Architecture Books
RIBA Publishing New Towns: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth
Book SynopsisOften misunderstood, the New Towns story is a fascinating one of anarchists, artists, visionaries, and the promise of a new beginning for millions of people. New Towns: The Rise Fall and Rebirth offers a new perspective on the New Towns Record and uses case-studies to address the myths and realities of the programme. It provides valuable lessons for the growth and renewal of the existing New Towns and post-war housing estates and town centres, including recommendations for practitioners, politicians and communities interested in the renewal of existing New Towns and the creation of new communities for the 21st century.Table of ContentsPart 1: The Birth, Rise and Fall of UK New Towns Chapter 1: The Birth of the New Towns Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of the New Towns Chapter 3: New Town Hinterland Part 2: The New Towns at Middle Age Chapter 4: The New Towns Today Chapter 5: Harlow Chapter 6: Peterlee Chapter 7: Cwmbran Chapter 8: Cumbernauld Chapter 9: Skelmersdale Chapter 10: Craigavon Chapter 11: Milton Keynes Part 3: Rebirth of the New Towns Chapter 12: Top Lessons from the New Towns Chapter 13: The Future of the New Towns ideal Chapter 14: Conclusion
£39.90
RIBA Publishing Self-build: How to design and build your own home
Book SynopsisIf you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder – you can do so without ever having to lay a brick yourself. Self-built homes can also be more individual, better designed and more economical than buying from a developer. This book is designed for homeowners and self-builders, whether aspiring or on the brink of starting a project. It provides a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to the process of designing and building your own home, distilling all of the practical information needed to make your dream house a reality. Carefully crafted to offer friendly, easy-to-understand practical guidance and packed with watch points, hints and tips, it also highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests ways of avoiding them. Including indications of costs and timescales, Self-build demystifies the process of budgeting, finding a site, gaining planning permission, designing your home and all of the surrounding issues to do with sustainability, planning, regulations, procurement and the use of building contracts. Beautifully illustrated with over 230-colour photos, diagrams and plans, it provides all the inspiration and ideas you need to bring your own project to life. Featured houses include: • Amphibious House by Baca Architects • Corten Courtyard House by Barefoot Architects • Haringey Brick House by Satish Jassal Architects • Shawm House by Mawson Kerr Architects • Sussex House by Wilkinson King Architects • The Pocket House by Tikari Works Architects.Table of ContentsDedication About the Author 1. Why self build 2. Project Preparation 3. Finding and Assessing a Plot 4. Appointing an Architect 5 Design Influences 6. Rooms & Layout 7. Getting Planning Permission 8. Building Regulations 9. Procurement & Construction Methods 10. Preparing for Construction 11. Building the House 12. Case Studies Useful contacts Recommended reading References Glossary Image credits
£42.75
RIBA Publishing The Architecture Drawing Book: RIBA Collections
Book SynopsisA Victorian club house in a castle in the West End of London, complete with battlements and turrets. A design for the post-war reconstruction of the capital in 1945. A fantasy landscape featuring Le Corbusier’s Capriccio of Notre-Dame du Haut in ruins.This is a treasury of architectural drawing from the 16th century to the present day. Exploring both how and why architects draw, it offers a rich visual history from Palladio, Inigo Jones and Augustus Pugin to Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid, via Sir Christopher Wren, George Gilbert Scott and Erno Goldfinger, and everything else in between.From back-of-envelope concept sketches to painstaking pen-and-ink perspectives, exploded axonometrics and born-digital drawings, this book celebrates the full gamut of architectural representation. With over 200 lush, full-colour reproductions, this is a window into the soul of architectural drawing over the past five hundred years. Includes newly digitised, never-seen-before material from the RIBA Collections, one of the largest architectural archives in the world. Explores rare drawings and designs from John Nash, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Frank Lloyd Wright and many more. Insightful commentary alongside each drawing ensures that each image is as accessible and engaging as possible. Wide-ranging in scope, this book will both inspire and inform. Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the RIBA CollectionsIntroduction by Charles HindEssay on architectural drawing by Hugh Pearman (title TBC)1. Concept sketches2. Buildings in context3. Presentation drawings4. Technical and working drawings5. Study sketches6. Fantasy architecture7. Born-digital drawingImage creditsProvenance
£42.75
RIBA Publishing Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work
Book SynopsisRunning your own practice can bring immense job satisfaction, but it is not without its risks. Do you have all the information at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive, accessible and easy to use, Starting a Practice helps architects navigate the pitfalls associated with establishing a successful business. This fully updated 3rd edition is mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and approaches starting a business as if it were a design project, complete with briefing, sketching layouts and delivery. It features new material on professionalism and ethics, sustainable development and achieving a net-zero carbon emission built environment. Invaluable for Part 3 students, early practitioners and those considering setting up from scratch or wanting to consolidate an existing business, Starting a Practice gives architects the tools they need to thrive when setting out alone. Features essential guidance on: • Preparing a business plan • Choosing the right company structure • Setting aspirations • Monitoring finances • Getting noticed • Securing work • Retaining and developing staff • Planning for disaster.Table of ContentsPrefaceAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements Stage 0 Strategic Definition Strategy formulationStart-up thinkingAlternative modes of practiceBusiness mentor Accountability partnerFeasibility study Escape routes Stage 1 Preparation and Brief Setting outcomes & aspirationsKnowledge and skillsGlobal ChallengesBudgetProgramme & execution plan Stage 2 The Outline Business Case SWOT analysis Market research Advice Professional obligationsNetworkBusiness training Investment and risk Funding opportunitiesThe outline business case (OBC) Stage 3 The Business Plan The business plan The company Business potential Your offer Responsibilities & ethicsSustainabilityPractice promotion Business arrangements Finances Data managementCompany or trading name Stage 4 Business Design STRUCTUREPractice cultureDesign cultureService deliveryCustomer experience (CX)Practices and policiesInformation managementKnowledge managementIntellectual property (IP)Developing standards Training and CPDHealth and safetyPerformance and feedback COMPONENTSGraphic identity Premises Office basicsEquipment Bank account Insurance Professional advisers Keeping account Tax, National Insurance and VAT Pensions Stage 5 Starting upSETTING OUT YOUR STALLPlanting your flagDeclarations and commitmentsPerformance monitoringOpennessRelationships GETTING NOTICED MarketingPublicity materials NetworkingThought leadershipSocial entrepreneurialismOvercoming procurement barriers WINNING WORK Working at risk Negotiation Saying ‘No’ Generating your own work APPOINTMENTS AND FEES Appointment Fees Expenses WORKING Professionalism Organisation Health and safety at workOn-line toolsProject staffing Records Quality control Change control Standard procedures Resourcing Time management Research and innovation Risk Locums Money ITTrouble Taking on staff Skill developmentPerformanceVerifying outcomesSharing information/feedbackGiving back (to the profession) Stage 6 Keeping Going Maturing Benchmarking Reviewing Office manualQuality management Workload Skills Retaining & developing staffPlanning for disaster Work–life balance Stage 7 Evaluation and Looking Ahead The (next) business plan Forward planning Practice positioning Size and growth Staff progression Succession planning The future of work Conclusion Bibliography and websites Index
£33.25
RIBA Publishing Revaluing Modern Architecture: Changing
Book SynopsisThe conservation of our Modern architectural heritage is a subject of vehement debate. When do buildings become old or significant enough to warrant special heritage status and protection? Should Modern listed buildings be treated differently from those of earlier periods? And what does all this mean for building users and owners, who might be better served if their buildings were less authentic, but more comfortable and usable? Presenting a clear line of sight through these complex questions, this book explores the conservation, regeneration and adaptive re-use of Modern architecture. It provides a general grounding in the field, its recent history and current development, including chapters on authenticity, charters, listing and protection. Case studies drawing on the author’s extensive practical experience offer valuable lessons learnt in the conservation of Modern heritage buildings. Looking beyond the specialist field of ‘elite’ heritage, Revaluing Modern Architecture also considers the changing culture of conservation for ‘sub-iconic’ buildings in relation to de-carbonisation and the climate emergency. It suggests how revaluing the vast legacy of modern architecture can help to promote a more sustainable future. Features leading conservation projects, such as the celebrated Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Finsbury Health Centre by Lubetkin & Tecton and Wells Coates’ Isokon (Lawn Road) Flats, as well as previously unpublished projects. Analyses key Modern conservation controversies of recent years Illustrated with over 160 photos and drawings. An essential primer for architectural students and practitioners, academics, those employed in conservation and planning, property owners, developers, surveyors and building managers. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword About the Author Introduction Part I: Retrospect 1. The Story So Far 2. Authenticity 3. Charters 4. Listing 5. Protection 6. Weaknesses Part II: Prospect 7. From Relics to Resources 8. Quickfire questions 9. Lessons learned The old man and the penguins Not as black as it’s painted A girlfriend’s hair The window worker in Walsall Singing the Marseillaise 10. Changing conservation culture References Image credits Index
£44.65
RIBA Publishing Architectures of Art and Design Education
Book SynopsisThe art school has had a fundamental effect on society internationally, influencing how the creative arts are represented and perceived. At a time that funding in the UK is placing arts education in crisis, this is the first book of its kind to investigate the concept of the 'art school' and its social impact and legacy. It highlights how the physical studios and workshops, designed for learning, teaching and making, influence and interact with the curriculum, creativity and practice. Beautifully illustrated, with both archival and contemporary photographs, many taken by the authors, this book celebrates the spaces dedicated to learning and teaching creative disciplines. Exploring a drastically shifting landscape in higher education, it celebrates the crucial relationship between the creative working spaces and the development of creative minds. A timely reflection on the current social and political climate, this book emphasises the significant role that the art school has to play in society, developing thriving creative industries and a wider culture of the arts.Featured art schools include: Chelsea College of Arts Government College of Art, Chandigarh The Bauhaus Escuelas Nacionales de Arte (ENA), Cuba Manchester School of Art.
£45.00
RIBA Publishing Architectural Influence
£33.25
RVB PARIS 2024
£28.80
Transcript Verlag Dimensions. Journal of Architectural Knowledge
Book SynopsisDimensions. Journal of Architectural Knowledge is an academic journal in, on, and from the discipline of architecture, addressing the creation, constitution, and transmission of architectural knowledge. It explores methods genuine to the discipline and architectural modes of interdisciplinary methodological adaptions. Processes, procedures, and results of knowledge creation and practice are esteemed coequally, with particular attention to the architectural design and epistemologies of aesthetic practice and research. Issue no.7 explores architecture's inherent potential for spatial, social and political intervention. The contributors analyze architectural projects - built, unbuilt or never intended to be built - with programmatic claims. They reflect on practices and designs that, by virtue of their spatial articulation or specific architectural methods, unfold a less obvious, hidden or even subcutaneous potential for intervention.
