Anthony Vidler interprets contemporary buildings and projects in light of the resurgent interest in the uncanny as a metaphor for a fundamentally unhomely modern condition. The Architectural Uncanny presents an engaging and original series of...

A reprint of the 1976 edition of Teach Yourself Naval Architecture, in metric units. The metric system in the marine industry; the lines plan; calculation of areas, moments of areas, moments of inertia and volumes; transverse stability...

Architecture can no longer limit itself to the art of making buildings; it must also invent the politics of taking them apart. This is Jill Stoner's premise for a minor architecture. Her architect's eye tracks differently from most...

Architecture is a doing word. You can learn a great deal about the workings of architecture through analysing examples but a fuller understanding of its powers and potential comes through practice, by trying to do it...This book offers student...

Pet Architecture Guide Book

Profiles more than 100 architectural projects from the last decade, providing a compelling reference for architects, urban planners, designers and anyone interested in contemporary Japanese architecture. This informative and beautifully...

One of Japan's leading architects examines notions of Japan-ness as exemplified by key events in Japanese architectural history from the seventh to the twentieth century; essays on buildings and their cultural context. Japanese architect Arata...

This book is the first of its kind to discuss the history of the Balkan Peninsula from late antiquity to the height of the Ottoman era by focusing on architecture as its principal gauge. In doing so, it transcends various established conventions...

Features an overview of architecture, from modern to radically avant-garde. This book includes a variety of projects from around the world, as well as some works of art that have a direct relation to architecture. It is suitable for those who are...