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Architecture and its Ethical Dilemmas
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 69.95A cast of leading writers and practitioners tackle the ethical questions that architects are increasingly facing in their work, from practical considerations in construction to the wider social context of buildings, their appearance, use and place in the narrative of the environment. This book gives an account of these ethical questions from the perspectives... more...
William Morris and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 141.00The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, founded by artist and craftsman William Morris in 1877, sought to preserve the integrity of historic buildings by preventing unnecessary repairs and additions. William Morris's intention and that of the SPAB, as outlined by the original manifesto, was that buildings of any period had a life that... more...
Stockholm
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 115.00This is the first history of Stockholm?s development from the city?s unique seventeenth-century redevelopment and extension to the postmodern, postindustrial trends of today. While the city?s planners borrowed the ideas from abroad at certain periods, they provided the lead for the rest of the world at others. For much of the mid-twentieth century... more...
Monumentality and the Roman Empire
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 314.99The quality of 'monumentality' commonly attributed to the buildings of the Roman Empire has helped to make them enduring models for builders of later periods. This extensively illustrated book is the first full-length study of the concept of monumentality in Classical Antiquity, and its significance for the Romans themselves. - ;The quality... more...
Heritage or Heresy
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 110.00This is an account of the roles of local and national movements, and of memory and regret in the destruction or preservation of the architectural, artistic, and historic legacy of Europe in which the author examines what is cultural heritage and why it matters. more...
The Possibility of (an) Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95Articulating a radical agenda for the rethinking of the basic precepts of the construction industry in light of digital technologies, this book explores the profound shift that is underway in all aspects of architectural process. Essays and lectures from the last fifteen years discuss these changes in relation to dECOi Architects, created in 1991... more...
Embodiments of Power
Berghahn Books 2008; US$ 90.00The period of the baroque (late sixteenth to mid-eighteenth centuries) saw extensive reconfiguration of European cities and their public spaces. Yet, this transformation cannot be limited merely to signifying a style of art, architecture, and décor. Rather, the dynamism, emotionality, and potential for grandeur that were inherent in the baroque style... more...
Edward James Lennox
Dundurn 1996; US$ 24.99"Concise, informative and well-illustrated, this short volume speaks reams about a career that included Toronto?s first millennial project (Old City Hall), a castle (Casa Loma), as well as the massive generating power station at Niagara Falls (?Palace of Power?)." ? Christopher Hume, The Toronto Star more...
Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture
Taylor and Francis 1988; US$ 49.95This Dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Gwendolyn Leick examines the development of the principal styles of ancient architecture within their geographical and historical context, and describes features of... more...
Modern Architecture in Historic Cities
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 165.00Modern Architecture in Historic Cities illustrates why France has been so successful in combining conservation and modernity, and points to important lessons for other countries which can be drawn from the French experience. Beginning with an empirical review of particular events which have affected attitudes towards heritage in France, this book... more...









