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Latin American Modern Architectures
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region?s rich and varied architecture. It will also introduce you to major projects that have not been written about in English. A foreword by historian Kenneth Frampton sets the stage... more...
Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities
Wiley 2013; US$ 85.00Essential information for the design of college and university facilities Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the planning process and successfully complete the design of college and university buildings, large or... more...
Theatre Buildings
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 70.00The Association of British Theatre Technicians produced its first guide to the design and planning of theatres in 1972. Revised in 1986, it became the standard reference work for anyone involved in building, refurbishing, or creating a performance space. Theatre Buildings ? a design guide is its successor. Written and illustrated by a highly experienced... more...
Best Ager im Kino
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 25.11In den 1990er Jahren erlebte das Kino eine explosionsartige Steigerung der Ticketverkäufe. Binnen kurzer Zeit wurden Kino-Komplexe gebaut und mit jeder großen Neuerung erlebte das Kino einen Aufschwung. Besonders männliche Jugendliche waren seit Jahren die Kernzielgruppe des Kinos und trugen zum Aufschwung der Branche und dem Erfolg der Multiplex-Kinos... more...
The Saga of Sydney Opera House
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 56.95Peter Murray's compelling and highly readable biography of the building presents both sides of the story. Using previously unpublished files and papers, Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House... more...
Architecture, Actor and Audience
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95Understanding the theatre space on both the practical and theoretical level is becoming increasingly important to people working in drama, in whatever capacity. Theatre architecture is one of the most vital ingredients of the theatrical experience and one of the least discussed or understood. In Architecture, Actor and Audience Mackintosh explores... more...
Tracing Modernity
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 67.95Drawng on architectural and urban history as well as philosophy and sociology, the book outlines the complex and conflicting roots of modernity by tracing its manifestations in architecture and the city. more...
The Gothic Enterprise
University of California Press 2003; US$ 40.00The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical imagination for centuries. In it Robert A. Scott explores... more...