£35.19
Edition Axel Menges Opus 87: Egon Eiermann, Haus Eiermann, Baden-
Book SynopsisEven though he had made a name for himself in the 1930s with his Berlin single-family homes, Eiermann later on found it difficult to accept commissions for this building type when, during the period of the 'economic miracle', he was approached by numerous people interested to get a design by him. Only the Hardenberg House in Baden-Baden satisfied him, but above all his own house, which he also built in Baden-Baden in 195962. This house in particular, built after his success with the German Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair and at the same time as the Berlin Gedächtniskirche and the German Embassy in Washington, was to become one of the main works of his post-war creative output. As a builder in his own right, he was able here to uncompromisingly realise his ideal image of living for himself and his family in architecture. Eiermann himself tried to explain the house, which only crystallised in a longer planning genesis, primarily from the functional side: main house and annexe, the latter for garage, studio and guest apartment, the elongated main house in bulkhead construction under a flat sloping roof. In fact, the house is convincing in its sophisticated functionality. But it does not stop there. The complex group of buildings on a steep hillside site with its stagelike terraces, the staged interplay of views from the inside to the outside and, at night, also from the outside to the inside, is an extremely artificial structure even from its basic disposition. The Eiermanntypical façade, with its exterior walkway and white linkage as well as the corrugated Eternit roof provide a ponderous contrast. Together with echoes of traditional Japanese houses and gardens, but above all with the adoption of motifs from sailing- ship building give this house an unmistakable character. Since 2020, the house has new owners, on whose behalf the Stuttgart architects 'no where' (Henning Volpp and Karl Amann) have undertaken an extremely careful renovation. Eiermann's estate, which is kept at saai, the Archive for Architecture and Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), provided the historical drawings and photographs for this volume. The photographs were primarily taken by Horstheinz Neuendorff, an architectural photographer who was on friendly terms with the architect. Since the early sixties, Neuendorff had been commissioned by Eiermann to capture his new buildings in black-and-white photographs of a high artistic standard. Color photographs of the current condition were newly made by Olaf Becker from Munich. Gerhard Kabierske is an art historian specialising in architectural history and monument preservation. 19932020 he worked at the saai in Karlsruhe where he was responsible, among other things, for the Eiermann archive.
£26.91
Fagbokforlaget Some Houses
Book SynopsisHumans excel at designing and constructing technological marvels like cars and aeroplanes. Yet, when it comes to the very houses we live in, do we apply the same level of creativity and bold innovation? Or are we too constrained by notions of how we think things ought to be?In this beautiful book, architect and professor Fredrik Lund explores the concept of constructing homes that not only offer a refuge of tranquillity in our hectic, modern lives but also blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living. Imagine houses with internal gardens, spaces that exist in a liminal state between inside and outsidewhere being indoors feels like an embrace with nature.Lund presents a unique approach to designing homes, drawing inspiration from the traditional Norwegian outbuildings, barns, and sawmills. He invites the reader into a vibrant world of unexpected delights, masterful woodwork, poetic expression, and an enhanced quality of life nestled in silence. Through his adept use of simple lines, Lund brings these houses to life, making them both accessible and vivid.
£49.30
Mousse Magazine & Publishing The um slaim school an architecture of
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£39.75
Poets and Punks Ltd A Journey to Modern Seoul
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£27.90
MIT Press SITELESS
Book SynopsisAn attempt to free architecture from site and program constraints and to counter the profusion of ever bigger architecture books with ever smaller content.
£17.99
MIT Press Formulations Architecture Mathematics Culture
Book SynopsisAn investigation of mathematics as it was drawn, encoded, imagined, and interpreted by architects on the eve of digitization in the mid-twentieth century.In Formulations, Andrew Witt examines the visual, methodological, and cultural intersections between architecture and mathematics. The linkages Witt explores involve not the mystic transcendence of numbers invoked throughout architectural history, but rather architecture’s encounters with a range of calculational systems—techniques that architects inventively retooled for design. Witt offers a catalog of mid-twentieth-century practices of mathematical drawing and calculation in design that preceded and anticipated digitization as well as an account of the formal compendia that became a cultural currency shared between modern mathematicians and modern architects. Witt presents a series of extensively illustrated “biographi
£28.80
MIT Press On Bramante
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£28.80
MIT Press Ltd Living and Working
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£36.90
MIT Press Architectures Theory
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£25.60
MIT Press Beyond Digital Design and Automation at the End
Book SynopsisRecasting computational design: a new modern agenda for a post-industrial, post-pandemic world.Mass production was the core technical logic of industrial modernity: for the last hundred years, architects and designers have tried to industrialize construction and standardize building materials and processes in the pursuit of economies of scale. But this epochal march of modernity is now over. In Beyond Digital, Mario Carpo reviews the long history of the computational mode of production, showing how the merger of robotic automation and artificial intelligence will stop and reverse the modernist quest for scale. Today’s technologies already allow us to use nonstandard building materials as found, or as made, and assemble them in as many nonstandard, intelligent, adaptive ways as needed: the microfactories of our imminent future will be automated artisan shops.The post-industrial logic of computational manufacturing has been known and theorized for some
£21.60
MIT Press Yasmeen Lari Architecture for the Future
Book SynopsisA rich exploration of the extraordinary life and work of celebrated architect Yasmeen Lari, winner of the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.After more than three decades as a renowned global architect, Yasmeen Lari, the first woman to open her own architecture firm in Pakistan in 1964, developed Zero Carbon Architecture, which unites ecological and social justice. This volume, edited by Angelika Fitz, Elke Krasny, and Marvi Mazhar, presents Lari’s trajectory from exemplary modernist to zero carbon revolutionary, with a focus on her remarkable contributions to the global architectural movement to decarbonize and decolonize. The book includes extensive photographs, drawings, and plans from Lari’s archive, most of which have not previously been shown or published.Lari’s architectural thinking and activism have always gone beyond the quest for a singular built solution. Rather, she strategically plans systemic approaches and solutions, be it
£28.80
The Four Books on Architecture
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£38.40
Phaidon Press Ltd Destination Architecture
