Theory of architecture

As the first inclusive study of how women have shaped the modern Indian built environment from the independence struggle until today, this book reveals a history that is largely unknown, not only in the West, but also in India.

This book proposes that architecture can function as a true embodiment of generosity and examines how generosity in architecture operates within, and questions, current and historical socio-economic and political systems.

Recently there has been a plethora of work published on the topic of sustainability, much of which is purely theoretical or technical in its approach.

While the potential of agency is most frequently taken to be the power and freedom to act for oneself, for the architectural community this also involves the power and responsibility to act as intermediaries on behalf of others.

Emerging Practices in Architectural Pedagogy explores the emergent techniques in architectural education that are helping to bridge the gap between the institutional setting and working practice.

The monograph aims to present the recent scientific knowledge on body sensations, i.

Christian Norberg-Schulz's Interpretation of Heidegger's Philosophy investigates the theoretical contribution of the world-renowned Norwegian architectural theorist Christian Norberg-Schulz (1926 - 2000) and considers his architectural interpretation of the writings of German philosopher Martin Heidegger.

Providing the most comprehensive source available, this book surveys the state of the art in artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to architecture.

This book explores contemporary urban experiences and how they are connected to practices of sharing and collaboration.

The main focus of this unique book is an in-depth examination of the polygonal technique; the primary method used by master artists of the past in creating Islamic geometric patterns.

This book examines the idea of organism in the work of Louis I.

This significant reader brings together for the first time the most important essays concerning the intersecting subjects of gender, space and architecture.

Este libro constituye la obra póstuma de Colin Rowe, uno de los historiadores y críticos de arquitectura más destacados de la segunda mitad del siglo XX.

While most books on architecture concentrate on spatial themes, this book explores architecture's temporal dimensions.

Cantley's work offers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual that mainstream architecture has yet to exploit.

Buildings are increasingly 'dynamic': equipped with sensors, actuators and controllers, they 'self-adjust' in response to changes in the external and internal environments and patterns of use.

This book examines reconstruction and resilience of historic cities and societies from multiple disciplinary and complementary perspectives and, by doing so, it helps researchers and practitioners alike, among them reconstruction managers, urban governance and professionals.

This book is the first English translation of the German architect Bruno Taut's early twentieth-century anthology Die Stadtkrone (The City Crown).

Unvoreingenommene Perspektiven und unerwartete Kombinationen sind Merkmale kreativer Zustände.

The first study in English of Vitruvius'' De architectura to take the work seriously as a literary and cultural product.

Landscape history is changing in content and style to address the issues of today.

This book critically examines the philosophy of the term 'transgression' and how it shapes the utopian vision of contemporary urban design scenarios.

Back to the Future explores new urbanism and urban revitalization within the context of public policy trends such as regional governance and the role of nonprofits.

This major new text presents a collection of recent writings on architecture and urbanism in the United States, with topics ranging from colonial to contemporary times.

Brought together for the first time - the seminal writing on architecture by key philosophers and cultural theorist of the twentieth century.

This collection of essays addresses and defines the state of contemporary theories and practices of space: it is concerned with the growing importance of technology and communications, the effects of globalization and the change of social demands.

Originally published in Italian in 2010, this book is the first to address the theory of atmospheres in a thorough and systematic way.

This anthology of selected works outlines three critical instigators of architecture, all tied directly to the tectonic makeup of our built environment - place, material, and assembly.

This book offers the first, comprehensive guide to planning and conducting intracranial EEG studies, and analyzing intracranial EEG data.

An understanding of architects' character traits can offer important insights into how they design buildings.

Planning is centrally focused on places which are significant to people, including both the built and natural environments.

The book challenges three perspectives on the modern architectural canon: explanations that disregard impacts and effects beyond the North Atlantic (monologic), superficial modifications that simply add "e;Other"e; figures to the canon, and views that reject the canon itself.

The Return of Nature asks you to critique your conception of nature and your approach to architectural sustainability and green design.

The dynamic relationship between art and theology continues to fascinate and to challenge, especially when theology addresses art in all of its variety.

This important new book presents an introduction to Environmental Neuroscience, an emerging field devoted to the study of brain-mediated bidirectional relationships between organisms and their physical environments.

This handbook provides readers with a well-illustrated and readable comparative guide to proportion systems in architecture, setting out the mathematical principles that underlie the main systems and illustrating these with examples of their use in historical and modern buildings.

LIFE: A Transdisciplinary Inquiry examines nature, cognition and society as an interwoven tapestry across disciplinary boundaries.

Metaphors are diversly and intricately embedded in architectural practice and discourse.

Niche Tactics aligns architecture's relationship with site with its ecological analogue: the relationship between an organism and its environment.

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

The Architecture of Change: Building a Better World is a collection of articles that demonstrates the power of the human spirit to transform the environments in which we live.

This book presents a new economic history of London construction in the early modern period.

A new, critical edition of Vitruvius'' Ten Books of Architecture.

Con cerca de cincuenta años de historia, este libro forma parte del imaginario de varias generaciones de arquitectos y sigue siendo una obra fundamental para comprender los procesos de conformación de la ciudad entendida como arquitectura.

Brain, Decision Making, and Mental Health acknowledges that thinking is not a constant phenomenon but varies considerably across cultures.

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the rich and persistent use of analogical thinking in the built environment.

La obra examina la relevancia del trabajo de la filósofa Luce Irigaray en el contexto arquitectónico.

This book sheds light on a particular facet of the link between politics and Islam through the analysis of the relationship between Islamism and the built environment.