Theory of architecture books

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Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness: Architectural Multiculturalism in North America

Courtyard Housing for Health and Happiness: Architectural...

Author: Donia Zhang
ISBN: 9781138567757
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This book links architecture with Chinese philosophy, social sciences, and the humanities, and argues that Architectural...  Read More >>

Metamorphism: Material Change in Architecture

Metamorphism: Material Change in Architecture

Author: Akos Moravanszky
ISBN: 9783035608069
Format: Electronic book text
$141.28

Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are constructed...  Read More >>

Capsules: Typology of Other Architecture

Capsules: Typology of Other Architecture

Author: Peter Šenk (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
ISBN: 9781138280359
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book investigates the architectural design and urban typology of the capsule which, beginning in the 1960s,...  Read More >>

Structures innovantes en bois: Conception architecturale et dimensionnement numérique

Structures innovantes en bois: Conception architecturale...

Author: Yves Weinand
ISBN: 9783035613995
Format: Hardback
$213.81

Wood is usually perceived as a traditional material. However, its properties make it possible to design complex...  Read More >>

Capsules: Typology of Other Architecture

Capsules: Typology of Other Architecture

Author: Peter Šenk (University of Maribor, Slovenia)
ISBN: 9781138280342
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book investigates the architectural design and urban typology of the capsule which, beginning in the 1960s,...  Read More >>

A Torch at Midnight: A Study of Ruskin's The Seven Lamps of Architecture

A Torch at Midnight: A Study of Ruskin's The Seven Lamps...

Author: Robert Brownell
ISBN: 9781843680772
Format: Paperback
$77.60

A study of John Ruskin's first work of architectural criticism  Read More >>

Landscape and Agency: Critical Essays

Landscape and Agency: Critical Essays

Author: Ed Wall (University of Greenwich, UK) ,  Tim Waterman (The Bartlett School of Architeture, University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781138125575
Format: Paperback
$98.99

This book explores how landscape, as an idea, a visual medium and a design practice, is organized, appropriated...  Read More >>

Archifutures 4: Thresholds

Archifutures 4: Thresholds

Author: & beyond
ISBN: 9788494752339
Format: Paperback
$51.62

This is the fourth volume in the important ARCHIFUTURES series. THRESHOLDS offers a series of articles by eminent...  Read More >>

John Ruskin and the Fabric of Architecture

John Ruskin and the Fabric of Architecture

Author: Anuradha Chatterjee (Architectural author and theorist, Australia)
ISBN: 9781472449436
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Through the lenses of dress studies, gender and visual studies, this volume assembles Ruskin’s theory of surface...  Read More >>

Kant for Architects

Kant for Architects

Author: Diane Morgan (University of Leeds, UK)
ISBN: 9780415698696
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Students of architecture will gain much from considering Kant, whose critical project consisted in testing and exploring...  Read More >>

Theorie der Architektur: Zeitgenössische Positionen

Theorie der Architektur: Zeitgenössische Positionen...

Author: Sebastian Feldhusen ,  Ute Poerschke
ISBN: 9783035614510
Format: Paperback
$92.37

""Theory of Architecture"" as a research field engages manifold disciplines such as anthropology, architectural...  Read More >>

Bauhaus. Hannes Meyer

Bauhaus. Hannes Meyer

Author: Bernardo Ynzenga Acha
ISBN: 9789874160430
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Hannes Meyer, director de la Bauhaus de Dessau de 1928 a 1930, fue un arquitecto-urbanista-profesor cuya trayectoria...  Read More >>

Oklahoma City's Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Oklahoma City's Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Author: Lynne Rostochil
ISBN: 9781540226839
Format: Hardback
$84.45

From its very first land run days in 1889, Oklahoma City has been a mecca for daring men and women intent on transforming...  Read More >>

Critiquing the Modern in Architecture

Critiquing the Modern in Architecture

Author: Jaimini Mehta (Studio Jaimini Mehta, India)
ISBN: 9781138690806
Format: Paperback
$98.99

This book is a collection of essays exploring the ideological and metaphysical core of modern architecture.  Read More >>

Participatory Culture and the Social Value of an Architectural Icon: Sydney Opera House

Participatory Culture and the Social Value of an Architectural...

Author: Cristina Garduno Freeman (University of Melbourne, Australia)
ISBN: 9781472469892
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book develops new and innovative methods for understanding the cultural significance of places such as World...  Read More >>

Mapping Urbanities: Morphologies, Flows, Possibilities

Mapping Urbanities: Morphologies, Flows, Possibilities...

Author: Kim Dovey ,  Elek Pafka
ISBN: 9781138233614
Format: Paperback
$118.00

Mapping Urbanities explores the potency of mapping as a research method that opens new horizons in our exploration...  Read More >>

Mapping Urbanities: Morphologies, Flows, Possibilities

Mapping Urbanities: Morphologies, Flows, Possibilities...

Author: Kim Dovey ,  Elek Pafka
ISBN: 9781138233607
Format: Hardback
$378.00

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Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017: Make New History

Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017: Make New History...

Author: Sharon Johnston ,  Mark Lee
ISBN: 9783037785355
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Of cial publication of the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2017 Focusing on the interplay of design and historical...  Read More >>

Kant for Architects

Kant for Architects

Author: Diane Morgan (University of Leeds, UK)
ISBN: 9780415698689
Format: Hardback
$210.00

Students of architecture will gain much from considering Kant, whose critical project consisted in testing and exploring...  Read More >>

From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work: Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture

From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work: Reflections...

Author: Kostas Tsiambaos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
ISBN: 9781138672215
Format: Hardback
$305.00

In this book, Tsiambaos redefines the groundbreaking theory of Greek architect and town planner Constantinos A....  Read More >>

The Practice Turn in Architecture: Brussels after 1968

The Practice Turn in Architecture: Brussels after 1968...

Author: Isabelle Doucet
ISBN: 9781138572317
Format: Paperback
$105.00

Inspired by pragmatist-relational philosophies, this book studies a series of critical actions and tools, which...  Read More >>

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