Architecture Books
Walter de Gruyter & Co Germanistik und Kunstwissenschaften im Dritten Reich
£120.65
Walter de Gruyter & Co Paul Cassirer und die Pan-Presse
£95.00
Walter de Gruyter & Co Der Folkwang Verlag - Auf Dem Weg Zu Einem Imaginären Museum
£95.00
de Gruyter Einleitung in Die Lateinische Philologie
£181.45
Edition Taube Dance Deluxe
£25.65
Walter de Gruyter Gesundheitsmarketing
£55.58
Taschen GmbH Magritte
£15.00
Forgotten Lands Volume 07 Poetics of Architecture
£20.90
John Wiley & Sons Street Design
£55.76
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Interiors of Social Media
Book SynopsisJavier Fernández Contreras is an architect and architectural theorist, and the head of the Department of Space Design/Interior Architecture at HEAD Genève (HES-SO). His work explores the relationship between architecture, representation, and media, with a specific focus on the role of interiors in the construction of contemporaneity. He is the author of The Miralles Projection (2020), Manifesto of Interiors (2021), and The Interiors of Social Media (2026), and the co-editor of Scènes de Nuit (2021), Intimacy Exposed (2023), A Nocturnal History of Architecture (2024), and Nothing About Interior Architecture (2025).
£52.25
Gibbs M. Smith Inc The Little Book of Living Small
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£17.85
Amberley Publishing Penzance in 50 Buildings
Book SynopsisExplores the rich and fascinating history of Penzance through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
£14.39
Wooden Books Irish Round Towers
Book SynopsisThe Round Towers of Ireland are among the most enigmatic and extraordinary constructions of the early Irish Church. Why were they put up? What were they used for? Where did the idea come from, and when? Hector McDonnell, one of Ireland's best-known contemporary painters, outlines the story of the round towers, and presents a radical theory. With a gazeteer at the back, and numerous rare early engravings, this is an excellent small guide to the field. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
£7.49
Scillys Building Heritage
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£6.00
Penguin Books Ltd Bunker
Book SynopsisA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 ''An extraordinary achievement . . . gripping, grim and witty'' Robert MacFarlane ''Unputdown-able ... No book could be more timely'' Richard J Evans Today, the bunker has become the extreme expression of our greatest fears: from pandemics to climate change and nuclear war. And once you look, it doesn''t take long to start seeing bunkers everywhere. In Bunker, acclaimed urban explorer and cultural geographer Bradley Garrett explores the global and rapidly growing movement of ''prepping'' for social and environmental collapse, or ''Doomsday''. From the ''dread merchants'' hustling safe spaces in the American mid-West to eco-fortresses in Thailand, from geoscrapers to armoured mobile bunkers, Bunker is a brilliant, original and never less than deeply disturbing story from the frontlines of the way we live now: an illuminating reflection on our age of disquiet and Trade ReviewHow prescient and timely ... This is a tartly thoughtful work, by turns witty and philosophical, with an undercurrent of anger at the way we are governed and the commodification of existential fear. He writes pacily, bringing to vivid life a gallery of survivalist wingnuts, conmen and evangelists. -- Nick Curtis * Evening Standard *A kind of apocalyptic Super Size Me, in which the author force feeds himself a steady diet of paranoia, conspiracy, eschatology and end-times architecture. -- Chris Hall * The Guardian *This baseball-cap wearing academic is the world's leading expert on survivalists ... But he never expected Bunker to be so topical. -- Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson * The Times *Brilliant ... Bunker, self-evidently a work for our times, shimmers with a Ballardian imagery of disaster and melt-down. -- Ian Thomson * The Spectator *Bunker is a thoughtful study into the nature of paranoia and the people who try to profit from it - and it makes for a page-turning read. -- Nathan Brooker * Financial Times *A scary, unputdown-able account ... No book could be more timely as we stay in our own little bunkers to avoid infection, strip the supermarket shelves of loo paper, and squirrel away supplies of food to see us through the shortages that many fear will follow a no-deal Brexit. -- Richard J Evans * New Statesman *This study of bunker sites and the people preparing for the worst couldn't be better timed. -- Andrew Anthony * The Observer *Garrett's research has involved hanging out with millenarian fruitcakes, disaster profiteers and the uber-rich, not to mention tooled-up, swivel-eyed anarcho-libertarians from America to Australia ... His sense is that disaster gives us an opportunity to rethink how we live. What will we learn? -- Stuart Jeffries * The Guardian *This is a gripping and timely book about both the 'architecture of dread' and its multi-billion dollar industry, and what the growing appetite for bunkers reveals about the social conditions in which we live. * New Statesman *Garrett is a bright and buoyant guide and Bunker rattles briskly along ... A necessary read. * Literary Review *Bradley