Eric Klinenberg, American sociologist and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, recently wrote and published his fourth book, Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure…
Eco-architect Ken Yeang is best known for green architecture in the urban context, where he focuses on the bio integration of human-made, with nature to form constructed ecosystems. His designs…
In Sculpting Space, as the name suggests, the architect has converted his interests and knowledge in the sculpting of art and spaces into this book for other architects or clients…
Written by Matthew Carmona, an architect and urban planner, ‘Public Places, Urban Spaces’ is an exemplary guide on the fundamental principles, theory and practices revolving around the subject of urban…
Kevin Lynch’s theory is based on the measurement of Performance Characteristics of the spatial form of the city. The linkage between form and purpose which exist because of certain species…
In the book ‘Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities’ by Alexandra Lange, the author has spoken about the works of some of the best architecture critics…
Atmospheres by Peter Zumthor, a book is a rather eloquent discourse by Peter Zumthor was published in 2006 after his lecture in the Wege Durch das land, a festival of…
Published in 1998, Thinking architecture is a thin, 65 pages book, which gives an epigrammatic view into the mind of Pritzker prize laureate, Peter Zumthor. It is an abstract of…
The book architecture and modernity by Hilde Heynen explains the relationship between architectural practice and theory. It shows the position of a historian with an interest. The book is also…
Architecture is inspired by thoughts and emotions and also requires research and theory that completes a structure. It is an ever-growing field with immense knowledge. To expand this knowledge, here…
Alain de Botton, a Swiss-British philosopher and author of bestselling books like Essay of love, How Proust can change your life, The Architecture of Happiness, Religion for Atheists, Status anxiety;…
Ever since the invention of photography, architecture has been a notable subject for photographers and likewise, photography has played an important role in the way architecture is communicated and perceived.…