Architecture - Buildings - General

A Critic's Guide to 100 Post-Modern Buildings in Chicago from 1978 to 2025Some architects regard a visit to Chicago as equal in importance to a pilgrimage to Rome or Athens: The soaring American metropolis at the shores of Lake Michigan has amassed an unmatched...

A city that has existed for over 2,000 years, Verona has a wealth of historic architecture, from ancient Roman masterworks such as the Arena to seventeenth-century neoclassical gems like the Gran Guardia Palace right through to inventive recent restorations and adaptations. Its Gothic and...

This book features the winning designs of the 2022 international Brick Award, chosen by a top-class international jury of architects. From handmade brick to high-tech product: building with blocks of fired clay today draws from a heritage of nine millennia and remains innovative, sustainable,...

In this book the reader will find the full range ofcurrent container architecture projects - one container for a temporary exhibition Hall, or thousand containers for a football stadium. In an ever-changing world with its hybrid forms of living and working, this book presents...

"This book of contributed chapters focuses on different aspects of how the built environment is being constructed to purposefully enhance societal well-being while also maintaining green standards for environmental sustainability"--Author: Information Reso Management AssociationISBN-10: 1799890325ISBN-13: 9781799890324Publisher: Engineering Science ReferenceLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/28/2021Pages: 525Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.58lbsSize:...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Seven books in total: six Volumes from the series Architectural Guide plus one volume from the Basics series: Book 1. Theorising Architecture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Perspectives, Questions, and Concepts ISBN 978-3-86922-081-9 Book 2: Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Sahel ISBN 978-3-86922-082-6...

Take an adventure into the abandoned structures of the American mid-Atlantic region through 560 startling photos and compelling text. These surreal images were captured in abandoned power plants, mental asylums, military bases, prisons, hospitals, schools, and cathedrals. Explore St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.;...

This new study explores the development of the window, showing how it both transformed human experience by increasing access to light and air and changed our perception of architectural space Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in architecture by providing engaging...

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.Ralph, 1st Duke of...

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII.Ralph, 1st Duke of...

A dual portrait of America's first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted--and their immense impact on AmericaAs the nation recovered from a cataclysmic war, two titans of design profoundly influenced how Americans came to interact with the...

The iridescent play of light through Gothic windows. Skyscrapers gleaming in the sun. The worn steps of a Mayan pyramid. Indian temples rich in detailed reliefs. Buildings move us, protect us, and give us places for devotion and contemplation, political debate, and artistic expression....

In contrast to tabula rasa urbanism, this book considers strategies for tabula plena--urban sites that are full of existing buildings of multiple time periods. Such dense sites prompt designers to work between the fields of architecture, historic preservation, and urban planning, developing methods for...

Brutalism is back. Vilified for decades as the stepchild of modernism, brutalist architecture is now enjoying a comeback as the latest discovery among digital trendsetters: uncompromising and incredibly daring, the colossal structures of the 1960s and 1970s both stand as testament to the postwar...

Once known as the 'Key to England', Dover is one of the country's most important ports and has been at the forefront of this island's history from the earliest times. This has left a rich legacy of buildings from Roman times to the present...

The Yorkshire coast has been attracting holidaymakers for centuries. This book is the first to delve into the world of moneyed visitors to the county's seaside resorts, showing what attracted such people and why places like Scarborough, Filey and others remained select resorts until...

The history of the West Country has left a rich legacy of castles and other fortifications throughout its landscape built wherever power and wealth needed to be displayed, strategic points controlled or territory and local populations defended. In this book author Andrew Powell-Thomas explores...

The largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey is situated 85 miles from the English coast and 14 miles from France. Even though it occupies just 45 square miles, the island has an abundance of history and culture, much of which stems from English and...

Despite a history stretching back almost 2,000 years, the City of London is one of the world's most modern, booming and yet unspoiled places to visit. Today it is teeming with those who work in London's international financial, legal and insurance industries. Catering to...

