History of architecture

A visual journey through the history of landscape design For thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature.

This book brings to light central topics that are neglected in current histories and theories of architecture and urbanism.

Sport and architecture are two elements of contemporary life that have a broad and profound impact on the world around us.

Structural engineering is central to the design of a building.

Historiography is the study of the methodology of writing history, the development of the discipline of history, and the changing interpretations of historical events in the works of individual historians.

Architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) was a towering figure in 20th-century Italian architecture, with a significant impact at the international level.

German architecture prior to the modern period has received less systemic, analytical study than that of Italy, France, and Britain.

This book presents a study into the art of Jiangnan classical garden.

This book outlines, within the Italian national framework, the current and potential paths oriented towards a new concept of Architectural Heritage, through actions referring to Innovation and Experimentation and Protection and Transformation of the Architectural Heritage.

Die Akropolis von Athen – ein Monument von unvergleichlicher Schönheit und historischer Tiefe.

Travel across Ontario and pay a visit to Ontario's nearly 50 heritage jails.

Based on many years of personal observation, Palladio's Children critically examines the role of the architect as a professional descendent of Palladio, and as an heir to his architectural legacy.

This book investigates the development of multi-unit housing typologies that were predominant in a particular city from the 1800s to present day.

This volume approaches the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula in a novel way, by linking it to the ongoing international debate on water crisis and solutions to overcome the lack of water in the Mediterranean.

Este libro estudia algunas de las técnicas de proyecto que, frente a las definiciones clásicas del Movimiento Moderno en la arquitectura del s.

This book looks at relationships between the organization of physical objects in space and the organization of ideas.

Originally published in 2014, The Shaping of London chronologically examines the likely impact of wars, dynastic struggles, demographic change and economic growth on the physical fabric of London.

The 10 essays here are the result of a conference devoted to the study of medieval technology in April 1995.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the architectural evolution of China from antiquity to the early modern, modern, and contemporary ages.

A partir de su propia investigacion en el laboratorio y en la oficina de admisiones, el distinguido psicologo y educador Robert Sternberg ha ampliado nuestra vision de como se puede llevar a cabo el ingreso a la universidad y destaco los beneficios resultantes de nuestra sociedad.

The issues surrounding the function and meaning of vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century are complex and extensive.

The Women Who Professionalized Interior Design explores the history of interior decorating and design from the late nineteenth century to the present, highlighting the careers and contributions of significant American female interior designers who were instrumental in the creation of the field of residential and commercial interior design in the United States.

This book offers a new perspective on French architecture, describing the impact of political history on the architectural development of Paris.

Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage 2020 includes contributions on the protection, and restoration of architectural monuments and the reconstruction of major historical urban development sites, as well as various complex issues and aspects of engineering reconstruction of monuments and preservation of historical heritage.

The cultural landscapes of Central European cities reflect over half a century of socialism and are marked by the Marxists' vision of a utopian landscape.

This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life.

Vorwort oder vom "Schrecken der Tragwerklehre" Architektur zählt zu den Künsten.

A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in American architectural, engineering, political, economic, and corporate contexts from the beginning of World War II until the late 1950s.

This book provides readers an approach to overall fire and life-life design of high-rise buildings in a way that meets all stakeholders' objectives.

Architecture and the Housing Question examines how the design and provision of housing around the world have become central both to competing political projects and to the architecture profession.

Megalithic monuments are among the most striking remains of the Neolithic period of northern and western Europe and are scattered across landscapes from Pomerania to Portugal.

Conventional readings of the history of Soviet art and architecture show modernist utopian aspirations as all but prohibited by 1932 under Stalin's totalitarianism.

In the contemporary practice of architecture, digital design and fabrication are emergent technologies in transforming how architects present a design and form a material strategy that is responsible, equitable, sustainable, resilient, and forward-looking.

Bringing together leading writers and practicing architects including Jean Dethier, David Mayernik, Massimo Scolari, Robert Adam, David Watkin and Leon Krier, this volume provides a kaleidoscopic, multilayered exploration of the Architectural Capriccio.

This companion investigates the ways in which designers, architects, and planners address ecology through the built environment by integrating ecological ideas and ecological thinking into discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design.

This extensive text investigates how architects, planners, and other related experts responded to the contexts and discourses of "e;development"e; after World War II.

Light in Architecture explores the role and use of light in and around buildings from the time that Stonehenge was built through to the present day, illustrating how a greater understanding of this intangible and free material will lead us to better architecture and, ultimately, improve our quality of life.

During the nineteenth century many of Europe's capital cities were subject to major expansion and improvement schemes.

Church and Manor (1913) examines the unit of English territorial organisation known as the manor.

A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Americas is the first comprehensive survey to narrate the urbanization of the Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, making it a vital resource to help you understand the built environment in this part of the world.

Megastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with the concept of utopia.

The Films of Charles and Ray Eames traces the history of the Eameses' work, examining their evolution away from the design of mass-produced goods and toward projects created as educational experiences.

***Winner of the 2023 BTES Book Award*** Architectural Terra Cotta examines the evolution of terra cotta and prepares architects and builders to make new, creative uses of the timeless material.

Architecture and Choreography: Collaborations in Dance, Space and Time examines the field of archi-choreographic experiments-unique interdisciplinary encounters and performed events generated through collaborations between architects and choreographers.

In the 1960s and '70s, architects, influenced by recent developments in computing and the rise of structuralist and poststructuralist thinking, began to radically rethink how architecture could be created.

This book traces the history of urban design in tropical South East Asia with a view to offering solutions to contemporary architectural and urban problems.