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Theory of architecture

Paperback. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Gottfied Semper's published writings. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis; Herrmann, Wolfgang. Series: RES Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604. Series: RES Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics. 338 pages. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Gottfied Semper's published writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AMA. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 19. Weight: 616. Translator(s): Mallgrave, Harry Francis; Herrmann, Wolfgang.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521180863
ISBN
9780521180863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.70

Paperback. Explores the magnificent structure of Chartres Cathedral, suggesting its origins lie in Islamic architecture. The study also explores how a particular building or space affects us spiritually. Num Pages: 112 pages, 30 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AMA; AMN; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863153914
ISBN
9780863153914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.52

Paperback. Hochkomplexe Muster beruhen auf einfachen Regeln. Muster und Musterbildung bekommen heute als Grundlage der Systematisierung und der Beschreibung hochkomplexer Vorgange und Phanomene eine neue, zentrale Bedeutung. Welche Vorstellung von Muster muss im derzeitigen Architekturdiskurs verwendet werden?" Editor(s): Gleiniger, Andrea; Vrachliotis, Georg. Num Pages: 108 pages, 108 p. BIC Classification: AK; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 167.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764389543
ISBN
9783764389543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.85

Hardcover. Colors are an element of both the natural and the man-made environments. They convey messages of all kinds and perform a wide variety of functions, informing, organizing, warning. This book offers a guide based on a wide range of scientific findings. Num Pages: 152 pages, 152 p. 181 illus., 157 in color. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 827.
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764375966
ISBN
9783764375966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23

Paperback. The age of the baroque - a time of great strides in science and mathematics - also saw the construction of some of the world's most magnificent buildings. Hersey explores the interrelations of the two developments and how they cross-fertilised. Num Pages: 280 pages, 52 colour plates, 106 halftones, 52 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; ACQB; AMA; PBM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327846
ISBN
9780226327846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, as well as how to apply this training in other fields. Complete with feature spreads on individual projects, it unites history, theory and practice. Series: Portfolio. Num Pages: 248 pages, 324 illustrations, 278 in colour. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Laurence King
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856696234
ISBN
9781856696234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. This unique appraisal of the famous Swiss architect's major works have now been expanded to include two more building. The Villa Shodhan and the Pavilion Suisse round out the coverage of Le Corbusier's significant works. The author critically Num Pages: 416 pages, 400 line illustrations, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780419161202
ISBN
9780419161202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.35

Paperback. Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, this book examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107521
ISBN
9780143107521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Space frames have offered architects a fascinating alternative to cubic frameworks for many years; well-known space frame structures include the geodesic domes introduced by Buckminster Fuller at Expo 67 in Montreal and Manhattan's Javits Convention Center, created by I.M. Pei. Editor(s): Gabriel, J. Francois. Num Pages: 528 pages, 480 line drawings and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 283 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471122616
ISBN
9780471122616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Mairin, O'Mahony. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604864069
ISBN
9781604864069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. By way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this illustrated book defines and shows the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements. Num Pages: 384 pages, 325 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 116 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141503
ISBN
9780691141503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 color illus., 94 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262526364
ISBN
9780262526364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353089
ISBN
9780822353089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415741552
ISBN
9780415741552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

Paperback. Drawn from a wide range of scholarly and artistic disciplines, this book offers a multi-disciplinary debate on the future of design and design institutions in the postindustrial era. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870700705
ISBN
9780870700705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.55

hardcover. Focuses on the various histories that intersect around and within the skyscraper. Editor(s): Moudry, Roberta. Num Pages: 298 pages, 89 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 925.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521624213
ISBN
9780521624213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.04
€ 87.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
JOVIS Verlag Germany
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9783868591668
ISBN
9783868591668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.40

Paperback. This book proposes a theory of architectural failure; a radical way to approach memory and history in the city. Num Pages: 167 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
167
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780990224
ISBN
9781780990224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. This is a bio-bibliography of the self-taught Dutch architect, Dudok, who was among the most copied architects of the 1930s and 1940s. His international influence was based upon his work in the provincial town of Hilversum. Dudok showed a humane, modern approach to building design. Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Art and Architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; AMA; AMB; AMK; BG; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313294259
ISBN
9780313294259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.36
€ 71.75

Paperback. This text proposes new perspectives on gender, race and ethnicity to broaden the practice of public history and public art, enlarge urban preservation, and reconsider the writing of urban history. It provides models for creative urban history projects in cities and towns across America. Num Pages: 318 pages, 112. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
F Fourth Printing Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262581523
ISBN
9780262581523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.62

Paperback. An ideal design is site-specific, which is the only way architecture can create or connect with a specific sense of identity. This requires addressing the structural and local circumstances. This book offers a playful way in which to systematically ascertain a complex framework and use it for your own design. Editor(s): Eberle, Dietmar; Nasso, Marcello. Num Pages: 536 pages, 875 colour illustrations, 875 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035606331
ISBN
9783035606331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42

Hardcover. Explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space - and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Editor(s): Simpson, Deane; Jensen, Vibeke; Rubing, Anders. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 256 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035609707
ISBN
9783035609707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.91

hardcover. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Circa Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993072130
ISBN
9780993072130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.40
€ 68.11

Hardback. Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. This title describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. It provides an original theory of art and architecture in the age of global networks. Series: Point: Essays on Architecture. Num Pages: 136 pages, 39 color illus. 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150444
ISBN
9780691150444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.30

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