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  • The Evolution of Airport Design

    This is the first book to comprehensively cover the evolution of airport design, from the start of commercial aviation in 1919 to the present day. Many books have been written about airport design at a particular moment in history, but none have rigorously considered why, where, when and how the ideas we now take for granted originated.This book traces the history of airport design considering the ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

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  • Custom Components in Architecture

    Strategies for Customizing Repetitive Manufacturing

    by Dana Gulling ...
    This book offers architects strategies in the design and manufacturing of custom, repetitively manufactured building components.A total of 36 case studies from around the globe demonstrate the diversity of CRM in architecture and are contributed by architecture firms, including Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Kengo Kuma & Associates, Abin Design Studio, Behnisch Architekten, Belzberg Architects, and ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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  • Urban Labyrinths

    Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Urban Labyrinths: Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America examines intervention initiatives in informal settlements in Latin American cities as social, spatial, architectural, and cultural processes.From the mid-20th century to the present, Latin America and other regions in the Global South have experienced a remarkable demographic trend, with millions of people ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Architectural Exaptation

    When Function Follows Form

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.The use of exaptation’s definition in architecture supports the heuristic value of cross-disciplinary studies on biology and ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Design Technology and Digital Production

    An Architecture Anthology

    Edited by Gabriel Esquivel ...
    This book is a rigorous account of architecture’s theoretical and technological concerns over the last decade. The anthology presents projects and essays produced at the end of the first digital turn and the start of the second digital turn. This anthology engages and deploys a variety of discourses, topics, criteria, pedagogies, and technologies, including some of today’s most influential ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Innovation District Planning

    Concept, Framework, Practice

    This book aims to fill the knowledge gap on how to plan, develop and manage innovation districts that are competitive in terms of both productivity and quality of living, justifying the massive investment put into place and at the same time doing both in a delicate and harmonious way.There is a need for smart urban land use that is wired with both hard infrastructures (e.g., telecommunication and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Architecture and Spatial Culture

    by John Peponis ...
    Built space supports our daily habits and our membership of communities, organizations, institutions, or social formations. Architecture and Spatial Culture argues that architecture matters because it makes the settings of our life intelligible, so that we can sustain or creatively transform them.As technological and social innovations allow us to overcome spatial constraints to communication, ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Theorizing Built Form and Culture

    The Legacy of Amos Rapoport

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    In this collection of essays, Theorizing Built Form and Culture: The Legacy of Amos Rapoport – a felicitation volume to celebrate the significance of Professor Amos Rapoport's lifelong scholarship – scholars from around the world discuss the analytical relevance, expansion, and continuing application of these contributions in developing an advanced understanding of mutual relationships between ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • How To Get Inspiration From Nature: A Comprehensive Guide For Designers

    Getting inspiration for design projects is an important starting stage. The guidebook "How To Get Inspiration From Nature" provides in-depth information on how designers can take inspiration from Mother Nature and make their designs more appealing and beautiful. The book covers a vast range of topics that explain nature's influence on design.Here is a glimpse of a few topics covered in this ebook ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Curated in China

    Manipulating the City through the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture

    by Monica Naso ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Curated in China: Manipulating the City through the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture provides an in-depth observation of an architecture and urbanism exhibition with transformative objectives. It uses simultaneous narratives to explore scales and perspectives and the layered spatial and political agency that an ephemeral event – the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Old Materials, New Climate

    Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World

    by Susan Pranger ...
    Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials – how they were traditionally made, how they survived the test of time, and how changes in climate are now impacting materials in new ways.Protecting historic buildings from a rapidly changing and unpredictable climate requires an understanding of how ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Principles of Museum Design: A Guide to Museum Design Requirements and Process

    "Principles of Museum Design: A Guide to Museum Design Requirements and Process" is a comprehensive book that explains the fundamental requirements of museum design. It covers different topics that are very easy to understand and practice while designing a museum.The ebook has a vast range of topics, let's see a glimpse of a few:1: Overview of Museum Design2: Importance of Effective Museum Design< ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation

