Architecture - Criticism

""An Introduction to the Study of Gothic Architecture"" is a scholarly work written by John Henry Parker in 1861. The book is a comprehensive guide to the history and characteristics of Gothic architecture, with a particular focus on the Gothic style of the Middle...

""A Manual of the Historical Development of Art"" is a comprehensive guide to the evolution of art from prehistoric times to the early Christian era. Written by G.G. Zerffi, the book explores the various forms of art including architecture, sculpture, painting and ornamentation. The...

Retrospecta is the annual journal of student work at the Yale School of Architecture. Part historical record, part monograph, Retrospecta seeks to capture and record the current life of the school. Documenting one academic year, each issue contains exemplary work from both the design...

Author: Vincent Jr. Scully, Catherine Lynn, Eric VogtISBN-10: 0974956503ISBN-13: 9780974956503Publisher: Yale University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2004Pages: 406Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.93lbsSize: 13.95h x 9.07w x 1.56d

The colonial architecture of the nineteenth century has much to tell us of the history of colonialism and cultural exchange. Yet, these buildings can be read in many ways. Do they stand as witnesses to the rapacity and self-delusion of empire? Are they monuments...

The first publication of artist and architect Frederick Kiesler's epoch-spanning history of human architecture, largely unknown but still relevant. Magic Architecture was the architect Frederick Kiesler's most ambitious book project, an epoch-spanning history of human housing from prehistory to the atomic era, submitted to...

This book looks at architecture history in reverse, so you can follow chains of precedents back through time to see how ideas can disrupt civilization's flow.Author: Jassen CallenderISBN-10: 1138958190ISBN-13: 9781138958197Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2017Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Using her experience in various government departments and with several successful building conversation projects, Ann Falkner has written this practical handbook for those concerned about preserving heritage structures.Author: Ann FalknerISBN-10: 0802062989ISBN-13: 9780802062987Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1977Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

This book discusses various aspects of image-making technologies, geometrical knowledge, and tools for architectural design, focusing in particular on two historical periods marked by comparable patterns of technological and cultural change.Author: Mario CarpoISBN-10: 0415402042ISBN-13: 9780415402040Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2007Pages: 208Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.61lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.63w...

Author: Sven-Olov WallensteinISBN-10: 9186883208ISBN-13: 9789186883201Publisher: 9605540 Staffan LundgrenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2013Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

Architecture meets agriculture in this "cookbook" that encourages sustainable practices in a desert regionCooking and architecture both start with a set of ingredients that combine to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. This creative catalog for the UAE Pavilion at...

Constellation.s, published to accompany and extend an exhibition at Bordeaux's Arc en Rêve, brings together perspectives from the social sciences, philosophy, architecture and economics to examine how cities are being reorganized to prepare for the challenges of the future. Author: Michel LussaultISBN-10: 2330089279ISBN-13: 9782330089276Publisher:...

The Missed Encounter of Radical Philosophy with Architecture brings together a respected team of philosophers and architecture scholars to ask what impact architecture has over today's culture and society. For three decades critical philosophy has been in discourse with architecture. Yet following the recent...

Since the publication of Edward Said's groundbreaking work Orientalism35 years ago, numerous studies have explored the West's fraught and enduring fascination with the so-called Orient. Focusing their critical attention on the literary and pictorial arts, these studies have, to date, largely neglected the world...

Architectural Notices Of The Churches Of The Archdeaconry Of Northampton is a book published in 1849 by the Architectural Society Of Northampton. It is a comprehensive guide to the architecture and design of the churches in the Archdeaconry of Northampton, a historic area in...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Written between 2016 and 2019, before the watershed of lockdown and the Great Reset into stakeholder capitalism it initiated, the articles collected in this book were originally published on the website of Architects for Social Housing (ASH), the London-based architectural practice. They were written,...

"Stained Glass Work: A text-book for students and workers in glass" by C. W. Whall is a timeless exploration of glass painting and staining techniques. A meticulously prepared republication, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the design and execution of stained glass art....

We experience meaning in architecture when we derive - as observers - impressions from it and when we give - as designers - expressions to it. This implies that meaning in architecture, like in all other fields, is process and result. The related decision...

TRAVEL FORMATWhat landmarks are on your bucket list?The Great Landmark Race is the international competition to design great architecture, world icons and significant memorials. From the Pyramids of ancient Egypt to the Burj Khalifa today, we travel around the world to discover the most...

Urban Intersections: São Paolo documents the collaboration of Edward P. Bass Fellow Katherine Farley, senior managing director of the international real estate developer Tishman-Speyer and Yale adjunct professor Deborah Berke, assisted by Noah Biklen, at the Yale School of Architecture. The book features ways...

What if architecture were not an instrument of capital? How to imagine and build a non-extractivist and non-exploitative architecture. Capital's voracious appetite forces architecture into a regime of "never enough." The current realities of building involve extraction and exploitation, which, in turn, cause climate...

Is all knowledge the product of thought? Or can the physical interactions of the body with the world produce reliable knowledge? In late-nineteenth-century Europe, scientists, artists, and other intellectuals theorized the latter as a new way of knowing, which Zeynep Çelik Alexander here dubs...

The AA Book is published annually and features hundreds of projects by students from every academic programme in the school. This year, units and programmes' pages are gathered, unbound, in groupings that reflect those of the exhibitors in Projects Review 2025 - an archipelago...

