Electronic Books

A Language of Contemporary Architecture : An Index of Topology and Typology / Rafael Luna, Dongwoo Yim

Provides an index of ideas, theories, projects, and definitions that string into a methodology for evaluating the contemporary ...

Basics design and living / :Jan Krebs

Residential Buildings are normally the first design projects encountered by the student in his or her training. The focus ...

Best of detail : Holz / wood / Christian Schittich

Brings together highlights from DETAIL about wood as a material. Besides a theoretical basis, the publication also offers ...

Building from Tradition: Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture / Elizabeth Golden

Examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary ...

David Chipperfield Architects = Architektur und Baudetails : Architecture and Construction Details / Sandra Hofmeister

Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects / George Baird, Mark Kingwell, Thomas Fisher, Mirko Zardini

Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, founded in 1987 in Toronto, is one of most innovative architectural offi ces ...

New architecture in wood : forms and structures / Marc Wilhelm Lennartz, Susanne Jacob-Freitag, Philip Thrift

Building with wood is currently enjoying a comeback. The reasons for the return of this ancient construction material are ...

Reusable and Sustainable Building Materials in Modern Architecture / Gülşah Koç and Bryan Christiansen

Designing buildings and physical environments depends on social structure, social needs, economic data, environment, and ...

Stufish - Entertainment Architecture (Architectural Design) / Ray Winkler, Neil Spiller

Looks at the work of STUFISH Entertainment Architects. Founded by the late Mark Fisher, the legendary British architect known ...

Zaha Hadid - Basic Art / Philip Jodidio

Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some ...