Invented History, Fabricated Power begins with an examination of prehistoric beliefs (in spirits, souls, mana, orenda) that provided personal explanation and power through ritual and shamanism among tribal peoples.
American architect Lebbeus Woods (1940 2012) remains a quiet hero not only among his colleagues, but also for architectural students intrigued by the ideas and fluent beauty of his powerful graphic verve, as well as of his writing.
This book, aimed at Engineers, Architects, Building Technicians, and Students, offers a crucial insight into bioclimatic building construction in Tropical Africa.
WER LUST HAT, einen Blick durchs Schlüsselloch von 50 ausgezeichneten Interieurs zu blicken, kommt an diesem Standardwerk zum Thema Wohnen nicht vorbei.
Richly illustrated with color photographs, site plans, and diagrams, this book explains how to design and develop pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use developments.
DER AWARD "WOHNBAUTEN DES JAHRES" IM CALLWEY VERLAG IST DIE EINZIGE AUSZEICHNUNG IM BEREICH GESCHOSSWOHNUNGSBAU, DIE BAUHERREN UND ARCHITEKTEN GEMEINSAM AUSZEICHNET.
Set amidst the experimental ecology of practices that supports feminist thinking and doing in architecture, this small book outlines an instruc- tion guide that presents six provocative steps toward the invention of productive concept-tools.
Focusing on the non-Western context and case studies, this book explores theories of interdisciplinary architectural thinking and the construction of urban memory in Chinese cities, with an emphasis on contemporary architecture and the diversity of agencies.
Global City Typologies explores the historical, cultural and socio-economic transactional forces in the development of existing cities through to newly planned and emerging cities.
This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world's most important galleries.
This timely volume provides the latest research, guidance, examples, and methods for understanding, calculating, leveraging, and reducing embodied carbon in building conservation.
This edited book addresses a gap in literature by advancing current understandings of the applications of immersive technology within the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector.
Buildings and spaces are like instruments: architectural volumes and their materials, surfaces and structures generate a resonance and therefore have a sensorial impact on people.
Die sich rasant entwickelnden Moglichkeiten, eine immer groere Zahl geometrischer Formen und Systeme zu rechnen, zu entwerfen und zu fertigen, lassen die Komplexitat in der Architektur, Konstruktion und Materialbehandlung weiter zunehmen.
Michel Lessard a été un monument du patrimoine et son œuvre, la somme impressionnante d’une vie tout entière dédiée à la connaissance des objets qui l’ont façonné et illustré.
Architectural Aesthetic Speculations expands our understanding of the role of formal aesthetic criteria in twentieth-century artistic practices and reveals potentially transformative aspects in the art of architectural composition.
Vitoria: una ciudad de caminantes proporciona una respuesta a cómo el crecimiento de la urbe vasca se ha ejecutado, sin alterar su valor ecológico, dentro del escenario natural que tenía hace 200 años.
Angesichts von Textsortenorientierung und allgemeinem Zeitdruck bedarf der literaturgeschichtliche Unterricht einer neuen Legitimation: Wie lässt sich Literaturgeschichte in heterogenen Klassen, in einer globalisierten Mediengesellschaft neu denken und unterrichten?
El libro analiza críticamente el modo de habitar occidental que supone al ser humano como especie superior, con derechos de posesión, control y explotación del mundo natural.
Avoid unnecessary costs and traffic by accurately estimating the parking requirements for mixed-use projects according to the types of tenants they will attract.
El Escorial en sus paisajes es un estudio sobre los cambios del entorno de esta localidad a lo largo de los años, y especialmente sobre cómo han afectado estos cambios a la percepción del Monasterio.
