Theory of architecture

Das Buch nimmt die oft erhobene Forderung nach einer menschlichen oder menschlicheren Architektur zum Anlass, das Verhältnis von Architektur und Mensch aus Sicht der Philosophie umfassend zu beleuchten.

This book explores the concept of critical interiority in literature, art, and architecture within European francophone culture, spanning the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries.

*With a foreword by Mario Carpo*Given the extensive data sources represented by urban environments, this book investigates the potential of architecting for cities using large-scale models - the technological underpinning of Generative AI.

The work of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) offers important insights into the ways in which artifacts address the complexity of human physical, cognitive, and social needs.

This book scrutinizes the relationship between contemporary TV shows and space, focusing on the ways in which these shows use and narrate specific spatial structures, namely, spaces far away from traditional metropolises.

*With a foreword by Mario Carpo*Given the extensive data sources represented by urban environments, this book investigates the potential of architecting for cities using large-scale models - the technological underpinning of Generative AI.

The winding paths of ants and the intricate stories of city streets reveal how movement is shaped by forces beyond mere efficiency.

This book explores the concept of critical interiority in literature, art, and architecture within European francophone culture, spanning the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries.

This book scrutinizes the relationship between contemporary TV shows and space, focusing on the ways in which these shows use and narrate specific spatial structures, namely, spaces far away from traditional metropolises.

This book, by an architect and a sociologist, addresses the disconnect between the design of the built environment and social life and lays out a pathway for interdisciplinary engagement.

This book, by an architect and a sociologist, addresses the disconnect between the design of the built environment and social life and lays out a pathway for interdisciplinary engagement.

The work of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) offers important insights into the ways in which artifacts address the complexity of human physical, cognitive, and social needs.

The winding paths of ants and the intricate stories of city streets reveal how movement is shaped by forces beyond mere efficiency.

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.

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.

Phenomenology, Architecture and the Built World is an introduction to the methods and basic concepts of phenomenological philosophy through an analysis of the phenomenon of the built world.

The post humanist movement which currently traverses various disciplines in the arts and humanities, as well as the role that the thought of Deleuze and Guattari has had in the course of this movement, has given rise to new practices in architecture and urban theory.

The spatial turn in the Humanities and Social Sciences has produced a considerable body of work which re-assesses space beyond the fixed Cartesian co-ordinates of Modernity and the nation state.

The spatial turn in the Humanities and Social Sciences has produced a considerable body of work which re-assesses space beyond the fixed Cartesian co-ordinates of Modernity and the nation state.

The post humanist movement which currently traverses various disciplines in the arts and humanities, as well as the role that the thought of Deleuze and Guattari has had in the course of this movement, has given rise to new practices in architecture and urban theory.

For roughly a century, the log cabin occupied a central and indispensable role in the rapidly growing United States.

A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love There must be a revolution in the way we see, the way we look'In a collection of essays, critiques and interviews, bell hooks responds to the ongoing dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticising art and aesthetics in a world increasingly concerned with identity politics.

For roughly a century, the log cabin occupied a central and indispensable role in the rapidly growing United States.

Climate change, and the inevitability of sea level rise, will require much more of us than simply pulling back from the coastline.

We live in a time when 3D printing has matured from a hobbyist and prototyping tool to a technology with potential to disrupt entire industries in and around the built environment.

¿Es posible que la necesidad de mantener nuestro cuerpo a 37 ºC sea la razón del nacimiento de la arquitectura?

We live in a time when 3D printing has matured from a hobbyist and prototyping tool to a technology with potential to disrupt entire industries in and around the built environment.

Climate change, and the inevitability of sea level rise, will require much more of us than simply pulling back from the coastline.

Este libro es un intento de observar de nuevo el Movimiento Moderno y volver a enmarcarlo según unos criterios más amplios.

Este libro se publicó originalmente en 1984, con una segunda edición, revisada y ampliada, en 2002, que es la que se presenta aquí en versión española.

Whiteness, Space, and the Architecture of Exclusion examines how institutional spaces, lecture theatres, corridors, offices, and boardrooms actively shape who belongs and who is marginalised.

Whiteness, Space, and the Architecture of Exclusion examines how institutional spaces, lecture theatres, corridors, offices, and boardrooms actively shape who belongs and who is marginalised.

Este libro interpreta las relaciones entre el pensamiento de Maria Zambrano y la arquitectura; se centra en su concepcion de la relacion espacio-tiempo, su propuesta de la razon poetica y la metafora del claro del bosque, su mirada reflexiva y poetica sobre las ruinas y su fenomenologia del sueno y de la aurora.

Este libro interpreta las relaciones entre el pensamiento de Maria Zambrano y la arquitectura; se centra en su concepcion de la relacion espacio-tiempo, su propuesta de la razon poetica y la metafora del claro del bosque, su mirada reflexiva y poetica sobre las ruinas y su fenomenologia del sueno y de la aurora.

Beyond ready-made solutions - design as a practice of critical questioning How can design education foster hope in times of crisis?

Beyond ready-made solutions - design as a practice of critical questioning How can design education foster hope in times of crisis?

This book examines the adaptive reuse of Roman Catholic churches through twenty-five case studies from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

This book considers the motives, ambitions, and malaprops of writing architectural history during the early-1900s - a moment that coincided with the emergence of modernity.

As cities evolve to meet the demands of the 21st century, the concept of "e;smart cities"e; has gained significant traction.

As cities evolve to meet the demands of the 21st century, the concept of "e;smart cities"e; has gained significant traction.

This book examines the adaptive reuse of Roman Catholic churches through twenty-five case studies from Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

This book considers the motives, ambitions, and malaprops of writing architectural history during the early-1900s - a moment that coincided with the emergence of modernity.

Die Aufklarung Mitte des 18.

Die Aufklarung Mitte des 18.

This book provides a compelling and timely exploration of passive design strategies in the coastal city of Bushehr, revealing how centuries-old architectural wisdom can inform today’s urgent sustainability agenda.

This book provides a compelling and timely exploration of passive design strategies in the coastal city of Bushehr, revealing how centuries-old architectural wisdom can inform today’s urgent sustainability agenda.

This book approaches the study from architectural perspectives, analyzing the collection of brochs’ features and classifying them based on regional differences.

This book approaches the study from architectural perspectives, analyzing the collection of brochs’ features and classifying them based on regional differences.

El filosofo estadounidense Nelson Goodman fue uno de los pensadores analiticos mas destacados del siglo XX, concontribuciones innovadoras en los campos de la logica, la filosofia de la ciencia, la epistemologia y la estetica.

El filosofo estadounidense Nelson Goodman fue uno de los pensadores analiticos mas destacados del siglo XX, concontribuciones innovadoras en los campos de la logica, la filosofia de la ciencia, la epistemologia y la estetica.