Book SynopsisThe definitive architecture travel guide that lets you visit 1,000 of today's most must-see contemporary buildings – whether at home or on the roadTrade Review"[I]f your architectural leanings skew more contemporary than classic, take note of Destination Architecture... A compendium of 1,000 of the world's most daringly modern edifices."—The Wall Street Journal "Are bricks and mortar ever worth travelling for? Most definitely, says publisher Phaidon... Destination Architecture rounds up 1,000 contemporary buildings worth packing for."—Atlas (Abu Dhabi) "Architecture buffs will be thrilled to see the most interesting, ground-breaking, and important buildings in the world all together in this comprehensive tome." —Elle "Like all Phaidon photo books, this one is stunning... [It] would make a perfect holiday gift. Even the Grinch would fall in love with contemporary architecture after browsing this collection." —Architizer "A comprehensive global travel guide to the contemporary built environment." —Modern Magazine "The one you need to consult for your next city break... Destination Architecture is the compact companion for contemporary construction... A comprehensive travel guide. a building bucket list. Destination Architecture ticks all the right boxes." —The Essential Journal "Inspiring... Elegant... Sometimes it pays to judge a book by its cover... Anyone with an interest will enjoy this compendium of 1,000 must-see contemporary buildings around the world." —The Times "One thousand of the most compelling designs from this period have been complied in Destination Architecture a new book published by Phaidon that aims to become an unparalleled resource for enjoying these examples of contemporary built culture." —CNN Style "Both universal landscapes and personal experiences are represented in a new publication that considers the wider effects of architectural tourism... The buildings featured are thrillingly diverse in their approaches." —Aesthetica "Worship at the altar of striking architecture... with 1,000 mesmerizing examples of extraordinary contemporary buildings." —Atlas Obscura "The go-to travel guide for architecture geeks... Whether you're an architecture aficionado or an intrepid traveller who wants to learn more about the incredible buildings you discover on your adventures, new book Destination Architecture is the ultimate bible, featuring more than 1,000 of the world's most compelling contemporary designs." —TheCultureTrip.com "A fantastic collection of 1000 of today's most compelling structures by the world's greatest architects... The definitive travel guide for architects, architourists, and armchair travellers alike. Gift to clients, or leave around the store for inspiration." —TTG (Travel Trade Gazette Luxury) "[A]n unparalleled and comprehensive resource for anyone wanting to get more out of their travels. No journey, from a long weekend to a long-haul trip, would be complete without this expertly curated 'who's who' of the most exciting architecture in the world... It's the best way to find and enjoy contemporary built culture on every continent." —Dwell Online "Architecture buffs will be thrilled to see the most interesting, ground-breaking, and important buildings in the world all together in this comprehensive tome." —Elle Online "Travel to 1,000 of the world's most innovative buildings via this compact guide."—House & Garden Magazine
£17.95
Headline Publishing Group The Secrets of Hawthorn Place
Book Synopsis''This is definitely up there as one of the best books that I have read. It''s got a special place in my heart. Just amazing!'' 5* reader review''Gorgeous! Exuberant writing, convincing, adorable characters, romance and a little whimsy'' TRACY REESLove will always find a way . . .Discover the intriguing secrets of Hawthorn Place in this heartfelt dual-time novel, filled with warmth and charm, perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Cecelia Ahern.''An intriguing dual timeline tale that weaves together interesting characters and history, with an added touch of magic'' BELLA OSBORNE''An exquisitely detailed and enchanting love story'' HEIDI SWAIN''An epic love story, mixed with gorgeous settings, a great deal of mystery and intrigue, lots of laughs, a few tears and fabulouscharacters, made this an absolute delight to read'' KIM NASH''An absolutely wonderful dual time story that captivated me . . . and kept me spellbound'' CHRISTINA COURTENAY''A beautifully intriguing love story, that . . . stays with you long after the last page'' ROSIE HENDRY''Unforgettable and unique, the twists and turns of this enchanting book are woven together with threads of love and magic. I loved it!'' CLARE MARCHANT........................................................................Two houses, hundreds of miles apart . . . yet connected always.When life throws Molly Butterfield a curveball, she decides to spend some time with her recently widowed granddad, Wally, at Hawthorn Place, his quirky Victorian house on the Dorset coast. But cosseted Molly struggles to look after herself, never mind her grieving granddad, until the accidental discovery of an identical Arts and Crafts house on the Norfolk coast offers her an unexpected purpose, as well as revealing a bewildering mystery. Discovering that both Hawthorn Place and Acacia House were designed by architect Percy Gladwell, Molly uncovers the secret of a love which linked them, so powerful it defied reason. What follows is a summer which will change Molly for ever . . .........................................................................''One of those wonderful, magical stories that appear rarely and stay in your heart forever'' CELIA ANDERSON''A marvellous dual-time novel filled with mystery, fabulous detail and an enduring love story'' MADDIE PLEASE''A wonderful, page-turning story full of intrigue and romance'' VICTORIA CONNELLY''I found the book enchanting'' SUZANNE SNOW''An enchanting storyline and engaging characters make this book a delight to read'' LYNNE SHELBY''A beautifully written timeslip . . . Highly recommended. Five stars'' ERIN GREEN''The perfect mix of mystery, magic, and romance'' KATE G. SMITHReaders are captivated by The Secrets of Hawthorn Place:''A sweeping five stars from me for this novel that defies time but trusts in love''''A sheer delight to read and can highly recommend''''Utterly brilliant. The storyline is riveting, you never quite know what could be about to happen as it''s constantly twisting and turning . . . such a beautiful book''
£10.44
Quercus Publishing Interior Design is Not Decoration And Other Ideas
Book SynopsisAn inspiring book exploring all aspects of interior design in 100 engaging and beautifully illustrated entries. Interior design is not about paint colors and accent cushions. It is an important practice that affects all our lives. This entertaining book explores the world of interior design with a snappy set of 100 entries, all explaining what interior design is in an attractive format. The wide range of topics covered just proves that interiors are an integral part of our lived experience. The book will appeal to students, professionals and anyone interested in the fascinating subject of what surrounds us. Contents: media and culture psychology concepts space project types materials environment and wellbeing technical issues the profession
£21.25
Monacelli Press American Modern
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Monacelli Press Tom Kundig
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of residential work by celebrated contemporary architect Tom KundigTom Kundig is one of the most sought-after architects working today, known for his extraordinary houses that deeply engage with their surrounding environment.Based in the Pacific Northwest, Kundig's international portfolio includes homes built into rocky sites, dynamic kinetic devices that open walls and roofs, and even moving architecture that travels via railroad track.Spanning nearly four decades of design, Tom Kundig: Complete Houses presents 462 residential projects together for the first time. This richly illustrated 600-page book is both a comprehensive overview of the architect's career to date and an intimate, personal exploration of his creative practice.The book invites readers to explore 38 of Kundig's remarkable residences in-depth, each brought to life through original interviews with Kundig, portfolios of his hand-drawn sketches, and stunning photography.Beautifully designed, with a striking cloth-bound cover enveloped in a bespoke slipcase, this monumental volume is an inspirational resource and testament to Kundig's extraordinary vision as an architect.
