History of Architecture

No longer does it suffice to judge a building solely by its appearance; it must be measured and certified. When architects talk about 'Excellence',...

The expansion of cities in the late C19th and middle part of the C20th in the developing and the emerging economies of the world has one major urba...

In the 21st century, the word detail appears constantly in discussions of building, and we use it in many different waysyet just over 250 years ago...

Architecture and Cultural Continuity explores a dynamic way of viewing architecture arguing that all architecture is best evaluated through active...

To study the built environment of the Americas is to wrestle with an inherent contradiction. While the disciplines of architecture, urban design, l...

How photography and a modernizing Berlin informed an urban imageand one anotherin the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Since the fall ...

Ilkhanid Capital Cities studies the capital cities founded by the Mongol Ilkhans in Iran during the Ilkhanid period (12561335). It primarily focuse...

Bracket [On Sharing] considers the historic roots of sharing and their relationship to contemporary models of sharing. Sharing is one of humanitys ...

Der Grundstein zum Neubau des vorherig romanischen Kirchenbaus St. Maria zur Wiese in Soest wurde 1313 gelegt und 1530 zu einem vorläufigen Abschlu...

If youve ever wondered what goes through architects minds when they design buildings, youll be happy to know that theres no shortage of brilliant...

If youve ever wondered what goes through architects minds when they design buildings, youll be happy to know that theres no shortage of brilliant...

If youve ever wondered what goes through architects minds when they design buildings, youll be happy to know that theres no shortage of brilliant...

Classical architecture continues to be widely practised today, and this book describes and demonstrates the fundamental principles from its origins...

Classical architecture continues to be widely practised today, and this book describes and demonstrates the fundamental principles from its origins...

This book offers a new perspective on French architecture, describing the impact of political history on the architectural development of Paris. Th...

If youve ever wondered what goes through architects minds when they design buildings, youll be happy to know that theres no shortage of brilliant...

This book presents a critical vision of the role of architecture and design in constantly changing cities, territories and societies from a Latin A...