Architecture - Criticism

Author: Stella G. S. PerryISBN-10: 9378415016ISBN-13: 9789378415012Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2026Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Author: Edmund SharpeISBN-10: 9309335491ISBN-13: 9789309335495Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2026Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d

Why Havana attracted the most important architects in the 1950s, and how the Cuban Revolution transformed the uses of these impressive skyscrapers. During the 1950s, Havana's Vedado district became an epicenter of modern architecture. Architects from around the world--including Mies van der Rohe, Richard...

The ReView 4: Emergency examines the evolving relationship between planning and adaptation in an age defined by overlapping environmental, social, technological, and political crises. Bringing together contributions from faculty at the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment alongside exemplary student work, the volume investigates...

Washington Alley Project: A Field Guide to Public Space Advocacy is a richly illustrated, practice-based guide that reimagines urban alleys as vital, inclusive, and participatory public spaces. Centered on Washington, D.C., this field guide blends design thinking, grassroots organizing, and urban policy to offer...

"l'Architecture" is a profound exploration into the principles, history, and aesthetic foundations of building design. Paul Parent provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of architectural forms, examining how structural requirements and artistic expression have merged throughout history to create iconic environments. The work...

The Architectural Review, Volume 1, Part 2, offers a fascinating glimpse into the architectural discourse of its time. This volume presents a collection of articles, illustrations, and critiques reflecting prevailing styles, theories, and innovations in architecture and design. Explore historical buildings, design principles, and...

Explore the architectural landscape of early 20th century America with "The American Architect, Volume 112, Part 1." This compilation offers a detailed look into the designs, theories, and critical discussions shaping the nation's built environment. From residential to commercial projects, gain insights into the...

"Men And Buildings" by John Gloag offers a fascinating exploration of the interplay between architecture and society. Published in 1949, this work examines how building design reflects and shapes social values, cultural trends, and technological advancements. Gloag delves into the history of architecture, providing...

Explore the rich architectural heritage of the Exeter Diocese with the "Transactions Of The Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society." This collection offers invaluable insights into the architectural styles, historical significance, and cultural context of buildings within the region. A vital resource for historians, architects, and...

The Architectural Review, Volume 49, presents a detailed snapshot of architectural thought and practice. This volume offers a collection of articles and critiques that explore the evolution of architectural styles, the impact of technology, and the role of architecture in shaping society.Providing insights into...

Architectural Record, volume 50, presents a snapshot of architectural thought and design from its time. This edition likely showcases a range of building projects, theoretical discussions, and critical essays relevant to the architectural landscape. Readers can explore contemporary approaches to architectural challenges. This record...

This volume presents the official minutes of the Committee on Buildings of the New York City Board of Education. It offers a detailed look into the planning, construction, and maintenance of school buildings in New York City during the period covered. These minutes provide...

Housing Painting, Glazing, Paper Hanging, and Whitewashing: A Book for the Householder is a comprehensive guidebook written by Alvah Horton Sabin in 1908. The book is designed to provide practical and useful information to homeowners who are interested in renovating or redecorating their homes....

""Characteristics Of Old Church Architecture Etc. In The Mainland And Western Islands Of Scotland"" is a book written by Thomas Scott Muir in 1861. This book provides a detailed account of the architectural features of old churches in Scotland, specifically in the mainland and...

Explore the architectural landscape of a bygone era with C.H. Reilly's "Some Architectural Problems of To-day." This meticulously prepared reprint delves into the key architectural considerations of its time, offering insights into building design and the prevailing architectural problems that shaped the era. Reilly,...

Author: Terry MoyleISBN-10: 1869664825ISBN-13: 9781869664824Publisher: White Cloud BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2017Pages: 200Format: Paperback

This book shows how a cultural landscape perspective on suburban situations can improve quality of life for residents and provide positive impacts on long-term resiliency and sustainability. One of today's primary challenges for environmental planning and landscape architecture is accommodating competing land usage while...

