This book gives students of architecture an understanding of the fundamental theories and practice behind the creation of architectural structures, helping them to develop an intuitive understanding of structural engineering. As well as providing a valuable reference and sourceb…
"In his best-selling autobiography, Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments and chief architect of Nazi Germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of Hitler's Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer's lifelong asse…
"In his best-selling autobiography, Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments and chief architect of Nazi Germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of Hitler's Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer's lifelong asse…
Often, the work of Japanese designers is not fully understood by western designers because it has not been explained in its full context. 'Matter in the Floating World' aims to correct this by presenting interviews with twenty leading Japanese architects and designers, in which …
Der Rang eines Bauwerks ergibt sich nicht allein aus Proportion und Konstruktion, Form oder Farbe. Die Frage, ob ein Haus glückt oder mißrät, wird auch abseits der Baustellen beantwortet: auf all jenen Schauplätzen, an denen gesellschaftliche Kräfte wirken und den Rahmen des Bau…
Der Rang eines Bauwerks ergibt sich nicht allein aus Proportion und Konstruktion, Form oder Farbe. Die Frage, ob ein Haus glückt oder mißrät, wird auch abseits der Baustellen beantwortet: auf all jenen Schauplätzen, an denen gesellschaftliche Kräfte wirken und den Rahmen des Bau…
"Instability is the eighth book in an annual series of publications, featuring architects selected by the Architectural League of New York in their annual Young architects competition. This year, candidates defined their architectural practices in the midst of shaken institution…
"What makes a good building or a good architect? Are there limits to an architect's ethical or legal responsibilities in a building process where architecture plays an increasingly smaller role? Is preservation a moral imperative? What happens when building codes and professiona…