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Theory of architecture
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Marco Frascari's Dream House: A Theory of Imagination
Marco Frascari (Carleton University, Canada), Federica Goffi (Carleton University, Canada)
Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture
Hardback
This previously unpublished work is essential reading for anyone who has followed Marco Frascari's scholarship and teachings... [more]
The Architecture of James Stirling and His Partners James Gowan and Michael...
Geoffrey H. Baker
Theory of art; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Architecture; Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects
Paperback
Sir James Stirling was arguably the greatest British architect of the twentieth century, and of comparable interest and stature... [more]
Knowledge Matters: UNStudio
Ben ven Berkel, Caroline Bos
Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
The profession 'architect' has expanded in recent years, not just in terms of the cultural influences, but equally with respect... [more]
The Living Tradition of Architecture
Jose de Paiva
Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
The Living Tradition of Architecture explores the depth of architecture as it takes flesh in the living tradition of building,... [more]
House and Home: Cultural Contexts, Ontological Roles
Thomas Barrie (School of Architecture, North Carolina State University, USA)
Theory of architecture; Residential buildings, domestic buildings; History of architecture; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology
Hardback
House and home are words routinely used to describe where and how one lives. This book challenges predominant definitions... [more]
The Paradoxes of Planning: A Psycho-Analytical Perspective
Sara Westin
Theory of architecture; Sociology; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
Using a philosophical and psychoanalytical approach, this book critically examines expert knowledge within architecture and... [more]
Designbuild Education
Chad Kraus (University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Industrial or vocational training
Hardback
Designbuild Education adopts the intellectual framework of American Pragmatism, which is a theory of action, to investigate... [more]
Disability, Space, Architecture: A Reader
Jos Boys (London Metropolitan University, UK)
Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice; Professional interior design; Disability: social aspects
Hardback
Disability, Space, Architecture: A Reader takes a groundbreaking approach to exploring the interconnections between disability,... [more]
Introducing Architectural Tectonics: Exploring the Intersection of Design...
Chad Schwartz (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA)
Theory of architecture; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design
Paperback
Introducing Architectural Tectonics is an exploration of the poetics of construction. Tectonic theory is an integrative philosophy... [more]
The Architecture of Luxury
Annette Condello
Architecture; Theory of architecture; Library & information sciences; Anthropology
Paperback
Focusing on various contexts within Western Europe, Latin America and the United States, this book traces the myths and application... [more]
Aesthetics beyond the Arts: New and Recent Essays
Arnold Berleant
Architecture; Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Ethics & moral philosophy; Environmental science, engineering & technology
Paperback
Taking the view that aesthetics is a study grounded in perception, this volume includes essays that exhibit many sides of... [more]
Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges: Proceedings of the...
Manuel Jorge Rodrigues Couceiro da Costa (Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal), Filipa Roseta (Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Lison, Portugal), Joana Pestana Lages, Susana Couceiro da Costa
Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice
Hardback
The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly. Societies seem unable to control... [more]
Architecture and Identity: Responses to Cultural and Technological Change...
Chris Abel (University of Ulster, UK)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Hardback
This edited collection of essays, now in its second edition, brings together the author's key writings on the technological,... [more]
Making Places for People: 12 Questions Every Designer Should Ask
Christie Johnson Coffin (The Design Partnership, San Francisco, California, USA), Jenny Young (University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; Professional interior design
Hardback
** Honorable Mention at the 2019 ERDA Great Places Awards ** Making Places for People explores twelve social questions... [more]
Expanding Disciplinarity in Architectural Practice: Designing from the Room...
Tom Holbrook (5th Studio, London, UK)
Theory of architecture; Architecture: professional practice; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Paperback
Expanding Disciplinarity in Architectural Practice presents an argument for the role of an architect as a generalist with... [more]
The Optimum Imperative: Czech Architecture for the Socialist Lifestyle,...
Ana Miljacki (MIT, USA)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture; Social & cultural history
Hardback
The Optimum Imperative examines architecture's multiple entanglements within the problematics of Socialist lifestyle in postwar... [more]
Rethinking the Meaning of Place: Conceiving Place in Architecture-Urbanism...
Lineu Castello
Theory of architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Sociology; Human geography; Urban & municipal planning
Paperback
The spread of places, such as theme parks, shopping malls and revamped historic areas, necessitates a redefinition of the... [more]
Narrative Architecture: A Designer's Story
Sylvain De Bleeckere (Faculty of Architecture and Arts, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium), Sebastiaan Gerards (Faculty of Architecture and Arts, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Theory of architecture; Architectural structure & design; History of architecture
Hardback
Narrative Architecture explores the postmodern concept of narrative architecture from four perspectives: thinking, imagining,... [more]
Place-making for the Imagination: Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill
Marion Harney
The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of architecture; Landscape art & architecture; History of architecture; Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
Paperback
Drawing together landscape, architecture and literature, Strawberry Hill, the celebrated eighteenth-century 'Gothic' villa... [more]
Space Unveiled: Invisible Cultures in the Design Studio
Carla Jackson Bell (Director of Multicultural Affairs and faculty member, College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Auburn University)
Theory of architecture; History of architecture
Paperback
Since the early 1800s, African Americans have designed signature buildings; however, in the mainstream marketplace, African... [more]
Architectural System Structures: Integrating Design Complexity in Industrialised...
Kasper Sanchez Vibaek
Theory of architecture; Building construction & materials
Paperback
This book proposes a system structure in architectural design that conceptualises a systemic level in architecture and construction... [more]
CARTHA - On Relations In Architecture
Elena Chiavi
Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms
Hardback
Featuring statements and opinions by emerging architects and theoreticians from around the world, this is an analysis of the... [more]
Atlas of Another America - An Architectural Fiction
Keith Krumwiede
Theory of architecture; Residential buildings, domestic buildings
Hardback
A comprehensive, highly original, and also satirical contribution to an international discourse in architecture. [more]
NATO: Narrative Architecture in Postmodern London
Claire Jamieson (University of the Arts London, UK)
Theory of architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture
Hardback
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Royal College of Art, 2015), under title: NAT[: exploring architecture as a narrative... [more]
The Semiotics of Movement in Space
Robert James McMurtrie (UTS:Insearch, Australia)
Theory of architecture; Human geography
Hardback
Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of New South Wales, 2013. [more]
