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History of architecture
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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]
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]
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]
Occidentalist Perceptions of European Architecture in Nineteenth-Century...
Vahid Vahdat
History of architecture
Paperback
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Texas A & M University, 2014) under the title: Imagining the modern: an Occidentalist... [more]
The Break with the Past: Avant-Garde Architecture in Germany, 1910 - 1925...
Deborah Ascher Barnstone (University of Technology, Australia)
History of architecture; European history; First World War
Paperback
Between 1918 and 1933 the German interwar avant-garde was a primary force driving European cultural innovation and modernism.... [more]
Modernism and the Making of the Soviet New Man
Tijana Vujosevic
Landscape art & architecture; History of architecture; Gender studies: men
Paperback
Modernism and the Making of the New Man is a history or Soviet architecture that is unique in that, instead of styles or great... [more]
Soviet Asia: Soviet Modernist Architecture in Central Asia
Roberto Conte, Stefano Perego
Photographs: collections; History of architecture
Hardback
A fantastic collection of Soviet Asian architecture, many photographed here for the first time Soviet Asia explores the... [more]
Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art - The Arthur Drexler...
Thomas S. Hines
Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; History of architecture; Museums & museology; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
Hardback
A comprehensive and fascinating look at the history of the Museum of Modern Art's Architecture and Design Department under... [more]
Chinese Architecture: A History
Nancy Steinhardt
History of Art & Design Styles; History of architecture; Black & Asian studies
Hardback
An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to today Throughout... [more]
Understanding Medieval Liturgy: Essays in Interpretation
Helen Gittos, Sarah Hamilton
History of architecture; History; Medieval history; History of religion; Christianity
Paperback
This book provides an introduction to current work and new directions in the study of medieval liturgy. It focuses primarily... [more]
The Concept of Monument in Achaemenid Empire
Mehr Azar Soheil
Memorials, monuments; History of architecture; Conservation of buildings & building materials
Paperback
Based loosely on the author's thesis (doctoral--Universit a degli studi di Roma La Sapienza, 2000) under the title: Persepolis:... [more]
The Long Lives of Medieval Art and Architecture
Jennifer M. Feltman, Sarah Thompson
History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; History of architecture; Medieval history; Social & cultural history
Hardback
Traditional histories of medieval art and architecture often privilege the moment of a work's creation, yet surviving works... [more]
Ottoman Baroque: The Architectural Refashioning of Eighteenth-Century Istanbul...
Unver Rustem
Art & design styles: Baroque; Decorative arts; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History of architecture
Hardback
A new approach to late Ottoman visual culture and its relationship with the West. [more]
Ugliness and Judgment: On Architecture in the Public Eye
Timothy Hyde
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; European history; Philosophy: aesthetics; Legal history
Hardback
A novel interpretation of architecture, ugliness, and the social consequences of aesthetic judgment When buildings are... [more]
The Socialist Life of Modern Architecture: Bucharest, 1949-1964
Juliana Maxim (Associate Professor of Art History and Architecture, University of San Diego, USA)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; The Cold War; Regional geography
Paperback
The Socialist Life of Modern Architecture is the first systematic architectural history of Romania under socialism written... [more]
The Amusement Park: History, Culture and the Heritage of Pleasure
Jason Wood
History of architecture; Library & information sciences; Social & cultural history; Tourism industry; Human geography
Paperback
Cyclone, Revolution, Corkscrew; Luna Park, Pleasure Beach, Dreamland - names and places instantly familiar to rollercoaster... [more]
Architecture and the Landscape of Modernity in China before 1949
Edward Denison
City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism
Paperback
This book explores China's encounter with architecture and modernity in the tumultuous epoch before Communism - an encounter... [more]