£63.96
Birlinn General Lost Aberdeen
Book SynopsisFeaturing archive photographs, many of which are published for the first time,Lost Aberdeenpaints a fascinating portrait of one of Scotland's greatest cities.Diane Morgan charts the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape before moving on to more modern times, tracing the evolution and gradual erosion of the Granite City.
£14.24
Bitter Lemon Press 123 Places in Turkey: A Private Grand Tour
Book SynopsisThis personal and well informed selection and description of the most interesting towns and individual buildings and archaeological sites in Turkey is the definitive guidebook for the discerning traveler. The author has been visiting Turkey for nearly fifty years and is the perfect companion for those who want to know about more than the obvious attractions. This book will immeasurably enhance any thoughtful traveler's visit, but can also be read at home as an aid to planning, or recalling, a trip, or simply as a guide to the astonishing and multi-faceted artistic and architectural riches of that most fascinating country.
£15.29
GINGKO Nationalism in Architecture of Modern Iran
Book SynopsisA historical account of the development of nationalism in Iranian architecture between 1905 and 2015.
£45.00
DOM Publishers Container and Modular Buildings: Construction and
Book SynopsisPrefabricated housing is a pressing issue – for those looking for affordable homes as well as for refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters. In common with politicians, architects were caught unawares by the largest wave of migration since the end of the Second World War. However, are tent cities and containers the best solution for cheap, dignified, and quickly assembled accommodation for displaced persons? This challenging situation, along with the changing urban landscape, with its ever-diminishing space, calls into question existing standards in relation to serial housing. Bold and unconventional ideas are called for if architects are to offer high-quality solutions. From eccentric experiments all the way to projects that have already been realized, international design teams present their work between the twin poles of unconventional developments and life-saving shelters in this volume spanning more than 250 pages. Introduced with articles on design principles, and divided into three sections according to the form the structures take when delivered – cuboid, panels and custom units – the book covers everything from playful follies to architectural constructions for the homeless and outpatient medical stations which offer a response to social problems and space shortages. The text, photographs and plans put forward ideas as to how more can be done than the mere assembling of containers. Should we not first consider notions bordering on the absurd in order to come up with workable solutions for housing today?
£36.00
DOM Publishers Kharkiv
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DOM Publishers Tbilisi: Architectural Guide
Book SynopsisThis guide presents over 120 buildings and projects in the Georgian capital. It serves not only as a helpful guide for tourists but also as a documentation of the city’s social history. The selection of buildings covers a broad spectrum of sights that are not only aesthetically interesting but also shed light on the city’s historical developments. The book gives a comprehensive tour of the stylistic contrasts that enrich the city, filled with all manner of structures, from wooden homes to striking works of con-temporary architecture.
£36.00
DOM Publishers Lima: Architectural Guide
Book SynopsisLima has many more sunny days than its inhabitants claim. The urban layout of its historic centre – the famous checkerboard – is the most perfect Cartesian grid in South America, yet the suburbs are the global capital of informality. Lima society lives in a permanent state of commercial frenzy, yet it has preserved the oldest traditions in the continent. The best-known works of architecture are viceregal and republican, yet pre-Columbian ruins are scattered around the city in a manner that can only be found elsewhere in Cairo. Its modern movement is more cheerful than that of the old continent, midway between Brazil and California. And the invasions, a heterodox and radical phenomenon, have generated an astonishing form of urban development. The book describes more than 160 works, organised in routes that range from the territorial to the neighbourhood scale and are designed to explore the city by boat, car, train, bus, bicycle or on foot. It covers the predominant styles of architecture in each period as well as the remains of the pre-existing landscape and the infrastructures that articulate the city today. Interspersed in the texts are references to the civilising mechanisms that have underpinned the construction of the works, the economic activities that have made them possible, and their public administration. Until now, Lima has shown the world a gloomy, unattractive ambience. Herman Melville described it as 'the strangest, saddest city thou can'st see', César Moro as 'Lima la horrible', and Héctor Velarde as 'Lima la gris'. This guide offers a different picture, one of a vibrant, cheerful and insanely glorious city, with bright colour photographs inviting visitors and residents to see it in a new light.
