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A selection of new architecture books.
The Architecture of Disability by
A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With its provocative proposal for "the construction of disability," this book fundamentally reconsiders how we conceive of and experience disability in our world. Stressing the connection between architectural form and the capacities of the human body, David Gissen demonstrates how disability haunts the history and practice of architecture. Examining various historic sites, landscape designs, and urban spaces, he deconstructs the prevailing functionalist approach to accommodating disabled people in architecture and instead asserts that physical capacity is essential to the conception of all designed space. By recontextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, The Architecture of Disability presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education. Envisioning an architectural design that fully integrates disabled persons into its production, it advocates for looking beyond traditional notions of accessibility and shows how certain incapacities can offer us the means to positively reimagine the roots of architecture.
Building with Paper by
Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on temporary uses, such as for transitional schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and fire, the material proves to be durable. Design and aesthetic qualities are by no means neglected, as case studies by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban demonstrate: the Chengdu Elementary School, the Paper Concert Hall in Aquila or the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch all provided a sign of hope after devastating earthquakes. This introduction explains the technology of building with cardboard and paper and shows a wide range of examples.
Environmental Activism by Design by
Environmental Activism by Design, a monograph by architects and educators Coleman Coker and Sarah Gamble, challenges designers to actively engage the environmental crisis through their work, while articulating an optimistic, tangible means to pursue community good and environmental justice through design activism and engagement. The authors assert that in addition to greener buildings, cheaper housing, and technological fixes, we must rethink pedagogy and praxis so that every single architecture graduate can define equity and transform the profession. Environmental Activism by Design centers on the award-winning Gulf Coast DesignLab at the University of Texas, which works directly with clients and stakeholders to produce spaces for the public to learn and researchers to undertake their environmental work. Environmental Activism by Design asks readers to challenge themselves, as agents of social equity, environmental justice, and climate action, to pursue operative practices and transformation rather than mere keywords and consensus.
Queering Architecture by
Featuring contributions from a range of significant voices in the field, this volume renews the conversation around what it means to speak of the 'queer' in the context of architecture, and offers a fresh take on the methodological and epistemological challenges this poses to the discipline of architectural theory. Architecture as a discipline, a profession and an applied practice, is always subordinate to its own conceptual framework, which is one of orderliness. It refers to buildings, but also to infrastructures of thought and knowledge, to conventions and taxonomies, to structures of governance, hierarchies of power and systems of administration. How, then, can one look at queering architectural discourse when the very term 'queer', celebrated for its elusive, slippery nature, resists and attacks such order? Divided into four subsections, the essays in this anthology each purse a distinct line of inquiry - methods, practices, spaces, and pedagogies - in order to help particularize the proposed queering of architecture. They demonstrate the paradoxical nature of the endeavour from a diverse range of perspectives - from the questions of mapping queer theory in architecture; to the issues of queer architectural archives, or lack thereof; to the non-Western linguistic challenges to the very term queer alongside decolonial approaches to architecture via indigeneity and landscape. Queering Architecture not only provides a bold challenge to the normative methods employed in architectural discourse but addresses the paradoxical nature of establishing 'queer' methodologies in itself. Essential reading for architectural and queer theorists.
Radical Architectural Drawing by
There is a newfound interest in architectural drawing. Some of the most forward-looking architects worldwide are reinventing it to discover the radical possibilities of contemporary architecture as a rich mix of the virtual and the actual. Architectural drawing is adapting to compensate for these new changes to the discipline, and is being used to speculate on new paradigms of space and representation. This AD seeks to showcase the architects who are pushing the envelope of drawing in extraordinary ways, and their insights into architecture's future spatial dexterity. The issue is built around an international group of architects involved in an ongoing KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture international drawing research project, who are creating new drawing methodologies in new and exciting realms. Their projects are written about from the perspective of architectural representation by critics and commentators from across the globe, illustrating a cornucopia of graphic verve and talent in this highly contemporary and thought-provoking issue. Contributors: Aaron Betsky, Penelope Haralambidou, Ulrika Karlsson, Michael McGarry, Nicholas de Monchaux, Ricardo de Ostos, Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Peter Salter, Chris L Smith, Wolfgang Tschapeller, Sarah de Villiers, Robin Wilson, and Jason Young. Drawings by: Bryan Cantley, Nat Chard, Peter Cook, Riet Eeckhout, CJ Lim, Perry Kulper, Metis (Mark Dorrian and Adrian Hawker), Shaun Murray, Smout Allen, Neil Spiller, Nada Subotincic, Michael Webb, Mark West, and Michael Young.
