Theory of architecture books

The best visual guide to the artistic world of Antoni Gaudi. It contains the keys to each of his architectural works,...  Read More >>

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Unravels the stereotypical images of gender and space, presenting a series of new explorations into both 'lived'...  Read More >>

Unravels the stereotypical images of gender and space, presenting a series of new explorations into both 'lived'...  Read More >>

This text is an introductory survey of medieval architecture in Western Europe from c.300 to c.1500. It presents...  Read More >>

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"A deeply erudite, clearly written, and wide-ranging deconstruction of the system of column and beam known as the...  Read More >>

This new collection of writings in a variety of genres argues for a generic architecture defined by iconography...  Read More >>

The Architect:Reconstructing Her Practice examines how the introduction of womento the main body of architecture...  Read More >>

Published to coincide and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of ""Pamphlet Architecture"" in 1978, this...  Read More >>

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In this series of overlapping essays on architecture and art, JohnRajchman attempts to do theory in a new way that...  Read More >>

Simon Sadler searches for the Situationist City among the detritus of tracts, manifestos, and works of art that...  Read More >>

"This is a biography of writer, architect, aesthete and editor Geoffrey Scott (1884-1929). His ""Architecture of...  Read More >>

This collection of writings, photo-essays and projects describes an architecture that draws strength from its simplicity,...  Read More >>

Using in-depth interviews with architects active between 1928-1953, Gold provides a sympathetic understanding of...  Read More >>

- Reviews the basic building materials and structural components of a home in an easy-to-understand manner.- Discusses...  Read More >>

A close look at the widely accepted but little scrutinized belief that cubism forged a vital link between avant-garde...  Read More >>

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Space frames have offered architects a fascinating alternative to cubic frameworks for many years; well-known space...  Read More >>

This text details the investigation and remedy of a range of misfortunes which have afflicted buildings. It provides...  Read More >>

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This text explores how systems of design and ideas about aesthetics have governed both the construction of buildings...  Read More >>

This book explores the relationship between the way we see and the way we draw architectural ideas. The text deals...  Read More >>

Each and every individual in the global community is both spectator andparticipant in urban carnage: responsible...  Read More >>