Theory of architecture books

Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment...  Read More >>

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In this book Pallasmaa progresses his case for a multi-sensory approach to architecture, espoused in The Eyes of...  Read More >>

„Zeitgeistiger Retrotrend"" oder „posthum produzierter Schein""? „Naive Wiederherstellung"", schlichte „Sentimentalität""...  Read More >>

Scarcely any other movement in architecture and design had such a lasting impact as the Bauhaus; for many it is...  Read More >>

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Le Corbusier presented his work to the world in his lectures. In this volume, the numerous excerpts, preliminary...  Read More >>

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Clear and accessible, Analysing Architecture opens a fresh way to understanding architecture. It offers a unique...  Read More >>

Polemics and reflections on how to bridge the gap between what architecture actually is and what architects want...  Read More >>

Thinking Big: A History of Davis Langdon provides a history of one of the world's largest quantity surveying companies....  Read More >>

So much writing about architecture tends to evaluate it on the basis of its intentions: how closely it corresponds...  Read More >>

Striking a balance between theoretical investigations and case studies, this book addresses the collection, representation...  Read More >>

Explores the influence of Martin Heidegger's concept of dwelling (Wohnen) in disputing major imperatives of modern...  Read More >>

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Kusumo attempts to define urban spatial frameworks for creating livable space in railroad station areas by examining...  Read More >>

Rosemann examines why the Rijnland region in the Randstad is experiencing slower growth and development and has...  Read More >>

This book introduces Michel Foucault's work on biopolitics to an architectural audience. It explores Foucault's...  Read More >>

Conceptual ordering, spatial and social narrative are fundamental to the ways in which buildings are shaped, used...  Read More >>

Conceptual ordering, spatial and social narrative are fundamental to the ways in which buildings are shaped, used...  Read More >>

Traces John Ruskin's long and intricate relationship with Venice. This book shows how Ruskin shed his Romantic vision,...  Read More >>

Presents a collection of writings of Paul Rudolph, one of the most innovative architects and educators of the 1950s...  Read More >>

Out of print for almost a decade, we are thrilled to bring back one of our most requested hard-to-find titlesphilosopher...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of reflections on the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) on architecture,...  Read More >>

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