Theory of architecture books

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Agency: Working With Uncertain Architectures

Agency: Working With Uncertain Architectures

Author: Florian Kossak (University of Sheffield, UK) ,  Doina Petrescu (University of Sheffield, UK)
ISBN: 9780415566018
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Presenting thinking from practitioners and scholars from around the world, this book asks for an active relationship...  Read More >>

Architecture on the Edge of Postmodernism: Collected Essays, 1964-1988

Architecture on the Edge of Postmodernism: Collected...

Author: Robert A. M. Stern ,  Cynthia Davidson
ISBN: 9780300153972
Format: Hardback
$105.60

A collection of essays that brackets the years defined by the changes in architectural thinking introduced by Robert...  Read More >>

Understanding the CDM 2007 Regulations

Understanding the CDM 2007 Regulations

Author: Owen V Griffiths (Total CDM Solutions, UK) ,  Alun V Griffiths (Total CDM Solutions, UK)
ISBN: 9781283045391
Format: Electronic book text
$475.07

Almost 3000 lives have been lost in the UK construction industry over the last twenty-five years, in addition to...  Read More >>

Towards a New Architect

Towards a New Architect

Author: Yasmin Shariff ,  Jane Tankard
ISBN: 9781282737204
Format: Electronic book text
$332.51

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Economics of Crime, The: Lessons for and from Latin America

Economics of Crime, The: Lessons for and from Latin...

Author: Henry Ford II Professor of Economics Sebastian Edwards (World Bank Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles) ,  Ernesto Schargrodsky
ISBN: 9781282775688
Format: Electronic book text
$348.48

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world. This book features contributors who address a variety...  Read More >>

Mental Life of the Architectural Historian: Re-Opening the Early Historiography of Modern Architecture

Mental Life of the Architectural Historian: Re-Opening...

Author: Gevork Hartoonian (University of Canberra, Australia)
ISBN: 9781283141932
Format: Electronic book text
$190.50

Starting with the question concerning the discursive formation of architectural history, the chapters compiled in...  Read More >>

Architectus: Between Order and Opportunity

Architectus: Between Order and Opportunity

Author: Haig Beck
ISBN: 9780981462868
Format: Hardback
$171.60

This monograph on the Australian and New Zealand architects, Architectus  Read More >>

Why Architecture Matters

Why Architecture Matters

Author: Paul Goldberger
ISBN: 9780300144307
Format: Hardback
$68.64

Deals with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well...  Read More >>

The Dynamics of Architectural Form, 30th Anniversary Edition

The Dynamics of Architectural Form, 30th Anniversary...

Author: Rudolf Arnheim
ISBN: 9780520261259
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Chroma: Design, Architecture and Art in Color

Chroma: Design, Architecture and Art in Color

Author: Barbara Glasner ,  Petra Schmidt
ISBN: 9783034600927
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Color is central to creative work. This illustrated book embraces the sensuous experience of color, inspiring and...  Read More >>

Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture

Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age...

Author: Paul Goldberger
ISBN: 9781580932646
Format: Hardback
$92.40

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Edvard Ravnikar

Edvard Ravnikar

Author: Ales Vodopivec ,  Rok Znidarsic
ISBN: 9783211992036
Format: Hardback
$237.47

Ravnikar is considered the central figure in Slovenia's post-WWII architecture. This monograph contains documentation...  Read More >>

Inclusive Buildings, Products & Services: Challenges in Universal Design

Inclusive Buildings, Products & Services: Challenges...

Author: Tom Vavik
ISBN: 9788251923446
Format: Paperback
$314.16

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Nachkriegsmoderne in Deutschland: Eine Epoche Weiterdenken

Nachkriegsmoderne in Deutschland: Eine Epoche Weiterdenken...

Author: Michael Braum ,  Christian Welzbacher
ISBN: 9783034601085
Format: Hardback
$42.95

Die Architektur und der Städtebau der Nachkriegsmoderne werden zunehmend als baukulturelles Erbe einer jungen Vergangenheit...  Read More >>

Home Cultures: The Journal of Architecture, Design and Domestic Space

Home Cultures: The Journal of Architecture, Design and...

Author: Alison Clarke ,  Setha M. Low
ISBN: 9781847885173
Format: Paperback
$158.27

Kitsch has been described in various ways - as a vehicle for fascist demagogues, a serious critique of high art,...  Read More >>

From Autos to Architecture: Fordism and Architectural Aesthetics in the Twentieth Century

From Autos to Architecture: Fordism and Architectural...

Author: David Gartman
ISBN: 9781568988139
Format: Hardback
$158.40

One of the most interesting questions in architectural history is why modern architecture emerged from the war-ravaged...  Read More >>

Unbuildable Tatlin?

Unbuildable Tatlin?

Author: Wolf D. Prix
ISBN: 9783211992012
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Could Tatlin's world famous monument be built today, how could it have been built in 1920? Students at the Institute...  Read More >>

Cedric Price/Hans Ulrich Obrist

Cedric Price/Hans Ulrich Obrist

Author: Cedric Price ,  Hans-Ulrich Obrist
ISBN: 9783865600936
Format: Paperback
$92.40

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