Architectural History Books

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1. The Architecture of Information

   By Martyn Dade-Robertson

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-56184-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Architecture in the Space of Flows

   Edited by Andrew Ballantyne

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-58542-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sacred Architecture: Faith, Form and Building Technology

   By Anat Geva

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-77508-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. Richard Rogers: Centre Pompidou: Supercrit #3

   Edited by Kester Rattenbury, Samantha Hardingham

   The SuperCrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and explores how they have influenced the way we think and design today. Featuring groundbreaking examples, these books bring together description and debate from archival sources, original press...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-45786-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. Bernard Tschumi - Parc de la Villette: Supercrit #4

   Edited by Kester Rattenbury, Samantha Hardingham

   The SuperCrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and explores how they have influenced the way we think and design today. Featuring groundbreaking examples, these books bring together description and debate from archival sources, original press...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-45788-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. renovatio urbis: Architecture, Urbanism and Ceremony in the Rome of Julius II

   By Nick Temple

   Examining the urban and architectural developments in Rome during the Pontificate of Julius II (1503-13) this book focuses on the political, religious and artistic motives behind the principal architect, Donato Bramante, and his ambition to create a unified urban/architectural scheme. This...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-47385-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Julien-David Leroy and the Making of Architectural History: Enlightenment Traveler and Revolutionary Hero

   By Christopher Drew Armstrong

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-77889-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization: Peaks and Valleys in the Flat World

   By Alex Tzonis, Liane Lefaivre

   The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world. Lefaivre and...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-57579-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. The Religious Imagination in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: a reader

   Edited by Renata Hejduk, Jim Williamson

   This anthology collects, substaniates, and demonstrates the importance of the religious imagination within Western modern and contemporary architecture. The essays written expressly for the anthology take a critical look at the relationship between religion and architecture in the twentieth...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-78081-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Architecture, Crisis and Resuscitation: The Reproduction of Post-Fordism in Late-Twentieth-Century Architecture

    By Tahl Kaminer

    Studying the relation of architecture to society, this book explains the manner in which the discipline of architecture adjusted itself in order to satisfy new pressures by society. Consequently, it offers an understanding of contemporary conditions and phenomena, ranging from the...

    January 2011 | 978-0-415-57824-0 | Paperback (Routledge)