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Architects Data 3rd Ed. Neufert
Architects' Data is an essential aid in the initial design and planning of a building project. Organised largely by building type (from airports to zoos), it covers user requirements, planning criteria, basic dimensions and considerations of …
Basics Architecture: Construction and Materiality Lorraine Farrelly
The second book in the Basics Architecture series explores the materials used in construction today: stone and brick, concrete, timber, steel and glass, and composites. Reviewing the history of these materials puts them in context, revealing …
Sustainable Urban Landscape MONSA
The organization of public space raises many challenges. Its very nature of being on public display makes urbanism one of the fields of architecture that is most open to debate and controversy. Urban spaces should not only strive for a balance …
Basics Architecture: Architectural Design Jane Anderson
Basics Architecture: Architectural Design explains the mysterious and little-discussed process of designing architectural projects. Through discussion and case studies, it allows the reader to develop a personal approach to architectural design, …
The Australian Ugliness Robin Boyd
Fifty years after its first publication, The Australian Ugliness remains the definitive statement on how we live and think in the environments we create for ourselves. Robin Boyd rallied against Australia's promotion of ornament, decorative …
A Climate for Growth Planning South-East Queensland Brendan Gleeson & Wendy Steele
In recent years, south-east Queensland has become Australia's fastest growing urban area, with population levels expected to double over the next 20 years. This growth has caused water and housing shortages, while traffic congestion steadily …
The Thinking Hand Existential and Embodied Wisdom Justin Pallasmaa
In this book Pallasmaa progresses his case for a multi-sensory approach to architecture, espoused in The Eyes of the Skin, by taking a wider view of the role of embodiment in human existential reactions, experiences and expressions as well as the …
Beyond Shelter Architecture for Crisis
Across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States, groundbreaking work is being done by small teams of outstanding professionals who are helping communities to recover from disaster and rebuild, bridging the gap that separates short-term …
Architecture Depends Jeremy Till
Less is more.' --Mies van de Rohe 'Less is a bore.' --Robert Venturi 'Mess is the law.' --Jeremy Till Architecture depends--on what? On people, time, politics, ethics, mess: the real world. Architecture, Jeremy Till argues with conviction in this …
What 'really constitutes an architectural atmosphere', Peter Zumthor says, is 'this singular density and mood, this feeling of presence, well-being, harmony, beauty ...under whose spell I experience what I otherwise would not experience in …
Kissing Architecture Sylvia Lavin
'Kissing Architecture' explores the mutual attraction between architecture and other forms of contemporary art. In this fresh, insightful, and beautifully illustrated book, renowned architectural critic and scholar Sylvia Lavin develops the …
Thinking Architecture Peter Zumthor
Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls for thinking that goes far beyond form and construction. In his texts, Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's …
Architecture Oriented Otherwise David Leatherbarrow
So much writing about architecture tends to evaluate it on the basis of its intentions: how closely it corresponds to the artistic will of the designer, the technical skills of the builder, or whether it reflects the spirit of the place and time …
Philosophy for Architects Branko Mitrovi
Philosophy for Architects is an engaging and easy-to-grasp introduction to philosophical questions ofinterest to students of architectural theory. Topics include Aristotle's theories of 'visual imagination' and their relevance to digital design, …
All Over the Map Writings on Buildings and Cities Michael Sorkin
'All Over the Map' is Michael Sorkin's urgent response to radical changes in contemporary architecture and the built environment since 9/11. Characteristically polemic, incisive and energetic, these essays explore pressing questions of …
The Biography of a Building How Robert Sainsbury and Norman Foster Built a Great Museum
'The Biography of a Building' tells the remarkable story of the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, built to contain Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury's private collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures, and …
Pevsner's Architectural Glossary
This is the essential companion to the terms used in the 'Pevsner Architectural Guides'. Pevsner's famous designations E. E. and Perp. are among the terms clearly explained in this informative glossary drawn from the vocabulary of the Buildings …
100 Ideas that Changed Architecture Richard Weston
This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the …
A History of Western Architecture David Watkin
In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the …
Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, Nature, and the Human Spirit
The architect of the Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, the Robie House, and the Johnson Wax Administration Building, Frank Lloyd Wright once said, You do not learn by way of your successes. No one does. Just as he flouted convention in a series of …
Home Evolution of the Australian Dream
Australian cities are under pressure as ever more people seek to live in our urban areas. Our cities need to grow and the question is how - up or out or perhaps both? 'Home: Evolution of the Australian Dream', provides a rare insight into the …
Thinking About Architecture An Introduction to Architectural Theory Colin Davies
In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp certain basic concepts such as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and curious …
The word 'architect' is a noun, but Doug Patt uses it as a verb--coining a term and making a point about using parts of speech and parts of buildings in new ways. Changing the function of a word, or a room, can produce surprise and meaning. In …
Writing About Architecture Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities
Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities, the latest addition to the Architecture Briefs series, is a handbook on how to write effectively and critically about the contemporary city. The book offers works by some …
Architecture School Three Centuries of Educating Architects in North America
Rooted in the British apprenticeship system, the French Beaux-Arts, and the German polytechnical schools, architecture education in North America has had a unique history spanning almost three hundred years. Although architects in the United …
Threads Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric
Explores nature of contemporary textile art across Asia Pacific, including barkcloth, embroidery, quilting, looping, weaving, over 70 artists. Lead essays complemented by a series of shorter texts which consider the ways contemporary textiles …
Scenes and scenarios, techniques and tactics, physical and theoretical models to work with the ruins of modernity, narrowing a new life to scrap and rubble. The waste represents a new object of interest for the project, not only as material to be …
Readings in Planning Theory 2nd Edition Campbell
The second edition of this very successful volume examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years. Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years…
Art of City Making Charles Landry
City making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re enchant the city are far wider than the conventional ones like architecture, engineering and land-use planning. There is no simplistic, ten-point plan, but strong principles can help …
How the World Is Made The Story of Creation According to Sacred Geometry