This book describes the complete panorama of supporting structures and their function by describing how loads are sustained and transmitted to the ground. With ...
The dwellings of hundreds of African ethnic groups offer a variety of conceptions and building practices that contradict the widespread image of the primitive ...
Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy ...
This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects, lighting specialists, and anyone else working daylight into design, with all the tools needed to incorporate this ...
Looking afresh at the implications of Jacques Derrida's thinking for architecture, this book simplifies his ideas in a clear, concise way. Derrida's treatment of ...
Designing for today's kitchens and baths requires technical savvy, a keen eye for aesthetics, and perhaps most important of all, the ability to coordinate ...
Using step-by-step instructions together with line-colored drawings, Perspective Drawing for Interior Space offers procedural instruction that covers freehand and technical one-, two-, and three-point ...
Fundamentals of Lighting, 2nd Edition, is written for college students who are studying lighting in their quests to become interior designers. Taking an integrative ...
The definitive collection of Raymond Pettibon's art, spanning from his early flyers for the influential punk band Black Flag through his most recent political ...
Así habló Zaratustra", el libro más célebre y controvertido de toda la obra de Friedrich Nietzsche, se sirve de la figura semilegendaria del filósofo ...
Basho, Matsuo (1644-1694, Osaka, Japón) escribió a un amigo que "perturbado por los demás, mi pensamiento no está tranquilo". Se ganó la vida enseñando ...
Ancient Chinese architecture is not only a source of reference for modern Chinese design, it has also had an international influence and attracted global ...