Public Buildings: Civic, Commercial, Industrial, etc

Bringing together leading experts from the fields of architecture, design, engineering, education and the social sciences, this valuable collection...

Design Strategies for Reimagining the City is situated between projective geometry, optical science and architectural design. It draws together see...

A reflection on the reconstruction of the Berlin Palace and its contradictory use as an ethnological museum. Having recently accepted German citize...

For half a century, the United Nations building in New York has been the focus of international inspiration. Its podium has seen petitioners for pe...

Zhu Pei’s Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum recalls a time of glory of the once “Millenium Porcelain Capital” city, Jingdezhen, and extends these mem...

This book celebrates over 20 years of Bonstra|Haresign Architects’ community-focused practice. It documents the growth and success attributable to ...

The United States Capitol is a national cultural icon, and among the most visually recognized seats of government in the world. The past quarter ce...

The future of public space is uncertain. Although public spaces have become increasingly shabby and crowded, novel alternatives have appeared in th...

Like the ancient Roman Pantheon, the U.S. Capitol was designed by its political and aesthetic arbiters to memorialize the virtues, events, and pers...

The competition to design and construct the government buildings in Ottawa, the new national capital, was one of the most important architectural e...

Through the medium of old photographs and archive ephemera this book provides a fascinating look at the history cinema-going in the city of Birming...

This fascinating collection of over 150 photographs provides a unique view of the cinemas of Brighton and Hove. In 1896 Brighton became the first t...

Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recen...

Just as modern societies interpret ancient monuments and incorporate them in their political and cultural life, so people in the past often re-used...

An analysis of the pedestrian malls built during the urban renewal period of the 60's and 70's, and of new urban open space designs. Explores the t...

Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also th...

DESIGN and PLANNING of Research and Clinical LABORATORYFACILITIES In this primer/professional reference, Leonard Mayer demystifiesone of the most ...

Providing essential knowledge about the British capital’s built environment, these two volumes cover a large portion of the parish of St. Marylebon...

If you think you know F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book will come as a delightfully intimate surprise. Fitzgerald scholar Dave Page has meticulously s...

From plazas of Spanish times to the River Walk, San Antonio enjoys a broad variety of historic public spaces, recalling the open landscapes Spanish...

In this fully updated and redesigned edition of the essential and long-established Stadia, the authors offer their unrivalled expertise to all prof...