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Persian Gulf Heritage in Built Form and Coastal Architecture
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Modern Architecture of Quito
Global, Local, and the In-BetweenChristian Parreno is Assistant Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at San Francisco University of Quito, Ecuador. He is the author of Boredom, Architecture, and Spatial Experience (Bloomsbury, 2021).
€ 39,95 -
Indigenous Architecture in India
Exploring Plural LifeworldsThis volume focuses on socio-spatial practices of indigenous communities in India. It explores the interrelation between the built environments and lifeworlds, i.e. practices, patterns, and structures of everyday life.
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Theorizing Built Form and Culture
The Legacy of Amos RapoportThis volume emphasizes 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 people and built environments across cultures.
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Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment
This hanbook shows how new findings in life sciences impact architecture, planning and design, changing our understanding of how people respond to their surroundings. This volume will be important reading for the design community, whether practicing, educating, or studying, as well as policy makers and public health professionals.
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Persian Vernacular Architecture
Lessons from Master Builders of Iran on Climate Resilient DesignThis timely book aims to address a significant challenge in contemporary design and architecture, i.e., “to learn from the vernacular”.
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An Architecture of Care in South Africa
From Arts and Crafts to Other ProgenyArchitects care. This book charts the way the Arts and Crafts Movement established the moral ethos of ‘an architecture of care’ that not only remains embedded in current discourse and practice but that is being given a more vocal presence in our climate crisis and social justice world.
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Reading Uncensored Palladio in Light of Australian Vernacular Architecture
Antonia Clarkeson bridges the Ngambri land and sky of the Ngunnawal people, acknowledging and paying respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Antonia Clarkeson is an independent researcher whose working life covers some 40 years of active involvement in heritage conservation of built work, dating from the 1830s in Southern Hemisphere continental Australia. Clarkeson was initially spurred into writing as a response to the controversial contents of an exhibition about Francis Greenway, Architect and Engineer, held at Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks in 1997.Clarkeson's current research focuses on designs and architectural drawings issued from the office of the Civil Architect in the British colony of New South Wales in 1824, during the remarkable architectural partnership of Francis Howard Greenway and Mary Moore Greenway, and that of Standish Lawrence Harris.
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Renewing Design with Communities
Another Way of BuildingThis book looks at alternative ways of analyzing traditional and contemporary architectural design and building practices in South Asia with a special focus on India. It showcases how collaborative projects between architects and local communities can lead to sustainable and equitable practices in architecture.
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Deconstructing the Domestic: A New Look at Southern African Homes
"Deconstructing the Domestic: A New Look at Southern African Homes" challenges us to see the familiar with fresh eyes. It delves beyond the bricks and mortar, exploring the rich tapestry of homes across Southern Africa.This book dismantles traditional stereotypes and celebrates the unique architectural styles, cultural influences, and social dynamics reflected within these living spaces. Embark on a journey that explores the evolution of the Southern African home, from historic dwellings to contemporary trends."Deconstructing the Domestic" isn't just about aesthetics. It examines the social and cultural forces that shape how we live. Discover how homes reflect family structures, economic realities, and evolving concepts of community.Whether you're an architect, a homeowner, or simply fascinated by the stories our homes tell, "Deconstructing the Domestic" will transform your understanding of the spaces we inhabit and the stories they hold.
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Temporary Tecture
Structures of NecessityKOSMOS is a team of architects based in Zurich and Graz with an artistic and research-based practice.
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Heterogeneous Constructions
Sustainable, circular, up-to-date Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book takes a close look at a series of global building traditions and contemporary practices to uncover the possibilities and challenges of working with mixed materials. Visually stunning, color-coded drawings reveal the materials and construction for every project. Through case studies, design experiments and writings, the authors examine the opportunities of heterogeneous construction for contemporary, sustainable, circular, and culturally situated architecture. With contributions by Jeannette Kuo, Ajay Manthripragada, and Jesús Vassallo, and photography by Naho Kubota. Graphic design by Andrew LeClair. Richly illustrated case studies of lesserknown hybrid construction techniques Beautiful graphic design and unique spot color printing reveal the interrelationships of materials in construction In-depth essays that discuss the technical, cultural, and environmental implications of heterogeneous construction
€ 78,00