Fire, Crime and Accident

Fire Departements, Police Stations, Rescue Services

Chris van Uffelen

256 pages, parution le 04/10/2012

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Résumé

Buildings for emergency services have evolved into an independent and fascinating architectural typology in the past two decades. Since the opening of the spectacular fire station for the Vitra factory by Zaha Hadid, police stations, fire departments and rescue services increasingly consist of architecturally amazing buildings. These are always an attractive challenge - when functional demands and high security measures are brought in sync with stylish modern design, the results reflect the highest levels of architectural skills.

All three building types share the fact that they act as starting points for quick motorized dispatches. The featured buildings sometimes combine several institutions that are creatively situated under a single roof. The selected examples present the wonderful diversity of contemporary "emergency architecture". The range extends from the rural two-bay fire station via the metropolitan police headquarters to the helicopter rescue center.

L'auteur - Chris van Uffelen

Historien de l'art, Chris van Uffelen est un auteur indépendant. Il s'intéresse en particulier à l'architecture médiévale, au modernisme classique et à l'art des bâtisseurs de notre époque. Il a rédigé de nombreux articles de revues et plusieurs livres sur ce dernier thème. Par ailleurs, il a contribué à maintes reprises à des encyclopédies d'histoire de l'art et d'architecture.

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Sommaire

Fire
- Im Fels - Fire station, Margreid - bergmeisterwolf architekten
- Fire and police station, Berlin - Sauerbruch Hutton
- N° 1 Fire station, Sydney - Clare Design, NSW Government Architect's Office
- ...
Crime
- Police station, Mestia - J. Mayer H. Architects
- 16 Hour Police Station, Warrandyte - Kerstin Thompson Architects
- Police Station, Lleida - Mestura Architects
- ...
Accident
- Rotary and fixed air wing facility, Essendon - Billard Leece Partnership
- Ambulance station, Timboon - Ed Ewers Architecture
- Ambulance station and regional Headquarters, Belmont - Ed Ewers Architecture
- ...

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Braun
Auteur(s)	Chris van Uffelen
Parution	04/10/2012
Nb. de pages	256
Format	24 x 30
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1720g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9783037681251
ISBN13	978-3-03-768125-1