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A Vision of a Living World: The Nature of Order, Book 3
An Essay of the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe
In Book Three of this four-volume work, Alexander presents hundreds of his own buildings and those of his contemporaries who have used methods consistent with… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-9726529-3-3 (Routledge)
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The Nature of Order (4 volume set)
Christopher Alexander's four volume masterwork, the result of twenty-seven years of research, considers three vital perspectives: a scientific perspective; a perspective based on beauty and… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-9726529-0-2 (Routledge)
Building Structures
From Concepts to Design
A thorough introduction to building for the non-expert, this book is a one-stop book reference source for knowing everything important about building structures.
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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33623-9 (Taylor & Francis)
The Modern Airport Terminal
New Approaches to Airport Architecture
This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-24812-9 (Taylor & Francis)
An Urban Approach To Climate Sensitive Design
Strategies for the Tropics
The need to respond to the rapidly changing city climate is particularly urgent in the tropics where the urban transition is currently at its peak.… read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33410-5 (Taylor & Francis)
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Architecture and Participation
Bringing together leading international practitioners and theorists in the field, ranging from the 1960s pioneers of participation to some of the major contemporary figures in…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31746-7 (Routledge)
Sustainable Architectures
Critical explorations of green building practice in Europe and North America
As buildings are responsible for fifty per cent of CO2 emissions, their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build…
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The Transparent State
Architecture and Politics in Postwar Germany
Examining the transformation of transparency as a metaphor in West German political thought to an analogy for democratic architecture, this book questions the prevailing assumption… read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-70019-1 (Routledge)
Performative Architecture
Beyond Instrumentality
This book addresses the emergence of a new kind of architecture, in which building performance is a guiding design principle, adopting new performance-based priorities for… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-70083-2 (Routledge)
Understanding Architecture
Understanding Architecture gives the first ever all-inclusive introduction to architecture and architectural history. Exceptional in its approach, it explores architecture as a current practice in… read more2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32059-7 (Routledge)
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Forthcoming Titles:
Rethinking Landscape: A Critical Reader
By Ian H. Thompson
To be published November 28th 2008
Practice - Architecture, Technique and Representation
By Stan Allen
To be published November 28th 2008
Nihilism
By Bulent Diken
To be published November 28th 2008
Stockholm: The Making of a Metropolis
By Thomas Hall
To be published December 2nd 2008
The City Rehearsed: Object, Architecture, and Print in the Worlds of Hans Vredeman de Vries
By Christopher Heuer
To be published December 9th 2008