Cousins/Getty
Images.
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(2,
3)
Courtesy
of
Hammer
Museum,
Los
Angeles.
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(2)
Joe
Kerr/Architectural
Association
Photo
Library.
157
(2)
James
Madge.
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Houston
Chronicle.
161
Michael
Hodges/Riba
Library
Photographs
Collection.
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(2)
Walter’s
Way,
Lewisham,
London.
Image
courtesy
of
Chris
Moxey.
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(2)
Allan
Williams/Arcaid.
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Ian
Lambot.
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Courtesy
of
MBM
Arquitectes.
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Greg
Elms/Getty
Images.
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(1)
Richard
Davies.
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Michael
Blann/Getty
Images.
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courtesy
of
Lars
Spuybroek,
Nox/Delft
Spline
Systems.
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(1–3)
Images
courtesy
of
Wilkinson
Eyre/Atelier
Ten.
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(1-9)
©NASA.
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(2)
Courtesy
of
Enric
Ruiz
Geli,
Cloud
9;
(3)
Photograph
by
Luis
Ros,
supplied
courtesy
of
Enric
Ruiz
Geli,
Cloud
9.
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Image
courtesy
of
Benthem
Crouwel
Architekten
BV.
Acknowledgements
Lamis
Bayer;
Philip
Cooper;
Donald
Dinwiddie;
John-Paul
Frazer;
Colin
Gleeson;
Maria
Hajitheodosi;
Samantha
Hardingham;
Henrietta
Lynch;
Annalaura
Palma
(picture
research);
Hamish
Muir
(design);
Laura
Sacha;
Mark
Taylor;
Livia
Tirone;
Victoria
Watson;
Darren
Williams
Special
thanks
to
Sam
and
Louie
Silver
for
converting
metric
to
imperial
measurements.
Special
thanks
also
go
to
Rachael
at
HÛT
Architecture
for
both
written
and
graphic
contributions
to
the
new
section
on
B.I.M.
Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Structure and Form
- Climate and Shelter
- Computational Tools and Techniques
- Case Studies
- Building Codes
- Glossary
- Further Reading and Resources
- Index
- Picture Credits
- Acknowledgements