A fundamental reference work and textbook on construction Systematically organised for instructional purposes, this single volume communicates to students and to those setting out ...
Well-being in a building depends on a number of factors. Visuals, ventilation, heat, cooling and acoustics are all key. Its efficiency relates not only ...
Newer buildings often have complex geometries. They require ample structural implementation of the architectural design, which is often costlier than it should be. The ...
Around 1800, one of the most influential architectural concepts of the last 250 years emerged-that of built spaces as technical devices. Climate, morality, and ...
Peter Rowe and Yun Fu's second volume on the modernization of architecture in the Far East deals with Southeast Asia and Austronesia, including the ...
The first comprehensive tribute to Louis Kahn's and Moshe Safdie's structural engineer. The Estonian-American civil engineer August Komendant (1906-1992) worked with numerous famous architects ...
Modernism is the most defining architectural expression of the 20th century - a movement that transformed built environments around the world in an unprecedented ...
Giuseppe Pizzigoni, architect of classical and postwar modernism in northern Italy, owes his reputation to his connections with the Novecento movement, his independence from ...
Esta antología resitua radicalmente la arquitectura como un sistema de soporte al servicio de la infraestructura. Una colección de 12 ensayos críticos y proyectos ...
En la era de la cibernética, los arquitectos de repente se encontraron con formas completamente nuevas de operar sistemas técnicos: los edificios podían calcularse ...
Las exploraciones conceptuales de Lars Lerup como diseñador y pensador se han inspirado en filósofos y artistas desde Foucault hasta Beckett. Los diseños de ...
Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages ...
The typology of the townhouse originated in the late 19th century yet still represents a viable and attractive alternative to the detached single-family home. ...
