Theory of architecture
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Theory of architecture
Hardcover. Includes essays that explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process - a concern for the environment or for social justice - relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. This book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Editor(s): Iliescu, Sanda. Num Pages: 320 pages, 102 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927602
- ISBN
- 9780813927602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.38
€ 79.38
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
€ 40.99€ 28.51
€ 40.99
€ 28.51
paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0021470
- ISBN
- 9789491727986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; TBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Aalborg University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771122237
- ISBN
- 9788771122237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.80
€ 48.99
€ 34.80
Hardcover. As in 2001, during the 2002 Cologne International Furniture Fair, three internationally known designers squeezed themselves into the town's best known building between buildings. There they presented their ideas on the subject of 'expanding the gap'. From Tokyo came the idea of expanding the exhibition space with an installation to make it snow. Editor(s): Rendel, Martin; Spitz, Rene. Num Pages: 112 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565281
- ISBN
- 9783932565281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Hardcover. A yawning gap between two 1960s buildings. Not at all unusual in Cologne. A gap between two buildings, 2,56 m wide and 33 m long. Scarcely wide enough to park a few bicycles. This gap has been used as an office by an advertising agency since early 1999. This book records the whole project and provided an interpretation of the work. Editor(s): Rendel, Martin. Num Pages: 96 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMA; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565229
- ISBN
- 9783932565229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.43
€ 16.99
€ 13.43
Hardcover. Known as the 'Big Eye', the Oita Stadium was one of the chosen venues for the World Cup in 2002. The whole site covers an area of 225 ha and has several facilities outside the main football stadium. The main stadium features an open track for athletic events as well as the football pitch. Num Pages: 44 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMA; AMB; AMGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 306 x 288 x 11. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 44
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698462
- ISBN
- 9783930698462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.98
€ 29.99
€ 21.98
Hardcover. The building has been totally restored for the 125th anniversary of the Museum's opening in 1876. Containing text in English and German, this book aims to reveal the various historic layers of this building. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 72 pages, 65 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 285 x 12. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698455
- ISBN
- 9783930698455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.69
€ 32.99
€ 23.69
Hardcover. In 2000, the Autostadt, a show park for the Volkswagen group, opened in Wolfsburg. Alfredo Arribas designed the Seat Pavilion, and has brought off the brilliant trick of making an essentially reticent building into the focal point of the Autostadt. This book features text in English and Spanish. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 52 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 288 x 13. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698448
- ISBN
- 9783930698448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.69
€ 32.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Buhagiar, Konrad; Dreyfuss, Guillame; Bruenslow, Jens. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing London UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907317170
- ISBN
- 9781907317170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 15.63
€ 26.99
€ 15.63
Hardcover. The Villa Lante in Bagnaia near Viterbo is outstanding among 16th-century Italian gardens. It is not particularly large, but it is the undisputed highlight of this epoch, the heyday of Italian horticulture. This monograph attempts to establish what triggers the intense sense of beauty with which visitors to the gardens are confronted. Num Pages: 512 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 228 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565052
- ISBN
- 9783932565052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.91€ 66.17
€ 80.91
€ 66.17
Paperback. Includes buildings that extend from the first examples of Australian architecture by convict architect Francis Greenway to the works by rising generation. This title covers many buildings by such famous architects as Walter Burley Griffin, Harry Seidler, Jorn Utzon, John Andrews, Philip Cox and Glenn Murcutt. Illustrator(s): Gragnato, Siegfried J. Editor(s): MacMahon, Bill. Num Pages: 256 pages, 455 illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; AMA; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698905
- ISBN
- 9783930698905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.66
€ 32.99
€ 23.66
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.08
€ 36.99
€ 27.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, 367 photos, 99 plans & maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677734
- ISBN
- 9781935677734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.73
€ 79.73
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
€ 170.09
€ 170.09
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
€ 53.94€ 42.68
€ 53.94
€ 42.68
Paperback. ES Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Editorial Tenov S.L. Spain
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788493923150
- ISBN
- 9788493923150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.58
€ 29.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Trubiano, Franca. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 black & white tables, 28 black & white halftones, 107 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMCR; AMK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415615280
- ISBN
- 9780415615280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JHMC; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415786546
- ISBN
- 9780415786546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.37
€ 172.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Piotrowski, Andrzej; Robinson, Julia Williams. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636655
- ISBN
- 9780816636655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
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
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Paperback. A collection of essays rethinking architecture, design, and technology from feminist perspectives. Each contributor asks how we might think differently and more inclusively about human needs in the environments in which we live and work. Editor(s): Rothschild, Joan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMA; JFFK; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526676
- ISBN
- 9780813526676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 148 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AMA; AMN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271017167
- ISBN
- 9780271017167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.62€ 109.84
€ 133.62
€ 109.84
perfect. Innovative design depends to an increasing degree on interdisciplinary cooperation between architects, engineers, and the construction industry. This book surveys the collaborative scene in today's architectural workflows and presents various projects and theoretical positions for discussion. Editor(s): Technische Universitat Graz. Series: Graz Architecture Magazine. Num Pages: 312 pages, 500 colour illustrations, 500 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 226. Weight in Grams: 1091.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783035609837
- ISBN
- 9783035609837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.58
€ 23.99
€ 23.58