Architecture

This book illuminates fundamental knowledge and provides a comprehensive guide for those seeking to understand the intricacies of sustainable devel...

Thinking Heritage Through China explores major themes in international heritage through the lens of heritage practice in China.China is a dynamic p...

A journey through Europes old towns, exploring why we treasure thembut also what they hide about a continents fraught history  [A] fascinating chro...

This book explores aspects of creating cities and structures with a focus on sustainability. It provides an analysis of contemporary methodologies,...

This book showcases the latest trends and innovations in the field of Green Building, covering topics from research and design to innovative practi...

This book examines the impact of space on the perception of art and visual culture in early nineteenth-century Paris. It turns its attention to the...

This book brings together the insights from professional associations who involved in developing relevant national standards in China, domestic and...

In the work of Joseph Mallord William Turner (17751851) lies an impact akin to a sudden acquisition of sight. His landscapes and seascapes scorch t...

The ambition of the book is to give a contemporary insight in the state of the art when it comes to designing our cities and landscapes for dry con...

This book highlights the sustainable innovation in environmental design, materials science, and engineering technologies. It provides a multidiscip...

A collection of inspiring homes for design enthusiasts that puts renewable mass timber front and center as a unique, and beautiful, solution to the...

This book takes a comprehensive and forward-looking approach to urban resilience and climate change preparedness. It combines theoretical insights,...

The publication rethinks climate control a key concern of the discipline of architecture through the lens of city climate phenomena over the cour...

The authors explore multifaceted aspects of the competing cultural landscapes that comprise the northeast of Scotland. This interdisciplinary colle...

A joint IcelandicUS archaeological project in North Iceland examined the development of the farmstead settlement pattern from the initial Norse set...

Global climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing humanity and it is affecting every country on every continent. Recent evi...

A revelatory exploration of a crucial Renaissance art formmilitary architectureand its unexpected connections with contemporary aesthetic, cultural...

For almost 15 years, the architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan have been working in the Unterwallis region to produce a remarka...

Designs by the Geneva-based practice dl-a combine innovation with aesthetics. Through its multidisciplinary approach, the team led by Vincent Mas D...

This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the relationship between spirituality and the contemporary city, starting from a thought of Pop...

Examining playhouses of the super-rich to understand how architecture contributed to the construction of elite identity and modern childhoodPlayhou...

Examining playhouses of the super-rich to understand how architecture contributed to the construction of elite identity and modern childhoodPlayhou...

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germanys Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas fo...

Solid matter. Monolithic and homogeneous concepts for a circular approach to architecture. In response to climate change, architects have been...

After the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!, a book is now available on Friedrich Kieslers visionary Endless House, which was only ever realized in t...

Early-20th-century explorations of the Roman Forum at Ancient Corinth revealed a massive early imperial building now known as the Julian Basilica. ...

This book is the first comprehensive overview of the pioneering works, events, and people that contributed to the paradigm shift defined by computa...

This book is the first comprehensive overview of the pioneering works, events, and people that contributed to the paradigm shift defined by computa...

This book takes a timely look at how Scotlands national politics have been expressed in its buildings, exploring the role the architecture of Scotl...

This anthology radically resituates architecture as a support system in the service of infrastructure. A collection of 12 critical essays and creat...

This is a presentation of beautiful colored mosaics. They originate from buildings in the oasis of Jericho and all date from the first half of the ...

Le Corbusier not only designed and built churches, but also engaged intensely with religion and faith and, through his oeuvre, had a significant i...