Architecture

In The Timeless Way of Building Christopher Alexander presents a new theory of Architecture,, building, and planning which has at its core that ageold process by which the people of a society have always pulled the order of their world from their own being.He writes, ?There is one timeless way of building. It is thousands of years old, and the same...

The English country house has flourished over the centuries because of its ability to adapt to the changes in English society. This book is an account of the ways in which the upperclass life style were reflected in the houses in which the wealthy and powerful lived. First published in 1978, this is a history of the English country house from the ...

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart point out in this provocative, visionary book, such an approach only perpetuates the oneway, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model, dating to the Industrial Revolution, th...

The strange saga of American Architecture, in the twentieth century makes for both high comedy and intellectual excitement as Wolfe debunks the European gods of modern and postmodern Architecture, and their American counterparts....

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Architecture, Art, Science lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for creative discipline, craft, or artistic motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

"Graced with a bold political and environmental vision, much splendid phrasemaking and a multitude of facts. . . . A truly eccentric contribution."The New York Times Book Review Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparin...

Now in its Fourth Edition, Fundamentals of Building Construction is an essential textbook that has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of Architecture,, engineering, and construction Technology,. The bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction. Emphasizing common construction sys...

This book is a critical reappraisal of contemporary theories of urban planning and design and of the role of the architectplanner in an urban context. The authors, rejecting the grand utopian visions of "total planning" and "total design," propose instead a "collage city" which can accommodate a whole range of utopias in miniature....

Architectural detailing is what makes a design unique, and an architect outstanding. Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture, provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern timber Architecture,. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently com...

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of Architecture, and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of Architecture,.We?re asking more of Architecture, than ever before; the response will define our future.A pavilion made from paper. A building that eats sm...

Architects must be proficient in a variety of business practices to contribute to, manage, or launch a successful firm. They are responsible for the same kind of legal, financial, marketing, management, and administrative activities as any other professional. Within these broad categories, however, there are many details, including professional sta...

"It has been a while since I devoured a book on Architecture, with as much pleasure. I love a good section and I love this book."?Aaron Betsky, Architect MagazineAwardwinning architects Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis's essential guide to section. Section, along with plan and elevation, is one of the most important representational t...

Toronto is a concrete city. From international landmarks to civic buildings to cultural institutions to metropolitan infrastructure and the singlefamily home, reminders of the era of 'brutalist' Architecture, surround Torontonians. But for how long As architectural fashion has shifted to the glassandsteel neomodernism of today, these concrete st...

Systematically structured and prepared with the student in mind, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical building construction knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. For this reason, over the last 14 years, it has developed into an indispensable information and reference handbook, not only for student...

The 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture, is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world Architecture, f...

The newest volume in our popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando. One of the most celebrated living architects, Ando is best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism. His minimalist masterworksgeometric forms clad in silkysmooth exposed concreteare su...

From ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern world Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture, presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an allstar team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the co...

Aspiring architects will be in their element! Explore this illustrated narrative history of buildings for young readers, an amazing construction in itself.We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people start making buildings How did they learn to make them st...

Rural escapes for those yearning for a simpler existence, by the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New YorkCabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration for their building projects. As the collection grew, the site attracted a following, which i...

Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic Architecture,: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; ...

Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference for everyone with an interest in Architecture, and those who simply want to ...

Frank Lloyd Wright is not only synonymous with Architecture,, his name is also synonymous with the American house in the twentieth century. In particular, his residential work has been the subject of continuing interest and controversy. Wright's Fallingwater (1935), the seminal masterpiece perched over a waterfall deep in the Pennsylvania highlands,...

THE CLASSIC ARCHITECTURAL REFERENCE, UPDATED WITH CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCESFor more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture,: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated and revised Fourth Edition features the fundamental elements ...

The goal of this widely used book is to present in a highly illustrated format the principles of design for good hearing and freedom from noise in and around buildings. The more than 540 illustrations are not merely supplements to the text as with nearly all traditional books. In this book, the illustrations are the core of the coverage of basic pr...

A professional architect presents an update to the classic manual on residential and light construction techniques and includes increased coverage of environmentally friendly materialsplus the latest data on concrete, steel and glazing Technology,, energy efficiency in buildings, moisture and thermal protection, natural lighting, and masonry. 100...

Praise for previous editions: One of the most borrowed books in our library. This Old house A dizzying amount of detailed pictorial information ... clearly and fascinatingly captioned. World of Interiors The Elements of Style is the most comprehensive visual survey, period by period, feature by feature, of the key styles in American and British...