This work offers a critical exploration of the relationships between architecture, artificial intelligence, and emerging futures. Through a genealogy extending from the earliest automata to speculative projections of a probable technological singularity, the author frames the present as a threshold between two regimes of...

In For an Architecture of Reality, Michael Benedikt explains four quintessential qualities of Realness; presence, materiality, significance and emptiness. Benedikt's objections to Postmodern inauthenticity in the 1980's is relevant once more as architects design in an increasingly virtual world.Author: Michael BenediktISBN-10: 197247409XISBN-13: 9781972474099Publisher: Applied...

In this book, 20 Japanese architects - including Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Kentaro Yamazaki - reflect the transformation of Japanese architecture since the 1900s. Highly praised for its aesthetics and daring design, Japanese architecture has been rooted in socio-critical discourse since...

Reshaping and reinterpreting the city: responsible, collaborative, and far-reaching.60 new projects in and from Berlin, compiled by an independent panel of experts and members of the public: a compendium of best practice in the building culture of our time, showcasing the enormous range of...

This book originates in two symposia held during 1985 at the annual meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology and the Environmental Design Research Association.Author: Setha M. LowISBN-10: 0812281209ISBN-13: 9780812281200Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press AnniversaryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/1988Pages: 488Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

The Structure of SpaceBefore Design Is Executed, It Is DefinedBy Vera BlouinSomething feels off.Not because a space is unfinished, but because it was never defined.You've lived it: the home that looks complete but exhausts you. Mornings that feel inefficient. Rooms you occupy but never...

Architecture has never been more challenged than it is today. Addressing the sheer scale of the triple challenges of environmental sustainability, in the form of climate change; the social, in the form of class, gender, and racial inequality; and the cultural, in terms of...

A critical examination of the rational turn in postwar West German architecturePostwar West German architecture experienced a "rational turn" characterized by a dramatic push toward ideals of optimization, economy, and accuracy based in calculation. Analyzing how architects reckoned with the political and cultural legacy...

"Sticks and Stones" is a seminal study of American architecture and its profound connection to the evolving civilization of the United States. Written by the influential critic and urban historian Lewis Mumford, the work explores how the physical structures of a nation reflect its...

"The Poetry of Architecture" is an evocative exploration of the aesthetic and spiritual significance of built environments. Written by the distinguished art critic Frank Rutter, this work transcends technical blueprints to examine the emotional resonance and historical narratives embedded within various architectural styles. Rutter...

The region surrounding Lake Lucerne is not only the geographical center of Switzerland, but also the core of its national identity. The lake itself is picturesque, and the mountainous countryside around it is famous for its pristine beauty. But central Switzerland's architecture has often...

This publication examines the contemporary international phenomenon of retro districts, the new cities built to imitate historical models. It investigates historicizing urban construction through 14 international case studies, including the Hallstatt in China, Poundbury in England and the Mercado District in Tucson, Arizona.Author: Barbara...

Meteora Studio approaches architecture as a practice of architectonic thinking, where ideas grow through imaginary dialogues that weave together reflection and deliberate action. This mode of inquiry moves fluidly across scales, uncovering subtle conditions while outlining larger frameworks for what is yet to emerge....

"This sculpture interrogates the liminality of post-industrial silence."Translation: It's a rusted radiator in a white room, and it costs more than your mortgage. If you've ever stood in a gallery feeling like a philistine because you didn't "get" a pile of bricks, or if...

What if architectural creativity does not begin with inventing a new form-but with understanding what is already there?In Design Beyond Form, architect Chris Woo-Hyun Cho challenges architecture's growing obsession with iconic shapes, striking renderings, and visual impact. Drawing on more than two decades of...

