"Architectural Design and Ethics offers both professional architects and architecture students a theoretical base and numerous suggestions as to how we might rethink our responsibilities to the nat…
Despite the exaggerated news of the untimely 'death of the detail' by Greg Lynn, the architectural detail is now more lifelike and active than ever before. In this era of digital design and product…
Building Type Basics books provide architects, engineers, and facility planners with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities. In each volume, leadin…
"“Design for Need: The Social Contribution of Design” is an anthology of papers edited by Julian Bicknell and Liz McQuiston. This book compiles presentations from a symposium held at the Royal …
The book you’re referring to is likely “Designing for the Disabled” by Selwyn Goldsmith. This influential work, first published in 1963, has been a cornerstone for architects focusing on barr…
Design competitions are a core mechanism of the architectural world. They offer architects unique opportunities to pitch for work, and the careers of many name architects have been made by winning …
"Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability a…
This is the first book to give such close attention to Le Corbusier's approach to the making of buildings. It illustrates the ways in which Le Corbusier's details were expressive of his overall phi…
Lighting is an essential element in any well-designed space, and Designing with Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design offers students and professionals a hands-on r…
“Villages in the Sun: Mediterranean Community Architecture” by Myron Goldfinger is a fascinating exploration of the architectural and urban forms of Mediterranean villages. Originally published…