Theory of architecture books

From one of the world’s foremost experts on the economics of skyscrapers comes the story of the global quest for...  Read More >>

LA+ BOTANIC explores our evolving relationship with plants with contributions that reflect on the many natures and...  Read More >>

Contemporary cities are shaped by the unlikely adjacencies of urban components that over time accumulate into mismatched...  Read More >>

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Inverse Utopia looks at urbanism from the perspective of modernism and postmodernism, as well as at how commercialization...  Read More >>

The book discusses how division affect the fabric of cities, and people’s sense of identity and agency, and are...  Read More >>

This book presents a cultural history of Promethean Horror in the modern age, tracing the rise of a sub-genre of...  Read More >>

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This book presents a review of the work of the architect Michael Balz, pioneer of concrete-shell architecture. It...  Read More >>

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Illuminating how our brain and body engage with our surroundings, Constructing Health answers urgent questions about...  Read More >>

Are You a Model? explores the model as architectural tool and practice. The volume approaches architectural models...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über das Werk des Architekten Michael Balz, dem Pionier der Betonschalenarchitektur....  Read More >>

Architecture and Choreography: Collaborations in Dance, Space, and Time examines the field of archi-choreographic...  Read More >>

This book examines the hardships and challenges faced by the hospital system today, presenting innovative models...  Read More >>

Queering Architecture explores what it means to “queer” architecture, challenging the methods and methodologies...  Read More >>

An illuminating memoir-cum-meditation on work and creativity by the brilliant veteran carpenter, Mark Ellison. 'Gorgeous...  Read More >>

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This book investigates the foundations determining the conditions of possibility and the limits that make the conservation,...  Read More >>

This book describes the history of the school, the transformation of the city of Philadelphia, and the philosophy...  Read More >>

This book examines the central decades of Peter Eisenman’s work through a formal and thematic analysis of key architectural...  Read More >>

This book is designed to be of interest to many different audiences due to its cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary...  Read More >>

This book is set in Karachi, Pakistan and investigates the possibility of achieving localness through identifying...  Read More >>

This book reviews Dante Bini’s inventions and designs, focusing on his form-resistant Binishell and other pneumatic...  Read More >>

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