Theory of architecture

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 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.

Architectural design can play a role in helping make the past present in meaningful ways when applied to preexisting buildings and places that carry notable and troubling pasts.

Computer Architectures is a collection of multidisciplinary historical works unearthing sites, concepts, and concerns that catalyzed the cross-contamination of computers and architecture in the mid-20th century.

How to Read Architecture is based on the fundamental premise that reading and interpreting architecture is something we already do, and that close observation matters.

Computer Architectures is a collection of multidisciplinary historical works unearthing sites, concepts, and concerns that catalyzed the cross-contamination of computers and architecture in the mid-20th century.

How to Read Architecture is based on the fundamental premise that reading and interpreting architecture is something we already do, and that close observation matters.

Architectural design can play a role in helping make the past present in meaningful ways when applied to preexisting buildings and places that carry notable and troubling pasts.

The seventh edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city.

Digital Monuments radically explodes "e;iconic architecture"e; of the new millennium and its hijacking of the public imagination via the digital image.

The seventh edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city.

Digital Monuments radically explodes "e;iconic architecture"e; of the new millennium and its hijacking of the public imagination via the digital image.

Shopping malls in China create a new pseudo-public urban space which is under the control of private or quasi-public power structure.

This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.

Disease, injury, or congenital disorders result in an inability to perform activities of daily living as effectively as others.

In the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever.

Shopping malls in China create a new pseudo-public urban space which is under the control of private or quasi-public power structure.

This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime.

Disease, injury, or congenital disorders result in an inability to perform activities of daily living as effectively as others.

In the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever.

Now that information technologies are fully embedded into the design studio, Instabilities and Potentialities explores our post-digital culture to better understand its impact on theoretical discourse and design processes in architecture.

Now that information technologies are fully embedded into the design studio, Instabilities and Potentialities explores our post-digital culture to better understand its impact on theoretical discourse and design processes in architecture.

Blurred Transparencies in Contemporary Glass Architecture brings to light complex readings of transparent glass through close observations of six pivotal works of architecture.

Blurred Transparencies in Contemporary Glass Architecture brings to light complex readings of transparent glass through close observations of six pivotal works of architecture.

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice.

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice.

'A definitive guide for a generation navigating the murky waters of modern love' Esther Perel 'A "e;must read"e; for hopeless and hopeful romantics alike' Daniel GilbertA funny and practical guide to help you find, build, and keep the relationship of your dreams.

Between Theory and Practice in Architectural Design: Imagination and Interdisciplinarity in the Art of Building examines the intersection of philosophy and practice in architecture, exploring life, viability, and interdisciplinary collaboration and offering practical design insights for all beings.

A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds One of the most important books yet published this century SpectatorFor as long as we've studied the mind, we've believed that information flowing from our senses determines what our mind perceives.

Soon after 1900 in both North America and Europe the evolution from the tradition of Mediterranean and Gallic architectural styles to modernism began.

A proven approach for addressing explosive metropolitan growth in an integrated and holistic manner The book provides a basis for the contemplation of the old network paradigm of the megalopolis into the informational meshwork of the mega- or metacity of the future.

This book marks a turning point in architectural theory by using philosophy to examine the field anew.

This thought-provoking book presents a compelling argument for moving architecture from a part-by-part, linear approach to an integrated one that brings together technology, materials, and production methods.

An Essay Concerning the Project considers the practice of architectural design as it has developed during the last two centuries.

An eye-opening short book by the international bestselling writer of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers.

A proven approach for addressing explosive metropolitan growth in an integrated and holistic manner The book provides a basis for the contemplation of the old network paradigm of the megalopolis into the informational meshwork of the mega- or metacity of the future.

The must-read book from the creators of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast - perfect for fans of The Art of Thinking Clearly and Factfulness (and all aspiring skeptics)This book will change the way you think about thinking.

This book highlights the key phases and central findings of Alzheimer's Disease research since the introduction of the label 'Alzheimer's Disease' in 1910.

It is the most complex and mysterious object in the universe.

Why is a forgery worth so much less than an original work of art?

This book traces the history of urban design in tropical South East Asia with a view to offering solutions to contemporary architectural and urban problems.

In this collection of recent and unpublished essays, leading analytic philosopher Scott Soames traces milestones in his field from its beginnings in Britain and Germany in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, through its subsequent growth in the United States, up to its present as the world's most vigorous philosophical tradition.

This is the first of five volumes of a definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century.

Volume Eight of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 591 documents dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815.

Paves the path for the adoption and effective implementation of BIM by design firms, emphasizing the design opportunities that this workflow affords This book expands on BIM (Building Information Modeling), showing its applicability to a range of design-oriented projects.

Paves the path for the adoption and effective implementation of BIM by design firms, emphasizing the design opportunities that this workflow affords This book expands on BIM (Building Information Modeling), showing its applicability to a range of design-oriented projects.

How do we think about architecture historically and theoretically?

You know that something is wrong, even if you can't quite put your finger on it.