Garrett spent three years meeting doomsday preppers for his book Bunker ... If we work together, he thinks, there is no reason that a future global catastrophe has to become an apocalypse. Well, that's something. -- Luke Mintz * Sunday Telegraph *Bunker is an extraordinary achievement; a big-thinking, deep-diving, page-turning study of fear, privilege and apocalypse told through the space of the bunker. Garrett has written a gripping, grim, witty work of geography and ethnography, which he completed - with eerie timeliness - in the first weeks of the COVID pandemic. A book about prepping and prognostication, then, which had already foretold its own future. -- Robert MacFarlaneGarrett's book forces readers to reassess other assumptions about bunkers and those who own them. -- Jack Grove * Times Higher Education *There are many strands in this book ... [Garrett] brings sharp insight to a subject that no longer seems so remote or speculative. -- Mika Ross-Southall * Times Literary Supplement *A highly addictive book ... What makes Garrett's book fascinating is his portrayal of the balance between fringe thinking and the real world. -- Nick Smith * E&T Magazine *Bunker benefits from the mere fact of taking its protagonists seriously as humans and as members of society, rather than as outlandish characters. -- Julian Sayarer * openDemocracy *Garrett spent several years travelling the world, going down into bunkers and talking to their owners and tenants. His book is an incredible record of that journey, and also functions as a philosophical or psychological disquisition about space, about freedom, about survival. Bunker is an incredible read and will surely sell in quite enormous numbers, assuming the human race remains intact and can still read. -- Steve Braunias * New Zealand Herald *
£10.44
Oxford University Press Early Medieval Architecture
Book SynopsisThe early middle ages were an exciting period in the history of European architecture, culminating in the development of the Romanesque style. Major architectural innovations were made during this time including the medieval castle, the church spire, and the monastic cloister. By avoiding the traditional emphasis on chronological development, Roger Stalley provides a radically new approach to the subject, exploring issues and themes rather than sequences and dates. In addition to analysing the language of the Romanesque, the book examines the engineering achievements of the builders, and clearly how the great monuments of the age were designed and constructed. Ranging from Gotland to Apulia, the richness and variety of European architecture is explored in terms of the social and religious aspirations of the time. Symbolic meanings associated with architecture are also thoroughly investigated. Written with style and humour, the lively text includes many quotations from ancient sources, providing a fascinating insight into the way that medieval buildings were created, and in the process enlivening study of this period.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Christian basilica ; 2. The Carolingian renaissance ; 3. Symbolic buildings ; 4. Architecture and pilgrimage ; 5. Architecture and monasticism ; 6. Diversity in the Romanesque era ; 7. The language of architecture ; 8. Secular architecture in the age of feudalism ; 9. Art and engineering ; 10. Patron and Builder ; Epilogue: the shadow of Rome ; Notes; List of Illustrations; Bibliographic Essay; Timeline; Index
£999.99
Oxford University Press Modern Architecture
Book SynopsisThis new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters.Alan Colquhoun explores the evolution of the movement fron Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the megastructures of the 1960s, revealing the often contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.Trade ReviewThe elegance of Colquhoun's writing, reinforced witha full apparatus of notes and bibliography and supported by well-chosen illustrations, makes the book something of a bargain. * Building Design *Table of Contents1. Art Nouveau 1890-1910 ; 2. Organicism versus Classicism: Chicago 1890-1910 ; 3. Culture and Industry: Germany 1907-14 ; 4. 'The Urn and the Chamberpot': Adolf Loos 1900-30 ; 5. Expressionism and Futurism ; 6. The Avant-Gardes in Holland and Russia ; 7. Return to Order: Le Corbusier and Modern Architecture in France 1920-35 ; 8. Weimar Germany: the Dialectic of the Modern 1920-33 ; 9. From Rationalism to Revisionism: Architecture in Italy 1920-65 ; 10. Neoclassicism, Organicism and the Welfare State: Architecture in Scandinavia 1910-65 ; 11. From Le Corbusier to Megastructures: Urban Visions 1930-65 ; 12. Pax Americana: Architecture in America 1945-65 ; Notes ; Timeline ; Further Reading ; List of Illustrations ; Index
£21.14
The University of Chicago Press Architecture of the WellTempered Environment
Book SynopsisReyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of architects. In this revision of his classic work, Banham has added considerable new material on the use of energy, particularly solar energy, in human environments. Included in the new material are discussions of Indian pueblos and solar architecture, the Centre Pompidou and other high-tech buildings, and the environmental wisdom of many current architectural vernaculars.
