Modern living typically represents the compromising of a diverse number of considerations in place of the practical. We make our dwellings conform to our lifestyles, but most in the end ...

Height is not the only distinguishing feature of the Commerzbank Tower. As this illustrated guide to its design and construction reveals, this iconic structure is also the worlds first ecological ...

For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most distinctive and inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy City's skyscrapers begins in the key period ...

The bungalow as we know it was created when British colonial administrators adapted a classic style of Indian architecture to build their summer retreats.

A dense, double-volume compendium of homes by Japanese architects, this fascinating publication profiles more than 50 diverse residential projects by 29 architects and offices. Each example is presented through diverse, ...

An important and stimulating architecture book on the momentous urban and town planning project in the city center of Istanbul. The Zorlu Center, a dynamic and impressive gateway being built ...

What distinguishes an impressive building from a truly remarkable one? In Cult Buildings, architecture critic Kenneth Powell looks beyond the famous and the grand to identify those buildings that have ...

How can we adequately provide housing when disaster strikes, whether that disaster is weather related, like hurricanes, floods and droughts, happens in a matter of minutes from an earthquake or ...

To nonspecialists outside Eastern Europe, Soviet architecture conjures up vast, gray cityscapes of monotonous Brutalistbuildings, all created with utility rather than style in mind. This widely held impression glosses over ...

A comprehensive overview of Southern California's most experimental architecture, showcasing the highly expressive work of famed architects such as Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne, as well as the best of ...

Family housing presenta una selección de más de veinte proyectos de viviendas contemporáneas mostradas a través de la perspectiva de una veintena de arquitectos de contrastado interés arquitectónico. Ricamente ilustrado ...

The distinction between horse farms for perpetuating bloodlines and those offering horseback riding for pleasure has almost ceased to exist. Stables where horses are bred, trained and ridden under one ...

From the utilitarian inns that punctuated ancient trade routes to the worldwide network of Hilton and Hyatt, the hotel has transitioned from a marginal building type to a cultural phenomenon ...

is focused on the latest generation of airports. As gateways to their cities and regions, they serve a broad constituency, including airlines and retail vendors. Yet the quality of each ...

The last 25 years or so have witnessed redevelopment in the City of London on an unprecedented scale, following the deregulation of the financial markets, the so-called #147;Big Bang,' in ...

Creating layered living spaces in apartment buildings houses one of the most important and multifaceted tasks for contemporary architects worldwide.

This title presents the fundamental principals behind the conception and design of built space and their effect on coping with illness. One of the key questions to be answered is ...

The Landscape of Can Lis Jørn Utzons Architectural Thought Biography of Jørn Utzon Essay: The Innermost Being of Architecture Jørn Utzon Essay: Its All So Simple John Pardey Studies of ...

El concepto de la reforma arquitectónica se ha concebido siempre como una solución para la conservación del pasado en el presente. Hoy en día podemos decir que la rehabilitación o ...

Theater of Architecture gathers twenty of Hugh Hardy's projects, both within New York City and beyond its borders. Hardy candidly discusses the collaborations, challenges and strategies that gave rise to ...