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Theory of architecture

Paperback. This update of a classic text folds the new field of neuroscience for design into well-established environment-behavior (E-B) methods and approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393731842
ISBN
9780393731842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195750
ISBN
9780300195750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 46.32

Hardback. Brings together essays and conversations that cover topics ranging from modern classicism, American housing, gardens, and New York City to the work of Norman Foster, Louis Kahn, Charles Moore, and Robert Moses. Num Pages: 208 pages, 123 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181159
ISBN
9780300181159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 221 halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226908489
ISBN
9780226908489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

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

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. Num Pages: 352 pages, 110 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996. Ten Books; New English Translation with Commentary and Illustrations. 333 pages, many b/w figs. Editor(s): Rowland, Ingrid D.; Howe, Thomas Noble. New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACG; AMA; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 277 x 213 x 20. Weight: 996.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521002929
ISBN
9780521002929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Shugaar, Professor Antony. Num Pages: 256 pages, 103 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937663
ISBN
9780813937663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.13

Paperback. Why do we design where we live and work? Why do we not just live in nature, or in chaos? Why does society care about architecture? Why does it really matter? This book answers these questions through a fresh examination of the basic purposes and elements of architecture - beginning in nature, and combining function and expression. Num Pages: 136 pages, 10 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155753
ISBN
9780691155753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.96

Hardback. This is a bio-bibliography of the self-taught Dutch architect, Dudok, who was among the most copied architects of the 1930s and 1940s. His international influence was based upon his work in the provincial town of Hilversum. Dudok showed a humane, modern approach to building design. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Art and Architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; AMA; AMB; AMK; BG; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313294259
ISBN
9780313294259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.86
€ 73.12

Paperback. With the improved efficiency of heating, cooling and lighting in buildings crucial to the low carbon targets of all current governments, Building Science: concepts and applications provides a timely and much-needed addition to the existing literature on architectural and environmental design education. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655733
ISBN
9780470655733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138859043
ISBN
9781138859043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528856
ISBN
9780262528856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837623727
ISBN
9783837623727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.04

Hardback. An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first comprehensive and critical history of architectural theory over the last forty years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180634
ISBN
9781405180634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.89

Paperback. Exploring the social and cultural hierarchies established in 18th-century France, this volume illustrates how the conceptual basis of the modern house and the physical layout of the modern city emerged from debates among theoretically innovative French architects of the 18th-century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 112 halftones. BIC Classification: AMA; AMG; AMK; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226220857
ISBN
9780226220857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. This book explores contemporary arts-based research, exploring the interdisciplinary BiornaMetics project to create architecture defined by natural patterns. Biornametics interconnects scientific evidence with creative design in the field of architecture. Editor(s): Imhof, Barbara; Gruber, Petra. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 98 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; GT; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Vienna Architecture
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709115282
ISBN
9783709115282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Architecture is generally perceived as the solid, physical matter that it unarguably creates, but what of the spaces it creates? This book explores the immaterial aspects of architecture, the pressures on architecture and the architectural profession, and considers concepts that align architecture with the immaterial. Num Pages: 248 pages, 61 black & white halftones, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AF; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415363242
ISBN
9780415363242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. An in-depth survey, manual, and manifesto of breathtaking new techniques for designing and building, written by the leading pioneer of robotics in architecture Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 illustrations, 400 in colour. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500343159
ISBN
9780500343159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 69 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666041
ISBN
9780816666041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. The church rises to the challenge of providing a spiritual centre for Donau City, the residential and commercial centre on the opposite bank of the Danube - as miniature, as a demonstration of the power of the quiet as opposed to the loud to use Karl Rahner's formulation about the parishes. This book features text in English and German. Editor(s): Boyken, Immo. Num Pages: 56 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 308 x 291 x 12. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9783930698424
ISBN
9783930698424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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