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Cities in China are extremely dynamic and experience high pressure to grow, transform and adapt. But in what directions, on what basis and to which...

Chinese modernity a defining overview Rowes third volume on the architecture of the Far East deals with the development of modern architecture an...

Addis Ababa is one of the fastest transforming environments on the globe and a prototype of an emerging territory. What can architecture and urban ...

City by Landscape documents the work of a landscape architect active in the interface between urban planning, open space planning and architecture....

The publication rethinks climate control a key concern of the discipline of architecture through the lens of city climate phenomena over the cour...

25 successful years of creativity The monograph offers comprehensive insight into the working methods of the internationally acknowledged cont...

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806) is today regarded as chief representative of French revolutionary architecture. With his extraordinary inventive...

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806) is today regarded as chief representative of French revolutionary architecture. With his extraordinary inventive...

Das künstlerische Schaffen während der 60er und 70er Jahre in Wien, Bali und Australien Beleuchtet die musikalischen Seite des Künstlers - Mitbegrü...

The theory of Co-Corporeality is based on a conception of the built environment as a biological entity that opens up a space for coexistence and in...

The process of coding is a systematic experimentation with signs, symbols, and the construction of larger cultural meanings. The fourth volume in t...

The process of coding is a systematic experimentation with signs, symbols, and the construction of larger cultural meanings. The fourth volume in t...

Whether we like a room or not largely depends on the design of the color landscape that we perceive when we enter the room. What is the key? In wha...

Complexity in architecture, construction and material manipulation is constantly increasing due to our present ability to design, calculate and fab...

The book delves into the realpolitik(s) of conservation endeavours in complex urban settings. It highlights discrepancies between formal policies a...

The English 5th Edition of the Handbook Systematically structured and didactically prepared, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basi...

Trees are ideal sources of shade; where they cannot be used, their function is taken over by tents, pergolas, and pavilions. In the context of glob...

How can we apply constructive experiments in architecture as an innovative response to the climate crisis? The conference Constructive Disobedience...

La 4ème édition française du Manuel Nouvelle édition, enrichie du chapitre « Considérations autour du climat » consacré aux principes de base de...

In many countries of Southeast Asia, the middle years of the 20th century marked the dawn of a new era. Independence had been won from colonial pow...

Skilful architecture without gloss and bling bling In this book, Albert Kirchengast looks at three projects that may serve as models of further co...