‘An uncommonly intelligent guide through 4,000 years of spaces and buildings.’ – San Francisco ChronicleBack in print, an elegant presentation of stunning and inspiring architectural drawings from antiquity to the present dayThroughout history, architects have relied on drawings both to develop their ideas and communicate their vision to the world. This gorgeous collection brings together more than 250 of the finest architectural drawings of all time, revealing each architect’s proces...

A design monograph series on Frank Lloyd Wright: a historical-critical essay discussing his life and work, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

A fascinating new take on the architecture of Adjaye, exploring his approach to five building materials through his projects

Residential architecture and landscape design projects in the USA desert states, highlighting unique design challenges and opportunities.

This volume is a sequel to the work I published, several years ago, under the title, Byzantine Constantinople: the Walls of the City, and adjoining Historical Sites. In that work the city was viewed, mainly, as the citadel of the Roman Empire in the East, and the bulwark of civilization for more than a thousand years. But the city of Constantine was not only a mighty fortress.

It was, moreover, the centre of a great religious community, which elaborated dogmas, fostered forms of piety, and co...

From his Great (Bamboo) Wall house to the Japan National Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma pioneered sustainability in architecture, turning local craftsmanship into a new, tactile approach. Discover his oeuvre in this extensive monograph.

Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman Empire, a wide scale application of concrete only reappeared in the 19th century. Here lies also the origin of modern (reinforced) concrete. Since then, both concrete application and composition have significantly changed. Today, concrete from the 19th and early 20th century is considered as historic concrete.

In this thesis, we study historic concrete in the Netherlands, that is to say the co...

Een onderzoek naar de opkomst van belhuizen als nieuwe sociale ruimten in de stad. Belhuizen zijn onderdeel van de publieke ruimte, geworteld in de stad en in de gemeenschap, met een directe lijn naar het moederland. Het belhuis heeft een drieledige collectieve functie: de fysieke plek waar je je kunt onderdompelen, de wereldwijde infrastructuur door telecommunicatie en waarschijnlijk als meest belangrijke de collectieve herinnering aan datgene wat ver weg en onbereikbaar is.Diego Barajas (Co...