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Neil Leach
A fully-updated new edition of the leading work on architecture, design, and artificial intelligence, now in full colour.
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An exploration of the urge in human beings to feel at home in the world, and the role that architecture plays in this process.
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Drawing on the ideas of philosophers and cultural theorists such as Walter Benjamin and Jean Baudrillard, this text develops a critique of the consequences of the growing preoccupation with images…
This book brings together the core writings on architecture by key philosophers and cultural theorists of the twentieth century - the very best theoretical writings on the ideas which have…
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‘Architecture and Revolution’ presents a series of essays which explore the consequences of the 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe from an architectural perspective.
An edited volume containing contributions from eminent theorists across visual culture, architecture, sociology, art, philosophy and US studies - including Andrew Benjamin, Barry Curtis, Nail Leach, Steven Pile and D…
From the use of standard drafting packages to the more experimental use of generative design tools and parametric modelling, digital technologies have come to play a major role in architectural…
Offers a theoretical overview of the relationship between architecture and politics. Spanning the period from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the architectural legacy of Tony Blair, this book…
Neil Leach (Florida International University, USA)
Artificial intelligence is everywhere - from the apps on our phones to the algorithms of search engines. Without us noticing, the AI revolution has arrived. But what does this mean…
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Designers and forward thinkers in the field of interactive design share their reflections and show examples of different models of a responsive future environment.
Interactive design has exploded in recent…
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Some architects dream of 3D-printing houses. Some even fantasise about 3D-printing entire cities. But what is the real potential of 3D printing for architects? This issue focuses on another strand…
Leon Battista Alberti
De Re Aedificatoria , by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), was the first modern treatise on the theory and practice of architecture. It played a significant part in the subsequent history…
Rolf Sachsse,Neil Leach,Hubertus von Amelunxen
This text explores the interwoven relations of photography and architecture in the work of a diverse group of German artists, including Bernd & Hilla Becher, Thomas Demand, Christine Erhard, Andreas…
This open access book is a compilation of selected papers from 2020 DigitalFUTURES-The 2nd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2020). The book focuses on novel techniques…
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Focusing on novel architecture theories, tools, methods, and procedures for digital design and construction in architecture, it promotes dialogs between architecture, engineer, computer science, robotics, and other relevant disciplines to…
