This book highlights aesthetics as pertaining to the structural component in architectural design. This less explored aspect of architecture is discussed and ex

Originally published in 1995 as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduc

Never before have engineers played such a pivotal role in the process of making architecture. Their underappreciated task is to transform the designer's vision

Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition,

The methodologies of aesthetic thought have always had a deep, historic foundation and serve as a staple of philosophy. Researchers have begun re-examining the