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Theory of architecture
Hardcover. The Neues Haus, the new building for the Munchner Kammerspiele, is not a big building in any sense. The most important quality of the design is in fact that it accepts the modesty of its role. The building subordinates itself to the main Kammerspiele building. This book features text in English and German. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 56 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 306 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698431
- ISBN
- 9783930698431
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. Mankind needs to relate to inanimate matter as well. Mankind 'animates' stones, mountains, rivers, yes even the world and the cosmos so that it can communicate with them. Zoomorphic architecture is a variant of anthropomorphic architecture. Num Pages: 188 pages, 205 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698875
- ISBN
- 9783930698875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.27€ 42.02
€ 53.27
€ 42.02
Paperback. Robin Evans recasts the idea of the relationship between geometry and architecture, drawing on mathematics, engineering, art history, and aesthetics to uncover processes in the imagining and realizing of architectural form. Num Pages: 456 pages, 197. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 275 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262550383
- ISBN
- 9780262550383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.22€ 57.35
€ 60.22
€ 57.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; AMA; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206. .
- Publisher
- Niggli
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783721209587
- ISBN
- 9783721209587
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.27
€ 38.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Foreword by Arthur Drexler. Introduction by Vincent Scully. Num Pages: 144 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 278 x 10. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870702822
- ISBN
- 9780870702822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.85
€ 32.99
€ 23.85
Hardback. The Space Within explores how interior space has been integral to the development of Modern architecture from the late 1800s to today, and how generations of architects have engaged with interior space and its experience in their design processes. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236605
- ISBN
- 9781780236605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.19
€ 29.19
Paperback. Why do we design where we live and work? Why do we not just live in nature, or in chaos? Why does society care about architecture? Why does it really matter? This book answers these questions through a fresh examination of the basic purposes and elements of architecture - beginning in nature, and combining function and expression. Num Pages: 136 pages, 10 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155753
- ISBN
- 9780691155753
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Now available in an expanded 2nd Edition, this is a polemical account of the destruction of architecture in war. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX; HBG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235974
- ISBN
- 9781780235974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
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Hardback. Brings together essays and conversations that cover topics ranging from modern classicism, American housing, gardens, and New York City to the work of Norman Foster, Louis Kahn, Charles Moore, and Robert Moses. Num Pages: 208 pages, 123 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181159
- ISBN
- 9780300181159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.11
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€ 35.11
Hardcover. Rob Krier is a unique voice in the architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a theory of architecture based on his observations of architectural practice and opposed to the abstract theorizing so common in contemporary architectural writing. This title illustrates the creative process which informs Krier's vision and praxis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681390
- ISBN
- 9783936681390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33€ 57.06
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Hardback. Including maps, plans, and colour photographs, this work is a guide to the buildings of South-West Lancashire. It contains a general introduction that provides a historical and artistic overview. It also features the great port of Liverpool, with its cathedrals, mighty commercial buildings and warehouses, and Georgian inner city. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AMA; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 121 x 35. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300109108
- ISBN
- 9780300109108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.48€ 54.20
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Paperback. A journey around the world of sustainable urban design. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037785003
- ISBN
- 9783037785003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.09
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€ 23.09
Hardcover. A discussion of the many-faceted relationship between aesthetic theory and architecture. It analyzes the relationship between buildings and designs, explores the notion of "architectural experience", and covers modern architecture's aim to deepen the connection between usefulness and design. Num Pages: 296 pages, 106 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300079487
- ISBN
- 9780300079487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.43
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€ 28.43
Hardback. Ahead of his time-Fuller's visions on globalization and the "rescue through technology" Editor(s): Krausse, Joachim; Lichtenstein, Claude. Num Pages: 528 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKB; AMA; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037785249
- ISBN
- 9783037785249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.07
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Paperback. Exploring the social and cultural hierarchies established in 18th-century France, this volume illustrates how the conceptual basis of the modern house and the physical layout of the modern city emerged from debates among theoretically innovative French architects of the 18th-century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 112 halftones. BIC Classification: AMA; AMG; AMK; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226220857
- ISBN
- 9780226220857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.89
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Paperback. Series: Thinkers for Architects. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AMA; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415639378
- ISBN
- 9780415639378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.38
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Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669639
- ISBN
- 9780816669639
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
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Paperback. Plants are living building material, changing in the course of the seasons and the years. Basics Designing with Plants will equip readers with a systematic overview of design principles for the use of plants and their application in the design process. Editor(s): Bott, Cornelia. Series: Basics Series. Num Pages: 91 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 88 schw.-w. Abb., 8 schw.-w. Tab. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Architecture
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764386597
- ISBN
- 9783764386597
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.78
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Paperback. Engines of industry, expressions of ego or will, tall towers are nonetheless, when they pierce the shared skies, intensely public. This volume offers a comprehensive vision of an ecological future, in which towers, perhaps supertalls, would necessarily play a crucial role. Series: Som Thinkers. Num Pages: 128 pages, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Distributed Art Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938922787
- ISBN
- 9781938922787
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Condition: New
€ 15.00€ 14.08
€ 15.00
€ 14.08
Hardcover. Pritzker Prize laureate Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design distinctive buildings with a compelling presence and aura. Now in its third edition and expanded to include 2 new essays. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605854
- ISBN
- 9783034605854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.42
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Paperback. Electrical installations in buildings are becoming increasingly complex. As an intermediary between all parties involved in the construction project, the architect needs to have a solid, basic understanding in this field. This book conveys the basic concepts of electrical installations in buildings in practical applications. Editor(s): Bielefeld, Bert. Series: Basics. Num Pages: 80 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, 90 schw.-w. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMD; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783035609325
- ISBN
- 9783035609325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.14
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Hardback. An in-depth survey, manual, and manifesto of breathtaking new techniques for designing and building, written by the leading pioneer of robotics in architecture Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 illustrations, 400 in colour. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500343159
- ISBN
- 9780500343159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00€ 6.23
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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Architecture
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764324728
- ISBN
- 9783764324728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.17
€ 113.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Right Angle Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953284894
- ISBN
- 9780953284894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.18
€ 23.99
€ 21.18