Architecture - Criticism

Author: Neil LevineISBN-10: 1938938771ISBN-13: 9781938938771Publisher: Oa+d Archives PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2026Pages: 128Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes glimpse at architecture's biggest event through the assistants, staff and fabricators that bring curatorial visions to lifeTo understand how architecture biennales are planned, curated and staged, architectural theorist and anthropologist Albena Yaneva unpacks the development of the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, through...

A collection of essays by London-based architect Irénée Scalbert. Totems brings together ten texts by architect, historian, and critic Irénée Scalbert. Written between 2001 and 2025, they reflect nearly three decades of critical engagement with architecture and its cultural contexts. Ranging in length and...

A 2020 article in the New York Times provocatively asked: Everyone's a Curator Now. When everything is "curated," what does the word even mean?. This conversation, starting from the verb "to curate" and exploring all its contemporary interpretations, attempts to investigate key moments in...

Author: Erling OkkenhaugISBN-10: 8277620071ISBN-13: 9788277620077Publisher: Allgronn OkkenhaugLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2025Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.40d

This volume is a collection of essays from the annual conference on Mediterranean studies hold in Casalvieri, in the Val di Comino. As in other collections from our previous conferences, this one ranges from encounters and clashes to themes of the sea and racism...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Architecture shapes and embodies complex social and environmental articulations.It is not the container and representation of pre-packaged relationships, but a medium for motley associations. In advancing this proposition, this book explores diverse alliances and permeations of knowledge across media, bringing together arguments and projects...

Author: Matt GibberdISBN-10: 0241480493ISBN-13: 9780241480496Publisher: Penguin LifeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2022Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.20lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.30w x 1.20d

Inspiration for building and decorating in adobe and other Hispanic styles.Author: Philip H. StaatsISBN-10: 0942655028ISBN-13: 9780942655025Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1990Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.98h x 7.98w x 0.33d

How can design shine a light on humanity's relationship with the planet, its ecosystems and inhabitants, now and in the future? Global challenges like climate change and ecosystem degradation are proving that a singular disciplinary approach is inadequate to respond to issues where societal...

"Nature and Ornament" explores the intricate relationship between natural forms and decorative motifs in art and architecture. Published in 1908, this enduring study examines how artists and designers throughout history have drawn inspiration from the natural world to create visually compelling and meaningful ornamentation....

How well do our designed environments--the places and spaces where we live, work, and play--meet our aesthetic and functional needs? Increasingly, the distinction between the spaces considered public and private or work and home is becoming more blurred. As a result, innovative designs are...

Christopher Alexander's series of ground-breaking books including A Pattern Language and The Timeless Way of Building have pointed to fundamental truths of the way we build, revealing what gives life and beauty and true functionality to our buildings and towns. Now, in The Nature...

Ornament is back--not as detail adorning a façade, but in the body of entire structures, producing buildings in the shape of letters, a heap of pebbles or a national emblem. In Building as Ornament, Michiel van Raaij investigates how this new tendency in architecture...

West Coast Residential demonstrates how modernist traditions are being integrated into contemporary design. It also explains what were the defining features of the West Coast mid-century vernacular and asks whether it still exists today. Featured residences include the Battersby/Howat Gulf Island residence on Mayne...

Rev. James Dallaway had published the successful survey Observations on English Architecture. Yet, the passing of twenty years had brought more insight, clarity, and of course further changes to the physical layout of buildings across the United Kingdom. Rather than revising the original work,...

How can design shine a light on humanity's relationship with the planet, its ecosystems and inhabitants, now and in the future? Global challenges like climate change and ecosystem degradation are proving that a singular disciplinary approach is inadequate to respond to issues where societal...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Originally published in 1927, this book presents an accessible guide to Gothic foliage sculpture, aimed at visitors to ancient English churches. Exploring the development of a specifically English tradition in this area, the text begins with an exploration of pre-Conquest and Anglo-Saxon work before...

Resulting from a twenty-year period of research, this book seeks to challenge contradictions between the concepts of national and modern architectures promoted among the most pronounced national groups of Yugoslavia: Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It spans from the beginning of their nation-building programs in...

Architecture in the South Pacific: The Ocean of Islands recounts the recent developments of the South Pacific and its fascinating architecture. This volume traces the European architectural overlay onto this scattered group of islands as well as the transition of these same islands towards...

Reappraising the role of photocopies and reproductions in design process, as explored through previously unseen visual material from five Dutch architectsFor architects and designers, copies and reproductions are much more than mere duplicates. They are a source of innovation and inspiration. From blueprints and...

Explores how spatial justice shapes equitable, empowering, and inclusive experiences In an era increasingly defined by questions of equity and inclusion, Spatial (In) Justice: How Does It Manifest in the Built Environment? offers a vital, global interrogation of how architecture and planning impact the...

Step into a cityscape of stone and story, where every spire and cloister keeps a memory of England itself. Cathedral Cities Of England invites readers to walk with purpose through history, blending travelogue humour with a scholar's eye for detail. George Gilbert's account is...