£29.75
DOM Publishers Moscow: Architectural Guide
Book SynopsisFor generations, the trilogy of the Kremlin, Red Square, and the GUM department store marked the undisputed centre of Moscow. The last decades brought sweeping changes to the Russian capital. Today the biggest city in Europe and undoubtfully the heart of Eurasia has many centres. Its new squares and parks have set unprecedented standards in urban design. And the city continues to grow – not least due to the construction of gigantic housing complexes and multifunctional projects. This book guides you through Moscow's history, from the fifteenth century to the present day, taking you to well-known landmarks, industrial areas and residential districts. It includes more than 550 buildings, structures, parks and squares. Well-researched descriptions provide in-depth information on the built environment, while detailed maps and QR codes make it easy to find all the featured projects.
£36.00
DOM Publishers Kyiv: Architectural Guide. 100 Iconic Buildings
Book SynopsisSince the Euromaidan, Kyiv has been the place where Europe‘s future is decided between East and West. Meanwhile, the hybrid war in eastern Ukraine and on the Crimean peninsula has escalated into an open Russian war of aggression. Significant buildings in the capital Kyiv and vital infrastructure has come under fire. The Kyiv Architectural Guide presents over 100 buildings worth seeing from 100 years of the city‘s history, compiled by Ukrainian architectural historian Semen Shyrochyn. The typical residential complexes of avant-garde architecture, the imposing palaces of the Stalin era, the iconic designs of Soviet modernism, as well as the most significant construction projects built since independence are also expertly presented. In over 300 pages, this architectural guide proves that Kyiv is much more than the capital of Ukraine. Kyiv is an inseparable part of the European community of nations, where mutual respect of values counts more than the power of the strongest. This title is part of the Histories of Ukrainian Architecture programme initiated by DOM publishers in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty on 24 February 2022.
£33.25
ArchiTangle GmbH Architecture Is Construction
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Architangle Gmbh City in the Cloud Data on the Ground
£44.00
Architangle Gmbh Optimism and Architecture
£30.80
Zupagrafika Brutal London: Balfron Tower: Build Your Own
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£12.42
McGill-Queen's University Press Unplanned Visitors
Book SynopsisThe emergence of queer theory in architecture – and its potential for a renewed ethics of design.Trade Review“At the heart of the project is an uncompromising focus on queer space and how historians, theorists, and cultural producers have attempted to define, challenge, or engender some, largely theoretical, form of queer space. What makes this book unique and worthy of attention is its sustained approach toward queering recent architectural critique.” RACAR
£27.90
Yale University Press The Other Modern Movement
Book SynopsisA revealing new look at modernist architecture, emphasizing its diversity, complexity, and broad inventivenessTrade Review“Showcases the breadth of architectural modernism while shining the spotlight on some truly exceptional buildings.”—Cajsa Carlson, V&A MagazineChoice Outstanding Academic Title 2022
£38.00
Yale University Press The Tyranny of the Straight Line
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W. W. Norton & Company The Urban Design Handbook Techniques and Working
Book SynopsisThe go-to guide for the practice of sustainable urbanism, updated to include new case studies and analytic tools.Trade Review"What sets this work apart from other urban design handbooks is its detailed description of process and its emphasis on graphic design. . . . The handbook communicates process, methods, and techniques through effective use of high-quality graphics related to projects completed by the firm. This work updates the 2003 edition with new case studies and discussion of graphics software options. Recommended." -- CHOICE
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University of California Press The Place of Houses
Book SynopsisExamines houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community.
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Harvard University Press Space Time Architecture
Book SynopsisA classic first published in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages, Space, Time and Architecture is an the unparalleled work on the shaping of our architectural environment. The discussions of leading architectsWright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Aalto, Utzon, Sert, Tange, and Makiare accompanied by over 500 illustrations.Trade ReviewThis book is an important collection of historical and critical surveys and a brilliant study of the trends and developments of the modern scene with its historical background and true significance. For the general reader interested in the past and its relation to our present, and the specialist in architecture preoccupied with its facets of change, the author has succeeded in presenting a consistently developing process and a clear, concise picture. -- Edward Larocque Tinker * New York Times Book Review *[Giedion’s] survey of our architectural inheritance, beginning with the ‘organization of space’ in the early Renaissance, is masterly, selective, and instructive. In his treatment of individual architects he calls a famous roll, and leaves us with a clear impression of the significance of each man’s work… This is a big book, and one that no reader will exhaust quickly. * Saturday Review *Dr. Sigfried Giedion is today recognized as one of the world’s most eminent architectural critics and historians. The unusual success of his Space, Time and Architecture, first published in 1941 and now greatly revised and expanded, is due to his deep investigation into the whole philosophical and technical background of our modern civilization. This new edition ensures that the book will continue to be internationally acknowledged as the standard work on the development of modern architecture. -- Walter GropiusSpace, Time and Architecture is a remarkable accomplishment in that it explores and throws new light on buildings and plans that were underestimated or unknown before this book appeared. It has also proved to be one of the most valuable reference books for students and professionals concerned with the reshaping of our environment. It not only reviews the varied fields of architecture and city planning in relation to an emerging industrial technology, but also shows their parallel development in the visual arts. Sigfried Giedion’s accomplishment remains unmatched. -- José Luis SertTable of Contents* Introduction: Architecture of the 1960's: Hopes and Fears Part I: History A Part Of Life * Introduction * The Historian's Relation to His Age * The Demand for Continuity * Contemporary History * The Identity of Methods * Transitory and Constituent Facts * Architecture as an Organism * Procedure Part II: Our Architectural Inheritance The New Space Conception: Perspective Perspective and Urbanism * Prerequisites for the Growth of Cities * The Star-Shaped City