From The Ground Up: Observations On Contemporary Architecture, Housing, Highway Building, And Civic Design
A collection of twenty-six essays from the New Yorker’s “Sky Line” column.
Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design
Design options and planning procedures must be critically examined to ensure that landscapes are created with sensitivity to water quality and managem
BMW Welt from vision to reality
In October 2007, BMW Welt opened next to the BMW Group HQ. This architectural landmark is a gateway to all aspects of the brand: tradition and innov
The Hand and the Soul: Aesthetics and Ethics in Architecture and Art
The essays in “The Hand and the Soul” explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process – a concern for the environment or for soci
The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C.: The Integrity And Power of the Original Design
The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. shows how a system of number and geometric proportion, employed in the temples and cities of many of the great
Breathing Cities: the Architecture of Movement
Every morning the world’s major cities see the influx of millions of people, and every evening the same cities see an exodus. This book examines the i
Representation of Places: Reality and Realism in City Design
People live in cities and experience them firsthand, while urban designers explain cities conceptually. In Representation of Places Peter Bossel
Re-Public
The up-and-coming Dutch firm ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles), founded in 2001 by Elma van Boxel and Kristian Koreman, is a think tank of two–tackling