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History of architecture
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Neocolonialism and Built Heritage: Echoes of Empire in Africa, Asia, and...
Daniel E. Coslett (Western Washington University, USA)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Colonialism & imperialism; Conservation of buildings & building materials
Hardback
Architectural relics of nineteenth and twentieth-century colonialism dot cityscapes throughout our globalizing world, just... [more]
The Architecture of Ruins: Designs on the Past, Present and Future
Jonathan Hill (The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UK)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; History of architecture; Conservation of buildings & building materials
Paperback
The Architecture of Ruins: Designs on the Past, Present and Future identifies an alternative and significant history of architecture... [more]
The Castle in England and Wales: An Interpretive History
D.J. Cathcart King
Castles & fortifications; History of architecture; British & Irish history; Medieval history
Hardback
Originally published in 1988, The Castles in England and Wales is a comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles... [more]
Exploring Castles
W. Douglas Simpson
Castles & fortifications; History of architecture; British & Irish history; Medieval history
Hardback
Originally published in 1957, Exploring Castles examines the 'classic' castle story. The book traces the origins of castles... [more]
Architecture of Defeat
Kengo Kuma (Kengo Kuma Architects and Associates, Japan)
Architecture: professional practice; History of architecture
Hardback
Originally Published in 2002 by Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, Tokyo. [more]
The Routledge Companion to Art Deco
Bridget Elliott, Michael Windover
History of Art & Design Styles; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; History of architecture
Hardback
Scholarly interest in Art Deco has grown rapidly over the past fifty years, spanning different academic disciplines. This... [more]
Sir Christopher Wren
Paul Rabbitts
History of architecture; Biography: historical, political & military; History; Church history
Paperback
Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture - but he was also an accomplished polymath,... [more]
How to Read Skyscrapers: A crash course in high-rise architecture
Edward Denison
Architectural structure & design; History of architecture
Paperback
How To Read Skyscrapers offers a deep and rich understanding of the skyscraper by providing a comprehensive account of this... [more]
Women Architects and Modernism in India: Narratives and Contemporary Practices...
Madhavi Desai (Madhavi Desai, Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India)
The Arts: General & Reference; History of architecture
Paperback
Studies on architecture in South Asia continue to ignore women in canonical histories of the discipline. This book attempts... [more]
The Seven Ancient Wonders in the Early Modern World
Inmaculada Rodriguez-Moya, Victor Minguez
The Arts: General & Reference; History of architecture; Classical history & classical civilisation; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Social & cultural history
Paperback
This monograph is a study of the artistic production that formed part of the various lists of the Seven Wonders that lasted... [more]
Japan and the West: An Architectural Dialogue
Neil Jackson
History of architecture
Hardback
Based on extensive research, this book provides a synthetic overview that brings together the main themes of Japanese and... [more]
This Must Be The Place: An Architectural History of Popular Music Performance...
Robert Kronenburg (University of Liverpool, UK)
History of architecture; Music reviews & criticism
Paperback
This Must Be The Place is the first architectural history of popular music performance space, describing its beginnings, its... [more]
Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture
Erik Champion (Curtin University, Australia)
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Professional interior design; History of architecture; Human geography
Paperback
Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture presents a communicable and useful definition of organic architecture... [more]
Provisional Cities: Cautionary Tales for the Anthropocene
Renata Tyszczuk (University of Sheffield, UK)
Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; Geology & the lithosphere
Paperback
This book considers the provisional nature of cities in relation to the Anthropocene - the proposed geological epoch of human-induced... [more]
An Architecture Manifesto: Critical Reason and Theories of a Failed Practice...
Nadir Lahiji
Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice; History of architecture; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
In this manifesto, the author takes a leap of faith. It is a faith in Lost Causes. He asserts that today, architectonic reason... [more]
Precision in Architecture: Certainty, Ambiguity and Deviation
Mhairi McVicar (Senior Lecturer, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK)
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice; History of architecture
Hardback
This book offers a detailed insight into the desire for, and consequences of, precise communications in the daily life of... [more]
Post-Socialist Urban Infrastructures (OPEN ACCESS)
Tauri Tuvikene (Tallin University, Estonia), Wladimir Sgibnev (Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany), Carola S. Neugebauer (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Social & cultural anthropology; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
Post-Socialist Urban Infrastructures critically elaborates on often forgotten, but some of the most essential, aspects of... [more]
Eloquent Spaces: Meaning and Community in Early Indian Architecture
Shonaleeka Kaul (Associate Professor of Ancient Indian History in the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU)
History of architecture; Asian history; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Regional geography
Hardback
Outlines the nature of changes in key areas such as materials, communications and goods and examines the new ideologies of... [more]
100 Churches 100 Years
Twentieth Century Society
Religious buildings; History of architecture; Church history
Hardback
This book features 100 churches built since 1914, showing the development of modern church architecture in Britain. From Spence's... [more]
Holford: A Study in Architecture, Planning and Civic Design
Gordon E. Cherry, Leith Penny
Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
Originally published in 1986 Holford is not just a biography of a major architect, planner and civic designer. In describing... [more]
Towards a Public Space: Le Corbusier and the Greco-Latin Tradition in the...
Marta Sequeira (University of Evora, Portugal)
Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture
Paperback
Le Corbusier is well-known for his architectural accomplishments, which have been extensively discussed in literature. Towards... [more]
Aural Architecture in Byzantium: Music, Acoustics, and Ritual
Bissera Pentcheva
History of architecture; Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600); Classical history & classical civilisation; Religion: general
Paperback
Emerging from the challenge to reconstruct sonic and spatial experiences of the deep past, this multidisciplinary collection... [more]
Aldo Rossi and the Spirit of Architecture
Diane Ghirardo
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Product design; Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture; Technical design
Hardback
An essential new look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement... [more]
The Production Sites of Architecture
Sophia Psarra (University College London, UK)
The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
The Production Sites of Architecture examines the intimate link between material sites and meaning. It explores questions... [more]
Modern Architecture and the End of Empire
Mark Crinson
The Arts: General & Reference; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Paperback
Mark Crinson's study is concerned with the relation between architecture and those events and processes that make up the so-called... [more]
