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Engineers

A History of Engineering and Structural Design

By Matthew Wells

This innovative new book presents the vast historical sweep of engineering innovation and technological change to describe and illustrate engineering design and what conditions, events,…

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March 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32526-4 (Routledge)

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The Humanities in Architectural Design

A Contemporary and Historical Perspective

Edited by Soumyen Bandyopadhyay, Jane Lomholt, Nicholas Temple, Renée Tobe

Offering an in-depth consideration of the impact which humanities have had on the processes of architecture and design, this book asks how we can restore…

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February 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-55114-4 (Routledge)

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Bhabha for Architects

By Felipe Hernandez

The work of Homi K. Bhabha has permeated into numerous publications which use postcolonial discourse as a means to analyze architectural practices in previously colonized…

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February 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47746-8 (Routledge)

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Sustainable Buildings in Practice

What the Users Think

By George Baird

Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users’ needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs…

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January 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39932-6 (Routledge)

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Programming.Architecture

By Paul Coates

programming.architecture is a simple and concise introduction to the history of computing and computational design, explaining the basics of algorithmic thinking and the use of…

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January 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45188-8 (Routledge)

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Emergent Technologies and Design

Towards a Biological Paradigm for Architecture

By Michael Hensel, Achim Menges, Michael Weinstock

Emergence - the process by which new and coherent structures, patterns and properties ‘emerge’ from within complex systems

Traditional architecture starts from the premise that architectural…

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January 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49344-4 (Routledge)

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Modern Architecture and the Mediterranean

Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities

Edited by Jean-Francois Lejeune, Michelangelo Sabatino

Bringing to light the debt twentieth-century modernist architects owe to the vernacular building traditions of the Mediterranean region, this book considers architectural practice and discourse…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77634-9 (Routledge)

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Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires

Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe

Edited by Emily Gunzburger Makas, Tanja Damljanovic Conley

This is the first book to explore the urban and planning history of cities across Central and South-eastern Europe against a background of rising nationalism.…

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2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45943-3 (Routledge)

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Re-shaping Cities

How Global Mobility Transforms Architecture and Urban Form

Edited by Michael Guggenheim, Ola Söderström

This original collection examines how architectural ideas, social models and building forms circulate round the world and become mediated and adapted to local conditions. The…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49291-1 (Routledge)

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Climate and Architecture

Edited by Torben Dahl

Provides a critical overview of the main climate influences which shape the design of buildings. Written by experts in their field, the book contains the…

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2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-56309-3 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Innovations in Hospital Architecture
By Stephen Verderber
To be published March 31st 2010

Managing Interdisciplinary Projects: A primer for architecture, engineering and construction
By Stephen Emmitt
To be published April 26th 2010

Procuring Innovative Architecture
By Leon van Schaik, Geoffrey London
To be published May 12th 2010

Distributed Urbanism: Cities After Google Earth
Edited by Gretchen Wilkins
To be published May 20th 2010

Managing the Brief For Better Design
By Alastair Blyth, John Worthington
To be published May 24th 2010

Theatre Buildings: A Design Guide
By Association of British TheatreEdited by Judith Strong
To be published May 28th 2010

Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment
Edited by Sybille Frank, Silke Steets
To be published June 24th 2010

Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
By Kenneth Williamson
To be published June 29th 2010

Elements of Parametric Design
By Robert Woodbury
To be published June 30th 2010

Built from Below: British Architecture and the Vernacular
Edited by Peter Guillery
To be published August 2nd 2010

Construction Contracts Questions and Answers
By David Chappell
To be published August 10th 2010

Building Bangalore: Architecture and Urban Transformation in India’s Silicon Valley
By John Stallmeyer
To be published September 1st 2010

Decoding Theoryspeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Theory
By Enn Ots
To be published September 1st 2010

New Directions in Sustainable Design
Edited by Adrian Parr, Michael Zaretsky
To be published September 15th 2010

Understanding the CDM 2007 Regulations
By Owen V. Griffiths, Owen V. Griffiths
To be published October 1st 2010

Merleau-Ponty for Architects
By Jonathan Hale
To be published October 1st 2010

Urban Coding and Planning
Edited by Stephen Marshall
To be published October 1st 2010

Handbook of Urban Ecology
Edited by Ian Douglas, David Goode, Mike Houck, Rusong Wang
To be published October 30th 2010

Towards Creative Learning Spaces: Re-thinking the Architecture of Post-Compulsory Education
By Jos Boys
To be published November 1st 2010

City Design: Traditional, green, modern and systems urbanism
By Jonathan Barnett
To be published January 1st 2011

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sacred Architecture: Faith, Form and Building Technology
By Anat Geva
To be published January 1st 2011

Whole Life Costing: A New Approach
By Peter Caplehorn
To be published January 1st 2011

The Structural Basis of Architecture: second edition
By Bjorn Sandaker, Arne Eggen, Mark Cruvellier
To be published January 1st 2011

Daylighting
By Peter Tregenza
To be published January 1st 2011

Sustainable Timber Design
By Michael Dickson, Dave Parker
To be published January 10th 2011

Prospects for an ethics of architecture
By William Taylor, Michael Levine
To be published January 15th 2011

Around and About Stock Orchard Street
By Sarah Wigglesworth
To be published January 15th 2011

The EcoEdge: Urgent Design Challenges in Building Sustainable Cities
By Esther Charlesworth, Rob Adams
To be published January 15th 2011

Spatial Agency: Other ways of Doing Architecture
By Tatjana Schneider, Jeremy Till, Nishat Awan
To be published January 15th 2011

Architecture and Climate
By Dean Hawkes
To be published January 15th 2011

Digispeak: An illustrated guide to digital architecture design terms
By Gregory A. Luhan
To be published January 15th 2011

Short Stories: London in two-and-a-half dimensions
By CJ Lim, Ed Liu
To be published February 1st 2011

Beyond Live / Work
By Frances Holliss
To be published March 1st 2011

The Architecture of Geometry: Systems, Behaviour and Boundaries
By Lars Hesselgren
To be published March 1st 2011

Hotel Lobbies and Lounges: The architecture of professional hospitality
Edited by Anne Massey, Tom Avermaete
To be published March 1st 2011

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