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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “remei capdevila werning”
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  • Goodman for Architects

    by Remei Capdevila-Werning ...
    Series series Thinkers for Architects
    American philosopher Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) was one of the foremost analytical thinkers of the twentieth century, with groundbreaking contributions in the fields of logic, philosophy of science, epistemology, and aesthetics. This book is an introduction to the aspects of Goodman’s philosophy which have been the most influential among architects and architectural theorists.Goodman specifically ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Active Image

    Architecture and Engineering in the Age of Modeling

    Edited by Sabine Ammon, Remei Capdevila-Werning ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The “active image” refers to the operative nature of images, thus capturing the vast array of “actions” that images perform. This volume features essays that present a new approach to image theory. It explores the many ways images become active in architecture and engineering design processes and how, in the age of computer-based modeling, images play an indispensable role.The contributors examine ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

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  • Archispeak

    An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms

    by Tom Porter ...
    Widely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved into a language of design jargon. Commonly found in architectural literature and journalism, in critical design debate and especially in student project reviews, Archispeak can seem insular and perplexing to others and -- particularly to the new architectural student -- often ... Read more

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  • The Evolution of Designs

    Biological Analogy in Architecture and the Applied Arts

    by Philip Steadman ...
    This book tells the history of the many analogies that have been made between the evolution of organisms and the human production of artefacts, especially buildings. It examines the effects of these analogies on architectural and design theory and considers how recent biological thinking has relevance for design.Architects and designers have looked to biology for inspiration since the early 19th ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Advancements in the Philosophy of Design

    Edited by Pieter E. Vermaas, Stéphane Vial ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume presents 25 essays on the philosophy of design. With contributions originating from philosophy and design research, and from product design to architecture, it gives a rich spectrum of state of the art research and brings together studies on philosophical topics in which design plays a key role and design research to which philosophy contributes.Coverage zooms in on specific and more ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Lefebvre for Architects

    by Nathaniel Coleman ...
    Series series Thinkers for Architects
    While the work of Henri Lefebvre has become better known in the English-speaking world since the 1991 translation of his 1974 masterpiece, The Production of Space, his influence on the actual production of architecture and the city has been less pronounced. Although now widely read in schools of architecture, planning and urban design, Lefebvre’s message for practice remains elusive; inevitably so ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Style and Creativity in Design

    by Chiu-Shui Chan ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book looks at causative reasons behind creative acts and stylistic expressions. It explores how creativity is initiated by design cognition and explains relationships between style and creativity. The book establishes a new cognitive theory of style and creativity in design and provides designers with insights into their own cognitive processes and styles of thinking, supporting a better ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Curating Architecture and the City

    Edited by Sarah Chaplin, Alexandra Stara ...
    Series series Critiques
    Addressing the collection, representation and exhibition of architecture and the built environment, this book explores current practices, historical precedents, theoretical issues and future possibilities arising from the meeting of a curatorial ‘subject’ and an architectural ‘object’.Striking a balance between theoretical investigations and case studies, the chapters cover a broad methodological ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Structure and Form in Design

    Critical Ideas for Creative Practice

    by Michael Hann ...
    This book provides a critical examination of structure and form in design, covering a range of topics of great value to students and practitioners engaged in any of the specialist decorative arts and design disciplines. The complexities of two-dimensional phenomena are explained and illustrated in detail, while various three-dimensional forms are also discussed.In the context of the decorative ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Adaptive Architecture

    Changing Parameters and Practice

    Edited by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser, Andrea E. Hardy, Jacob J. Wilhelm ...
    The constant in architecture's evolution is change. Adaptive Architecture explores structures, or environments that accommodate multiple functions at the same time, sequentially, or at periodically recurring events. It demonstrates how changing technological, economic, ecological and social conditions have altered the playing field for architecture from the design of single purpose structures to ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Narrative Architecture

    A Designer's Story

    by Sylvain De Bleeckere, Sebastiaan Gerards ...
    Narrative Architecture explores the postmodern concept of narrative architecture from four perspectives: thinking, imagining, educating, and designing, to give you an original view on our postmodern era and architectural culture. Authors Sylvain De Bleeckere and Sebastiaan Gerards outline the ideas of thinkers, such as Edmund Husserl, Paul Ricoeur, Emmanuel Levinas, and Peter Sloterdijk, and ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Design Computing and Cognition '14

    Edited by John S. Gero, Sean Hanna ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book details the state-of-the-art of research and development in design computing and design cognition. It features more than 35 papers that were presented at the Sixth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, DCC’14, held at University College, London, UK.Inside, readers will find the work of expert researchers and practitioners that explores both advances in theory and ... Read more

    $188.09 USD