Theory of Architecture

Films use architecture as visual shorthand to tell viewers everything they need to know about the characters in a short amount of time. Illustrated by a diverse range of films from different eras and cultures, this book investigates the reciprocity between film and architecture...

Offers an excellent introduction to the remarkable work of Michel Foucault, providing a focused understanding suitable for architects...

Offers an excellent introduction to the remarkable work of Michel Foucault, providing a focused understanding suitable for architects...

Explored through a range of theories and case studies, this account shows how our lives are 'framed' within the clusters of rooms, buildings, streets, and cities we inhabit...

This book analyses Wright’s innovative, profoundly universal theory of architecture that drew upon geometry and notions of the indigenous as he put them into practice and outlines the design methodology which he applied to his domestic and non-domestic buildings...

This book analyses Wright’s innovative, profoundly universal theory of architecture that drew upon geometry and notions of the indigenous as he put them into practice and outlines the design methodology which he applied to his domestic and non-domestic buildings...

Eisenman has always been deeply interested in the problem of form in architecture and has constantly challenged the classical concept of it. He tried to connect his own work with the cultural manifestations of the time: firstly under the influence of Colin Rowe and his formalist studies; secondly, b..

Addressing the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations, this volume challenges the contemporary tendency for computer-aided drawings to become mere ‘models’ for imitation in the construction of buildings...

Addressing the vital role of the imagination in the critical interpretation of architectural representations, this volume challenges the contemporary tendency for computer-aided drawings to become mere ‘models’ for imitation in the construction of buildings...

The book is divided into three sections. Firstly, 'Formations' considers the rising tension between the desire to translate traditional architectural motifs into iron and the nascent feeling that iron buildings were themselves creating an entirely new field of aesthetic expression. Secondly, 'Exchan..

The book is divided into three sections. Firstly, 'Formations' considers the rising tension between the desire to translate traditional architectural motifs into iron and the nascent feeling that iron buildings were themselves creating an entirely new field of aesthetic expression. Secondly, 'Exchan..

Providing a concise and accessible introduction to the work of the twentieth century’s celebrated German philosopher, Hans-Georg Gadamer, this book focuses on the aspects of Gadamer’s philosophy that have been the most influential among architects, educators in architecture, and architectural theori..