Criticism

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885254856Author Robert A. M. SternFormat HardbackPage Count 1376Imprint Monacelli PressPublisher Monacelli PressWeight(grams) 4020gDimensions(mm) 285mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948742573Author Zach MorticeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Belt PublishingPublisher Belt PublishingWeight(grams) 1134gDimensions(mm) 257mm * 208mm...

A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442655041Author Alan WaterhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 794g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589881525Author Michael J LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 373Imprint Paul Dry BooksPublisher Paul Dry BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 150mm...

Follows the architectural journey from the original idea through various refinements to the finished article. The search for the right architectural form could scarcely be presented more convincingly and clearly than it is in The Making of Haus Ideal...

Since 2008, the Viennese museum Architekturzentrum Wien has published Best of Austria, a biennial volume dedicated to the award-winning architecture developed in Austria or by Austrian architects. This new edition of Best of Austria brings together 170...

The VIII issue of Dialectic asks the reader to imagine possible ways to subvert architecture. Or to employ architecture as means of subversion. In this issue seven articles from international authors and two guiding editorials invite the reader to...

Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of...

Exploring whether there can be development without spatial expansion in the context of cities where the space to expand is limited. Space is a non-renewable resource. What happens when this resource becomes scarce and towns and cities can no longer...

In this collection of idiosyncratic lessons, architect and teacher Pier Paolo Tamburelli engages with the very foundations of arch-itecture, proposing a series of new and open-ended perspectives on how we build the world. Developed for the 'Grundkurs',...

Unhoused: Adorno and the Problem of Dwelling is the first book-length study of Theodor Adorno as a philosopher of housing. Treating his own experience of exile as emblematic of late modern life, Adorno observed that twentieth-century dwelling had been...

A new edition of the bestselling introduction to design styles and movements in architecture. This is an easy-to-use guide to a wide range of architectural styles, from classical times through to the post-modern era. For each style there is a...

A vision of architecture that transcends concerns of form and function and finds the connections between the architect's wish to design a beautiful world and architecture's imperative to provide a better place for society. The forced polarity between...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Exits are all around us. They are the difference between travelling and arriving, being on the inside or outside. Whether signposted or...

This book investigates the relationship architecture has with the underground. It provides a broad ranging historical and theoretical survey of, and critical reflection on, ideas pertaining to the creation and occupation of underground space. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783803007599Author Barbara HoidnFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Ernst Wasmuth VerlagPublisher Ernst Wasmuth Verlag

The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influential architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents,...

A pioneering title, High Definition explores the onslaught of new and highly accurate digital metrology tools in large- and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. Capable of measuring space to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, these tools offer...

Thinking through object-oriented ontology-and the work of architects such as Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid-to explore new concepts of the relationship between form and function Object-oriented ontology has become increasingly popular among architectural...

The objects of architecture are not simply inert assemblies of material-they are complex entities that unfold their potential agencies (whether political, social, or environmental) in equally complex ways. Exploring these forms of architectural agency...

Examines how images of accumulation help open up the climate to political mobilization The current epoch is one of accumulation: not only of capital but also of raw, often unruly material, from plastic in the ocean and carbon in the atmosphere to...

'Exquisite Corpse' was a game played by the surrealists in which someone drew on a piece of paper, folded it and passed it to the next person to draw on until, finally, the sheet was opened to reveal a calculated yet random composition. In this...

Art after Liberalism is an account of creative practice at a moment of converging social crises. It is also an inquiry into emergent ways of living, acting, and making art in the company of others.The apparent failures of liberal thinking mark its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626400559Author Robert WinterFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Angel City PressPublisher Angel City Press

This book traces the historic evolution of urban form, principles, and design; it serves as a compendium, or reference, of city design; and is a polemic about the necessity for the recovery of the city and a contemporary urban architecture. It begins...

James Stirling (1926-1992) was one of the most influential architects of the late 20th century. His formally inventive yet historically informed designs inspired a generation of architects in his native England and throughout the world. James Stirling:...

Assessment in architecture and creative arts schools has traditionally adopted a 'one size fits all' approach by using the 'crit', where students pin up their work, make a presentation and receive verbal feedback in front of peers and academic staff. In...

A classic work on the joy of experiencing architecture, with a new afterword reflecting on architecture's place in the contemporary moment "Architecture begins to matter," writes Paul Goldberger, "when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe...

The Victorian Art School documents the history of the art school in the nineteenth century, from its origins in South Kensington to its proliferation through the major industrial centres of Britain. Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art,...

Leading scholars historicize and theorize technology's role in architectural design Although the question of technics pervades the contemporary discipline of architecture, there are few critical analyses on the topic. Design Technics fills this gap,...

Initially produced as the catalog to accompany a controversial and groundbreaking 1932 Museum of Modern Art show of the then new architecture emerging in Europe and America, The International Style quickly became the definitive statement of the...

Originally published in Italian in 2010, this book is the first to address the theory of atmospheres in a thorough and systematic way. It examines the role of atmospheres in daily life, and defines their main characteristics. Outlining the typical...

The evolution of modern architecture has been inextricably entangled in issues of politics, nationalism, and the environment, creating a tension between local context and global development that is unresolved to this day. In this context, few writers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516051Author Arata IsozakiFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

The Place of Silence examines the poetics and politics of silence in architecture. Silence and quietness are terms often used by designers and critics to describe buildings, but the terms carry complex and varied meanings which demand interpretation if...

In this thought-provoking book, Richard Hill examines the many-faceted relationship between aesthetic theory and architecture. Grounding his arguments in the practical issues related to building-the demands of site, materials, labor force, the nature of...

This book gathers 14 architects, designers, performing artists, film makers, media theorists, philosophers, mathematicians and programmers. They all argue that matter in contemporary posthuman times has to be rethought in its rich internal dynamism and...

This collection of essays by architect Mario Gooden investigates the construction of African American identity and representation through the medium of architecture. These five texts move between history, theory, and criticism to explore a discourse of...

As soon as it leaves the protective environment of drafting boards, specialized computer programs, and sophisticated 3-D models, every architectural project is inevitably forced to face the circumstances of real life. In most cases, it's a relatively...