Architectural Lighting, the latest addition to the Architecture Briefs series, provides both a critical approach to and a conceptual framework for understanding the application ...
New York City-based Dean/Wolf Architects have been praised for their uncanny ability to turn architectural constraints into powerful generators of form. Since founding their ...
Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than ...
Creativity is no longer the sole territory of the designer and other creative professionals. Amateurs are drawn to websites such as Flickr, Threadless, WordPress, ...
The Business of Design debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive and, unlike other lackluster business books, is written ...
On his French identity card, legendary architect Le Corbusier listed his profession as "Homme de Lettres" (Man of Letters). Celebrated for his architecture, which ...
In the wake of recent failures in America's urban infrastructure, an emerging group of activist designers are calling on architects to rethink their relationship ...
Effortless" and "inevitable" are architect Steven Harris's two favorite words. With sensitivity to the surrounding landscape, Steven Harris Architects designs spaces that are custom-tailored ...
Using minimal tools and a simple technique of bending, interweaving, and fastening together sticks, artist Patrick Dougherty creates works of art inseparable with nature ...
Whether or not New York City, in all its teeming chaos, strikes readers as exciting or abominating, its superb urban architecture is undeniable. Life ...
Volume'a word that refers to sound, collections, and the measurement of space'is a crucial characteristic of both graphic design and popular music. While expressing ...
For years contemporary architects have been inundated with hype about the radical changes expected as a result of technological innovation and the proliferation of ...
Building Envelopes, the newest volume in our Architecture Briefs series, gives instruction for designing building envelopes that are both visually appealing and high-functioning. Author ...
University of California, San Diego, the latest book in the Campus Guide series, presents the story of UCSD'its growth, planning, and architecture'as a colorful ...