From the photographer behind the bestselling, iconic photo book Brutal London. London is a large, dispersed megacity, and where Brutal London focused on inner London, this new book from the acclaimed photographer Simon Phipps concentrates on the further reaches; the suburbs and outer residential...

Provides a comprehensive insight into a wide selection of TSK's stunning works of architecture, design, and innovations in sustainability, including a foreword written by Aaron Betsky (curator and critic) Presents a vivid and yielding portrayal of TSK's sense of sensitive regional modernism, with informative...

The first complete monograph on the career of Carlos Ferrater. Carlos Ferrater's early buildings showed how the expression of modern architecture -- with its abstraction, repetition, transparency and use of industrial materials -- could be brought into line with Mediterranean classicism, with the rigor...

Eye-Popping Show-Stopping Libraries starts out by recounting the beginning of the relationship between the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) to establish the Library Building awards and traces the development of the program over the following five decades. In...

Most wonderful diversity: How global architecture of today heads for tomorrowNearly exactly ten years after the publication of the Atlas of World Architecture, this new follow-up publication reviews the last architectural decade by means of current exemplary buildings from all continents. Not only have...

Monografie mit Fragestellung Was wäre, wenn Forschung, Wissenschaft und Architektur verschmelzen? LAVA ist ein von Tobias Wallisser, Chris Bosse und Alexander Rieck gegründetes Architekturbüro mit Standorten in Deutschland, Vietnam und Australien. Der für die Expo 20 entworfene Deutsche Pavillon ist ein Beispiel für die...

Basics Interior Architecture 04: Elements/Objects explores the manner in which an interior space can be manipulated through the precise placement of forms.The book describes the principles underpinning the design of objects, and their placement within the interior space. It also discusses the influence that...

The ETABS 2016 Black Book, is written to help beginners learn the basics of ETABS structure modeling and analysis. The book follows a step by step methodology. This book explains the designing of structure, assigning various properties to structure, applying different load conditions, and...

The Building of Adare Manor tells the story of the trials and triumphs of house building at Adare Manor, County Limerick. Home of the Quin family (later Earls of Dunraven) since the mid-17th century, the building underwent a dramatic transformation. James and George Richard...

Honourable Mention - 2023 ASR Prize for Best Africa-focused Anthology or Edited Collection Innovative study of state politics, identity and buildings that sheds new light on the links between the material and the ideational realms of contemporary life in Africa. Buildings shape politics in...

- A magnificent pictorial survey of the great architectural monuments of Iran- Hundreds of spectacular photos taken especially for this book, plus plans and elevations of key monuments- An important visual resource for students and architects and a visual treat for the casual readerIran,...

Journey in His Shadow is inspirational poetry that has been inspired over years. Ellen truly believes that even before she came to know and understand Christ's amazing hope and salvation, she was living beneath His shadow. So many times she was rescued and brought...

Journey in His Shadow is inspirational poetry that has been inspired over years. Ellen truly believes that even before she came to know and understand Christ's amazing hope and salvation, she was living beneath His shadow. So many times she was rescued and brought...

Outrigger systems are rigid horizontal structures designed to improve a building's stability and strength by connecting the building core or spine to distant columns, much in the way an outrigger can prevent a canoe from overturning. Outriggers have been used in tall, narrow buildings...

A fascinating exploration of how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives What have smart technologies taught us about cities? What lessons can we learn from today's urbanites to make better places to live? Antoine Picon...

Located mainly across Portsea Island on the South coast, the city of Portsmouth is best-known for its maritime heritage and association with the Royal Navy. Its strategic location presented obvious importance in wartime, which saw Admiral Lord Nelson sailing from the harbour to his...

The population of Chippenham has grown rapidly in recent decades, transforming it from a sleepy market town to one of the largest towns in Wiltshire today. New suburbs have been built on the outskirts of the town around what would once have been satellite...