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  • Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Arts

    Edited by Yasser Mahgoub, Nicola Cavalagli, Antonella Versaci, Hocine Bougdah, Marta Serra-Permanyer ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book covers a broad range of topics relating to architecture and urban design, such as the conservation of cities’ culture and identity through design and planning processes, various ideologies and approaches to achieving more sustainable cities while retaining their identities, and strategies to help cities advertise themselves on the global market.Every city has its own unique identity, ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

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  • Introduction to Architecture

    by Francis D. K. Ching, James F. Eckler ...
    A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volumeIntroduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. With his typical highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • Hassan Fathy and Continuity in Islamic Arts and Architecture

    The Birth of a New Modern

    by Ahmad Hamid ...
    Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate Technology, identifies questions ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres

    by Akel Kahera, Latif Abdulmalik, Craig Anz ...
    The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. 'Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers' provides an easy-to-use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300 line drawings.Case studies of urban mosques in New York, Washington, Boston, and London and Birmingham ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Islamic Area Studies with Geographical Information Systems

    Edited by Atsuyuki Okabe ...
    Series series New Horizons in Islamic Studies
    In this volume the contributors use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to reassess both historic and contemporary Asian countries and traditionally Islamic areas. This highly illustrated and comprehensive work highlights how GIS can be applied to the social sciences. With its description of how to process, construct and manage geographical data the book is ideal for the non-specialist looking ... Read more

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  • The Skycourt and Skygarden

    Greening the urban habitat

    by Jason Pomeroy ...
    Population increases, advances in technology and the continued trend towards inner-city migration have transformed the traditional city of spaces into the modern city of objects. This has necessitated alternative spatial and technological solutions to replenish those environments that were once so intrinsic to society’s day-to-day interactions and communal activities.This book considers skycourts ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Design Innovation for the Built Environment

    Research by Design and the Renovation of Practice

    Edited by Michael Hensel ...
    Today architecture and other fields in the built environment face the steep task of answering complex questions pertaining to sustainability, performance, and adaptability.How are these disciplines to accomplish these difficult tasks at such an immense pace?How might architectural practice renovate itself accordingly?Worldwide it is becoming increasingly clear that different modes of research are ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Urban Design Thinking

    A Conceptual Toolkit

    by Kim Dovey ...
    Urban Design Thinking provides a conceptual toolkit for urban design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it shows how the design of our cities and urban spaces can be interpreted and informed through contemporary theories of urbanism, architecture and spatial analysis.Relating abstract ideas to real-world examples, and taking assemblage thinking as its critical framework, the book ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Conversations With Form

    A Workbook for Students of Architecture

    by N. John Habraken, Andrés Mignucci, Jonathan Teicher ...
    Through a progressive series of exercises - accompanied by observational studies, examples and applied theory - Conversations with Form: A Workbook for Students of Architecture improves designers’ understanding, dexterity and resilience in making form. It specifically focuses on the skills needed to succeed in the everyday context in which the vast majority of architects will ultimately design and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Arts

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Cities' Identity through Architecture and Arts (CITAA 2017), May 11-13, 2017, Cairo, Egypt

    Edited by Anna Catalani, Zeinab Nour, Antonella Versaci, Dean Hawkes, Hocine Bougdah, Adolf Sotoca, Mahmoud Ghoneem, Ferdinando Trapani ...
    Every city has its unique and valuable identity, this identity is revealed through its physical and visual form, it is seen through the eyes of its residents and users. The city develops over time, and its identity evolves with it. Reflecting the rapid and constant changes the city is subjected to, Architecture and Arts, is the embodiment of the cultural, historical, and economical characteristics ... Read more

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  • Digital Art History

    A Subject in Transition. Computers and the History of Art Series, Volume 1

    by Anna Bentkowska-Kafel, Trish Cashen, Hazel Gardiner ...
    Series series Computers and the History of Art
    This book looks at the transformation that Art and Art history is undergoing through engagement with the digital revolution. Since its initiation in 1985, CHArt (Computers and the History of Art) has set out to promote interaction between the rapidly developing new Information Technology and the study and practice of Art. It has become increasingly clear in recent years that this interaction has ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Digital Archaeology

    Bridging Method and Theory

    Edited by Patrick Daly, Thomas L. Evans ...
    The use of computers in archaeology is entering a new phase of unparalleled development, moving on from a specialist methodology on the margins to a powerful practical and analytical tool used across all areas of archaeological interest. With a thorough examination of the ways in which both everyday and cutting-edge technologies can be used to inform and enhance traditional methods, this book ... Read more

    $60.99 USD