Manual for Urban Design Second and revised edition of the successful edition with new projects Urban design is based on planning and design...
Modern urban terraced houses or row houses emerged in Europe from the 17th century onwards. Usually two to three storeys high and with a garden at...
There is a long tradition of using wood as a distinct and ecologically sound building material. Wooden architecture conveys for today’s world the...
Collective Urban Planning in Research, Teaching and Practice This practice orientated handbook aims at all urban actors wishing to develop and...
Ephemeral phenomena like fire, precipitation, shade, and wind have emerged as important contemporary protagonists for environmental design due to...
From casting to sculpture Cast materials become solid, yet they originate as fluid materials that can take on any imaginable form. This simple yet...
Treatise on digital architecture Hovestadt’s treatise strictly follows the model of the famous treatises by Vitruvius (De architectura) and Alberti...
Architecture after God A vivid retelling of the biblical story of Babel leads from the contested site of Babylon to the soaring towers of the modern...
Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made...