China has one of the most ancient civilizations in the world, occupying a vast territorial expanse. This has led to great diversification in Chinese ...
The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another ...
Modern Architectural Theory is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of architectural theory, primarily in Europe and the United States, during three ...
Examining the methods and techniques that enabled builders to construct some of the most imposing monuments of ancient Rome, Lynne Lancaster focuses on structurally ...
With land planning, socioeconomics and natural systems as foundations, this book combines urban planning and ecological science in examining urban regions. Writing for graduate ...
The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) ...
This fascinating book examines theories of children's perceptions of space and place and explores how these theories are applied to the world of children. ...
In this 2003 study, Edson Armi offers a fresh interpretation of Romanesque architecture. Armi focuses on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France and ...
