Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
-
Linear Perspective SIMPLY PUT: The It Factor All Too Often OverlookedWhether you're an artist or designer, student or professional, author Rene Thibault's practical guide expertly outlines how combining linear perspective with artistic license can be a valuable reference tool in visualizing three-dimensional forms. Linear Perspective Simply Put: The "It Factor" All Too Often Overlooked...
- CHF 73.25
- CHF 73.25
- Unit price
- per
-
Urban Planning and DevelopmentThe interdisciplinary field that is concerned with the planning and development of physical layout of human settlements is known as urban planning. The main aim of urban planning is public welfare. It includes sanitation, efficiency and protection of the environment. The field is also...
- CHF 231.40
- CHF 231.40
- Unit price
- per
-
Good News: Women in ArchitectureFrom Lina Bo Bardi to Elizabeth Diller: how women have reshaped the disciplineIn the space of a few decades, the perception and culture of what an architect can be has evolved from the stereotype of "one man at the helm" to a far more...
- CHF 39.67
- CHF 39.67
- Unit price
- per
-
From Object to Experience: The New Culture of Architectural DesignHarry Francis Mallgrave combines a history of ideas about architectural experience with the latest insights from the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science and evolutionary biology to make a powerful argument about the nature and future of architectural design. Today, the sciences have granted us...
- CHF 50.18
- CHF 50.18
- Unit price
- per
-
The Council House- A photographic celebration of 68 of London's most iconic and innovative council buildings From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, this book is a visual celebration of 68 of London's most iconic council estates, reminding us of the pride, thought and innovation that went...
- CHF 32.98
- CHF 32.98
- Unit price
- per
-
Double Devastation Brought Glorious TransformationIn the early hours of a cold New Years' Eve morning in 1977, gunfire rang out and a blood-curdling scream could be heard through the house. The scream was followed by another sound of gunfire, and then there was complete silence. A bloodthirsty psychotic...
- CHF 27.75
- CHF 27.75
- Unit price
- per
-
Plug-Ins: Design for City Making in BarcelonaThis book's central argument is that plug-ins, situated design outcomes that aim to enrich the complex system of the city and expand its potentialities, are a solid yet supple conceptual framework for rethinking how design can be a key agent in city making. This...
- CHF 59.43
- CHF 59.43
- Unit price
- per
-
Concrete and Steel: Architecture from Europe and the Middle EastIn the history of industrialization and modern times, there is no building material that has been as defining as concrete and steel. The material is so ubiquitous that it is often taken for granted. And yet, it is a material with a fascinating history,...
- CHF 71.39
- CHF 71.39
- Unit price
- per
-
House by the LakeLonglisted for the Orwell Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London), New Statesman (London), Daily Express (London), and Commonweal MagazineIn the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small house by a...
- CHF 44.95
- CHF 44.95
- Unit price
- per
-
Vom Blütengarten Der Zukunft: Das Neue Gartenjahr in Bildern Und Erfahrungen Aus Dem Reiche Der Winterharten DauerpflanzenThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
- CHF 31.29
- CHF 31.29
- Unit price
- per
-
Contaminación electromagnética: Teoría y manejoAuthor: Jorge GudinoPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 01/12/2023Pages: 86Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18dISBN: 9798373549561Language: SpanishThis title is not returnable
- CHF 33.06
- CHF 33.06
- Unit price
- per
-
The Eyes of the SkinTHE EYES OF THE SKIN First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense - sight - become so predominant in architectural...
- CHF 82.77
- CHF 82.77
- Unit price
- per
-
Readings in Planning Theory 4eFeaturing updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning...
- CHF 145.33
- CHF 145.33
- Unit price
- per
-
Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration"If you are determined to encourage creativity and provide a collaborative environment that will bring out the best in people, you will want this book by your side at all times." --Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum "Make Space is...
- CHF 99.07
- CHF 99.07
- Unit price
- per
-
Picture Book of Rivers and Lakes: For Seniors with Dementia, Memory Loss, or Confusion (No Text)Picture Book of Rivers and Lakes: For Seniors with Dementia, Memory Loss, or Confusion (No Text) This calming picture book is designed to offer self-empowerment, hope, and dignity to people with dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or those rehabilitating after a stroke. It has 40 high...
- CHF 16.51
- CHF 16.51
- Unit price
- per
-
Brice MardenThroughout his career, American artist Brice Marden (born 1938) has explored various modes of painterly abstraction, producing monochrome canvases in nuanced, muted hues as well as calligraphic compositions on a grand scale. This book marks the long-term exhibition of Moss Sutra with the Seasons...
- CHF 66.11
- CHF 66.11
- Unit price
- per
-
Outrigger Design for High-Rise BuildingsOutrigger systems are rigid horizontal structures designed to improve a building's stability and strength by connecting the building core or spine to distant columns, much in the way an outrigger can prevent a canoe from overturning. Outriggers have been used in tall, narrow buildings...
- CHF 136.75
- CHF 136.75
- Unit price
- per
-
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape GardeningAuthor: Andrew Jackson DowningPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublished: 01/01/1991Pages: 532Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.60lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.48w x 1.95dISBN: 9780884021926This title is only available via back order
- CHF 132.23
- CHF 132.23
- Unit price
- per
-
Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social EngagementThe role of the global architect in society is changing. Instead of waiting for commissions to come their way, architects are initiating and developing practical solutions in response to dramatically changing living conditions in many parts of the world today. Small Scale, Big Change...
- CHF 49.59
- CHF 49.59
- Unit price
- per
-
Msu Campus--Buildings, Places, Spaces: Architecture and the Campus Park of Michigan State UniversitySince its founding in 1855, Michigan State University has emerged from its modest "oak opening" in the wilderness to become a large campus park. This story reflects the commitment of campus leaders since the nineteenth century to develop MSU as a beautiful and educational...
- CHF 53.91
- CHF 53.91
- Unit price
- per