Europe

Offers a thorough study of the relationship between the characteristics of construction density and the ensuing atmospheres, distribution of uses and their value. This book includes 36 case study examples in Zurich, Vienna, Munich and Berlin that were documented and assessed, from the outskirts to the center of the city with photographs.

Venice is undoubtedly one of the most written upon cities and certainly the most photographed one. And yet another guide on Venice? Five walking tours take you to discover the modern Venice, the less known side of the city, hidden and far away from the well known places. These proposed itinerates take you to the new residential areas and restored w

A study on the fast development of the logistics industry in Central and Eastern Europe and the transformation of farmland into vast 'Steel Cities' caused by it, highlighting its hugely problematic effects on the built environment, landscapes, societies and individuals. Text in English and Czech.

An authoritative survey situating some of the Western world's most renowned buildings within a millennium of Islamic history

Modernism was instrumental in the development of twentieth and twenty-first century Scandinavian architecture. This book covers the romantic and classical architectural foundations of Nordic modernism; the development of Nordic Functionalism; and the maturing and expansion of Nordic modern architecture in the post-war period.