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Theory of architecture

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

€ 58.63
€ 50.47

Paperback. Illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications. Num Pages: 139 pages, 50. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 267 x 9. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262631440
ISBN
9780262631440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. Combines examples of studio work with edited transcripts of Murcutt's public lectures and sessions with students, professionals, and Finnish architect Juhanni Pallasamaa. Editor(s): Nicholls, Jim. Num Pages: 80 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; AMA; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989587
ISBN
9780295989587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

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

€ 48.66

Paperback. This book addresses the deltaic territories in Europe that are both fragile and affected by important climate changes. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 283 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
List - Laboratorio Internazionale Editoriale Sas Italy
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895623870
ISBN
9788895623870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Loenhart, Klaus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 90 colour illustrations, 90 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 330 x 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035612103
ISBN
9783035612103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.16

Hardcover. The church rises to the challenge of providing a spiritual centre for Donau City, the residential and commercial centre on the opposite bank of the Danube - as miniature, as a demonstration of the power of the quiet as opposed to the loud to use Karl Rahner's formulation about the parishes. This book features text in English and German. Editor(s): Boyken, Immo. Num Pages: 56 pages, 78 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DFG; AMA; AMB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 308 x 291 x 12. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9783930698424
ISBN
9783930698424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 69 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666041
ISBN
9780816666041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

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

Paperback. Architecture is generally perceived as the solid, physical matter that it unarguably creates, but what of the spaces it creates? This book explores the immaterial aspects of architecture, the pressures on architecture and the architectural profession, and considers concepts that align architecture with the immaterial. Num Pages: 248 pages, 61 black & white halftones, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AF; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415363242
ISBN
9780415363242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.44

Paperback. Drawing on new archaeological discoveries and his own analyses of Roman monuments, Mark Wilson Jones discusses how the ancient architects dealt with the principles of architecture and the practicalities of construction as they engaged in the creative process. Num Pages: 282 pages, 245 illustrations, 39 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300102024
ISBN
9780300102024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 35.01

Paperback. This book explores contemporary arts-based research, exploring the interdisciplinary BiornaMetics project to create architecture defined by natural patterns. Biornametics interconnects scientific evidence with creative design in the field of architecture. Editor(s): Imhof, Barbara; Gruber, Petra. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 98 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; GT; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Vienna Architecture
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709115282
ISBN
9783709115282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.62

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

€ 41.99
€ 32.28

Hardback. An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first comprehensive and critical history of architectural theory over the last forty years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180634
ISBN
9781405180634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837623727
ISBN
9783837623727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528856
ISBN
9780262528856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138859043
ISBN
9781138859043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.61

Paperback. With the improved efficiency of heating, cooling and lighting in buildings crucial to the low carbon targets of all current governments, Building Science: concepts and applications provides a timely and much-needed addition to the existing literature on architectural and environmental design education. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655733
ISBN
9780470655733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

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

€ 72.16
€ 71.10

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

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