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Invisible Labour (Histories of Architectural Knowledge)

Fri, 15 May 2026 01:49:28 +0000

Invisible Labour

reveals the hidden work that makes architecture possible. Instead of focusing on finished buildings, the book highlights the often overlooked tasks that keep our built world standing and evolving. Moving across three scales—data, environment, and construction—it..

Price: $46.99

Eine kurze Geschichte der guten Stadt (German Edition)

Fri, 15 May 2026 01:47:27 +0000

Erinnern Sie sich noch an die Vorlesungen und Lehrenden aus Ihrer Studienzeit? Nein? Camilla van Deurs schon. Sie erinnert sich besonders an einen Dozenten und Professor, Jan Gehl, nicht nur wegen seines Wissens, sondern auch wegen seiner Fähigkeit, dieses zu vermitteln.

Jan Gehl präsenti..

Price: $35.99

Japanese Joinery and the Future of Timber: Fibre to Fibre

Thu, 14 May 2026 16:24:25 +0000

This book explores the rich legacy of Japanese timber joinery and examines how advanced robotic timber fabrication methods can benefit from the ancient art of wood-only connections. It blends historical insights with captivating imagery and interviews with industry experts.

Price: $66.99

Chora 5 (Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture)

Sat, 02 May 2026 13:58:35 +0000

Architecture is at a crossroads - to survive as a vehicle of contemporary human culture it must extend beyond conventional aesthetic and technological reductions but this requires determining how to affirm its relevancy within a globalized and technological culture. In a world where the suppose..

Price: $39.95

Architecture on Ice (A History of the Hockey Arena)

Sat, 02 May 2026 07:59:59 +0000

Despite the legendary reputations of Madison Square Garden, Maple Leaf Gardens, and the Montreal Forum, skating rinks and hockey arenas may be North America’s most overlooked cultural buildings. Architecture on Ice reveals the central role they have played in influencing urban, social, a..

Price: $55.00

Peeking through the Keyhole (The Evolution of North American Homes)

Sat, 02 May 2026 04:38:07 +0000

Since the Second World War, rapid developments in the economy, family structure, technology, employment, and lifestyle have transformed the home. Avi Friedman and David Krawitz guide the reader through the trends and changes, many of them ill-conceived and wasteful, that have influenced residen..

Price: $32.95

Chora 1 (Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture)

Sat, 02 May 2026 04:10:31 +0000

Volume I in the new series Chora: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture explores fundamental questions concerning the practice of architecture and examines the potential of architecture.

Contents
Chora: The Space of Architectural Representation - Alberto Pérez-Gómez - The..

Price: $37.95

Chora 4 (Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture)

Sat, 02 May 2026 04:09:58 +0000

Contributors to this volume strive to uncover architectural alternatives to simplistic models based on concepts of aesthetics, technology, or sociology. Seventeen essays explore historical topics ranging from antiquity, with a study of the Roman Colosseum; through early Renaissance subjects, su..

Price: $43.95

Concrete, Second Edition (The Vision of a New Architecture)

Sat, 02 May 2026 03:58:54 +0000

Collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focussing on determining role of the reinforced concrete frame. He argues that Perret provides the first rational and effective expression of classical..

Price: $37.95

Chora 7 (Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture)

Sat, 02 May 2026 03:13:23 +0000

For over twenty years, the Chora series has received international acclaim for its excellence in interdisciplinary research on architecture. The seven volumes of Chora have challenged readers to consider alternatives to conventional aesthetic and technological concepts. The seventy-eight author..

Price: $43.95