This book, first published in Finnish in 1985 under the title Aalto, is a critical introduction to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), written by one of Aalto's Finnish architectural contemporaries, Kirmo Mikkola (1934-1986).
Now in its 45th edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2026 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs.
This book covers a wide range of topics related to human-robot interaction, both physical and cognitive, including theories, methodologies, technologies, and experimental studies.
This book includes the selected contributions from the 9th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science (ICCEMS 2024), held in Singapore from July 3-5, 2024.
Exploring the intriguing interplay between tradition and modernity in the 19th-century capitals of London, Athens and Rome, Richard Alston delves into the political and architectural choices that shaped these cities as representations of self-consciously modern nations.
La presente publicacion, compuesta por seis capitulos y dos anexos, pretende llenar un vacio historiografico de la actividad y los aportes del El Centro Interamericano de Vivienda y Planeamiento -CINVA- mediante una recopilacion de investigaciones construidas en paralelo.
Wellness is a contemporary concept with deep ancient roots promoting preventative and holistic activities, lifestyle choices, and salient architecture and urban design practices.
This essential book offers suggestions for how cities and spaces can be planned and designed to reduce the impact of stress, provide opportunities for recovery, and promote the resilience of individuals in urban communities.
Informal Housing in the Global North proposes analytical and conceptual approaches to investigate the progressing 'informalisation' of contemporary housing in the Global North and beyond.
The Garden Retreat in Asia and Europe explores the meaning of gardens and designed landscapes as places of retreat and refuge in times of need or emergency.
Im Eigenheim zu wohnen ist nach wie vor der meistgenannte Wohnwunsch in Deutschland, die aktuelle Politik und die Baulandnachfrage sind eindeutige Indizien hierfür.