Perspective and the Constituent Elements of the City * The Wall, the Square, and the Street * Bramante and the Open Stairway * Michelangelo and the Modeling of Outer Space * What Is the Real Significance of the Area Capitolina? Leonardo da Vinci and the Dawn of Regional Planning Sixtus V (1585-1590) and the Planning of Baroque Rome * The Medieval and the Renaissance City * Sixtus V and His Pontificate * The Master Plan * The Social Aspect The Late Baroque The Undulating Wall and the Flexible Ground Plan * Francesco Borromini, 1599-1667 * Guarino Guarini, 1624-1683 * South Germany: Vierzehnheiligen The Organization of Outer Space * The Residential Group and Nature * Single Squares * Series of Interrelated Squares Part III: The Evolution Of New Potentialities * Industrialization as a Fundamental Event Iron * Early Iron Construction in England * The Sunderland Bridge * Early Iron Construction on the Continent From the Iron Column to the Steel Frame * The Cast-Iron Column Toward the Steel Frame * James Bogardus * The St. Louis River Front * Early Skeleton Buildings * Elevators The Schism Between Architecture and Technology * Discussions *Ecole Polytechnique: the Connection between Science and Life * The Demand for a New Architecture * The Interrelations of Architecture and Engineering Henri Labrouste, Architect Constructor, 1801-1875 New Building Problems--New Solutions * Market Halls * Department Stores The Great Exhibitions * The Great Exhibition, London, 1851 * The Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1855 * Paris Exhibition of 1867 * Paris Exhibition of 1878 * Paris Exhibition of 1889 * Chicago, 1893 Gustave Eiffel and His Tower Part IV: The Demand For Morality In Architecture The Nineties: Precursors of Contemporary Architecture * Brussels the Center of Contemporary Art, 1880-1890 * Victor Horta's Contribution * Berlage's Stock Exchange and the Demand for Morality * Otto Wagner and the Viennese School Ferroconcrete and its Influence upon Architecture * A. C. Perret * Tony Gamier Part V: American Development * Europe Observes American Production * The Structure of American Industry The Balloon Frame and Industrialization * The Balloon Frame and the Building-up of the West * The Invention of the Balloon Frame * George Washington Snow, 1797-1870 * The Balloon Frame and the Windsor Chair Plane Surfaces in American Architecture * The Flexible and Informal Ground Plan The Chicago School * The Apartment House Toward Pure Forms * The Leiter Building, 1889 * The Reliance Building, 1894 * Sullivan: The Carson, Pirie, Scott Store, 1889-1906 * The Influence of the Chicago World's Fair, 1893 Frank Lloyd Wright * Wright and the American Development * The Cruciform and the Elongated Plan * Plane Surfaces and Structure * The Urge toward the Organic * Office Buildings * Influence of Frank Lloyd Wright * Frank Lloyd Wright's Late Period Part VI: Space-Time In Art, Architecture, And Construction The New Space Conception: Space-Time * Do We Need Artists? The Research Into Space: Cubism * The Artistic Means The Resarch Into Movement: Futurism Painting Today Construction and Aesthetics: Slab and Plane * The Bridges of Robert Maillart * Afterword Walter Gropius and the German Development * Germany in the Nineteenth Century * Walter Gropius * Germany after the First World War and the Bauhaus * The Bauhaus Buildings at Dessau, 1926 * Architectural Aims Walter Gropius in America * The Significance of the Post-1930 Emigration * Walter Gropius and the American Scene * Architectural Activity * Gropius as Educator * Later Development * American Embassy in Athens, 1956-1961 Le Corbusier and the Means of Architectonic Expression * The Villa Savoie, 1928-1930 * The League of Nations Competition, 1927: Contemporary Architecture Comes to the Front * Large Constructions and Architectural Aims * Social Imagination * The Unite d'Habitation, 1947-1952 * Chandigarh * Later Work * The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, Harvard University, 1963 * Le Corbusier and His Clients * The Priory of Ste. Marie de la Tourette, 1960 * The Legacy of Le Corbusier Mies van der Rohe and the Integrity of Form * The Elements of Mies van der Rohe's Architecture * Country Houses, 1923 * The Weissenhof Housing Settlement, Stuttgart, 1927 * The Illinois Institute of Technology, 1939- * High-rise Apartments * Office Buildings * On the Integrity of Form Alvar Aalto: Irrationality and Standardization * Union between Life and Architecture * The Complementarity of the Differentiated and the Primitive * Finnish Architecture before 1930 * Aalto's First Buildings * Paimio: The Sanatorium, 1929-1933 * The Undulating Wall * Sunila: Factory and Landscape, 1937-1939 * Mairea, 1938-1939 * Organic Town Planning * Civic and Cultural Centers * Furniture in Standard Units * Aalto as Architect * The Human Side Jorn Utzon and the Third Generation * Relations to the Past * Jorn Utzon * The Horizontal Plane as a Constituent Element * The Right of Expression: The Vaults of the Sydney Opera House * Empathy with the Situation: The Zurich Theater, 1964 * Sympathy with the Anonymous Client * Imagination and Implementation The International Congresses for Modern Architecture (CIAM) and the Formation of Contemporary Architecture Part VII: City Planning In The Nineteenth Century * Early Nineteenth Century * The Rue de Rivoli of Napoleon I The Dominance of Greenery: The London Squares The Garden Squares of Bloomsbury Large-Scale Housing Development: Regent's Park The Street Becomes Dominant: The Transformation of Paris, 1853-1868 * Paris in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century * The "Trois Reseaux" of Eugene Haussmann * Squares, Boulevards, Gardens, and Plants * The City as a Technical Problem * Use of Modern Methods of Finance * The Basic Unit of the Street * The Scale of the Street * Haussmann's Foresight: His Influence Part VIII: City Planning As A Human Problem * The Late Nineteenth Century * Ebenezer Howard and the Garden City * Patrick Geddes and Arturo Soria y Mata * Tony Gamier's Cite Industrielle, 1901-1904 Amsterdam and the Rebirth of Town Planning * H. P. Berlage's Plans for Amsterdam South * The General Extension Plan of Amsterdam, 1934 * Interrelations of Housing and Activities of Private Life Part IX: Space-Time In City Planning * Contemporary Attitude toward Town Planning Destruction or Transformation? The New Scale in City Planning * The American Parkway in the Thirties * High-rise Buildings in Open Space * Freedom for the Pedestrian * The Civic Center: Rockefeller Center, 1931-1939 Changing Notions of the City * City and State * The City: No Longer an Enclosed Organism * Continuity and Change * The Individual and Collective Spheres * Signs of Change and of Constancy Part X: In Conclusion * On the Limits of the Organic in Architecture * Politics and Architecture * Index
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Harvard University Press Pairs 03
Book SynopsisPairs is a student-led journal at Harvard University Graduate School of Design dedicated to design conversations. Pairs 03 features Thomas Demand, Mindy Seu, Mira Henry and Matthew Au, Alfredo Thiermann, Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine, Anne Lacaton, Edward Eigen, Katarina Burin, Marrikka Trotter, Christopher C. M. Lee, Keller Easterling, and others.