Balmond is making the transition from structural engineer working alongside other architects to an architect in his own right. His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field, in its completely innovative conception of the engineer's contribution to Architecture,. The plasticity of architectural plans is enhanced through a decisive ...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Architecture, Art lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for creative discipline, craft, or artistic motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volume Introduction to Architecture, presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to Architecture, and design. With his typical highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ch...

Read by millions since its launch in 2004, BLDGBLOG is the leading voice in speculation about Architecture,, landscape, and the built environment. Now The BLDGBLOG Book distills author Geoff Manaugh's unique vision, offering an enthusiastic, ideafilled guide to the future of Architecture,, with stunning images and exclusive new content. From undergr...

S, M, L, XL presents a selection of the remarkable visionary design work produced by the Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture, (O.M.A.) and its acclaimed founder, Rem Koolhaas, in its first twenty years, along with a variety of insightful, often poetic writings. The inventive collaboration between Koolhaas and designer Bruce Mau is a grap...

"This is a first?class resource for students who wish to improve their drawing skills. A must for those who want to advance their visual communication" Simon Pattison, York St John University"?another brilliant teaching and learning recourse by LKP" Nooshin Akrami, University of Bolton"Extremely approachable ? the illustrations are not too polished...

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building. His construct of "four ecologies" examined the ways Angelenos rela...

A brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance Architecture, that draws attention to the values underlying this style...

First published in 1960, Theory and Design in the First Machine Age has become required reading in numerous courses on the history of modern Architecture, and is widely regarded as one of the definitive books on the modern movement. It has influenced a generation of students and critics interested in the formation of attitudes, themes, and forms whi...

Elaborately conceived, grandly constructed insane asylums?ranging in appearance from classical temples to Gothic castles?were once a common sight looming on the outskirts of American towns and cities. Many of these buildings were razed long ago, and those that remain stand as grim reminders of an often cruel system. For much of the nineteenth centu...

In order to master the foundation of Architecture,, you must first master the basic building blocks of its language; the definitions, function, and usage. The Language of Architecture, provides students and professional architects with the basic elements of architectural design, divided into twentysix easytocomprehend chapters. This visual referen...

Third edition: revised and enlarged362 illustrationsThis acclaimed survey of 20thcentury Architecture, and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Now revised, enlarged and expanded, Kenneth Frampton brings the story up to date and adds an entirely new concluding chapter that focuses on four countries where individual tale...

Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture, Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setti...

Aldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential theorists writing today. The Architecture, of the City is his major work of architectural and urban theory. In part a protest against functionalism and the Modern Movement, in part an attempt to restore the craft of ar...

The core idea for this book is the use of operative verbs as tools for designing space. These operative verbs abstract the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design. Examples of these verbs are expand, inflate, nest, wist, lift, embed, merge and many ...

The industrystandard guide to designing wellperforming buildings Architectural Detailing systematically describes the principles by which good architectural details are designed. Principles are explained in brief, and backed by extensive illustrations that show you how to design details that will not leak water or air, will control the flow of he...

Beautifully illustrated with line drawings and photographs, engagingly presented, and richly detailed, this charming guide traces the architectural and social history of Manhattan one building at a time. The island of Manhattan has been through remarkable architectural and social change throughout its history. Organized roughly by neighborhoods, th...

This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, translated in 1957, and revised in 1974) examines the history of Architecture, in light of its essence as space, animating and illuminating architectural creations so that their beauty?or indifference?is exposed. Along with commercial and dwelling units, temples, palaces, and cathedrals, Zevi tr...

In her design book, Homebody: A Guide To Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. This comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and your instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps fo...

Avantgarde theorist and architect Bernard Tschumi is equally well known for his writing and his practice. Architecture, and Disjunction, which brings together Tschumi's essays from 1975 to 1990, is a lucid and provocative analysis of many of the key issues that have engaged architectural discourse over the past two decadesfrom deconstructive theo...

For the Swissborn architect and city planner Le Corbusier (CharlesÉdouard Jeanneret, 1887?1965), Architecture, constituted a noble art, an exalted calling in which the architect combined plastic invention, intellectual speculation, and higher mathematics to go beyond mere utilitarian needs, beyond "style," to achieve a pure creation of the spirit ...

Profusely illustrated with fine instances of architectural experimentation through the centuries, Experiencing Architecture, manages to convey the intellectual excitement of superb design. From teacups, riding boots, golf balls, and underwater sculpture to the villas of Palladio and the fishfeeding pavilion of the Peking Winter Palace, the author r...