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Great Buildings
Dorling Kindersley Ltd 2012; Not AvailableA spectacular visual tour of the world's greatest buildings Great Buildings takes you an amazing tour of 50 of the world's architectural masterpieces from the Houses of Parliament to the Sydney Opera House. Discover how to "read" a building, identify key characteristics of architecture and get underneath the bricks and mortar with stunning 3-D cutaways. Come... more...
Renato Salvi Architect
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 49.95Renato Salvi (b. 1956) completed his studies at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich and at Sapienza University in Rome and served as assistant professor under Flora Ruchat and Vincent Mangeat. In 1998, he started his own architectural firm in Delémont, the capital of the newly created Swiss canton... more...
Buildings and their territories
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 89.95A comprehensive overview on the work of renowned London architect Tony Fretton (born 1945). After graduating from the reputable Architectural Association in 1982 Fretton opened his own architect?s office. He attracted attention early on with the Lisson Gallery and the ?Red House? (London). His spatial creations and their incorporation into the urban... more...
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 84.00Visions for the contemporary city Pelli Clarke Pelli, founded in 1977 by Cesar Pelli, is an architectural office of worldwide renown. They are known in particular for their elegant and technically advanced tower designs. These are usually characterized by taut, seamless envelopes without exposed profiles ? their visual structure is achieved by subtly... more...
singular & plural
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 84.95Die in Neuenburg ansässigen Architekten Geninsaca Delefortrie machen seit einigen Jahren mit ihren Projekten auf sich aufmerksam. Die Art und Weise der Projektrealisierung, die Geninasca Delefortrie betreiben ist ebenso ungewöhnlich wie sie einen Weg jenseits der gängigen Akquiseformen weist. Spätestens mit dem Bau des neuen städtische Fussballstadion... more...
In Touch
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 64.95European landscape architecture builds on a common horizon of understanding and yet produces quality works of very different expression and style. In Touch explores outstanding projects created within the European mindset, diving below the surface in an attempt to uncover the common values that bind European design work. The book presents 11 in-depth... more...
Out of Water
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 84.00Which approaches can landscape, urban and architectural designers take to contribute their specific professional skills and means to solve the problem of water scarcety? What potential do available technologies and materials offer, and what methods and tools can be derived from social engagement? Based on five years of research, the results of the... more...
Great Monuments of India
Dorling Kindersley Ltd 2009; Not AvailableA sumptuous portrait of India?s greatest monuments, in ebook format With a recorded history that goes back 5,000 years, India?s architectural heritage includes an impressive array of monuments, ranging from centuries-old temples, tombs and forts to exquisite palaces and public halls. Explore eleven of these architectural gems through over 600 extraordinary... more...
Parametric Design in Architecture
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 70.00This book explains parametric design, shows how it works, and focuses on its functional advantages and practical applications. The author, Carlos R. Barrios, is an architect with a background in computer science and fine arts. He has accompanied the development of parametric design at MIT in Cambridge and in cooperation with large practices such as... more...
TOGAF Version 8.1.1 Enterprise Edition
Van Haren Publishing 2007; US$ 20.00First pocket guide on the TOGAF framework. more...









