This edition of the industry standard on architectural detailing includes new sections covering analysis and modification of existing details and design of new details, both basic and advanced. więcej »

For over 70 years, Architectural Graphic Standards has been the bedrock design reference for generations of architects, builders and engineers. więcej »

This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. więcej »

"Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000" is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and American architecture and design using both historical and contemporary sources. więcej »

This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. więcej »

In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. więcej »

Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints. więcej »

In times of conflict, buildings are inevitably damaged or destroyed. But there has always been another war against architecture: the destruction of the built artefacts of a people or nation as a means of cultural cleansing or division. więcej »

An exploration of the intimate and inextricable relationship between architecture, power, money and politics in the twentieth century. więcej »

The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. więcej »