Architecture and Ugliness. Anti-Aesthetics and the Ugly in Postmodern Architecture, Paperback - ***

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 32 bw illusNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 274 x 242 x 19Cover type: Har...

DescriptionA novel interpretation of architecture, ugliness, and the social consequences of aesthetic judgmentWhen buildings are deemed ugly, what ...

A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonArchitecture is distinguished from other art forms ...

Reality Modeled After Images explores architecture's entanglement with contemporary image culture. Through both historical and contemporary example...

A curated collection of Postmodern architecture in all its glorious array of vivid non-conformity

Graham has crafted a compact, jewel-like resource for all who seek to understand the sources, evolution, impact, and value of Japanese aesthetics a...

Publisher: UCL PressAuthor(s): Stylianos GiamarelosIllustration(s): 116 Illustrations, colorPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 35Cover t...

Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear wa...

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DescriptionArchitecture is often thought to be a diary of a society, filled with symbolic representations of specific cultural moments. However, as...

Engaging essays that roam across uncertain territory, in search of sunken forests, unclassifiable islands, inflammable skies, plagiarized tabernacl...

This book is an introduction to landscape architecture for students. Landscape architecture is a visual subject so the book is illustrated with the...

Contributor(s): Editor: Simon SwaffieldHere, for students and practitioners of landscape architecture, architecture, and planning, is a single reso...

Contributor(s): Michael Aaron FrishkopfEditor: Federico SpinettiTracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and...

Collection of 49 essays searching for new ways to theorisesub-Saharan African architecture, putting forward an array of heterogeneousperspectives, ...

Publisher: RidinghouseAuthor(s): Dr. Penelope CurtisIllustration(s): 8 colour, 60 b&w illustrationsNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2006Dimens...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons LtdAuthor(s): S CartaNumber of pages: 672Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 243 x 170 x 40Cover type: Paperback / sof...

DescriptionHow psychological ideas of space have profoundly affected architectural and artistic expression in the twentieth century.Beginning with ...

Architecture Is All Over investigates architecture's simultaneous diminishment and ubiquity in the early twenty-first century. As a diagnostic and ...

Emergence is one of the most exciting new fields in architecture today, gaining interest from not only academics and students but also leading prof...

Reducere. Christianity presents a glorious vision of culture, a vision overflowing with truth, beauty, and goodness. It's a vision that stands in stark confl...

This paperback edition of our bestseller analyses the complex aspects of sustainable architecture and its sociological, environmental and economic ...

This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the ...

A comprehenisive introduction to architecture and architectural history. This new addition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, ...

Cutting-edge examples of the use of optical illusion in design-from trompe l'oeil to anamorphosis-to solve various challenges, be they space or bud...

Trade paperback. In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture, profiling 200 key bui...

Reducere. Understanding Passivhaus is a simple guide to the Passivhaus standard. The book explains the principles behind Passivhaus thinking, and explores nu...

Reducere. Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2019 The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is one of the most prestigious and renowned awards for architecture worldw...

How aesthetics--understood as a more encompassing framework for human activity--might become the primary discourse for political and social engagem...

DescriptionArchitecture is immersed in an immense cultural experiment called imaging. ​Yet the technical status and nature of that imaging must be ...

Reducere. DescriptionNew Delhi was intended to impress and to encapsulate the values of the British Empire, in other words to project 'soft' power. This book...

Reducere. DescriptionArchitecture in Effect is a substantial collection of essays emerging from the Swedish research environment of the same name. While it t...

Publisher: RIBA PublishingAuthor(s): Stephen BrookhouseNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 240 x 167 x 12Cover type: Paperback / ...

The fifth addition to Thames & Hudson's `Whole Story' series is an accessible, informative introduction to the history of architecture.

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian SchonAuthor(s): Christian SeemannNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 293...

Contributor(s): Editor: Clifton EllisEditor: Rebecca GinsburgCountering the widespread misconception that slavery existed only on plantations, and ...

Contributor(s): Author: Junya IshigamiLightness, transparency, simplicity, and communion with nature are Japanese architect Junya Ishigami's watchw...

This unique volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influentia...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 50 bw illusNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 231 x 151 x 13Cover type: Pap...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncNumber of pages: 136Collection: Architectural DesignPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 210 x 285 x 11Cover type: Pap...

Over the last several decades, feminists and architects have independently developed critiques of modern Western assumptions and cultural practices...

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