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  • The Hidden Lives of Algorithms

    Geometry and Social Meaning in Architecture

    by Philip D. Plowright, Silvio Carta ...
    When we draw basic geometric forms — lines, circles, points — to describe the possible future shape of our buildings and our cities, do we consider what predetermined social interactions are embedded in those forms?Though simple, this question is often overlooked. As generative and analytic algorithms increasingly automate the design of our built environment, the power of basic geometrical ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Making Architecture Through Being Human

    A Handbook of Design Ideas

    by Philip D. Plowright ...
    Architecture can seem complicated, mysterious or even ill-defined, especially to a student being introduced to architectural ideas for the first time. One way to approach architecture is simply as the design of human environments. When we consider architecture in this way, there is a good place to start – ourselves. Our engagement in our environment has shaped the way we think which we, in turn, ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Revealing Architectural Design

    Methods, Frameworks and Tools

    by Philip D. Plowright ...
    Revealing Architectural Design examines the architectural design process from the point of view of knowledge domains, domain syntax, coherence, framing, thinking styles, decision-making and testing. Using straightforward language, the book connects general design thinking to underlying frameworks that are used in the architectural design process.The book provides historical grounding as well as ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Sustainability and the City

    Urban Poetics and Politics

    by Anirban Adhya, Joseph Donica, Lisa FitzGerald, Heide Imai, Alexander Kleinschrodt, Mehdi Kochbati, Claudia Mantovan, Philip D. Plowright, Iuliu Ratiu, Lea Rekow, Christopher Schliephake, Katarzyna Szalewska, Caitlin Yocco-Locascio, Karim Youssef ...
    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    Sustainability and the City: Urban Poetics and Politics contributes to third-generation discourse on sustainable development by considering, through a humanistic lens, theories and practices of sustainability in a wide range of urban cultures. It demonstrates cities’ inextricability from discussions on sustainability because not only is the world urbanizing at an unprecedented rate but also cities ... Read more

    $158.99 CAD

  • Urban Design Made by Humans

    A Handbook of Design Ideas

    by Anirban Adhya, Philip D. Plowright ...
    The design of urban environments is complex and involves diverse needs, organisations, professions, authorities, and communities. It requires relationships to be constructed and sustained between infrastructure, resources, and populations across multiple scales. This can be quite daunting. However, at the core of urban design is a simple idea—our urban spaces are designed to allow people and ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

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  • Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production

    Edited by Gail Peter Borden, Michael Meredith ...
    Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction.Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book presents some of the most significant projects and thoughts on materiality from the last decade. Beautifully illustrated with a great deal of technical information throughout, it shows work, technical ... Read more

    $112.99 CAD

  • Conversations With Form

    A Workbook for Students of Architecture

    by N. John Habraken, Andrés Mignucci, Jonathan Teicher ...
    Through a progressive series of exercises - accompanied by observational studies, examples and applied theory - Conversations with Form: A Workbook for Students of Architecture improves designers’ understanding, dexterity and resilience in making form. It specifically focuses on the skills needed to succeed in the everyday context in which the vast majority of architects will ultimately design and ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A City is Not a Tree

    by Christopher Alexander ...
    In 1965, the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander published a landmark theoretical critique of modern urban design, and by extension, modern design in general. His critique was different from others of the day in that it was not based on a social or political argument, but on a structural analysis, rooted in then-emerging insights from the fields of mathematics and cognition. Here, ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Bubble

    Designing in a Complex World

    by John Thackara ...
    How to design a world in which we rely less on stuff, and more on people.We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • The Digital Turn

    How the Internet Transforms Our Existence

    by Wim Westera ...
    Awarded with the US National Indie Excellence Award 2014 in Social Media. This book is about digital media. Even more, the book is about us. It explains how the ever-growing flood of digital media affects our perceptions of the world, change our behaviors and eventually transform our very existence. In the era of Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple, being online is the standard. We spend many ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Embracing Complexity in Design

    Edited by Katerina Alexiou, Jeffrey Johnson, Theodore Zamenopoulos ...
    Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design and complex systems communities. The book is based on research which focuses on a variety of different themes and domains, including architecture, engineering, environmental design, art, fashion and management.A ground-breaking ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Unified Architectural Theory

    A COMPANION TO CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER’S THE PHENOMENON OF LIFE — THE NATURE OF ORDER, BOOK 1

    by Nikos Salingaros ...
    We are on the threshold of a new way of thinking about, learning, and practicing architecture. Ready to abandon design based on often-irrelevant images for a more meaningful paradigm, we find answers in combining timeless truths with recent scientific results. These explain how architecture can re-attach itself to nature.Unified Architectural Theory re-invents architecture by uncovering its ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD