books about: architectures     books:       Modern Architecture Since 190020 reviews William Curtis Phaidon Press, 1996 It's provoking. It's breath taking. It's excellent !!! It's extremely difficult, if not impossible, task to write a review on Mr. Curtis's book on Modern architecture. Scope of time/space/subject is just so wide and deep to write down on a single page. However, the reason why this book stands out is that Mr. Curtis's writings are based on first hand experience of actual buildings. One can easily grasp that because he points out nitty-gritty ...             A Visual Dictionary of Architecture17 reviews Francis D. K. Ching Wiley, 1996 Ching's books are great! This book is really good for architecture students. I do not use the book every day, but when I need it, it proves very usefull. All books from this author that I purchased are really good so far. This one has a lot of details drawings which are great.             The Architecture of Happiness (Vintage)36 reviews Alain De Botton Vintage, 2008 Typography of Happiness? Alain de Botton's Architecture of Happiness is a humanist's guide to understanding built environments. Finding room to appreciate both classical and contemporary architecture, de Botton resolves the quarrel between the ancients and the moderns by suggesting that every architecture strives to provide the conditions for happiness. "What works of design and architecture talk to us about is the kind ...             Towards a New Architecture13 reviews Le Corbusier Dover Publications, 1985 Eye opening and excellent While known for at times overstating his case, Le Corbusier still makes a well-thought and passionate statement for the impact and value of architecture in the 20th (and now 21st century). The book is a fast, engaging read and frighteningly topical for something that was written almost a century ago.             Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life9 reviews David M. Newman Pine Forge Press, 2008 A Great Textbook This textbook was incredibly easy to read. The content was interesting and presented in a very clear, understandable way that was easy to learn from. I didn't have to re-read anything just to get the basic idea like in some text books I've used. The photograph essays scattered throughout the book were on interesting, thought provoking topics.             Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites40 reviews Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006 A lifesaver As project manager, I was in a bind when our contract information architect failed to understand the complexities of our matrixed business model and client base. Rosenfeld's book helped me design a IA for our 700 page HTML site that has since been described as simple, intuitive, a no-brainer. What great compliments! The book describes basic theories of IA in general (i.e. book indexes ...             101 Things I Learned in Architecture School19 reviews Matthew Frederick The MIT Press, 2007 More than a book for architects I've owned this book for two months now, and after skimming through it a few times early on, I've come to where I'm reading it regularly, and with expanded purpose and meaning. Although I'm not an architect, I do work with them, and find architects to be fascinating people. This book brings to life many of the under-pinnings of how architects think and see the world. These foundational aspects ...             A Global History of Architecture5 reviews Francis D. K. Ching, Mark M. Jarzombek, ... Wiley, 2006 long over-due summary of global architecture: a must buy This book is a sorely needed alternative to current textbooks. It is written in crisp and unsentimental style that conveys big themes but with an attention to details. The book is organized as a series of timelines beginning with 3500 BC and ending with a chapter on recent architecture. But instead of each chapter beginning at the same place in the world, each chapter begins somewhere ...             Computer Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer ...10 reviews John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson Morgan Kaufmann, 2006 a must-have for computer engineers I read the 3rd edition cover to cover a few years ago and was amazed by its comprehensive coverage for computing related topics from high level to details. Now, the 4th edition is no worse and worth the money. With significant shift from single processor to multiprocessor, it matches the technology trend and stays on top of current industry challenges. This book is a definitely must have for both ...             Architecture: Form, Space, & Order32 reviews Francis D. K. Ching Wiley, 2007 A wonderful architectural book! I read this book in Chinese when I started to learn architecture many yaers ago, and I bought the English version later when I came to the US. I love it, it is one of the best architectural books that you can have.             Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; a Handbook4 reviews Birkhäuser Basel, 2008 Essential book for architecture students and teachers The English title might be misleading--this book is not about 'construction', but rather about what the Germans call Baukunst, the art of construction, or the art of 'putting buildings together', considering the spatial order as an inseparable part of that putting things together. The book provides a structured approach to the basics of contemporary architectural composition, several essays ...             Modern Architecture, Fourth Edition (World of Art)1 review Kenneth Frampton Thames & Hudson, 2007 Framptonian Criticism Excellent source for architecture students that want to acquire a perspective about modern architecture. Frampton provide his peculiar criticism about conflicts, particularities and contradictions of 19th and 20th century arquitectural history. Recommended for anyone.             European Architecture 1750-1890 (Oxford History of Art)2 reviews Barry Bergdoll Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 History of architecture this book must be read with Modern Architecture by Oxford in order to understand the history of architecture. This book covers the must needed areas of the field including, the hut to Palladio, and others up until the rise of modernism, where incidently the book Modern Architecture takes over. I recommend this book in concordance to that book and for the architecture student whether for class or ...             A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals8 reviews Spiro Kostof Oxford University Press, USA, 1995 Comprehensive Covers all the major styles and period the Western tradition of architecture. It does one chapter on Asian architecture but no single chapter can cover all the styles and history of the Asian countries of India, China, Japan, etc. It will be great for any aspiring architect who wants to have a good foundation...or to anyone who wants to appreciate the history of spatial design, and decoratives ...             Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture:: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965 - 199513 reviews Princeton Architectural Press, 1996 Fantastic An excellent collection of readings covering a wide variety of philosophical architectural readings. Highly recommended for those who want to understand the essential theory behind true architecture.             Thinking Architecture2 reviews Peter Zumthor Birkhäuser Basel, 2006 clear thinker and builder Reading this book was like reading a long-lost secret manual of "How to become a 21 century Samurai..." I guess that sense of delusion rises because the content and the tone of book has this (quasi) idea of medieval perfection achieved through a repetition of hands-on practice. "I do not work towards architecture from a theoretically defined point of departure, for I am committed to making ...             Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution27 reviews Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, ... Harvard Business School Press, 2006 Great Book Our company is big on this book. our IT CIO has distributed several copies of it to several key people in the organisation.             Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning (Icon Editions)5 reviews Leland Roth Westview Press, 2006 A valuable survey of Western architecture from the dawn of the civilization to present As Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oregon at Eugene, Leland M. Roth summarized his research and experience in "Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning." Having done extensive graduate studies in architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning, I always find the history and meaning of architecture, gardens and places ...             A World History of Architecture4 reviews Michael Fazio, Marian Moffett, ... McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008 Wonderful I have always admired architecture. I love wandering through cities, marvelling at their skyscrapers, and travelling to Europe to see older buildings. I bought "A World History of Architecture" so that I could better understand not only the beauty of these buildings, but their place in architectural history. "A World History" exceeded my expectations. Its sixteen chapters describe the ...             Experiencing Architecture, 2nd Edition9 reviews Steen Eiler Rasmussen The MIT Press, 1964 understanding=experiencing this is a classic book on how to deal with architecture. it is not a graphic game, instead architecture is an experience. to understand it means experiencing it with our senses. thats i have learned from this book.              search for books 1750-1890, anthology, approach, architectural, architecture, computer, constructing, creating, designing, dictionary, editions, elements, enterprise, execution, experiencing, exploring, foundation, handbook, happiness, information, kaufmann, large-scale, materials, processes, quantitative, sociology, strategy, structures, theorizing, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: Godár: Concerto grosso; Partita home  impressum - about us