Living sustainably is not just about preserving the wilderness or keeping nature pristine. The transition to a green economy depends on cities. For the ...
Since the beginning of the century, the field of architecture has fervently turned its attention to documenting the contemporary urban condition. Every city been ...
Has architectural theory become a historical phenomenon to be anthologized and studied as another passing phase in the history of the discipline? Do the ...
For decades, aesthetics has been subjected to a variety of critiques, often concerning its treatment of beauty or the autonomy of art. Collectively, these ...
Representing a new generation of theorists who reaffirm the radical dimensions of art, Gail Day launches a bold critique of late-twentieth-century art theory and ...
Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and ...
In this acclaimed work, first published in 1986, world-renowned scholar Arthur C. Danto explored the inextricably linked but often misunderstood relationship between art and ...
From modest chapels to majestic cathedrals, and historic synagogues to modern mosques and Buddhist temples: this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook presents 1,079 houses of worship ...
Cass Gilbert's pioneering buildings injected vitality into skyscraper design, and his "Gothic skyscraper," epitomized by the Woolworth Building, profoundly influenced architects during the first ...
