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Theory of architecture
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International Space Station: Architecture Beyond Earth
David Nixon, Nicole Stott
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Mathematics & Sciences
Hardback
In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space... [more]
$145.00
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The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War
Robert Bevan
Architecture; Theory of architecture; History of architecture; General & world history; Military history
Paperback
Now available in an expanded 2nd Edition, this is a polemical account of the destruction of architecture in war. [more]
$24.99
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The Architecture of Happiness
Alain de Botton
Theory of architecture; Philosophy; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures... [more]
$27.99
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Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture
Therese Lichtenstein
Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes & machines); Photographic equipment & techniques; Architecture; Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design
Paperback
This generously illustrated examination of architectural photography from the 1930s to the present shows how the medium has... [more]
The Good Life: A Guided Visit to the Houses of Modernity
Inaki Abalos
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Houses, apartments, flats, units
Paperback
A revised edition of the 2001 original, this is an intellectual introduction to iconic ideas of modern living by Inaki Abalos... [more]
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture
James Stevens Curl (Professor of Architecture, University of Ulster), Susan Wilson (Landscape Institute)
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture; Reference works
Paperback
With over 6,000 entries from Aalto to Zwinger, this is the most authoritative dictionary of architectural history available.... [more]
Architectural Theory
Unknown
Architecture; Theory of architecture
Hardback
The most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically... [more]
The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture
Harry Francis Mallgrave
Theory of architecture; Mathematics & Sciences
Paperback
This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments... [more]
Nikolaus Pevsner: The Life
Susie Harries, Meirion Harries
Theory of architecture; Biography; Biography: general
Hardback
The definitive biography, based on exclusive access to diaries and personal papers, as well as the archive of Pevsner's landmark... [more]
Glenn Murcutt: University of Washington Master Studios and Lectures
Jim Nicholls
Art & Architecture; Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms
Paperback
Combines examples of studio work with edited transcripts of Murcutt's public lectures and sessions with students, professionals,... [more]
Why Architecture Matters
Paul Goldberger
Architecture; Theory of architecture
Hardback
Deals with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually,... [more]
Theory for Theatre Studies: Space
Kim Solga (Professor of Theatre Studies, Western University, Canada)
Theory of architecture; Theatre Studies; Theatre direction & production
Paperback
Space: it's everywhere, all around, a given. It's abstract and yet not abstract at all, because it governs all human relations,... [more]
Architecture, Democracy and Emotions: The Politics of Feeling since 1945...
Till Grossmann (International Max Planck Graduate School Moral Economies, Berlin, Germany), Philipp Nielsen (Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, USA)
Theory of architecture; European history; Urban communities
Paperback
After 1945 it was not just Europe's parliamentary buildings that promised to house democracy: hotels in Turkey and Dutch shopping... [more]
The Architecture of Ethics
Thomas Fisher (University of Minnesota, USA)
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture
Paperback
Ethics is one of the most important and least understood aspects of design practice. In his latest book, Thomas Fisher shows... [more]
Legacy: Generations of Creatives in Dialogue
Lukas Feireiss
Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms
Paperback
Generational dialogues between 40 world-renowned creatives exploring how the creative legacy of previous generations is being... [more]
Architecture, Festival and the City
Jemma Browne (Birmingham City University, UK), Christian Frost (Birmingham City University, UK), Ray Lucas
Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
Historically the urban festival served as an occasion for affirming shared convictions and identities in the life of the city.... [more]
Elemental Architecture: Temperaments of Sustainability
Phillip James Tabb (Texas A&M University, USA)
Theory of architecture; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Landscape art & architecture
Paperback
Elemental Architecture presents a new and refreshing approach to sustainable architectural practice. Going beyond the standard... [more]
Confabulations : Storytelling in Architecture
Paul Emmons (Virginia Tech, USA), Marcia F. Feuerstein, Carolina Dayer (Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Philosophy: aesthetics
Paperback
Confabulation is a drawing together through storytelling. Fundamental to our perception, memory, and thought is the way... [more]
Riverine: Architecture and Rivers
Gerald Adler, Manolo Guerci
Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture; History of architecture; Limnology (freshwater); Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
Riverscapes are the main arteries of the world's largest cities, and have, for millennia, been the lifeblood of the urban... [more]
Data, Architecture and the Experience of Place
Anastasia Karandinou
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture
Paperback
The notion of data is increasingly encountered in spatial, creative and cultural studies. Big data and artificial intelligence... [more]
Design Thinking: A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone
Andrew Pressman (University of Maryland, USA)
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Paperback
Design thinking is a powerful process that facilitates understanding and framing of problems, enables creative solutions,... [more]
Dublin's Bourgeois Homes: Building the Victorian Suburbs, 1850-1901
Susan Galavan (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of architecture; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
In 1859, Dubliners strolling along country roads witnessed something new emerging from the green fields. The Victorian house... [more]
The Architecture of Nothingness: An Explanation of the Objective Basis of...
Frank Lyons (Director, Humane Architecture, UK)
Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
It is a common enough assumption that good buildings make us feel good just as poor ones can make us feel insecure, depressed... [more]
Architecture, Death and Nationhood: Monumental Cemeteries of Nineteenth-Century...
Hannah Malone (Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Social & cultural history; Religion: general; Human geography
Paperback
In the nineteenth century, new cemeteries were built in many Italian cities that were unique in scale and grandeur, and which... [more]
Data, Architecture and the Experience of Place
Anastasia Karandinou
Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Theory of architecture
Hardback
The notion of data is increasingly encountered in spatial, creative and cultural studies. Big data and artificial intelligence... [more]
