A revelatory exploration of a crucial Renaissance art form – military architecture – and its unexpected connections with contemporary aesthetic, cultural, and technological innovations. Urban fortifications were the most colossal artistic achieveme...

A counterintuitive proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local wood in home building. American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthles...

Filled with striking photography as well as design inspiration and hope for a better tomorrow, this beautifully designed volume profiles the work of a global selection of visionary architects who are reimagining our built world for the future. Drive...

Appraising the legacy of the Delos Symposia as both global humanitarian network and intellectual theater. Spearheaded by members of the digital humanities Delos Project, The Delos Symposia offers a contemporary critical reassessment of the extravaga...

The residential projects of the award-winning architecture firm responsible for the first Frieze New York pavilion. For over a decade, Brooklyn-based architecture firm SO–IL has been envisioning houses and other projects in between and adjacent to d...

A fascinating exploration of Europe's medieval architectural wonders–and the Muslim master-builders behind them. Who really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Abbots and bishops presiding over holy sites receive mentions aplenty throughou...

This monograph on the work of Austrian architect Carl Pruscha (born 1936) is divided into the three geographical areas of his life and legacy: the United States, Kathmandu, and Vienna. Following his study of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts V...

Drawing analogies proposes an innovative way of drawing by means of which we can go from observing an existing architectural model to a design idea inspired by the same model. Using exclusively free hand drawing, the author presents a series of cases...

Architects write a lot, especially now that conceptual aspects have become central in advanced reflections and narrative forms increasingly intersect the quest of design practices for an ultimate legitimation. In the growing mass of publications, the...

The compelling story of the significant relationship between communism and modern architecture in postwar France. The massive reshaping of French cities that took place between 1958 and 1981 is commonly regarded as a unique episode in which moderni...