History of architecture

The material and cultural world in which we now live perhaps represents the end of a process created out of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

The material and cultural world in which we now live perhaps represents the end of a process created out of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this bookquestions the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility and greater democracy.

Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this bookquestions the prevailing assumption in German architectural circles that transparency in governmental buildings can be equated with openness, accessibility and greater democracy.

This ground breaking new work draws together a cross-section of South African scholars to provide a lively and comprehensive review of the under-researched area of heritage practice following the introduction of the National Heritage Resources Act.

This ground breaking new work draws together a cross-section of South African scholars to provide a lively and comprehensive review of the under-researched area of heritage practice following the introduction of the National Heritage Resources Act.

With contributions from provocative art and architectural historians, this book is a unique exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory.

With contributions from provocative art and architectural historians, this book is a unique exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory.

This book looks at specific instances in the Renaissance, Enlightenment and our own time when architectural ideas and ideas of biological life come into close proximity with each other.

This book looks at specific instances in the Renaissance, Enlightenment and our own time when architectural ideas and ideas of biological life come into close proximity with each other.

Utopian thought, though commonly characterized as projecting a future without a past, depends on golden models for re-invention of what is.

Utopian thought, though commonly characterized as projecting a future without a past, depends on golden models for re-invention of what is.

African-American architects have been designing and building houses and public buildings since 1865.

African-American architects have been designing and building houses and public buildings since 1865.

This book explores the topic of architecture as a component of public discourse, focussing on the reception of four high-profile developments in the City of London (the UK capital's financial district) dating from the final years of the twentieth century.

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

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

This examination of a phenomenon of 19th century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the Garden City idea.

This examination of a phenomenon of 19th century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the Garden City idea.

This comprehensive guide provides planners, developers, architects and archaeologists with an analysis of the conflicts between the archaeological development and planning processes.

This comprehensive guide provides planners, developers, architects and archaeologists with an analysis of the conflicts between the archaeological development and planning processes.

Buildings surround and affect us all.

Buildings surround and affect us all.

The supposed rationality of the urban planning of the Modern Movement encompassed a variety of attitudes towards history, technology and culture, from the vision of Berlin as an American metropolis, through the dispute between the urbanists and disurbanists in the Soviet Union to the technocratic and austere vision of Le Corbusier.

The supposed rationality of the urban planning of the Modern Movement encompassed a variety of attitudes towards history, technology and culture, from the vision of Berlin as an American metropolis, through the dispute between the urbanists and disurbanists in the Soviet Union to the technocratic and austere vision of Le Corbusier.

This collection of essays serves as an introduction to modern architectural heritage and the specific problems related to the conservation of modern structures.

This collection of essays serves as an introduction to modern architectural heritage and the specific problems related to the conservation of modern structures.

Artists' Impressions in Architectural Design analyses the ways in which architects have presented their designs for clients and the public, both historically and contemporarily.

Artists' Impressions in Architectural Design analyses the ways in which architects have presented their designs for clients and the public, both historically and contemporarily.

The export of American architecture began in the nineteenth century as a disjointed set of personal adventures and commercial initiatives.

The export of American architecture began in the nineteenth century as a disjointed set of personal adventures and commercial initiatives.

This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724-1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy.

This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724-1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy.

Scale is a word which underlies much of architectural and urban design practice, its history and theory, and its technology.

Scale is a word which underlies much of architectural and urban design practice, its history and theory, and its technology.

Architecture displays the values involved in its inhabitation, construction, procurement and design.

Architecture displays the values involved in its inhabitation, construction, procurement and design.

Traditionally, architecture has been preoccupied with the resolution of form.

Traditionally, architecture has been preoccupied with the resolution of form.

Concerning architecture and the city, built, imagined and narrated, this book focuses on Manhattan and Venice, but considers architecture as an intellectual and spatial process rather than a product.

Concerning architecture and the city, built, imagined and narrated, this book focuses on Manhattan and Venice, but considers architecture as an intellectual and spatial process rather than a product.

First director of the Academie royale d'architecture, Francois Blondel established a lasting model for architectural education that helped transform a still largely medieval profession into the one we recognize today.

First director of the Academie royale d'architecture, Francois Blondel established a lasting model for architectural education that helped transform a still largely medieval profession into the one we recognize today.

Urban codes have a profound influence on urban form, affecting the design and placement of buildings, streets and public spaces.

Urban codes have a profound influence on urban form, affecting the design and placement of buildings, streets and public spaces.

Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of the Middle Ages, from the Romanesque architecture of the ninth and tenth centuries, built on the legacy of ancient Rome and including elements from Carolingian, Ottonian, Byzantine and northern European traditions, through to the evolution of the Gothic which heralded new, structurally daring architecture.

Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of the Middle Ages, from the Romanesque architecture of the ninth and tenth centuries, built on the legacy of ancient Rome and including elements from Carolingian, Ottonian, Byzantine and northern European traditions, through to the evolution of the Gothic which heralded new, structurally daring architecture.

This groundbreaking study examines the intricate relationship between the rise of the nineteenth-century bourgeoisie and the emergence of modern architecture, exploring this connection through major intellectual and theoretical works while also analyzing their tangible manifestations in buildings and architectural projects.

Investigating various ways in which the cultures of the town and the countryside interact in architecture, original essays in this book written by an international range of recognized theorists will help all students of architecture and urban design understand how the urban and rural relate.

Investigating various ways in which the cultures of the town and the countryside interact in architecture, original essays in this book written by an international range of recognized theorists will help all students of architecture and urban design understand how the urban and rural relate.