    Evolving Perspectives

    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation
    Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation - Evolving Perspectives supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the legitimacy of dominant conservation concepts and methods that are often taken for granted within building conservation, architecture, and adaptive reuse.The meaning of heritage is changing. From pastness ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Artful Investments: Enhancing Your Property Value Through Fine Art

    Unlock the secrets to maximizing the value of your property with "Artful Investments: Enhancing Your Property Value Through Fine Art." In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the symbiotic relationship between fine art and real estate, offering strategic insights for astute investors and homeowners alike.Drawing on the intersection of aesthetics and economic growth, this book navigates the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Exhibition Design Basics: Guide to Principles, types and Process of Exhibition Design

    Exhibition Design Basics is a comprehensive book that explains all the requirements of an exhibition display booth. The exhibition design guidebook can help you master the captivating art of creating beautiful display booths.You can learn about a diversified range of topics that consolidate the foundation of exhibition design as a designer.Here is a glimpse of a few topics that are covered in this ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vintage Interior Design History

    "Vintage Interior Design History" is a reference guidebook that covers the journey of the evolution of interior design in the Vintage era.This book covers all the topics that will help you understand Vintage interior style. This book is written to provide all the relevant information to interior designprofessionals and students who want to know the history of vintage interiors.Here is a glimpse of ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Green Architecture: A Guide To Understanding Characteristics of Sustainable Buildings

    "Green Architecture" is the most hot topic architecture professionals and students want to work on. The sustainable solution of buildings is the future.With our eBook, "Green Architecture: A Guide To Understanding Characteristics of Sustainable Buildings," explore the world of sustainable architecture. Discover the fundamental ideas and characteristics of environmentally friendly design, providing ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Liquid Architecture

    Experimental Practices of Design in a State of Flux

    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Liquid Architecture challenges the idea of architecture as a fixed, inert container and reconceptualises it as a body whose boundaries are rather blurred and ever-changing. This book moves away from form as the primary driver of spatial protocols and explores what the built environment might look like when viewed through the lenses of a ‘wet ontology’ that is attentive to fluidity, flows and ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Open Building for Architects

    Professional Knowledge for an Architecture of Everyday Environment

    Series series Open Building
    Open Building is an internationally recognized approach to the design of buildings and building complexes with roots in the way the ordinary built environment grows and regenerates. The Open Building approach recognizes that both stability and change are realities to be managed in the contemporary built environment. Buildings – and the neighborhoods they occupy – are not static during the most ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Emotions and Architecture

    Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time

    Series series Routledge Research in Architectural History
    Emotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time explores architecture as a medium to arouse or conceal emotions, to build consensus through shared values, or to reconnect the urban community to its alleged ancestry.The chapters in this edited collection outline how architectonic symbols, images, and structures were codified – and sometimes ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Introduction to Architecture Basics

    "Introduction to Architecture Basics" is a perfect book for architecture students and beginners. The ebook covers a vast range of topics covering the fundamentals of architecture. Knowing in detail about the essentials of architecture can make a big difference in becoming successful as an architect.This ebook covers topics like:1: Importance of Architectural Basics2: Evolution of Architectural ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Construction Techniques: A Guide To Understanding Modern Building Methods

    Modern architectural construction techniques are revolutionizing the architecture industry. This is a perfect book to learn about the contemporary construction techniques that students and professionals must know.This ebook covers a vast range of modern construction methods.The book covers topics like:1: Why Modern Construction Techniques Matter2: Overview of Evolving Building Method... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Sense of Construction Improvement

    by Stuart Green ...
    Making Sense of Construction Improvement provides a critical evaluation of the construction improvement debate from the end of the Second World War through to the modern era. The book offers unique insights into the way the UK construction sector is continuously shaped and re-shaped in accordance with changes in the prevailing political economy.This second edition brings the book up to date by ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Architecture in the Indian Subcontinent

    From the Mauryas to the Mughals

    Dedicated to the tracing of continuity across sectarian divides, Christopher Tadgell’s History of Architecture in India (1989) was the first modern monograph to draw together in one volume all the strands of India’s pre-colonial architectural history – from the Vedic and Native traditions of early India, through Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and secular architecture. This comprehensive revision, ... Read more

    $59.99 USD