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The Dissolution of Place
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95The book examines in detail not only a wide range of architectural phenomena such as theme parks, casinos, specific modernist and postmodernist buildings, but also interrogates architecture in relation to identity, specifically Native American and gay male identities, as they are reflected in new notions of the built environment.The book examines in... more...
Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world. Alex Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre give a readable, vivid, scholarly account... more...
The Future of the City
WIT Press 2012; US$ 374.00The book discusses spatial planning and sustainable strategies as well as offers pragmatic architectural and urban design guidelines to better design tall buildings for future cities. more...
Memory and Architecture
University of New Mexico Press 2004; US$ 39.95An international study of cultural relationships with built environments. more...
Tragende Bauteile aus Glas
Wiley 2012; US$ 47.95Glaselemente als tragende Bauteile sind aus dem Hochbau nicht mehr wegzudenken. Jedoch gehören die ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen für Entwurf, Bemessung und Konstruktion für die Mehrzahl der Planer in der Praxis noch nicht zur Routine. Dieses Buch fasst die grundlegenden Kenntnisse über den Baustoff Glas sowie die aktuellen... more...
Discovering the Smallest Churches in Wales
The History Press 2007; US$ 21.42This book, which is lavishly illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, drawings and location maps, will appeal both to those living in Wales and to visitors. more...
Renaissance Architecture
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 25.99The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful... more...
Candi, Space and Landscape
Sidestone Press 2010; US$ 42.00Central Javanese temples were not built anywhere and anyhow. On the contrary: their positions within the landscape and their architectural designs were determined by socio-cultural, religious and economic factors. This book explores the correlations between temple distribution, natural surroundings and architectural design to understand how Central... more...
Up from Zero
Random House Publishing Group 2004; US$ 16.00In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and culture, Up from Zero takes us inside the controversial... more...
Building Desire
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95In 1986 on the centenary of Mies van der Rohe's birth, a new Barcelona Pavilion was built on the site of the original 1929 German Pavilion. That same decade marked the 150th anniversary of photography. Since then, much has been published about van der Rohe, the Pavilion, and photography, both jointly and singly. Whilst the literature on Mies van der... more...









