Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the ...
During the nineteenth century many of Europe's capital cities were subject to major expansion and improvement schemes - from Vienna's Ringstrasse to the boulevards ...
This accessible book offers a vivid geographic portrait of Cuba, exploring the island's streetscapes, sugarcane fields, beaches, and rural settlements; its billboards, government buildings, ...
Spatial planning, strongly advocated by government and the profession, is intended to be more holistic, more strategic, more inclusive, more integrative and more attuned ...
The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide. This book explores what makes capital cities different from other ...
Reconsidering the status and meaning of Bauhaus objects in relation to the multiple re-tellings of the school's history, this volume positions art objects of ...
How can architects best increase their engagement with building users and wider society to provide better architecture? Since the mid 1990s government policy has ...
Making tangible connections between theory and practice, ideas and form, this book encourages debate about the artistic, conceptual, and cultural significance of the way ...
Provides a critical overview of the main climate influences which shape the design of buildings. Written by experts in their field, the book contains ...
Michael Zaretsky's Precedents in Zero-Energy Design is such an important book it will help readers recognize that design comes before technology - and renewable ...
Investigating various ways in which the cultures of the town and the countryside interact in architecture, original essays in this book written by an ...
Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design ...
The essays compiled in this book explore aspects of Walter Benjamin's discourse that have contributed to the formation of contemporary architectural theories. Issues such ...
