Ernö Goldfinger

The Life of an Architect

By Nigel Warburton

In writing this important new book, Nigel Warburton researched the extensive archive of Goldfinger's writing, office papers, models and drawings held in the RIBA Collection...

Published May 26th 2005 by Routledge.

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Building Change

Architecture, Politics and Cultural Agency

By Lisa Findley

Building Change investigates the shifting relationships between power, space and architecture in a world where a number of subjected people are reasserting their political and...

Published March 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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The Transparent State

Architecture and Politics in Postwar Germany

By Deborah Ascher Barnstone

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 in German...

Published January 7th 2005 by Routledge.

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Understanding Architecture

By Dr Hazel Conway, Hazel Conway, Rowan Roenisch

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...

Published December 15th 2004 by Routledge.

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Peter Shepheard

Edited by Annabel Downs

Published September 15th 2004 by Taylor and Francis.

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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...

Published June 3rd 2004 by Routledge.

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Tracing Modernity

Manifestations of the Modern in Architecture and the City

Edited by Christian Hermansen, Mari Hvattum

From the seventeenth century until today, the 'modern' has served as a key category by which to understand an ever-changing present. Art and architecture have...

Published May 27th 2004 by Routledge.

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American Architectural History

A Contemporary Reader

Edited by Keith Eggener

This major new text presents a collection of recent writings on architecture and urbanism in the United States, with topics ranging from colonial to contemporary...

Published April 22nd 2004 by Routledge.

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Chinese Spatial Strategies

Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911

By Jianfei Zhu

Chinese Spatial Strategies presents a study of social spaces of the capital of Ming Qing China (1420-1911). Focusing on early Ming and early and middle...

Published November 27th 2003 by Routledge.

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The Saga of Sydney Opera House

The Dramatic Story of the Design and Construction of the Icon of Modern Australia

By Peter Murray

Peter Murray's compelling and highly readable biography of the building presents both sides of the story. Using previously unpublished files and papers, Murray has managed...

Published November 20th 2003 by Routledge.

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