This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader.

Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, it then goes on to explore historical movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinfor...

The first in-depth publication of drawings that reveal the creative genius of H. H. Richardson, the greatest American architect of the nineteenth century

After years of experience in education, research, design and policy, Professor Marcel Smets, former Flemish Government Architect, compiles his insights on the city and urban design in a personal booklet.

In his search for the foundations of urban design, Marcel Smets puts forward thirty complementary pairs of concepts. He starts from archetypal settlement forms (ribbon and cluster, ladder and star), typifies morphological categories (street and road, island and archipelago) and highlights ch...

This book deals with Beirut and Lebanon, which have been a veritable laboratory of architectural modernity in the Middle East, calling on the greatest national and international architects. Text in English and French.

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

“Back to Nature: Architecture Blends into Landscape” is een samengestelde verzameling van de beste architectenbureaus en hun projecten. Dit boek toont hoe innovatieve architectonische ontwerpen naadloos integreren met en het natuurlijke landschap aanvullen, waardoor harmonieuze en boeiende omgevingen ontstaan. Ontdek de kunst van architecten die hun creaties op vakkundige wijze vermengen met de schoonheid van de natuur, waarbij ze de grenzen tussen door de mens gemaakte en natuurlijke wer...

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

Twenty eight architects from Scandinavia present their latest projects involving residential, commercial and public buildings all characterised by Nordic flair.

Catalogue of the "TECHNOSCAPE" exhibition, focusing on the relationship between artistic and scientific disciplines, nowadays closer than ever, and the consequent contacts between technique, creativity and social awareness.

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...