This edition of 'Urban Designs' analyses the relationship between urban structures and the deepening environmental crisis from which the human race may not recover.
"Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments in order to challenge the conventional wisdom on sustainable design. The book provides a rounded discussion of the application and suitability of current practice and predicts…
An architect's guide to fame
Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published, the new edition of "Architecture in a Climate of Change" provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology. Including new material on wind generati…
This influential work, translated into English for the first time, was the first morphological study of urban design generated by the Urban Planning unit, University of Versaille in France. It demonstrates how our cities have got into problems resulting from the erosion of the s…
This popular and influential work, translated here into English for the first time, argues that modern urbanism has upset the morphology of cities, abolished their streets and isolated their buildings. In tracing the stages of this transformation, this book presents the view tha…
This popular and influential work, translated here into English for the first time, argues that modern urbanism has upset the morphology of cities, abolished their streets and isolated their buildings. In tracing the stages of this transformation, this book presents the view tha…
Dealing with a range of contemporary and innovative designed landscapes from urban spaces to public parks, this work focuses on those that have been awarded the highest design accolade from the Royal Institute of British Architects, The Royal Town and Planning Institute, The Lan…
Law and practice for architects
by Greenstreet, Bob, Greenstreet, Karen, Schermer, Brian
Provides a framework for understanding of the legal, contractual and procedural implication of architectural practice. The book acts as a useful aide-memoire for students and practitioners based on the premise that smooth legal administration will provide the conditions under wh…