The people of Hong Kong are asking, Is this our city?, a simple question but difficult to answer. When we are assuming......more
Roger Anger (1923-2008) war einer der produktivsten französischen Architekten der 1950er und 1960er Jahre. Skulpturale P......more
This book seeks to establish more clearly the generic parameters of a successful mega infrastructure project, on the pre......more
Under the surface of cities and within build environments lay hidden layers that for some play a key role in the urban s......more
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Globalisation requires cities to become competitive, and to do so cities must behave more like businesses. In the face o......more
Globalisation requires cities to become competitive, and to do so cities must behave more like businesses. In the face o......more
In Olympic Urbanism: Rome to Rio, Judith Grant Long asks whether the requirements of building for the Olympic Games are ......more
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This lab manual is a companion to the third edition of the textbook Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social......more
Cities are our future and increasingly determine global resource use. Growing urbanization presents some of the most sig......more
A comprehensive title setting out the law and practice of planning applications, appeals and challenges, particularly fo......more
This handbook explores the critically important topic of embodied carbon, providing advanced insights that focus on meas......more
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The Loop: Chicago Architecture and the Social Imaginary discusses the social function of architecture. Through close rea......more
Urban regeneration research studies not only on the design aspects of urban planning but also takes into account the dem......more
A new addition to the University of Pittsburgh Press award winning Culture Politics & the Built Environment series...more
The focus of this book has been concentrated on a criticism of the current resilience strategies: how adapting an anachr......more
The Climate Imaginary reflects on a global collection of design works that are engaged with the social, political and cu......more
This book addresses questions of pluralism in a time of increasing ethnic, religious and cultural diversity in the publi......more
Hamburg setzt auf eine nachhaltige innere Stadtentwicklung. Neue Orte des Wohnens, der Dienstleistung, der Produktion, d......more
This book features innovative and productive responses, in the form of architectural design and thinking, to the shift i......more
Architecture in uneven terrains challenges conventions and invites us to rethink the relationship between the natural en......more
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This is the first book to critically and visually explore the incidental and improvised approaches that have created spa......more
Architecture and Cultural Continuity explores a new way of viewing architecture - arguing that all architecture is best ......more
The Cities of Repetition project provides a comprehensive graphic documentation and analysis of the largest Hong Kong ho......more
Cities are infinite cultural hyperobjects that contain layers of history, of contemporary life, of material, capital, in......more
The renewal cities of Britain, those that began their reconstruction after 1960, are rich in utopian visions. This book ......more
If discourse is the foundation of democracy, how can the design of our cities empower and enable discourse? "Never have ......more
Introduces DLANDstudio’s pioneering and award-winning Sponge Park concept for the regeneration of the notorious Gowanus ......more
A celebration of park systems as central to communities around the world. The creation of park systems is a historically......more
Workshops held in suburban Switzerland to experiment with the connection between our bodies and the spaces that we inhab......more
"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe’s readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrat......more
The changing nature of African landscapes, from rural to urbanized spaces, has been a pre-occupation of African media pr......more
A revelatory exploration of a crucial Renaissance art form--military architecture--and its unexpected connections with c......more
A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy. After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Nor......more
Geospatial datasets and remotely sensed images have become ubiquitous in scholarly and public discussions of urbanizatio......more
This book isolates and dissects long-overlooked architectural typologies to unveil political aesthetics and protocols al......more
Future Farm Forms is a research and design project that explores how synergies between cloud-based information technolog......more
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The concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air po......more
The first publication devoted to the remarkable history of Dubai and how the leadership of its people steered its forwar......more
ADUs offer homeowners opportunities to host family and friends, add studio or office space, or generate passive income t......more
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The housing crisis confronts two of North America’s contemporary urban challenges: affordability and the need to curtail......more
The housing crisis confronts two of North America’s contemporary urban challenges: affordability and the need to curtail......more
We build fountains--those vibrant symbols of life and physical embodiments of beauty--to mark and celebrate our favored ......more
A genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society. A Natur......more
Mass housing and prefabrication shaped global modernist architecture like no other aspect of industrialised construction......more
The second publication by Goldsmiths’ Centre for Research Architecture explores the role of media in spatial politics an......more
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Urban Informality and the Built Environment brings a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of informality and the bui......more
Urban Informality and the Built Environment brings a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of informality and the bui......more
"How can performance transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creatio......more
The book departs from a reflection on contemporary issues of environmental and social sustainability. With buildings and......more
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Extreme weather events, droughts, floods, shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, melting glaciers, sea-level ......more
Extreme weather events, droughts, floods, shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns, melting glaciers, sea-level ......more
Zoning codes have become the most significant regulatory power of local government, determining how we experience our ci......more
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Contested Airport Land draws attention to the accelerating airport development in the Global South. Empirical studies pr......more
From one of today’s most inspired architects and urban advocates, a manifesto for architecture as a force for addressing......more
A major urban history of the design and development of postwar San Francisco Designing San Francisco is the untold story......more
2013 begann die von China geplante Initiative "Neue Seidenstra e", deren Umsetzung viele Orte in Asien und Afrika, aber ......more
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Applied Urban Design combines why we design and who we design for, with how we design, by providing the reader with a co......more
Applied Urban Design combines why we design and who we design for, with how we design, by providing the reader with a co......more
Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics......more
Promoted as a prestigious economic opportunity and often aggressively sought by local leaders, hosting a modern Olympics......more
(English / French) Countering the phenomenon of sprawl in the often anonymous or chaotic urban periphery, the Oassis nei......more
Cities and towns continue to evolve and are utilizing a range of planning and design strategies in urban landscapes that......more