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Theory of architecture
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Ornament and Crime
Adolf Loos
Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960; Decorative arts; Theory of architecture
Paperback
'But art has nothing to do with forgery, with lies. The paths of art may be thorny, but they are clean.' Ornament and Crime... [more]
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Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
Adam Sharr (Professor of Architecture, and Head of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, UK)
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial
Paperback
Adam Sharr tells the story of how modern architecture developed and produced its powerful cultural images. Considering the... [more]
$16.95
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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
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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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Architectural Theory
TASCHEN
Architecture; Theory of architecture
Hardback
The most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically... [more]
$40.00
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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 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]
Suffragette City: Women, Politics, and the Built Environment
Elizabeth Darling (Oxford Brookes University, UK), Nathaniel Robert Walker (The College of Charleston, USA)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women
Paperback
Suffragette City brings together a collection of illustrated essays dedicated to exploring and analysing cases in which women... [more]
Environmental Design of Urban Buildings: An Integrated Approach
Mat Santamouris
Theory of architecture; Applied ecology; Environmental monitoring
Paperback
The importance of an integrated approach in urban design is becoming increasingly apparent. This book explains how to overcome... [more]
Non-Standard Architectural Productions: Between Aesthetic Experience and...
Sandra Karina Loschke (University of Sydney, Australia)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Architecture: professional practice
Paperback
This book captures concepts and projects that reshape the discipline of architecture by prioritizing people over buildings.... [more]
Civic Spaces and Desire
Charles Drozynski, Diana Beljaars
Theory of architecture; Urban communities; Human geography
Paperback
Civic Spaces and Desire presents an original and critical appraisal of civic spaces for a novel theoretical intersection of... [more]
Architecture on the Borderline: Boundary Politics and Built Space
Anoma Pieris (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Theory of architecture; Human geography
Paperback
Architecture on the Borderline interrogates space and territory in a turbulent present where nation-state borders are porous... [more]
Shifting Patterns: Christopher Alexander and the Eishin Campus
Eva Guttmann, Gabriele Kaiser, Claudia Mazanek
Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture
Paperback
The Eishin Campus near Tokyo is Christopher Alexander's largest and most significant project based on the Pattern Language... [more]
Architects: Portraits of a Practice
Thomas Yarrow
Theory of architecture; Social & cultural anthropology
Paperback
What is creativity? What is the relationship between work life and personal life? How is it possible to live truthfully in... [more]
How to Read Architecture: An Introduction to Interpreting the Built Environment...
Paulette Singley (Woodbury University, Burbank, California, USA)
Theory of architecture; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design
Paperback
How to Read Architecture is based on the fundamental premise that reading and interpreting architecture is something we already... [more]
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
Paperback
Architectural relics of nineteenth and twentieth-century colonialism dot cityscapes throughout our globalizing world, just... [more]
Experimental Architecture: Designing the Unknown
Rachel Armstrong (University of Newcastle, UK)
Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice
Paperback
In this ground-breaking book, the first to provide an overview of the theory and practice of experimental architecture, Rachel... [more]
The University as a Settlement Principle: Territorialising Knowledge in...
Francesco Zuddas (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
Theory of architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History of architecture; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
The 1960s and the 1970s marked a generational shift in architectural discourse at a time when the revolts inside universities... [more]
$242.00
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CARTHA - On the Form of Form
Elena Chiavi, Pablo Garrido Arnaiz, Matilde Girao, Francisco Moura Veiga, Francisco Ramos Ordonez
Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms
Paperback
Since 2014, CARTHA has provided a platform for critical thinking on architecture and society. Each year, CARTHA initiates... [more]
Three Cultural Ecologies
David Leatherbarrow, Richard Wesley
Theory of architecture; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Cultural studies
Paperback
Three Cultural Ecologies reverses common conceptions of modern architecture. It reveals how selected works of two modern architects,... [more]
Ruined Skylines: Aesthetics, Politics and London's Towering Cityscape
Gunter Gassner (Cardiff University, UK)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban communities; Urban & municipal planning
Hardback
This book examines the skyline as a space for radical urban politics. Focusing on the relationship between aesthetics and... [more]
Civic Spaces and Desire
Charles Drozynski, Diana Beljaars
Theory of architecture; Urban communities; Human geography
Hardback
Civic Spaces and Desire presents an original and critical appraisal of civic spaces for a novel theoretical intersection of... [more]
Non-Standard Architectural Productions: Between Aesthetic Experience and...
Sandra Karina Loschke (University of Sydney, Australia)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Architecture: professional practice
Hardback
This book captures concepts and projects that reshape the discipline of architecture by prioritizing people over buildings.... [more]
