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A Political History of Post-WWII Architecture in Europe
From De-Nazification to Globalization
Has architecture lost the connection to public and private life? This book explores architecture from a political perspective, examining how it has mirrored political developments in Europe since the Second World War to reveal the meanings generated from this relationship.
Has architecture lost the connection to public and private life? This book explores architecture from a political perspective, examining how it has mirrored political developments in Europe since the Second World War to reveal the meanings generated from this relationship.
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This volume explores the application of formal methods from mathematics to architecture and urbanism. From geometry to shape grammars, it examines the potential of these tools to create new problem-solving languages and advance the digitalization of the field.
This volume explores the application of formal methods from mathematics to architecture and urbanism. From geometry to shape grammars, it examines the potential of these tools to create new problem-solving languages and advance the digitalization of the field.
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This collection of essays presents innovative concepts to understand the spaces of the Americas through local lenses. Challenging canonical knowledge derived from outside the region, it introduces a new conceptual framework to analyze the spatial histories of the Americas.
This collection of essays presents innovative concepts to understand the spaces of the Americas through local lenses. Challenging canonical knowledge derived from outside the region, it introduces a new conceptual framework to analyze the spatial histories of the Americas.
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This volume explores cultural landscapes and architectural symbols through the notion of genius loci. Focused on Lithuanian historical contexts, these essays provide insights into the making and destruction of landscapes for architects, historians, and scholars globally.
This volume explores cultural landscapes and architectural symbols through the notion of genius loci. Focused on Lithuanian historical contexts, these essays provide insights into the making and destruction of landscapes for architects, historians, and scholars globally.
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The Rehabilitation of Historic Schools in Portugal
Changes in Cultural Values
This book examines the adaptation of heritage schools for 21st-century needs. Using rehabilitated schools in Portugal as a case study, it assesses the effects of design decisions on cultural values, showing how material conservation can enhance the intangible.
This book examines the adaptation of heritage schools for 21st-century needs. Using rehabilitated schools in Portugal as a case study, it assesses the effects of design decisions on cultural values, showing how material conservation can enhance the intangible.
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Contemporary Architecture
The Genesis and Characteristics of Leading Trends
This book offers an exciting journey into recent architectural achievements. In contrast to many books, architecture is not described chronologically here, but independently for each trend. This allows a better explanation of the evolution and continuity of each movement.
This book offers an exciting journey into recent architectural achievements. In contrast to many books, architecture is not described chronologically here, but independently for each trend. This allows a better explanation of the evolution and continuity of each movement.
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This book sheds light on controversial questions about interventions on religious heritage buildings. Since Vatican II, the renewal of Catholic churches has been problematic for historic buildings. How can we reform what has already been reformed?
This book sheds light on controversial questions about interventions on religious heritage buildings. Since Vatican II, the renewal of Catholic churches has been problematic for historic buildings. How can we reform what has already been reformed?
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From the late 16th century until their expulsion in 1767, Jesuits played a pivotal role in Spanish America. Their missions stretched from northern Mexico to South America, leaving a rich historical and architectural heritage. This volume outlines their development and legacy.
From the late 16th century until their expulsion in 1767, Jesuits played a pivotal role in Spanish America. Their missions stretched from northern Mexico to South America, leaving a rich historical and architectural heritage. This volume outlines their development and legacy.
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The Art of Building at the Dawn of Human Civilization
The Ontogenesis of Architecture
This book offers an unconventional outlook on architecture's evolution, showing how prehistoric people developed building by solving complex problems. It demonstrates building to be in synergy with the advancement of human abstract thought, proposing a new field of study.
This book offers an unconventional outlook on architecture’s evolution, showing how prehistoric people developed building by solving complex problems. It demonstrates building to be in synergy with the advancement of human abstract thought, proposing a new field of study.
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Time for Architecture
On Modernity, Memory and Time in Architecture and Urban Design
Through the lens of time, this book offers a new perspective on modern architecture. It challenges our understanding of modernity, sustainability, and tradition with original theories on longevity, conservation, and collective memory.
Through the lens of time, this book offers a new perspective on modern architecture. It challenges our understanding of modernity, sustainability, and tradition with original theories on longevity, conservation, and collective memory.
