No longer does it suffice to judge a building solely by its appearance; it must be measured and certified. When architects talk about 'Excellence', ...
The Hidden Rules of Architecture: how to build world-class, award winning, creative, innovative, sustainable, liveable and beautiful spaces that foster a sense of place ...
In this insightful scholarly work, Kern (Sex and the Revitalized City), a professor of geography and environment at Mount Allison University, uses the framework ...
A manifesto for the Open City: vibrant, disordered, adaptable. In 1970 Richard Sennett published the ground breaking The Uses of Disorder, that the ideal ...
In Radical Cities, Justin McGuirk travels across Latin America in search of activist architects, politicians and radical communities who have begun rebuilding and redesigning ...
Extrastatecraft controls everyday life in the city: its the key to power - and resistance - in the twenty-first century. Infrastructure is not only ...
Robert Hughes once described Michael Sorkin as 'unique in America--brave, principled, highly informed and fiercely funny.' All Over the Map confirms all of these ...