£45.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Architecture A Visual History
Book SynopsisSee more than 350 of the world''s greatest buildings come to life in the most spectacular way! A world of beauty and genius is unveiled in this comprehensive architecture book. Discover the world''s most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day.From the Louvre and the Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House and the Gherkin, this book offers a truly visual worldwide survey of global architecture. Bursting with breathtaking photography and informative entries on more than 350 of the world''s most famous buildings, Architecture: A Visual History gives you an unspoilt view of their fascinating features. This accessible reference book will transport you to the most impressive and iconic buildings on earth: - 500 photographs and 13 CGI artworks that dissect magnificent buildings around the world- Clear explanations and cross-sections of each building, along with exquisite photography of specific details- Close
£22.50
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Architecture
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£28.00
MIT Press Ltd Ecological by Design A History from Scandinavia
Book SynopsisHow ecological design emerged in Scandinavia during the 1960s and 1970s, building on both Scandinavia’s design culture and its environmental movement.Scandinavia is famous for its design culture, and for its pioneering efforts toward a sustainable future. In Ecological by Design, Kjetil Fallan shows how these two forces came together in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Scandinavian designers began to question the endless cycle in which designed objects are produced, consumed, discarded, and replaced in quick succession. The emergence of ecological design in Scandinavia at the height of the popular environmental movement, Fallan suggests, illuminates a little-known reciprocity between environmentalism and design: not only did design play a role in the rise of modern environmentalism, but ecological thinking influenced the transformation in design culture in Scandinavia and beyond that began as the modernist faith in progress and prosperity waned. 
£38.00
Yale University Press Discovering the Vernacular Landscape
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£21.38
Yale University Press Sussex West
Book SynopsisTrade Review “One of the many improvements of this new edition is to acknowledge that these ancient buildings have a history far more complicated than was once imagined” —Simon Heffer, The Daily Telegraph “The ‘Pevsner’ series [. . .] is said to be the unrivalled source for authoritative and comprehensive information on the architecture of the British Isles. In Sussex:West, new research accompanies 130 specially commissioned colour photographs” —Mid Sussex Times“[The book] follows a now-familiar format, with longer and updated texts, numerous additional figures and an expanded collection of colour photographs” —John Goodall, Country Life“West is another solid achievement in this magnificent series.”—Graham Kent, Ancient Monuments Society
£54.00
Yale University Press The Country House Library
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A book that seems long overdue. As the former longtime libraries curator for the National Trust, Purcell is singularly qualified to discuss these troves.”—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post“Magisterial (and beautifully illustrated)”—David Jenkins, Tatler“For those who love books and the libraries in which they are stored this book is an essential volume to own.”—Social & Personal"As a whole, this book is a tremendous achievement."—John Goodall, Country Life"beautifully written, cogently argued and lavishly illustrated book"—Jason McElligott, Irish Arts ReviewIncluded in the Irish Independent end of year list for 2017."boundlessly informative"—David Ekserdjian, Evening Standard"Its title is unassuming, but it constitutes, in fact, a significant contribution to the scholarly discipline of book history."—Alexandra Marracini, TLS"the definitive account of the country house library in Britain and Ireland"—Matthew Sanders, Ancient Monuments Society Newsletter"beautifully produced and gorgeously, lavishly illustrated"—Leah Galbraith, Fiction Fan blog"And with 150 magnificent colour plates is it really only £45? Buy it quickly before the publishers notice their mistake."—Stephen Halliday, Times Higher Education Supplement“This is a ground-breaking book […] a cracking good read.” – John Martin Robinson, Literary Review. “[An] all-encompassing study” —Jeremy Musson, Art Newspaper“This book is the first major work to redress this imbalance and to put the contents of the library into its proper context” —Robert L. Betteridge, EBS“Beautifully illustrated with striking new photography, together with historical paintings and engravings, the book provides an outstanding overview of this important and strangely neglected subject.”—James W.P. Campbell, The Burlington Magazine
£28.50
Dover Publications Inc. Victorian Wooden and Brick Houses with Details
Book SynopsisThis treasury of floor plans, elevations, and details of suburban residences is an endless source of inspiration for artists, architects, and historians alike. Eighty-one detailed illustrations capture the elaborate beauty of Victorian-era cornices, staircases, gables, verandas, doors, dormers, and more. A bonus section offers construction guidelines for masons, bricklayers, and carpenters.