Existing as it does on the brink of being overrun, urbanized or abandoned, rurality is contested. Even in the field of academia, it is often questioned or considered a minor subordinate appendix to urbanity. Since the ancient Greeks, conceptions of the rural have praised...

This edited collection provides insight into understanding architecture and urban design as technology. In order to understand how and why we live in built environments, we are in need of a conceptual framework that takes into account what role architecture as technology plays in...

Can qualitative ideas of place be adequately encompassed by the quantitative methods of digital and parametric design? This wide-ranging and multi-faceted book explores how designers and architects capture the deeper qualities of place though their practice. It provides a rigorous exploration of the nature...

Bare Architecture: a schizoanalysis, is a poststructural exploration of the interface between architecture and the body. Chris L. Smith skilfully introduces and explains numerous concepts drawn from poststructural philosophy to explore the manner by which the architecture/body relation may be rethought in the 21st...

Bare Architecture: a schizoanalysis, is a poststructural exploration of the interface between architecture and the body. Chris L. Smith skilfully introduces and explains numerous concepts drawn from poststructural philosophy to explore the manner by which the architecture/body relation may be rethought in the 21st...

Explore the enduring principles of landscape architecture with John D. Sedding's "Garden-Craft Old and New." This meticulously prepared edition offers insights into garden design, horticultural practices, and the historical context that shaped them. Delve into the fusion of art and nature, as Sedding examines...

"An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius: Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author" offers a compelling glimpse into the foundations of classical architecture. Vitruvius's enduring treatise, presented here in a carefully prepared print edition, provides a comprehensive system for understanding...

"The Poetry of Architecture" by John Ruskin offers a compelling exploration into the aesthetic principles and historical significance of building design. A foundational work in architectural criticism, this book delves into the elements that elevate mere structures to works of art. Ruskin examines the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This book argues that architecture and the city and their processes can be better understood by drawing categories from disciplines that exceed the architectural and urban cultural context. Author: Teresa StoppaniISBN-10: 0415724384ISBN-13: 9780415724388Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/10/2018Pages: 206Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

A concise account of the relevance of Henri Lefebvre's writing for the theory and practice of architecture, planning and urban design. Here is an introduction accessible for students and practitioners who wish to engage with the design possibilities offered by Lefebvre's philosophy. Author: Nathaniel...

American Architect and Building News, Volume 92 offers a fascinating glimpse into the architectural landscape of its time. This volume provides a detailed record of architectural designs, news, and discussions pertinent to the field. It showcases a range of building projects, offering valuable insights...

This illustrated guide to the architecture of Oberlin, Ohio, mixes the remarkable social history of college and town with architectural commentary about one hundred thirty-two buildings built between 1837 and 1977. The result is a unique record of the ways in which the people...

Combining transgender studies with the 'neomodernist' architectures of the internationally renowned firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and with modernist writers (Samuel Beckett and Virginia Woolf) whose work anticipates that of transgender studies, this book challenges the implicit 'spatial models' of popular narratives of...

Originally published in Italian in 2010, this book is the first to address the theory of atmospheres in a thorough and systematic way. It examines the role of atmospheres in daily life, and defines their main characteristics. Outlining the typical phenomenological situations in which...

Milan and Lombardy have played an important role in the Italian country since the Roman period. This importance is reflected also by the diffusion of stone architecture: a persisting trait of Milan architecture was the use of different stones in the same building. Milan...

This book examines the manifestations of architecture, cities, and design processes within digital culture.Adopting a comparative and critical method, the author looks at past and present encounters of the digital with architectural discourse and practice. Along three central themes - machines, networks, and computation...

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...

This book focuses on two projects, Gehry's unrealised proposal for the rehabilitation of Berlin's Museum Island and his soon to be completed Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.Author: Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe,Frank GehryISBN-10: 0415290082ISBN-13: 9780415290081Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/29/2002Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.24h x 7.30w x 0.39d

Urban Avant-Gardes presents original research on a range of recent contemporary practices in and between art and architecture giving perspectives from a wide range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences that are seldom juxtaposed, it questions many assumptions and accepted positions.This...

Architecture and Revolution explores the consequences of the 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe from an architectural perspective. It presents new writings from a team of renowned architects, philosophers and cultural theorists from both the East and the West. They explore the questions...

Through a collection of 13 essays, Peggy Deamer examines the profession of architecture not as an abstraction, but as an assemblage of architectural workers.Author: Peggy DeamerISBN-10: 0367343517ISBN-13: 9780367343514Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/20/2020Pages: 182Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.15lbsSize: 9.80h x 7.10w x 1.40d

How do digital media (mobile phones, GPS, iPods, portable computers, internet, virtual realities, etc.) affect the way we perceive, inhabit and design space? Why do architects traditionally design, draw and map the visual, as opposed to other types of sensations of space (the sound,...