Expanded Architecture - Temporal Spatial Practises is devoted to Australian architectural icons of modernism by Harry Seidler, casting current artistic perspectives on Bauhaus ideas and its advocates. Expanded Architecture comprises more than 20 international architects and artists who explore diverse notions of an expanded...

Kay Fisker (1893-1965) is considered one of the most influential Danish architects of the twentieth century, and yet there has existed until now no in-depth English-language study of his works and writing. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which...

Discover the rich history and picturesque countryside of West Suffolk in this engaging travel guide. With detailed information on local landmarks, attractions, and hidden gems, it is the perfect companion for anyone planning a visit to this enchanting region.This work has been selected by...

Experience the cutting edge of architectural innovation with the Yearbook of the Columbia University School of Architecture. This stunning collection showcases the best and brightest of contemporary design, from towering skyscrapers to stunning public spaces.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

From winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of the ways children's playthings and surroundings affect their development-now featuring the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning essays. Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every...

This revised edition of nai010's well-received study includes a decade's worth of new case studies concerning urban-specific climate issuesTen years after its initial publication, Weather in the City is more relevant than ever. Prolonged heat waves are a source of many stress-related problems, especially...

Through rare archival photos, drawings and essays, an in-depth look at over five decades of James Wines' groundbreaking work in art, architecture and environmental design with his practice SITEThis volume presents more than five decades of visionary work in art, design, environment and education...

Dedicated to emerging voices in contemporary architectural research, Proyector decentralizes Mexico City's cultural scene by fostering a dialogue of integrated disciplinesProyector is a curatorial platform based in Mexico City committed to fostering new strategies and providing critical, theoretical and historical tools for addressing spatial...

Reclaiming the architectural history of the Arabian Peninsula through preindustrial practicesThe advent of the oil economy and its subsequent industrial narrative has overwritten previous traditions of landscape and territory in the Arabian Peninsula. This is evident in the long spans of highways that disinterestedly...

Held in the American South, this lecture series by Latin American architects aims to expand the scope of North American design curricula Hosted at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this series of lectures by architects from the Global South spotlights professionals from Latin America...

In defense of the rituals--sacred and spiritual--that continue to underpin modern architecture despite its reductionist rationaleThe spiritual and ritual aspects of spatial production are regarded as atavistic and have been largely ignored by theorists. This bilingual (English/German) issue of ARCH+ attempts a tentative atlas...

How architecture must learn to coexist with bacterial life, from the authors of the bestselling Are We Human?This provocative book is a manifesto for an alternative architectural philosophy. It treats bacteria as the real architects, construction workers, maintenance crews and inhabitants of buildings. Spanish...

Despite the notorious fact of it being one of the most veiled countries in modern history, North Korea recently has started to get engaged with the rest of the world, and now we can easily witness various socio-economic changes of the nation which was...

In February 2008, James Hoff delivered a lecture on minor history in Oslo, Norway. His lecture arranged rare publications, ephemeral artworks, and the history of concept in writing and the arts within a dense mesh of anecdotal relations. There was no set agenda or...

AI has been unleashed. Nothing is going to be the same again. Updated to cover all the latest developments, Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence introduces AI for designers and explores its seismic impact on the future of architecture and design. From ChatGPT...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This volume inaugurates a new series of publications edited by three leading authors on the world's architectural and artistic scene: H.U.Obrist, Rem Koolhaas and Stefano Boeri. This series of dialogues conducted by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rem Koolhaas is dedicated to the most topical...

Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) / Bilingual edition (English/German) In den Bereichen Kunst und Architektur lässt sich gegenwärtig eine Erweiterung des Ausstellungskomplexes beobachten: permanente und temporäre Ausstellungsräume werden immer mehr und vermischen sich mit Orten des Konsums. Als Reaktion auf diese Entwicklung widmet sich GAM.14 dem...

Dignity is a state of being, a quality of humanness inherent to each individual. It describes asense of value, worth, honor, and respect for one's personhood--how we all individually navigate, independently experience, and uniquely perceive the world around us. It is the ultimate quality...

In Search of Spatial Scripts is a re-collection of improvisational stories and stage sets and serves those interested in Spatial Tales of Origin Revealed through Specifications for Construction. Peter Waldman first recounts Mining Mica in the alleys of Manhattan only to initiate a resultant...

This volume presents anew the influential twentieth-century architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose reputation has unfairly languished. Critics often see him as a chameleon who turned against the vibrant aesthetic culture of Berlin upon emigrating to Chicago and created instead the spare, tectonically...

The state of things is very serious. The water is rising, the ice is melting, the forests are on fire, and the land is sinking. Every day is a new catastrophe, we're rushing toward a precipice, we're out of time, we're out of luck,...

Today, designers, researchers, and scholars must responsibly engage the entangled networks and delineated systems far beyond boundaries of typical design practice to engage in thoughtful critique of the past and consider counter-imaginations of the future.Our discussion of the unseen begins first with an understanding...

How can we design the architecture of metabolism? How can architecture redefine resources, produce nutrients and contribute to regenerate land and protect communities at risk? Building Metabolism aims to reveal how architecture constructs, distributes, and leverages power via material recycling, interspecies alliances, biopolitics and...