Theory of Architecture

Since the end of Apartheid, there has been a new orientation in South African art and design, turning away from the colonial aesthetics to new type...

Since the end of Apartheid, there has been a new orientation in South African art and design, turning away from the colonial aesthetics to new type...

Architecture has hit something of a sticking point when it comes to adapting to contemporary life and its various concerns the finite resources of...

Since 1945, camps as a form of temporary mass housing have been either ignored or discussed only in the margins of architectural history. In this b...

Reading Visual Investigations delves into a new disciplinevisual investigationsin which architecture intersects with advocacy, journalism, and law ...

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

Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) / Bilingual edition (English/German) Wie kommen wir von vernachlässigten, brachliegenden, leeren, stigmati...

This book explores the core concept of Chinese ancient architecture from a multidisciplinary perspective. It aims to contribute to the development,...

The oldest things are the newestthis paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sug...

Sean Pickersgill demonstrates that the goal of creating meaningful architecture can take a variety of critical and philosophical paths. The importa...

Contrary to the view that postmodern architects regarded themselves as self-referential artists, this book draws on the buildings, projects and wri...

Globally renowned architect Tye Farrow bridges the gap in knowledge between the therapeutic medical world and the design community to reveal how th...

A Primer on Theory in Architecture discusses how theory is defined in architecture, how it is identified, its location in larger perspectives or wo...

The Socialist Life of Modern Architecture is the first systematic architectural history of Romania under socialism written in English. It examines ...

Urban Latin America explores the relationship between images, words and the built environment using an engaging variety of methods and sources, wit...

This book explores the role of silence in how we design, present and experi-ence architecture. Grounded in phenomenological theory, the book builds...

Cantleys work offers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual that main...