Shin’ichi Konomi & George Roussos 
Enriching Urban Spaces with Ambient Computing, the Internet of Things, and Smart City Design [PDF ebook] 

Political Postmodernisms shows how sites outside of Western Europe and North America undermine an established narrative of architecture theory and history. It focuses specifically on postmodern archi …

Innovations in Transportable Healthcare Architecture is the first book to examine the ways that healthcare architecture can provide better assistance in disaster-stricken communities. Aimed at archit …

This is a historically informed examination of architecture”s perceived absence in surrealist thought, surrealist tendencies in the theories and projects of modern architecture, and the place of sur …

This book links where people live with their health. The author reviews how housing has influenced health throughout the past hundred and fifty years, discusses in detail current issues concerning ho …

An understanding of architects’ character traits can offer important insights into how they design buildings. These traits include leadership skills necessary to coordinate a team, honest and ethical …

With an expected population of 400 million by 2040, America is morphing into an economic system composed of twenty-three ”megapolitan” areas that will dominate the nation’s economy by midcentury. T …

A wealth of recent research into the continued deterioration of reinforced concrete structures has led to a review of methods of investigation and repair techniques. This thoroughly revised and updat …

First published in 1984. This work is designed to provide for those who often face having to set up engineering contracts a comprehensive text-book and source of ready reference, by the aid of which …

Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice …

This book is unique in its attempt to explore the many ways we have of thinking about buildings. In particular it raises questions about the kinds of knowledge we have and will need in designing, mak …