The Pantheon

The Pantheon is one of the most important architectural monuments of all time. Thought to have been built by Emperor Hadrian in approximately AD 125 on the site of an earlier, Agrippan-era monument, i...

Secret Lives Of Buildings

The plans are drawn up, a site is chosen, foundations are dug: a building comes into being with the expectation that it will stay put and stay for ever. But a building is a capricious thing: it is inh...

The Interior Designer's Guide to Pricing, Estimating and Budgeting

Provided here are practical guidelines on how to value the cost of designing commercial or residential interiors. From the designer's creative input to the pricing of decorating products and procedure...

Jane jacob's legacy

The American-Canadian self-made researcher Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was involved all her life with the livability and the socio-economic vitality of dynamic creative cities. She did this very thoroughl...

Mediterranean Home

Here is a mouthwatering tour of over 50 of the Mediterranean's most luxurious and finely appointed houses, including through-the-keyhole looks into the houses of many stellar talents such as Dolce & G...

Competing Globally in Architecture Competitions

Design competitions are a core mechanism of the architectural world. They offer architects unique opportunities to pitch for work, and the careers of many name architects have been made by winning an...

Century of Architecture in the Netherlands

Mobitecture

Mobile architecture in all its wonderful variety - a lively collection of mobile, portable, and movable structures of all kinds Celebrate mobile architecture in all its forms with this visual ode to l...

Kelly Hoppen Interiors

A full-color room-by-room guide to some of the designer's best interiors--which draw on neutral colors and feminine forms--also includes checklists and expert advice for approaching interior design no...

Great Villas of the Riviera

During the end of the nineteenth century and the first decades of this century, the French Riviera became the most desirable of getaways, first for European aristocracy and then for the young American...

Elementaire Deeltjes 79 - Architectuurgeschiedenis

Architectuur begon ooit als kunstwetenschap: men bestudeerde aanvankelijk vooral 'bouwkunst'. Tegenwoordig is de studie veel breder: van woninginterieur via alle mogelijke gebouwtypen tot steden en cu...

Stadsvernieuwing in Rotterdam

De stadsvernieuwing markeert een ongekende periode in de Rotterdamsegeschiedenis. Vanaf 1974 kocht de gemeente onder de bezielende leidingvan stadsvernieuwingswethouder Jan van der Ploeg verwaarloosde...

Resonating Spaces

The Fondation Beyeler begins its fall exhibition season in 2019 with five women artists. Instead of a comprehensive group show with numerous works, the art of Leonor Antunes, Silvia Bachli, Toba Khedo...

Before Steel

Steel is one of the most important building materials of our time, and is closely related to notions of modern construction or modern architecture in general. This book aims not only to illustrate the...

David Chipperfield Architects

Sir David Chipperfield is of one of Britain's leading architects. Renowned for his quiet and thoughtful style, he has a huge international reputation and has created works in China, Japan, Italy, USA,...

The Sound of Architecture

How sound and its atmospheres transform architectureAcoustic atmospheres can be fleeting, elusive, or short-lived. Sometimes they are constant, but more often they change from one moment to the next,...

Reflect: Urban Politics Now, Re-Imagining Democracy in the Neoliberal City

Urban Politics Now offers an in-depth analysis of the many symptoms that plague the neoliberal city, such as gratuitous violence, zero tolerance, consumptive hedonism and socio-economic segregation. I...

Reuse Redevelop and Design - Updated Edition

For Dutch see below - English – Where there are vacancies, there is room for new uses, such as housing and leisure and health-care facilities. This often results in surprising combinations, such as a...