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Theory of architecture
Hardback. There is a growing awareness of the atmospheric dimensions of architecture in contemporary architectural practice as well as in social and architectural theory. This title provides a pointed, programmatic discussion of this atmospheric turn. Num Pages: 112 pages, 35 colour illustrations, 35 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783038215127
- ISBN
- 9783038215127
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.93
€ 27.99
€ 27.93
Hardcover. Rob Krier is a unique voice in the architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a theory of architecture based on his observations of architectural practice and opposed to the abstract theorizing so common in contemporary architectural writing. This title illustrates the creative process which informs Krier's vision and praxis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681390
- ISBN
- 9783936681390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.41€ 57.06
€ 68.41
€ 57.06
Paperback. Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture from its earliest days to the year 1870. Editor(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102582
- ISBN
- 9781405102582
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Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262700603
- ISBN
- 9780262700603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.60
€ 43.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327846
- ISBN
- 9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.03
€ 51.99
€ 40.03
Hardback. Essays for Eric Fernie. 430 pages, 177, 177 black and white. Editor(s): Franklin, Jill A.; Heslop, T. A.; Stevenson, Christine. Essays centred on the methods, pleasures, and pitfalls of architectural interpretation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AMA. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 34. Weight: 1258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837817
- ISBN
- 9781843837817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.84
€ 106.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ostwald, Michael J.; Williams, Kim. Num Pages: 690 pages, 286 black & white illustrations, 79 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319001425
- ISBN
- 9783319001425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.33
€ 201.33
Paperback. Polemics and reflections on how to bridge the gap between what architecture actually is and what architects want it to be. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518789
- ISBN
- 9780262518789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.43
€ 30.99
€ 20.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537937
- ISBN
- 9781784537937
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Condition: New
€ 139.10€ 123.31
€ 139.10
€ 123.31
Hardcover. Based on the author's thesis (Princeton University, 2006). Num Pages: 256 pages, 147 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937724
- ISBN
- 9780813937724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.50
€ 65.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353089
- ISBN
- 9780822353089
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.17
€ 35.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. Taking in the celebrated, and reviled, period of Niemeyer's primacy in Brazilian architecture, this meticulous history examines the controversies, achievements, and failures in constructing spaces, buildings, and cities in South America's most dynamic country. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB; AMVD; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489987839
- ISBN
- 9781489987839
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Condition: New
€ 153.15
€ 153.15
Paperback. This book proposes a theory of architectural failure; a radical way to approach memory and history in the city. Num Pages: 167 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 167
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990224
- ISBN
- 9781780990224
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.11
€ 15.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. Forty-seven of the primary texts of contemporary architecture theory, introducing each by detailing the concepts and categories necessary for its understanding and evaluation. Editor(s): Hays, K. Michael. Num Pages: 824 pages, 70. BIC Classification: AMA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262581882
- ISBN
- 9780262581882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.22
€ 88.22
Hardcover. This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The contributions examine the question of whether architecture - and thus materiality as a whole - has agency. The book also proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency. Editor(s): Muller, Anna-Lisa; Reichmann, Werner. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461124
- ISBN
- 9781137461124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.50
€ 133.50
Hardcover. Focuses on the role of the technical aspects of architectural design, as part of the process of innovation and in relation to the mythic opposition between vision and construction. This title argues that by making symbolic expression a primary objective in the design of a project, designers produce a practical aesthetic and an ethical solution. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226307589
- ISBN
- 9780226307589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.03
€ 51.99
€ 40.03
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, as well as how to apply this training in other fields. Complete with feature spreads on individual projects, it unites history, theory and practice. Series: Portfolio. Num Pages: 248 pages, 324 illustrations, 278 in colour. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Laurence King
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856696234
- ISBN
- 9781856696234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.46
€ 38.99
€ 38.46
Paperback. Translator(s): Barton, M. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855841239
- ISBN
- 9781855841239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
€ 17.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. By way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this illustrated book defines and shows the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements. Num Pages: 384 pages, 325 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 116 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141503
- ISBN
- 9780691141503
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. * Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment. * Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances. Editor(s): Ballantyne, Andrew. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229445
- ISBN
- 9780631229445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48