£11.24
James Clarke & Co Ltd Anthony Salvin
Book SynopsisOne of the most important architects practising in Britain during the years 1820-1880, Anthony Salvin had a long and successful career as a builder of country houses and churches and as a restorer of some of the most important castles in England, including Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. In the first book-length study of this important architect, Dr Allibone has incorporated previously unpublished material concerning Salvin''s life and buildings, including contemporary letters, building accounts, diaries, and reproductions of Salvin''s architectural drawings, in order to shed new light on artistic, political, economic and religious developments in nineteenth-century England. Concerned through his career with finding authentic medieval examples for new buildings in the Gothic style, Salvin led the way to return to the ''real'' Gothic architecture that cumulated later in the nineteenth century with the works of men like Alfred Waterhouse, William Burges and George Edmund Street.
£45.00
Stenlake Publishing Signal Boxes of the London and South Western
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£11.35
John Wiley & Sons Inc Exercises in Building Construction Seventh
Book SynopsisThe companion student exercise guide to the classic book on building construction Fundamentals of Building Construction, Seventh Edition, involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building architects. Exercises in Building Construction, Seventh Edition, offers students a hands-on way to apply material learned in the core book. The Exercises book is designed to help gain and retain the needed knowledge of the broad, diverse, complex, and constantly changing materials and methods of building construction. The newest edition of Exercises in Building Construction presents an integrated approach to the topic that interweaves issues of building science, material properties, building craft, and legal constraints. The authors bring together in one volume the elements of building construction as a whole system rather than in disconnected parts. The revised seventh edition offers online resources for students and instructors and provides an expert guide from the industry's leading authorial team. The updated seventh edition features: Forty-nine real world construction problemsClear instructions for each exerciseInformative, concise illustrationsAmple space to work out answers Written for students of architecture, engineering, or construction, the seventh edition of Exercised in Building Construction is the essential study guide for applying the knowledge acquired from the core book.Table of ContentsGetting Started with the Exercises v 1. Making Buildings 1 1.1 Environmental Impacts of Materials 2 1.2 Building Code Restrictions 5 1.3 Observing Construction 9 1.4 Providing Construction Services 13 2. Foundations 15 2.1 Waterproofing, Drainage, and Insulation 16 2.2 Soil Types and Bearing Capacities 19 2.3 Foundation and Slope Support Systems 21 3. Wood 23 3.1 Working with Wood—Part I 25 3.2 Working with Wood—Part II 27 4. Heavy Timber and Mass Timber Construction 29 4.1 Heavy Timber Framing 30 4.2 Cross-Laminated Timber Panels 33 5. Wood Light Frame Construction 35 5.1 Laying Out Floor Framing 36 5.2 Laying Out Wall Framing 39 5.3 Working with Pitched Roofs 41 5.4 Designing Roof Framing 45 6. Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 47 6.1 Exterior Detailing 48 7. Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction 51 7.1 Proportioning Fireplaces 52 7.2 Proportioning Stairs 55 7.3 Platform Frame Design Project 57 8. Brick Masonry 61 8.1 Selecting Bricks and Mortar 62 8.2 Brick Bonds 65 8.3 Masonry Dimensioning 67 8.4 Lintels and Arches 71 9. Stone and Concrete Masonry 73 9.1 Selecting Concrete Masonry Units 74 9.2 Stone Masonry 77 10. Masonry Wall Construction 79 10.1 Movement Joints in Masonry Construction 80 10.2 Masonry Cavity Wall Detailing 83 11. Steel Frame Construction 85 11.1 Steel Structural Shapes 86 11.2 Steel Framing Plans 89 11.3 Detailing Steel Connections 93 11.4 Steel Frame Design Exercise 97 12. Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction 101 12.1 Light Gauge Steel Framing Details 102 13. Concrete Construction 105 13.1 Detailing Concrete Reinforcing Bars 106 14. Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems 109 14.1 Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems 110 14.2 Architectural Concrete 113 15. Precast Concrete Framing Systems 115 15.1 Precast Concrete Framing Systems 116 15.2 Detailing Precast Concrete Framing 119 16. Designing the Building Enclosure 123 16.1 Keeping Water Out 124 16.2 Controlling the Flow of Heat 127 17. Roofing 129 17.1 Low-Slope Roof Drainage 130 17.2 Low-Slope Roof Detailing 133 18. Glass and Glazing 135 18.1 Selecting Glass and Glazing 136 19. Windows and Doors 137 19.1 Selecting Windows and Doors 138 20. Cladding with Masonry and Concrete 139 20.1 Masonry Cladding Design 140 21. Cladding with Metal and Glass 141 21.1 Aluminum Extrusions 143 21.2 Metal and Glass Cladding Systems 144 22. Selecting Interior Finishes 145 22.1 Selecting Interior Finish Systems 146 23. Interior Walls and Partitions 149 23.1 Detailing Interior Wall Finishes 150 24. Finish Ceilings and Floors 153 24.1 Detailing Floor and Ceiling Finishes 154 Teach Yourself to Build 157
£34.15
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Urban Housing Handbook
Book SynopsisTHE URBAN HOUSING HANDBOOK An insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban design In the newly revised Second Edition of The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students, and researchers. The book outlines the characteristics of 30 of the most notable housing types from around the world, studied against a background of increasing densification. Each of the 30 chapters includes a fully-explored tradi tional example followed by one or two contemporary projects of similar spatial configuration that address changing trends in architecture and urban design. For this latest edition all contemporary examples have been updated and are now presented on two full spreads per chapter. Other features include: A rigorous analytical method that classifies the types according to four main categories (courtyard houses, row houses, compounds and aparTable of Contentsviii Introduction to the New Edition xii Introduction to the First Edition 2 Siheyuan (Beijing) 10 From Courtyard to Community: No. 28 Dayuan Hu Tong 12 Community Re-Building: True North Housing Complex 14 Casa Chorizo (Buenos Aires) 22 A Habitat of Playful Housing: Zamudio 4764-68 24 Perforated to Perfection: Iturbide Studio 26 Patio House (Quito) 34 Space for Meditation: Ruang Tekuni Apartments 38 Dar (Marrakesh) 46 Rethinking Density: Niamey 2000 Housing 48 Monastic Living: Zen House 50 Machiya (Kyoto) 58 Floating Sub-Platform: House in Chau Doc 62 Mini House (Tokyo) 68 Conquering Perceptions: R Micro Housing 70 Living Modestly: Maison T 72 Tower House (Sana'a) 80 Micro-Regeneration: Mengsheng House Renovation 84 Villa Quadruple (Mulhouse) 92 Pin-Wheel Privacy: 360º Building 96 Chinese Shophouse (Singapore) 104 Louvered Facade: Townhouse with a Folding-Up Shutter 108 Front Garden House (Paris) 116 New Options for Urban Living: Rain Garden Apartments 118 Live-Work Urbanism: East Howard Place 120 Terrace House (London) 130 From Synthesis to Variation: Rochester Way 134 Longtang House (Shanghai) 142 The Luxury of Privacy: L_61 Apartments 146 Cité (Santiago De Chile) 154 Interlocking Density: Blue Water Workforce Housing 158 Courtyards and Passages (Paris) 166 The Sobriety of Buildings: Social Housing 170 Garden Courtyard Block (Rome) 178 The Eternal Courtyard: Plaza la Reina 182 Terrassen (Hamburg) 190 Pinch-Point Amenities: Dillon 617 Housing 194 Pol House (Ahmedabad) 202 A Seed for Catalyzing Change: Caledonian Somosaguas 206 Würfelhaus (Dresden) 214 Return to Order: Cube House 218 SoBe Walk-Up Apartments (Miami beach) 226 Strange Making: Carrizal Housing 230 Courtyards (Chicago) 238 Heterogeneous Fabric: Maiengasse Residential Development 242 Megablock (Copenhagen) 250 Downsizing the Block: City Center 254 Casa de Blocco (Genoa) 262 Helping People to Help Themselves: "More than Housing" Cooperative 266 Zinshaus (Budapest) 274 Living Toward the Interior: Casa Jardín Escandón 278 Wohnburg (Hamburg) 286 Meandering: Weltpostpark Housing 288 Rambling Green: Prado Concorde Apartments 290 Berlage-block (Amsterdam) 298 Paradoxical Living: McGrath Road Housing 302 Plex House (Montreal) 310 Emphasizing the Corner: Village WVW 314 Mietskaserne (Berlin) 322 Intertwined Courtyards: Theresienstraße Development 326 Post-Haussmannien House (Paris) 334 Stone Building: 027 OBK 336 Stick Building: Nordre Gate, Alliance Architecture Studio 338 Casa de Renta (Barcelona) 346 Louvered Living: Apartment Building for Four Friends 350 Apartment Tower (New york city) 358 A Living Organism: Vertical Itaim Building 360 Stretched Wide: Marlowe Apartments 362 Figure Ground Comparisons 368 Process Comparison Table 369 Density Comparison Table 370 Bibliography 374 Index
£61.70
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Architectural Aesthetics
Book SynopsisThe fine arts are traditionally seen to have intrinsic value: that is, they are valuable in themselves. But this poses a problem for architecture: its works are designed to serve our purposes, and therefore it is classed as functional. Carving out a new space, Edward Winters argues why architecture is a fine art and finds a place for the fine art of architecture in the cultural environment in which we structure our lives.Winters reconciles intrinsic value, as a fine art, with extrinsic value, as shelter, security and comfort, without collapsing into the modernist conception of Functionalism. He draws on the Apollonian and the Dionysian to resolve the apparent conflict between the two values: the former requiring contemplative, detached reflection, the latter an engaged, embodied entanglement with the festive mood inspired by the immediate situation. Architecture, Winters claims, is to be regarded as functional; but this functionality is subsumed under the intrinsic aesthetic valTrade ReviewEdward Winters is not only an excellent scholar but also a gifted writer. This rich, lucid, and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in the philosophy of architecture. * Hans Maes, Senior Lecturer of History and Philosophy of Art, University of Kent, UK *In Architectural Aesthetics, Edward Winters answers the question: what is the art of architecture by delving into the motivation for building, and the experience of occupying and appreciating architectural works. The result is a strikingly original approach to its subject. * Robert Stecker, Professor of Philosophy, Central Michigan University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: The Wide Conversation Surrounding Architecture 1. Hunting and Gathering 2. Home in the World Part II: The System of the (Fine) Arts 3. The Fine Art Members’ Club: Architecture’s Candidature 4. Imagination and Combobulation 5. Imagination Unhinged 6. Architecture: Beauty in Service Part III: The Medium of Architecture 7. The Medium of Architecture: From Philosophy to Criticism 8. The Scale of the Tasks 9. Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index
£18.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Soviet Architectural AvantGardes
Book SynopsisSoviet Architectural Avant-Gardes challenges conventional readings of the history of Soviet art and architecture, in which utopian modernism was practically prohibited by 1932 under Stalin's totalitarianism. Radically redefining the historiography of the period, it reveals how the relationship between the Party and practicing architects was much more complex than previously believed, and shows, in contrast to the conventional narratives, how the architectural avant-garde was able to persist at a time when it was widely considered to have been driven underground. In doing so, this book provides an essential new perspective on how to analyze, evaluate, and reimagine the global history of modernist expression, and offers a new understanding of the ways in which 20th-century social revolutions and their totalitarian sequels inflected the discourse of both modernity and modernism. Exploring iconic Soviet architecture including the Palace of Soviets and the Soviet Pavilion at the ParTrade ReviewClearly written and is difficult to put down . . . Soviet Architectural Avant-Gardes makes a significant contribution to the English-language scholarship on the history and theory of architecture during Stalinism and beyond. * H-Net reviews, June 2021 *After years of research, Danilo Udovicki-Selb has masterfully mapped one of the major episodes in the history of 20th-century architecture: the backlash against modernism in Stalin's USSR. Considered with subtlety, biographies, discourse and designs are intertwined in a path-breaking, fascinating chronicle. * Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture, New York University, USA *Danilo Udovicki-Selb’s new book makes an important contribution to the history of Soviet architecture. It brings attention to the dramatic story of VOPRA, the All-Union Society of Proletarian Architects, long neglected by historians as a political rather than creative movement. Working in the Russian