Theory of architecture books

From the material to the procedural and the conceptual, this volume explores the practices of finishing in architecture...  Read More >>

Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great...  Read More >>

Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden is a seminal resource for the spatial principles and techniques that...  Read More >>

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Urbanism as Civic Art vermittelt grundlegendes Wissen für den städtebaulichen Entwurf. Stadträume, Hofräume, Platzräume...  Read More >>

Die sich verändernde Gesellschaft stellte aber Anforderungen, die mit den traditionellen Methoden gar nicht lösbar...  Read More >>

A compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosure Fortress Power presents a genealogy of fortification...  Read More >>

Structures for Architects: Planning, Analysis and Design explains the basics of structural systems to help architects...  Read More >>

This Primer provides insight into the significance of interior spaces and experiences. This book provides both interior...  Read More >>

This book connects Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic theory with his pursuit of beauty, presenting a path for the recovery...  Read More >>

Focusing on the street as a socio-spatial catalyst, this book fosters a comprehensive conversation on the past,...  Read More >>

This book shows how we can better design for stakeholder agency, serve historically marginalized populations, and...  Read More >>

From the material to the procedural and the conceptual, this volume explores the practices of finishing in architecture...  Read More >>

Offering students a unique opportunity to understand architecture’s place in arts and indeed how architecture could...  Read More >>

Offering students a unique opportunity to understand architecture’s place in arts and indeed how architecture could...  Read More >>

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This book explores the malleability of race as a construct, one subject to continuous redefinitions in different...  Read More >>

Ruskin's respected treatise on architectural methods and style is presented here complete, with all of the original...  Read More >>

Framework Thinking distills key lessons in creating extraordinary design outcomes. It shares how the clarity, power,...  Read More >>

Given current sustainability requirements, the quality of the built city—its buildings and public spaces—takes on...  Read More >>

Draws Attention to the Role of Subjectivity, Internal Tensions in Historical Practice, and the Politics Underlying...  Read More >>

Solidly grounded in ideas, ecology, and architecture, Charlie Hailey's The Porch takes us on a journey along the...  Read More >>

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Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great...  Read More >>

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