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  • Ethno-Architecture and the Politics of Migration

    Edición de Mirjana Lozanovska ...
    Series series Architext
    Ethno-Architecture and the Politics of Migration explores the interface between migration and architecture. Cities have been substantially affected by transnational migration but the physical manifestations of migration in architecture – and its effect on streetscape, neighbourhood and city – have so far been understudied.This contributed volume examines how migrants interact with, adapt, and ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

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  • The Architecture of Happiness

    de Alain De Botton ...
    Series series Vintage International
    A dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs, buildings, and streets that surround us. And yet a concern for architecture is too often ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

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  • Frank Lloyd Wright

    A Life

    de Ada Louise Huxtable ...
    Series series Penguin Lives
    A powerhouse of architectural biography by Pulitzer Prize winning critic Ada Louise Huxtable of America's greatest architectRenowned architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography Frank Lloyd Wright looks at the architect and the man, from his tumultuous personal life to his long career as a master builder. Along the way she introduces Wright's masterpieces, from the tranquil Fallingwater to ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Bricks & Mortals

    Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made

    de Tom Wilkinson ...
    We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces where we live. We are born, work, love, and die in architecture. We buy and sell it, rent and squat it, create and destroy it. All of these aspects of buildings-economic, erotic, political, and psychological-are crucial if we are to understand architecture properly. And because architecture molds us just as much ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Open Source Architecture

    de Carlo Ratti ...
    A provocative look at the architecture of the future and the challenges of learning from the past.Open Source Architecture is a visionary manifesto for the architecture of tomorrow that argues for a paradigm shift from architecture as a means of supporting the ego-fueled grand visions of "starchitects" to a collaborative, inclusive, network-driven process inspired by twenty-first-century trends ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • All Over the Map

    Writing on Buildings and Cities

    de Michael Sorkin ...
    Robert Hughes once described Michael Sorkin as “unique in America––brave, principled, highly informed and fiercely funny.” All Over the Map confirms all of these superlatives as Sorkin assaults “the national security city, with its architecture of manufactured fear.” ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Fundamentals of Interior Design

    de Simon Dodsworth, Stephen Anderson ...
    Series series Fundamentals
    The second edition of The Fundamentals of Interior Design provides a thorough introduction to the key elements of interior design and the ideas that underpin them. The book describes the entirety of the creative process, from researching initial ideas to realizing them in three-dimensional form. Throughout the text, guidelines are given to provide structure to the interior design process and the ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • From Models to Drawings

    Imagination and Representation in Architecture

    Edición de Marco Frascari, Jonathan Hale, Bradley Starkey ...
    Series series Critiques
    This edited collection addresses the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations. By challenging the contemporary tendency for computer-aided drawings to become mere ‘models’ for imitation in the construction of buildings, the articles explore the broader range of methods and meanings at stake in the creation and interpretation of architectural ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Architecture, Liberty and Civic Order

    Architectural Theories from Vitruvius to Jefferson and Beyond

    de Carroll William Westfall ...
    This book brings to light central topics that are neglected in current histories and theories of architecture and urbanism. These include the role of imitation in earlier centuries and its potential role in present practice; the necessary relationship between architecture, urbanism and the rural districts; and their counterpart in the civil order that builds and uses what is built. The narrative ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Adaptive Architecture

    Changing Parameters and Practice

    Edición de Wolfgang F. E. Preiser, Andrea E. Hardy, Jacob J. Wilhelm ...
    The constant in architecture's evolution is change. Adaptive Architecture explores structures, or environments that accommodate multiple functions at the same time, sequentially, or at periodically recurring events. It demonstrates how changing technological, economic, ecological and social conditions have altered the playing field for architecture from the design of single purpose structures to ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Perspective, Projections and Design

    Technologies of Architectural Representation

    Edición de Mario Carpo, Frédérique Lemerle ...
    The essays selected for this book, presented in chronological order, discuss 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. The first is the Renaissance; characterized by the rediscovery of linear perspectives and the ... Leer más

    $110.99 USD

  • A Geography of the Lifeworld (Routledge Revivals)

    Movement, Rest and Encounter

    de David Seamon ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Within the modern Western lifestyle increasing conflict is becoming apparent between that patchwork of isolated points such as the home or the office, which are linked by a mechanical system of transportation and communication devices, and a growing sense of homelessness and isolation.This work, first published in 1979, adopts a phenomenological perspective illustrating that this malaise may have ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD