This book examines how the geometric outcomes of spatialised algorithmic operations influence more complex human experiences of accessibility, belonging, and identity as well as shape the dynamics of equity, connectivity, privacy, and power in archi...Loe edasi...
This survey of lightweight specialty structures provides in-depth case studies supplemented with technical guidance and an overview of fundamental theories. Written for structural architecture students and early career professionals, this book is an...Loe edasi...
Good Houses brings together the design process, building science, and the environmental systems that can be used by both teachers and students in teaching and learning about designing good, responsible houses. It is essential reading for those desig...Loe edasi...
In this book, Michael Cassidy argues that the built environment should be designed to last physically for a very long time, saving on valuable material resources. This is essential reading for practising architects, those entering the profession, an...Loe edasi...
Designers seek moments of creative bliss when everything aligns, stress dissolves, and decisions flow effortlessly. These in the zone experiences keep creatives inspired. This book uncovers the dynamic nature of the design process, shedding light on...Loe edasi...
Through its engagement with the ground-breaking work of the architect and theorist Sérgio Ferro, who developed a history of architecture seen from the building site, this book sets out a programme for a new field of Production Studies for architectu...Loe edasi...
Architect and urban planner Frans van der Werf discloses in this book his own experiences as one of the pioneers of the worldwide Open Building approach. This book is essential reading for students, architects, urbanists, developers and city authori...Loe edasi...
This architectural design book re-examines the apartment block as a design model, for today and tomorrow, through a simple, flexible and explicit design approach. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book is essential reading for any architect...Loe edasi...
This book provides a brief introduction to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and its historical and global context for readers interested in the role of design. It lays the groundwork for making design decisions by sharing available standards, pr...Loe edasi...
Architectures of Ageing in Place provides curated critical perspectives, from a practice-based research point of view, of buildings that are purpose built and/or refurbished to accommodate housing and care needs of older people aging in place in hig...Loe edasi...
Soft Design explores an emerging design language of emotional aesthetics that merges emotive and sensory design with ancient and new technology to create multidimensional and multisensorial experiences.This will be interesting reading for a range of...Loe edasi...
The superREUSE Manifesto is a critical exploration of ideas, research and practices in reuse. It is an uncompromising collection of ideas and propositions designed to stimulate its reader to rethink their position in relation to how we must transfor...Loe edasi...
Architecture must adapt to protect people from the threat of climate change. Each chapter includes images, definition, background information, key design issues, potential impacts, and resources for further information. This is a valuable resource f...Loe edasi...
Given the extensive data sources represented by urban environments, this book investigates the potential of architecting for cities using large-scale models the technological underpinning of Generative AI....Loe edasi...
Student tested before it was published, this textbook provides 30 chapters worth of practical guidance, methods, and tools and techniques to help individuals and organizations to make decisions under uncertainty. The book addresses the challenges po...Loe edasi...
This book offers readers a re-evaluation of the notion of publicness as a lens to unpack the complexity of urban space. A new index is proposed to reconstitute the promises and the predicaments of public space to better prepare for the contemporary...Loe edasi...