| Accessibility | NA 2545 |
| Acoustics | NA 2800 |
| Architectural Design | NA 2750 |
| CAD | NA 2728 |
| Color | NA 2795 |
| Competitions | NA 2350 |
| Composition | NA 2760 |
| Daylighting | NA 2794 |
| Decoration | NA 3310-4050 |
| Decorative Arts | NA 2808-9611 |
| Doors and Windows | NA 3000 |
| Details / Ornaments | NA 2840 |
| Drawing / Illustration | NA 2695-2709 |
| Furniture Design | NK 2205-2715 |
| Graphic Standards | TH 2031 |
| Interior Design | NA 2850, NK 1710-2195 |
| Lighting | TH 7703-7975, TK |
| Models | NA 2790 |
| Profession | NA 1995 |
| Rendering | TH 3401, 4816 |
| Carpentry | TH 5606 |
| Construction | TH 145 |
| Engineering | TA |
| Exterior Walls | TH 2235 |
| Floors | TH 2325 |
| HVAC | TH 7011 |
| Materials | NA 4100 |
| Concrete | NA 4125, TH 1201 |
| Glass | NA 4140 |
| Iron, Steel | NA 3950, NA 4135, TH 1611 |
| Masonry | NA 4119, TH 1301 |
| Natural | TH 4818 |
| Wood | NA 4110, TH 1101 |
| Mechanical and Electrical Systems | TH 6010-6021 |
| Renovation and Restoration | TH 3401, 4816 |
| Solar Heating | TH 7413-7414 |
| Airports | NA 6290-6910 |
| Bridges | TG |
| Commercial | NA 6210 |
| Construction of | TH 4311 |
| Office Design | HF |
| Domestic / Residential / Houses | NA 7110-7208 |
| American | NA 7205 |
| American Regional | NA 7235-7238 |
| Apartments | NA 7860 |
| Castles / Palaces | NA 7710 |
| Construction of | TH 4811 |
| Country Houses | NA 7561 |
| Small | NA 7201 |
| Styles | NA 7244-7512 |
| Villas | NA 7594 |
| World | NA 7244-8512 |
| Farm | NA 8208-8210 |
| Healthcare | R (List Center) |
| Hotels | NA 7800 |
| Museums | NA 6695-6700 |
| Prefab | NA 8480, TH 4819 |
| Public | NA 4170-4510 |
| Religious | NA 4590-6183 |
| Rail stations | NA 6290-6310 |
| Restaurants | NA 7840 |
| Schools | LB (List Center) |
| Skyscrapers | NA 6230, TH 845 |
| Theaters | NA 6821 |
| General | NA 200 |
| Ancient | NA 210-327 |
| Greek | NA 210-327 |
| Roman | NA 210-327 |
| Medieval | NA 350 |
| Byzantine | NA 370 |
| Islamic | NA 380 |
| Romanesque | NA 390 |
| Gothic | NA 440 |
| Renaissance | NA 510 |
| Baroque | NA 590 |
| Neoclassical | NA 600 |
| Gothic Revival | NA 610 |
| Queen Anne | NA 630 |
| Georgian | NA 640 |
| Modern | NA 642 |
| 19th Century | NA 645 |
| 20th Century | NA 680 |
| 21st Century | NA 687 |
| American | NA 705 |
| Architects | NA 737 |
| Central-American | NA 800s |
| Latin-American | NA 702, NA 800s |
| Mexican | NA 750 |
| New York | NA 735 |
| Periods | NA 707-712 |
| Regional | NA 715-735 |
| European | NA 950 |
| Austrian | NA 1010-1011 |
| British | NA 966-997 |
| Dutch | NA 1148-1153 |
| French | NA 1041-1053 |
| German | NA 1066-1088 |
| Italian | NA 1114-1123 |
| Ottoman / Turkish | NA 1364 |
| Russian | NA 1181 |
| Scandinavian | NA 1201 |
| Spanish | NA 1301-1313 |
| Asian | NA 1460 |
| Middle Eastern | NA 1476-1480 |
| Indian | NA 1501 |
| Southeast Asian | NA 1521-1526 |
| Chinese | NA 1540-1547 |
| Japanese | NA 1550-1559 |
| Australian | NA 1600 |
| Housing | HD (List Center) |
| Landscape Architecture, Gardens | SB (List Center) |
| New York | F (List Center) |
| Playgrounds | GV (List Center) |
| Streets | HE (List Center) |
| Subways | TE |
| Sustainability | NA 2540-5242, TD, TH 4812 |
| Theory | NA 2500 |
| Urban Planning | HT (List Center) |