History of Architecture

Sanjay Patils tryst with architecture began in his early childhood as he soaked up the environs that surrounded him in his birthplace, Nashik. Movi...

This comprehensive survey of British colonial governors' houses and buildings used as state houses or capitols in the North American colonies be...

Anyway you drink it Bacardi rum is the mixable one. Bacardi is best known for its rum and trademark bat logo, yet the famed spirits company has al...

In the late 1960s the world was faced with impending disaster: the height of the Cold War, the end of oil, and the decline of great cities througho...

Masonry is a traditional, highly durable mode of construction; many heritage masonry structures, built at various historical periods, have survived...

This volume brings together eight essays that address the result of a research project involving a group of international scholars. It explores a l...

What is the Ka'ba and why it is pivotal to the Islamic world? Why do pilgrims go about it, not in it? Is it empty? And why is a hollow building cov...

The Architectural Guide Australia presents over 200 projects in the vast island continent that is home to natural wonders, coastal settlements, and...

This monograph discusses the role that ruins play in urban centres in terms of their meaning, testimony, and value, and the opportunities they prov...

Surface in architecture has had a deeper and a more pervasive presence in the practice and theory of the discipline than is commonly supposed. Orie...

Glass has long transformed the architectural landscape. From the Crystal Palace through to the towering glass spires of todays cities, few architec...

The Slovak Architecture Yearbook is a long-term project that will present a regular insight into Slovak contemporary architecture. The architectura...