Entwerfen mit lebenden Materialien: Gedanken zum Paradigmenwechsel und ein Überblick zum Stand der Forschung Was ist Bioprotopia? Es ist die Vision von einer Welt, in der Gebäude wachsen, sich selbst heilen und positive Kreisläufe schaffen - eine Vision, in der Prozesse sich gegenseitig mit...

"Clearly, someone had to have a plan, an idea, a beginning ..." &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - John McCabe, Stickleback "What's the plan?" &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - youtube, Battlestar Actors Lay Out the Plan Canadian author-artist Rob Kovitz is the creator of Treyf Books, inventive montage book projects that...

"Clearly, someone had to have a plan, an idea, a beginning ..." &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - John McCabe, Stickleback "What's the plan?" &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - youtube, Battlestar Actors Lay Out the Plan Canadian author-artist Rob Kovitz is the creator of Treyf Books, inventive montage book projects that...

Research in Social Factors, also called Environment and Behavior Studies or Person-Environment Relations, is research into the human experience of the built environment. Even since its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, as a response to the perceived failures of Modernism, Social Factors continues...

Die kommentierte Anthologie enthält essenzielle Passagen von 8 wichtigen Architektur- und Städtebautexten aus der Zeitspanne der 1960er- bis 2010er-Jahre. Diskursiv umrei en die Herausgeber mit ihnen den Formbegriff als relationales Spannungsfeld von Mensch und Material. Das In-Beziehung-Setzen ist dabei nicht nur Thema, sondern vor...

Author: Eva Maria HerrmannISBN-10: 303562089XISBN-13: 9783035620894Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2020Pages: 424Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.20lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.00w x 1.40d

From the author of Small Change comes this engaging guide to placemaking, packed with practical skills and tools that architects, planners, urban designers and other built environment specialists need in order to engage effectively with development work in any context. Drawing on four decades...

This book explores how psychoanalysis and architecture can enhance and increase the chances of mental 'containment', while also fostering exchange between inside and outside. The way in which psychoanalysts take care of mental suffering, and the way in which architects and city planners assess...

A concise, coherent account of the relevance of Walter Benjamin's writings to architects, considering figures of modern art and architecture in detail, and locating Benjamin's critical work within the context of contemporary architecture and urbanism. Author: Brian ElliottISBN-10: 0415558158ISBN-13: 9780415558150Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2010Pages: 148Format:...

Author: Contemporary Art Curator EditorialsISBN-10: 9699598166ISBN-13: 9789699598166Publisher: Contemporary Art Curator EditorialsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/09/2026Pages: 30Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d

Author: Fernando Luiz LaraISBN-10: 1527573877ISBN-13: 9781527573871Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2021Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

ONRAMP 8 captures the culminating thesis work and final projects of SCI-Arc's Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate programs for the 2024-25 academic year. Edited by Marcelyn Gow under the editorial leadership of Director and CEO Winka Dubbeldam, the publication presents a wide-ranging body of work...

This book is an original and focused academic examination of revivalism in architecture. It looks at how the past has and continues to shape our built environment and visual culture.With contributions by leading scholars and emerging names across the disciplines of architecture, architectural history,...

Bringing to light the debt twentieth-century modernist architects owe to the vernacular building traditions of the Mediterranean region, this book considers architectural practice and discourse from the 1920s to the 1980s. The essays here situate Mediterranean modernism in relation to concepts such as regionalism,...

Specifically for architects, the third title in the Thinkers for Architects series examines the relevance of Luce Irigaray's work for architecture. Eight thematic chapters explore the bodily, spatio-temporal, political and cultural value of her ideas for making, discussing and experiencing architecture. In particular, each...

Whether we're in the kitchen or someone's in there for us, something's cooking. We turn living things into food. Our bodies turn food into energy. Using this energy, we go around all day turning things into other things. We wake up the next day...

This is the Schematic Design Report for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, prepared by Hugh Stubbins and Associates around 1970. It documents the architectural plans and design considerations for this landmark building. The report provides insight into the design process and the functional...