archives, Udovicki-Selb discovered the real story of the movement, created by Lazar Kaganovich. The book convincingly shows, that once-popular idea “Stalin ordered architects to return to classical architecture,” is a gross oversimplification. “The 23 April 1932 Central Committee decree,” Udovicki-Selb writes, “did not impose any stylistic direction,” and the party even “favored architectural plurality.” This is well illustrated by juxtaposing Malevich’s Arkhitekton with Boris Iofan’s version of the Palace of the Soviets, clearly influenced by Malevich as well as by the Rockefeller Center in New York (which may have been influenced by Malevich as well). * Vladimir Paperny, Adjunct Professor, Slavic Languages & Literatures Department, UCLA *An important contribution to the narrative initiated by Clement Greenberg, Reyner Banham, and Manfredo Tafurri, this book offers a trove of previously unknown documents and discusses a number of projects that until now have escaped the scrutiny of architectural historians. It adds many new nuances to the story of the clash between the revolutionary architecture of the Russian Avant-garde and the Stalinist cultural revolution “from above.” This nuanced approach does not make Danilo Udovicki-Selb’s account of Kaganovich’s intervention that eventually ended the vibrant experiments of the 1920s any less tragic. And yet, his analysis escapes the trap of a melodrama with clear heroes and villains; Udovicki-Selb’s most important accomplishment is of highlighting the talent of survivors such as Boris Iofan, Aleksej Dushkin, and the Moisej Ginzburg of the 1930s. Their attempts to preserve the legacy of the avant-garde—even if delivered in a form, acceptable to the soviet dictator—produced several truly remarkable pieces of modernist architecture. * Alexander Ortenburg, Professor, Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, USA *Soviet Architectural Avant-Gardes is an important, engaging book . One of the most original contribution in this specific field of History of architecture and the XX century History of Architecture at large, which marks a significant step forward. Danilo Udovicki-Selb deserves a lot of credit for the essential contribution given to the questioning of what has long been undisputed. The author has succeded in breaking down long-standing historiographical narratives, revealing the complexity and ambiguity of the relationships between the Verkhushka, the Stalinist political power and the multifaceted sphere of professional culture, and how the architectural avant-garde has been in able to persist and develop in in original, sometimes unexpected, and geographically articulated forms, within the unstable and nuanced rhetoric frame of the “Socialist Realism”. * Alessandro De Magistris, Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy *Table of ContentsDedication Comparative Chronology Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Call for the Party to Defend Modern Architecture:Stalin’s “Cultural Revolution” and the Aporia Of “Proletarian Architecture" 2. Continuity and Resistance: Designed Before 1932, Completed Down the Decade 3. Building Modern Architecture: “An Atmosphere Of Genuine Creativity,” 1933-1939 4. The Shaping of Architecture Ideology within the Stalinist Project: Unreachable “Proletarian” Architecture Yields to Unattainable “Socialist” 5. The Improbable March to the Congress: “Soviet Architecture Eaten by a Gangrene” Conclusion Bibliography and Sources Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Architectural Design with SketchUp
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii About the Companion Website xv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 A Multitude of SketchUp Users 1 1.2 How Does SketchUp Fit into the Designer’s Toolbox? 2 1.3 Easy 3D for Everyone 7 1.4 Windows or Mac, Pro or App, iPad or Phone? 