Epistemic ArtefactsA Dialogical Reflectionon Design Research inArchitectureEdited byMatthias Ballestremand Lidia GasperoniArchitectural artefacts are negotiated as epistemic objects, an autonomous and innovative form of knowledge capable of inaugurating and institutionalising architectural research.
Modelling Social Housing delves into the intricate relationship between everyday social life and the architectural landscapes of social housing across European cities.
Modelling Social Housing delves into the intricate relationship between everyday social life and the architectural landscapes of social housing across European cities.
In this book, Michael Cassidy argues that the built environment should be designed to last physically for a very long time, saving on valuable material resources.
In this book, Michael Cassidy argues that the built environment should be designed to last physically for a very long time, saving on valuable material resources.
Speculative Architectures after Minoritarian Futurisms is a work of architectural theory which understands architecture as a practice of speculation analogous to science fiction.
Speculative Architectures after Minoritarian Futurisms is a work of architectural theory which understands architecture as a practice of speculation analogous to science fiction.
The eighth edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city to provide the comprehensive mapping of the terrain of Urban Studies and Planning old and new.
The eighth edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city to provide the comprehensive mapping of the terrain of Urban Studies and Planning old and new.
This book unfolds the artistic and cultural exchanges between China, Persia, and Italy, picturing "e;a Transcultural Renaissance on the Silk Road"e; with fascinating reading of rich images.
This book unfolds the artistic and cultural exchanges between China, Persia, and Italy, picturing "e;a Transcultural Renaissance on the Silk Road"e; with fascinating reading of rich images.
Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory: Different Patches of the Concrete starts with a paradox: how the Chinese Cultural Revolution-through its adaptation by French Theory and French Theory's subsequent adaptation by Chinese Experimental Architecture-shaped the Chinese reformative effort to redefine itself, amidst its struggle against colonial dynamics, and against the Cultural Revolution.
Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory: Different Patches of the Concrete starts with a paradox: how the Chinese Cultural Revolution-through its adaptation by French Theory and French Theory's subsequent adaptation by Chinese Experimental Architecture-shaped the Chinese reformative effort to redefine itself, amidst its struggle against colonial dynamics, and against the Cultural Revolution.
This book provides a fresh look at Alvar Aalto's regional and community planning work, particularly the ways in which he incorporated sustainability, resiliency, energy, and health, and examines how contemporary architects and planners can learn from this approach for the betterment of 21st-century urban design and our future cities.
Focusing on the street as a socio-spatial catalyst, this book fosters a comprehensive conversation on the past, present, and future of streets and public space.
This book brings new scholarship to students on the origins and development of planning thoughts, theories, policies, institutions and practices, outlining how these have shaped planning as a state and professional activity.
This book brings new scholarship to students on the origins and development of planning thoughts, theories, policies, institutions and practices, outlining how these have shaped planning as a state and professional activity.
This book revisits the history of the international garden city town planning movement in the early twentieth century, focusing on the significance of various forms of 'physical culture' - sport, recreation, leisure, and other active body practices - within garden city planning discourse and the development of some of the first garden city communities in the United Kingdom and United States.
This book revisits the history of the international garden city town planning movement in the early twentieth century, focusing on the significance of various forms of 'physical culture' - sport, recreation, leisure, and other active body practices - within garden city planning discourse and the development of some of the first garden city communities in the United Kingdom and United States.
Neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injuries, have a significant global impact, causing significant challenges for healthcare systems and families.
Neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injuries, have a significant global impact, causing significant challenges for healthcare systems and families.
The main objective of the book is to teach how to practically construct periodic tessellations with stars and rosettes using an Interactive Geometry Software (IGS).
The main objective of the book is to teach how to practically construct periodic tessellations with stars and rosettes using an Interactive Geometry Software (IGS).