8,120円 Published in 1559 and appearing here for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Written by Bartolomeo Taegio, a Milanese jurist and man of letters, after his banishment (possibly for murder, Thomas E. Beck speculates), the text takes the form of a di...

7,643円 The work of landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Associates is globally renowned, from the 21st Century Waterfront in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to London's 2012 Olympic Park. Founded by George Hargreaves in 1983, this team of designers has transformed numerous abandoned sites into topographically...

2,862円 The shopping mall is both the most visible and the most contentious symbol of American prosperity. Despite their convenience, malls are routinely criticized for representing much that is wrong in Americaーsprawl, conspicuous consumption, the loss of regional character, and the decline of Mom and ...

2,123円 This book serves as a provocative and thought-provoking entry point into the exploration of housing typologies and urban forms, challenging traditional notions of privacy and shedding light on the complex interplay between architecture, individuality, and community. Piniara goes beyond a mere ana...

10,280円 This book connects Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic theory with his pursuit of beauty, presenting a path for the recovery of beauty in architecture. While there has been a resurgence of interest in beauty in architecture recently, the modern uglification of our built environment means there is no cle...

3,947円 Exploring the life and career of one of Florida's premier architects This well-illustrated book illuminates the life and career of one of Florida's premier architects, whose elegant homes and design aesthetic shaped the architectural character of Winter Park and influenced urban development throu...

3,045円 How does an architect become an architect? In this intimate and playful work of autobiography and criticism, Turner Brooks explores this very question, mapping the way his childhood impressions and enthusiasms later influenced his award-winning architectural work. In Spatial Memories and Preoccup...

2,789円 Create a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . . . . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner? . . . the layout of your child’s classroom affects their grades and test scores? . . . the design of your hospital room influences ho...

1,119円 Michelangelo, like Leonardo, was a man of many talents; sculptor, architect, painter and poet, he made the apotheosis of muscular movement, which to him was the physical manifestation of passion. He moulded his draughtsmanship, bent it, twisted it, and stretched it to the extreme limits of possib...

5,300円 The first biography of an extraordinary woman and architect who left her mark on world capitals and reshaped modern design Ella Briggs (1880–1977) was a talented architect, designer, and writer whose influence was felt on both sides of the Atlantic. She trained with the Viennese Secessionists and...

9,119円 As the need for a circular construction industry becomes progressively more apparent, building practitioners are increasingly turning to salvaged building components to construct new projects. Yet the aesthetic potential of reused materials remains underexplored. Drawing from art history, archite...

1,500円 En este singular libro, Isabel Roura logra hacer convivir elementos del detrás de escena de distintas disciplinas: la arquitectura y la literatura. Pareciera que lo que no se ve ーcierta estructura o pensamientoー es justo lo primordial y esencial para que exista aquello que queda a la vista, tan...