Architecture & Interior Designs

About the Book City planning is a practice and a profession. It is also a set of goals and--sometimes utopian--aspirations. Formal thought about the shaping of cities as physical spaces and social environments calls on the same range of discipline...

This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach in favour of giving an idea of what it is about build...

From the Back CoverAN ACCESSIBLE, CLIMATE-DIVERSE GUIDE THAT TRANSFORMS READERS FROM SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NOVICES TO WHOLE-SOLUTION PROBLEM SOLVERS Sustainable Design Basics is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of susta...

A Queer Reading of Nawabi Architecture and the Colonial Archive uncovers the overlooked architectural contributions of Nawabs Asaf-ud-Daula and Wajid Ali Shah in Lucknow between 1775 and 1857. It challenges colonial biases that suppressed non-norm...

About the Book Somewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes vilified), it's hard to imagine how novel it once seemed. Expensive buildings were transformed ...

About the Book Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict in...

Bringing together ideas of beauty from both Eastern and Western philosophy, François Jullien challenges the assumptions underlying our commonly agreed-upon definition of what is beautiful and offers a new way of beholding art. Jullien argues that ...

Given the rapid evolution of concepts such as smart cities, who are the architects riding the wave of new possibilities for urban design? How do contemporary agencies find pathways to understand the challenges and opportunities presented by evolvi...

From the Back CoverComprehensive visual interpretation of the ADA Standards for accessible design, expanded with 50% more content and comparisons with two additional codes and standards ADA in Details, Second Edition provides a visual interpretati...

From the Back CoverAn approachable and robust treatment of designing and planning spaces for use in healthcare settings In Healthcare Design Basics, a team of distinguished interior architecture practitioners and educators delivers an up-to-date t...

From the Back CoverBuildings for People: Responsible Real Estate Development and Planning explores how to balance social concerns with financial and investment considerations without sacrificing profit. This timely volume provides key technical an...

From the Back CoverA practical and complete resource for students, researchers, and practitioners of housing design Transforming Issues in Housing Design delivers a comprehensive vision for the design, philosophy, psychology, efficiency, and const...

From the Back CoverGuest-edited by Marcus White and Jane Burry Cities are facing several coinciding global crises. There is the dominant existential narrative of the impact of and adaptation to climate change, itself powered by cities. In a time o...

From the Back CoverThere is a newfound interest in architectural drawing. Some of the most forward-looking architects worldwide are reinventing it to discover the radical possibilities of contemporary architecture as a rich mix of the virtual and ...