9 1.5 Trimble’s Product Ecosystem 11 1.6 About This Book 14 1.7 How This Book Works 19 Let’s Go!. 20 Chapter 2: A SketchUp Refresher 21 2.1 Getting Started and Getting Help 21 2.2 Interface and Program Setup 22 Adjusting SketchUp’s Preferences 27 2.3 Working with Templates 29 Setting Units and Fonts 30 Adding Components 31 Views 32 Completed Template 33 2.4 SketchUp’s Tool Set 33 Navigating the 3D Model 33 Accurate Modeling 36 Example 2.A: Starting a Pergola 38 Selecting Items 39 Temporary References 40 Example 2.B: Creating Beams for the Pergola 40 Groups and Components 43 Example 2.C: Using Components for the Pergola 45 Applying Materials 52 Example 2.D: Applying Materials to the Pergola 52 Curved and Compound Shapes 56 Example 2.E: Modeling a Post Cap 56 Other Tools in SketchUp 60 2.5 SketchUp’s Best Practices and Watch- Outs 62 Chapter 3: 3D Modeling Approaches 65 3.1 Massing and Reference- Based Modeling 65 Using References for Modeling: Location and Images 66 Example 3.A: Location- Based Modeling 66 Example 3.B: Modeling from an Imported Plan 73 3.2 Group- and Component- Based Modeling 78 Effective Use of Groups and Components 79 Staying Organized in SketchUp 80 Generating Reports of Groups and Components 82 Modeling with Assembly in Mind (Virtual Mockup Building) 85 Example 3.C: Trimming Groups Using Two Methods 87 Example 3.D: Assembly Animation in SketchUp 90 3.3 Using Parametric Components to Your Advantage 93 Dynamic Components 93 Example 3.E: Adding Dynamic Components to Your Model 95 Authoring Dynamic Components 97 Example 3.F: Making a Wall Dynamic Component 97 Live Components 101 3.4 Modeling from Point Clouds 103 Laser Scanning 103 Point Cloud Modeling Techniques 103 Example 3.G: Drawing a Structural Column from Point Cloud Data 104 3.5 Where Does SketchUp Fit into the BIM Workflow? 106 Example 3.H: Program Planning with SketchUp’s Dynamic Components 109 Making a Space Dynamic Component 110 SketchUp and Revit 112 SketchUp and AutoCAD 113 BIM Classifier and IFC in SketchUp 114 Example 3.I: Using IFC Classifications in SketchUp 116 Chapter 4: Using Extensions Effectively 123 4.1 What Does an Extension Do? 123 4.2 Getting and Using Extensions 124 How Exactly Do Extensions Work? 129 Updating, Uninstalling, and Organizing Extensions 131 4.3 Extensions and Their Applications 132 Extensions for General Modeling 133 Better Curves (Bezier, Spline, Catmull, etc.) 133 Surfaces and Shells 134 Working with Surfaces 135 Freeform Organic Modeling 136 Arranging Components 136 Bending and Scaling 3D Objects 138 Boolean Operations 139 Randomizing Things 139 The Missing Modeling Tools: Shapes, Geometry, Lines, etc. 141 The Missing Editing Tools: Selection, Mirror, Copy, etc. 142 Model Cleaning 143 User Interface Improvements 143 Example 4.A: Creating Trusses 144 Example 4.B: Making Shells in Different Ways 147 Extensions for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Modeling 151 General Architecture Tools 151 Site and Landscape 154 Structure and HVAC/Plumbing 155 BIM and Object- Based Modeling 156 Example 4.C: Mullion Windows 156 Extensions for Digital Fabrication 158 3D Printing 158 Shape Properties (Centroid, Volume, etc.) 159 Cutting and Shop Solutions 159 Unwrapping and Slicing 160 Example 4.D: Slicing Up a Volume 161 Example 4.E: Making a Terrain Model 163 Example 4.F: Unwrapping/Unfolding a Shape 165 Extensions for Data Integration and Exchange 169 Attributes in SketchUp 169 Geometry from Points 170 Import/Export Extensions 170 Extensions for Presentation and Animation 171 Camera and Object Animation 171 Physics- Based Modeling 172 360- Degree and VR Viewing 173 Example 4.G: Sharing Interactive 3D Models from SketchUp 174 Extensions for Analysis 177 Model Analysis and Graphing 177 Solar and Building Energy Analysis 178 Example 4.H: Creating an Energy Analysis Building Model with OpenStudio 180 Chapter 5: Rendering in SketchUp 187 5.1 Let’s Get Visual! 187 What Is Already in SketchUp? 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295 6.2 Services for Makers 297 6.3 Selecting the Manufacturing Technique 298 6.4 Manual Fabrication Planning 303 Example 6.A: Fabricating an L- Shaped Stair 303 6.5 Laser Cutting (and Engraving) 311 Example 6.B: Creating a Laser- Cut Mobile from SketchUp 312 6.6 CNC Routing and Milling 317 Example 6.C: Cutting the Patterned Panel 319 Example 6.D: Depth Cutting Profiled Models 322 6.7 3D Printing 323 Preparing Your SketchUp Model for 3D Printing 324 Example 6.E: Cleaning Up a Model for 3D Printing 327 Method 1: Using the Outer Shell Tool (or other Solid Tools) 328 Method 2: Using Intersect and Manual Cleanup 328 Example 6.F: 3D Printing a Cutaway View 333 Exporting and Processing Your Model Outside of SketchUp 334 6.8 Learn More About Making 338 Chapter 7: Creating Geometry Using Ruby Scripting 341 7.1 Why Computational Geometry? 341 7.2 Setting Up SketchUp’s Ruby Interface 344 Installing the Ruby Code Editor Extension 346 More Extensions and External Editors 348 7.3 Intro to Ruby and the SketchUp API 348 How Does Ruby Work? 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