Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment (Banham Reyner)(Paperback)

Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment (Banham Reyner)(Paperback)

Reyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture. No historian before him had so systematically explored the impact of environmental engineering on the design of buildings and on the minds of

Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies (Banham Reyner)(Paperback)

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building. His construct

Architectures of Embodiment: Disclosing New Intelligibilities (Arteaga Alex)(Paperback)

This book began within Architecture of Embodiment, a research environment focused on the inquiry of architecture from an enactivist perspective and through aesthetic practices. Primarily, Architecture of Embodiment does not aim to find answers to its main research question--how does architecture

Architecture After Modernism (Ghirardo Diane)(Paperback)

Its discussion of the reshaping of urban environment focuses on London's Dockland, the most ambitious and politically sensitive development in postwar Britain. It also considers the work of lesser-known designers and women architects as well as famous international

Introduction to Architecture (Ching Francis D. K.)(Paperback)

A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volume Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. With his typical highly graphic

Well-Tempered Clavier, Part I - [paper cover](Sheet music)

The Well-Tempered Clavier is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Winner of the Music Retailers

Understanding Context: Environment, Language, and Information Architecture (Hinton Andrew)(Paperback)

To make sense of the world, we're always trying to place things in context, whether our environment is physical, cultural, or something else altogether. Now that we live among digital, always-networked products, apps, and places, context is more complicated than ever--starting with 'where' and

Well-Tempered Clavier, Part II - [paper cover](Sheet music)

The Well-Tempered Clavier is published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance

Well-Tempered Garden (Lloyd Christopher)(Paperback)

Architecture and Health: Guiding Principles for Practice (Battisto Dina)(Paperback)

Architecture and Health recognizes the built environment and health as inextricable encouraging a new mind-set for the profession. Over 40 international award-winning projects are included to explore innovative design principles linked to health outcomes. The book is organized into three

Mind in Architecture: Neuroscience, Embodiment, and the Future of Design (Robinson Sarah)(Paperback)

Leading neuroscientists and architects explore how the built environment affects our behavior, thoughts, emotions, and well-being.Although we spend more than ninety percent of our lives inside buildings, we understand very little about how the built environment affects our behavior, thoughts,

Well-Tempered Heart (Sendker Jan-Philipp)(Paperback / softback)

The follow-up to the international best-selling novel The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. This spirited novel explores the most inspiring and passionate terrain: the human heart following the interwoven stories of two women living thousands of miles apart and separate lives yet sharing a similar

Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata (Van Duzer Leslie)(Paperback)

Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata is the story of a remarkable architecture practice in Tokyo. Partners Reiko Nishio and Hirohito Ono have built just four residential works, until now remaining little-known outside of Japan. But the extraordinary, almost-ordinary quality of their

Human Impact on the Natural Environment (Goudie Andrew S.)(Paperback)

A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's environment--now in full colorThis classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which

Antlers of Water - Writing on the Nature and Environment of Scotland(Paperback / softback)

Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World (Adams Bill)(Paperback)

The concept of sustainability lies at the core of the challenge of environment and development, and the way governments, business and environmental groups respond to it. Green Development provides a clear and coherent analysis of sustainable development in both theory and practice. Green

Houses - Residential Architecture - Claudia Martinez Alonso

The design of your own home depends on its environment, climate, and location. Here you will find various examples of this, combined with materials, technologies, and construction methods

Guide to the Architecture of London (Jones Edward)(Paperback)

'The definitive guide to London's architecture' INDEPENDENT London has an unrivalled richness of architecture, from its squares and houses to its palaces and churches. This is the only guide to cover all of London's building history, from its Roman foundation to the massive expansion of the 19th

Windrush Betrayal - Exposing the Hostile Environment (Gentleman Amelia)(Paperback / softback)

A searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the celebrated journalist, longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

The Art of Network Architecture (White Russ)(Paperback)

The Art of Network Architecture Business-Driven Design The business-centered, business-driven guide to architecting and evolving networks The Art of Network Architecture is the first book that places business needs and capabilities at the center of the process of architecting and evolving networks

The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment (DeWitt R. N.)(Paperback)

A NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on the Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment was held at the Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, from July 7 through July 19, 1991. This publication is the Proceedings of the Institute. The NATO Advanced Study Institute Program of the

Surface Architecture (Leatherbarrow David)(Paperback)

A study of the building surface, architecture's primary instrument of identity and engagement with its surroundings.Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This division between production and representation is in some

Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture (Cook Peter)(Paperback)

Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, this book by one of its greatest proponents, Peter Cook, is an established classic. It exudes Cook's delight and catholic appetite for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn. The

After Christmas Tree (Welby Bethan)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful gift book with themes of empathy and environment, as well as all the magic of