UAE and the GulfArchitecture and Urbanism Now

At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted investment in dreams to transform the region. While the global financial crisis kept dreams from becoming reality, this issue of AD seeks to present a view of …

The Codes Guidebook for Interiors

Interior codes and standards reference of choice for designers and architects, updated and revised Completely revised and updated, the seventh edition of The Codes Guidebook to Interiors is the only book devoted exclusively to codes that are applicable to interior designers. The guide features jargon-free explanations of all the codes and standards that are relevant to designers and architect…

Designing for DiversityGender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profe…

A powerful statement about the repercussions of discrimination and the benefits of diversity in architecture Providing hard data for trends that many perceive only vaguely and some deny altogether, Designing for Diversity reveals a profession rife with gender and racial discrimination and examines the aspects of architectural practice that hinder or support the full participation of women and …

Inflection 02 : ProjectionJournal of the Melbourne School of Design

Our built environment exists in a perpetual state of becoming, caught in a process of creation that is continuous and unending. If we wish to understand architecture today, we must engage with the state of flux that defines it. In 2015, Inflection Volume 02 considers the idea of projection, interrogating its meaning in architecture and the built environment. Bringing together the work of studen…

Die Szenografie der WildnisImmersive Techniken in zoologischen Gärten im 20.…

Zoos sind Orte, an denen Menschen Wildtiere betrachten können. Seit Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts werden Zootiere in Landschaftsszenarien ausgestellt, die das Publikum imaginär in die Herkunftsregionen der Tiere versetzen. Die jeweiligen Gestaltungsvorlieben verändern sich abhängig vom biologischen Wissen, der Ausstellungsdidaktik, den wechselnden Architekturstilen, aber auch von politischen …

Humanos a la obra en otros lugaresExperiencias de diseño para la innovación…

En Humanos a la obra en otros lugares, segundovolumen de esta colección, los lectores encontraránvarias herramientas para la aplicación del diseño en lainnovación y la transformación social. La primera esuna postura que permite asumir el reto de realizarejercicios de diseño con aspiraciones de impactar anivel comunal. La segunda consiste en una taxonomíade proyectos desarrollados en el …

Dimensions. Journal of Architectural KnowledgeVol. 1, No. 1/2021: Research Pe…

»Dimensions. Journal of Architectural Knowledge« is an academic journal in, on and from the discipline of architecture, addressing the creation, constitution and transmission of architectural knowledge. It explores methods genuine to the discipline and architectural modes of interdisciplinary methodological adaptions. Processes, procedures and results of knowledge creation and practice are es…

Timeless Interiors

Escape into eight fabulous high-end homes—and discover the process behind their designs—in this book from the star of Bravo's Million Dollar Decorators.   From stateside townhomes in New York, beach houses in the Hamptons and Malibu, and ranch homes in California to farmhouses in the English countryside and Southwest France, this collection of Kathryn Ireland's interiors moves up and down …

Biomorphic StructuresArchitecture Inspired by Nature

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Unbehaust WohnenKonflikthafte Räume in Kunst – Architektur – Visueller K…

Unbehaust Wohnen ist ein zentraler Teil der Geschichte und Theorie des Wohnens und wird dennoch häufig vergessen, verborgen, zum Diskurs allein von Spezialist_innen gemacht oder als ein ,Anderes' zu einem sichernden und ,eigentlichen' Wohnen verhandelt. Dem positiv gedachten Wohnen als Existenz und Heim/at steht also immer auch ein unbehaustes Wohnen zur Seite: Zerstörtes Wohnen in kriegerisc…