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A historical study of Vitruvius's De architectura, showing that his purpose in writing "the whole body of architecture" was shaped by the imperial Roman project of world domination.

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Dialectically linking architectural education and society, the book presents authors who conceptualize architectural pedagogy within a critical analysis of the larger society, and who construct forms of teaching and learning experiences that reveal and contest professional and societal directions.

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This book traces the emergence of a psychological idea of space from Pascal and Freud to the identification of agoraphobia and claustrophobia in the nineteenth century to twentieth-century theories of spatial alienation and estrangement in the writings of Georg Simmel, Siegfried Kracauer, and Walter Benjamin.

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In a daring revisionist history of modern architecture, Mark Wigley opens up a new understanding of the historical avant-garde. He explores the most obvious, but least discussed, feature of modern architecture: white walls.

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A fully-updated new edition of the leading work on architecture, design, and artificial intelligence, now in full colour.

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The latest in the series of Fontanka/Ginzburg Design re-publications of seminal works on Soviet architecture in English. Barkhins Architecture of the Theatre is a fascinating survey of the theatre from a mid-20th century, Soviet perspective

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The Pocket Universal Principles of Architectureis a convenient and portable reference for students, practitioners, and educators who seek to broaden and improve their understanding of and expertise in architecture.

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This publication is an inventory of the processes of spolia, a distinctive cultural practice from the ancient times to ours, framing the necessity for the spoliation of the American 20th century its materials, inventions, aesthetics and debris.

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Investigating the relationships among form, event, body, subject, matter and/or space, the study reflects on the spatial and social conventions, contradictions, and dislocations found in contemporary everyday life.

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digitalSTRUCTURES: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future provokes a larger body of work that engages with digital property and data infrastructures.

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A compilation of projects and critical texts by designers and practitioners across the fields of parametric and algorithmic design, technologies radically reshaping architecture.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

"Paperback reissue, with a new introduction by the author."

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Reissue of the classic text on how cities should be planned

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A book about how understanding precedes the process of learning.

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Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great book for anyone interested in what architects say about their craft. Discover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play, from Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas.

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Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great book for anyone interested in what architects say about their craft. Discover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play, from Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas.

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Provides a description of clear and useful strategies for creating enriched architectural languages through interviews with nine noteworthy North American architects.

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The profession 'architect' has expanded in recent years, not just in terms of the cultural influences, but equally with respect to scientific advances. This change has led to changes in the UNStudio practice. This book deals with this topic.

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How and why do spectacular buildings get commissioned and procured What are their visible urban effects What can urban planners, architects, and policymakers learn in order to engage in more successful citymaking

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An inspirational and insightful resource for architecture students that offers a fresh perspective and new approaches for the challenges of the 21st century.