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Harvard University Press The Art of Classic Planning Building Beautiful
Book SynopsisNearly everything we treasure in the world’s most beautiful cities was built over a century ago. Yet the ideas and practices underlying these achievements have been abandoned. Nir Buras documents the humane design methods that held sway before the reign of Modernism and encourages us to relearn the time-tested principles of classic urban planning.Trade ReviewThis is truly the mother of all urban planning books. -- Léon Krier, author of The Architecture of CommunityA much-needed and heroic corrective to the grandiose techno-narcissistic dogma that has turned the American landscape into a wilderness of free parking, anxiety, and ennui. Nir Buras's The Art of Classic Planning presents a new template for a human habitat with a plausible future. -- James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere and The Long EmergencyIn the face of the triple threat of rapid urbanization, climate change, and natural resource depletion, we urgently need to relearn the art of building beautiful and enduring communities, as set out in The Art of Classic Planning, to ensure future generations can prosper. -- Ben Bolgar, The Prince’s FoundationA veritable bible of urbanism, Nir Buras’s The Art of Classic Planning is a formidable challenge to modernist principles. -- Hillel Schocken, Azrieli School of Architecture, Tel Aviv UniversityThis compendium should be understood not as an attempt to constrain urbanism to the classical, but rather to extend the range of urbanism to include the classical. Why on earth would an urbanist want to be without this trove of knowhow on the table? -- Andrés Duany, FAIA, CNU, recipient of the Driehaus Prize and coauthor of Suburban NationBuras’ highly intelligent and comprehensively illustrated blockbuster of a book is packed with celebrations of what make beautiful, successful, agreeable environments that people can actually enjoy (and which actually work)…[A] great book. -- James Stevens Curl * Times Higher Education *Buras unpacks for the reader the embedded wisdom of the previous 5,000 years of city building that carries many a legacy of beautiful places created to meet the aspirations of their community…Clearly outlines the faulty thinking that led to the defacing and abandonment of our cities…Not merely a ‘must have’ book for the old library, it is a once in a generation treatise that contains within its pages the power to heal the world. -- Patrick Webb * Traditional Building *Buras seems to have been everywhere, and draws on examples from all of these places in demonstrating sound planning from the Maidan in Isfahan in Iran, to Andrassy Avenue in Budapest, to Jai Singh’s plan of Jaipur, to Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. He dedicates significant attention to centuries of planning concepts of every sort of variety…It is a deeply impressive and erudite contextualization of a massive range of material. -- Anthony Paletta * American Conservative *
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Princeton University Press Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Book SynopsisFew sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this illustrated book, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer new insights into Roman social life. Exposing misconceptions derived from contemporary culture, he shows the close interconnection of spheres we take as discrete: public and private, family and outsiders, work and leisure. Combining archaeological evidence with Roman texts and comparative material from other cultures, Wallace-Hadrill raises a range of new questions. How did the organization of space and the use of decoration help to structure social encounters between owner and visitor, man and woman, master and slave? What sort of households did the inhabitants Trade ReviewWinner of the James R. Wiseman Award, Archaeological Institute of America One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 "Wallace-Hadrill's book now joins the ranks of the revisionist studies [of Pompeian society], but far surpasses them in the breadth of its vision and the fundamental nature of its challenge to the Maiurian orthodoxy. Wallace-Hadrill belongs to a rare breed, the social historian who has an intimate first-hand knowledge of the archaeological evidence; and this book is a fitting witness to the benefits which such a range of interest can bestow. It is a major statement in its field, and will set the agenda for future generations of researchers into Pompeian society."--Roger Ling, Burlington Magazine "[In] this splendidly illustrated book ... Wallace-Hadrill argues for a new understanding of urban life in the early [Roman] empire. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in Greco-Roman study."--Richard S. Ascough, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of PlatesList of Figures and TablesPrefaceNote on Form of References to HousesPt. IThe Social Structure of The Roman HouseCh. 1Reading the Roman House3Ch. 2The Language of Public and Private17Ch. 3The Articulation of the House38Pt. IISampling Pompeii and HerculaneumCh. 4Houses and Urban Texture65Ch. 5Houses and Households91Ch. 6Houses and Trade118Ch. 7Luxury and Status143Ch. 8Epilogue175Appendix: List of Houses Surveyed187Notes217Glossary231Bibliography233Index241
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