Theory of architecture books

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The Staircase: Studies of Hazards, Falls, and Safer Design

The Staircase: Studies of Hazards, Falls, and Safer...

Author: John Templer
ISBN: 9780262700566
Format: Paperback
$71.28

The first theoretical, historical, and scientific analysis of one of the most basic and universal building elements:...  Read More >>

The Space of Appearance

The Space of Appearance

Author: George Baird
ISBN: 9780262023788
Format: Hardback
$211.20

George Baird probes into the conceptual lineage and current expressions of postmodernism and the critique of postmodern...  Read More >>

Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors

Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors

Author: Sami Khan ,  Professor of Environmental Studies Martin Williams (University of Oxford UK University of Adelaide)
ISBN: 9781281034397
Format: Electronic book text
$396.00

Post-tensioning is the most versatile form of pre stressing, a technique which enables engineers to make the most...  Read More >>

Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors

Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors

Author: Sami Khan ,  Martin Williams (University of Oxford, UK University of Adelaide)
ISBN: 9786611034399
Format: Electronic book text
$660.00

Post-tensioning is the most versatile form of pre stressing, a technique which enables engineers to make the most...  Read More >>

Architecture and the Text: The (S)crypts of Joyce and Piranesi

Architecture and the Text: The (S)crypts of Joyce and...

Author: Jennifer Bloomer ,  Jennifer Bloomer
ISBN: 9780300063028
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Addresses philosophical questions concerning the relation between writing and architecture. This book draws together...  Read More >>

Symbolic Space: French Enlightenment Architecture and Its Legacy

Symbolic Space: French Enlightenment Architecture and...

Author: Richard A. Etlin
ISBN: 9780226220840
Format: Hardback
$163.95

Etlin explores the social and cultural hierarchies established in eighteenth-century France to illustrate how the...  Read More >>

The Idea of the Postmodern: A History

The Idea of the Postmodern: A History

Author: Hans Bertens
ISBN: 9780415060110
Format: Hardback
$224.00

Hans Berten's Postmodernism is the first introductory historical overview of postmodernism to succeed in providing...  Read More >>

Chora 1: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture

Chora 1: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture...

Author: Alberto Pérez-Gómez ,  Stephen Parcell
ISBN: 9780773511934
Format: Hardback
$250.80

Volume I in the new series Chora: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture explores fundamental questions concerning...  Read More >>

The Buildings Around Us

The Buildings Around Us

Author: Thom Gorst
ISBN: 9780419193302
Format: Paperback
$126.00

Buildings surround and affect us all. In this introduction to buildings Thom Gorst demystifies the culture of architecture...  Read More >>

Vibration Problems in Structures

Vibration Problems in Structures

Author: Hugo Bachmann ,  Bachmann
ISBN: 9780817651480
Format: Hardback
$197.87

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Structures for Architects

Structures for Architects

Author: Bryan J.B. Gauld
ISBN: 9780582236585
Format: Paperback
$94.99

An introduction to the structural problems encountered by the architect, surveyor and civil engineer. It illustrates...  Read More >>

Advances in Visual Semiotics: The Semiotic Web 1992-93

Advances in Visual Semiotics: The Semiotic Web 1992-93...

Author: Thomas A. Sebeok ,  Jean Umiker-Sebeok
ISBN: 9783110130010
Format: Hardback
$828.96

"No detailed description available for ""Advances in Visual Semiotics""."  Read More >>

The Paris of Henri IV: Architecture and Urbanism

The Paris of Henri IV: Architecture and Urbanism

Author: Hilary Ballon
ISBN: 9780262521970
Format: Paperback
$97.68

Drawing on previously untapped notarial archives in Paris's Minutier central, Hilary Ballon provides a rich and...  Read More >>

Structure and Architecture

Structure and Architecture

Author: Angus J. Macdonald
ISBN: 9780750617987
Format: Paperback
$105.47

This textbook explains the basic principles of structure in architecture and describes the ranges of structure as...  Read More >>

Cities and Buildings: Skyscrapers, Skid Rows, and Suburbs

Cities and Buildings: Skyscrapers, Skid Rows, and Suburbs...

Author: Larry R. Ford (San Diego State University)
ISBN: 9780801846472
Format: Paperback
$75.99

In offering an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and...  Read More >>

The Theory of Architecture: Concepts Themes & Practices

The Theory of Architecture: Concepts Themes & Practices...

Author: Paul-Alan Johnson
ISBN: 9780471285335
Format: Paperback
$177.95

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The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely

The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely...

Author: Anthony Vidler (Dean and Professor, The Cooper Union)
ISBN: 9780262720182
Format: Paperback
$79.99

"Anthony Vidler interprets contemporary buildings and projects in light of the resurgent interest in the uncanny...  Read More >>

Architecture, Ethics, and Technology

Architecture, Ethics, and Technology

Author: Louise Pelletier ,  Alberto Pérez-Gómez
ISBN: 9780773511484
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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What Is Architecture?: An Essay on Landscapes, Buildings, and Machines

What Is Architecture?: An Essay on Landscapes, Buildings,...

Author: Paul Shepheard
ISBN: 9780262691666
Format: Paperback
$50.16

Discusses the meaning of architecture, describing its place in history, art and technology. Rather than saying...  Read More >>

Ideas of Order: A Formal Approach to Architecture

Ideas of Order: A Formal Approach to Architecture

Author: JACQUELINE GARGUS
ISBN: 9780840383976
Format: Paperback
$182.60

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Transformation und Utopie des Raums in der Französischen Revolution

Transformation und Utopie des Raums in der Französischen...

Author: Hans Harten
ISBN: 9783035601282
Format: Paperback
$52.71

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K rper - Fl chen - Linien: Eine R mische Architekturlekt re in Zeichnungen

K rper - Fl chen - Linien: Eine R mische Architekturlekt...

Author: Jorg Pampe
ISBN: 9783663018971
Format: Paperback
$184.77

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Transformations in Design: A Formal Approach to Stylistic Change and Innovation in the Visual Arts

Transformations in Design: A Formal Approach to Stylistic...

Author: Terry W. Knight
ISBN: 9780521386142
Format: Paperback
$420.55

An innovative approach to the language of syle and stylistic change in the visual arts.  Read More >>

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