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This work offers a holistic approach to landscape, agriculture, forests, and natural sciences. Featuring research from 50 expert contributors, it's an excellent starting point for anyone looking to learn more about these topics.
This work offers a holistic approach to landscape, agriculture, forests, and natural sciences. Featuring research from 50 expert contributors, it’s an excellent starting point for anyone looking to learn more about these topics.
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A Victorian Architectural Controversy
Who Was the Real Architect of the Houses of Parliament?
Who was the true architect of the New Houses of Parliament? Charles Barry, the winner of the competition, or Augustus Pugin, the ‘ghost’ designer? After both men died, the controversy became a public dispute, fueled by the directly-opposed claims of their sons.
Who was the true architect of the New Houses of Parliament? Charles Barry, the winner of the competition, or Augustus Pugin, the ‘ghost’ designer? After both men died, the controversy became a public dispute, fueled by the directly-opposed claims of their sons.
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Intelligent Systems in Buildings
Traditional Courtyard Houses in Baghdad as a Case Study
This book explores how intelligent systems can enhance the performance of the traditional courtyard house. It identifies key features of these homes and shows how knowledge of intelligent systems is crucial to fulfilling occupants’ needs.
This book explores how intelligent systems can enhance the performance of the traditional courtyard house. It identifies key features of these homes and shows how knowledge of intelligent systems is crucial to fulfilling occupants’ needs.
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Precedented Environmental Futures
Skin and Substance
This book addresses in a holistic manner the built environment through the lens of environmental architecture. It offers broad discursive messages, rather than narrow conclusions, and will have lasting luminance for new generations involved with the built environment.
This book addresses in a holistic manner the built environment through the lens of environmental architecture. It offers broad discursive messages, rather than narrow conclusions, and will have lasting luminance for new generations involved with the built environment.
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This hugely diverse volume reveals the extent to which aural perception influences our spatial awareness. Spanning psychology to geography, and zoology to urban planning, it covers a range of environments in which sounds contribute to forming our sense of space and place.
This hugely diverse volume reveals the extent to which aural perception influences our spatial awareness. Spanning psychology to geography, and zoology to urban planning, it covers a range of environments in which sounds contribute to forming our sense of space and place.
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Challenging the profligate building and urban development which severely impacts upon society and the environment, this study questions the ethics, equity and sustainability of overbuilding, thereby exposing a number of ‘elephants in the big green room’.
Challenging the profligate building and urban development which severely impacts upon society and the environment, this study questions the ethics, equity and sustainability of overbuilding, thereby exposing a number of ‘elephants in the big green room’.
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This volume is a selection of papers sharing knowledge on growth, new technologies, the environment, and the concept of the cognitive city. It will appeal to academics, professionals, governments, and NGOs in urban design, planning, engineering, and the social sciences.
This volume is a selection of papers sharing knowledge on growth, new technologies, the environment, and the concept of the cognitive city. It will appeal to academics, professionals, governments, and NGOs in urban design, planning, engineering, and the social sciences.
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Lithuanian Architecture and Urbanism
Essays in History and Aesthetics
This book offers a critical overview of Lithuania’s architecture and urbanism since 1990. It explores how the Soviet legacy and the new challenges of a market economy and commercialism have reshaped the country's cities and public spaces.
This book offers a critical overview of Lithuania’s architecture and urbanism since 1990. It explores how the Soviet legacy and the new challenges of a market economy and commercialism have reshaped the country’s cities and public spaces.
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Semiotics for Art History
Reinterpreting the Development of Chinese Landscape Painting
Reading art from a semiotic perspective, this book offers a new interpretation of Chinese landscape painting and outlines a new framework for contemporary semiotics and critical theory. Learn how to put theory into practice and acquire a new point of view in appreciating art.
Reading art from a semiotic perspective, this book offers a new interpretation of Chinese landscape painting and outlines a new framework for contemporary semiotics and critical theory. Learn how to put theory into practice and acquire a new point of view in appreciating art.
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This title discusses an array of critical contemporary issues on housing design pertaining to sustainable practices, emerging technologies, heritage conservation, humanitarian efforts, and their effects on occupants’ physical and psychological experience and well-being.
This title discusses an array of critical contemporary issues on housing design pertaining to sustainable practices, emerging technologies, heritage conservation, humanitarian efforts, and their effects on occupants’ physical and psychological experience and well-being.
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