Public Buildings: Civic, Commercial, Industrial, etc

While some architects have a signature style, Renzo Piano seeks to apply coherent ideas to extraordinarily different projects. His buildings impres...

Until his death at age 104, Oscar Niemeyer (19072012) was something of an unstoppable architectural force. Over seven decades of work, he designed ...

Walter Gropius (18831969) set out to build for the future. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, the Berlin-born architect had an inestimable in...

This book explains the concept of data centers, including data collection, public parking systems, smart metering, and sanitizer dispensers. Electr...

A beautifully illustrated alternative history book, tracing the history of the British Isles through its landmark pubs ...

At the advent of a new millennium, architects have pushed the limits of invention and originality. Boasting breathtaking skylines of sail-shaped bu...

From the birth of Berlins railway network to the time when the bombs of the Second World War and the concrete slabs of the Wall changed the city f...

For the first time, the 92-metre frieze of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, one of the largest historical narratives in marble, has been made ...

Beyond Ruins: Reimagining Modernism explores the potential of modern architecture renovation in the Global South as a catalyst for self-determinati...

Cumbria is a land built from stone.Whether it is Hadrian's Wall, Kendal Castle or the beautiful fells of the Lake District for thousands of years ...

A stunning photographic tour of more than 20 sites both abandoned and operational that are emblematic of Americas industrial heritage. American c...

Readers will buy this book because theyre intrigued by the sketches. Theyll read it because its a compelling story of lighthouse road trips with si...

As a planned community, Indianapolis boasted finished frame and brick buildings from its beginning. Architects and builders drew on Federal, Greek ...

How the United Nations headquarters became the architectural instrument and broadcast medium of global diplomacy For almost seven years after World...

An in-depth look at Bostons Prudential Center and what its story reveals about the evolution of the modern American city   The Prudential Center an...