The following is a selection of new Library books.
See New Books in the Library for other recently added titles. (The most relevant call numbers for Architecture & Urban Design will be around 307, 711-729, 745, 747 and 749). You can also search for books on your topic in LibrarySearch and use the "New Records" option to refine your results to the last week, month, or 3 months.
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"Masterpieces of Italian Design compiles the 100 most innovative designs from
Italy, spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and coming right up
to the present day. This major new book features the ultimate examples of
Italian design, from Emilio Pucci's textile designs to Lamborghini and Ferrari
sports cars, and includes pieces from Alessi, Artemide, Cassina, Ducati, Fiat,
Flos, Kartell,
Luceplan, Olivetti, Pagani, Riva, Venini and Zanotta."
"The field of robotics is coming of age. Robotics and artificial intelligence represent the next cutting edge technology to transform the fields of architecture and design. ( . . . ) This book aspires to be the first scholarly treatment of a broad range of robotics research in architecture and design fields. It will address how architectural robotics can open up unique and innovative possibilities both within architecture and related disciplines."
"Tactics, hacks, DIY, maker culture – these terms have begun
to permeate our design vocabulary. The tactical mindset eschews convention in
favor of subversion. ( . . . )The recent rise of tactics is illustrated by events and
developments across the United States, including the occupy movement, guerilla
urbanism, and tactical urbanism – movements in which citizens affect change in
their cities through small-scale and often temporary actions. Building on these
threads, Lunch 12 asks how the tactical can permanently transform the design process
and seeks to reconcile the widening gap between the crafted and the
constructed, the visible and the invisible, the designer and the public."
The designer's dictionary of colour
“The Designer's Dictionary of Colour provides an in-depth
look at 30 colours key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in
colour-by-colour sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue
with charts showing colour range and palette variations.”
"This book provides an overview of the application of color theory concepts to digital media and visualization. It highlights specific color concepts like color harmony and shows how to apply the concept with case study examples and usage of actual online and mobile color tools. …This book applies fundamental color concepts to digital media and visualization solutions."
"Taking its name from Frank Lloyd Wright’s quip, "Tip
the world on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles," this
book argues that L.A.’s famous cultural "looseness" permitted
exciting developments in art and architecture, with the two disciplines
mingling freely and borrowing from one another. It presents drawings, photographs,
sculpture, prototypes and ephemera by Peter Alexander, Eleanor Antin,
Archigram, Billy Al Bengston, Larry Bell, Denise Scott Brown, Judy Chicago,
Peter de Bretteville, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Environmental
Communications, Frank Gehry, Gruppo 9999, Victor Gruen, Nancy Holt, Robert
Irwin, Ray Kappe, Robert Kennard, Ed Kienholz, Alison Knowles, Leonard Koren,
L.A. Fine Arts Squad, Morphosis, Ed Moses, Bruce Nauman, Ed Ruscha, SITE,
Robert Smithson, Paolo Soleri, Bernard Tschumi, Venturi & Rauch and others."
"Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a
tradition with a long history. The timber architecture which has ensued over
the past centuries reveals to the modern observer the depth of knowledge which
has enabled both Eastern and Western cultures to use this wonderful material in
such a creative way. ( . . . ) This thorough study is a mine of information to
specialists in this field; it opens up to the craftsman of today what has
become an almost forgotten world and provides a fascinating account for the
general reader."
"Geometric Computation: Foundations for Design describes the
mathematical and computational concepts that are central to the practical
application of design computation in a manner tailored to the visual designer.
Uniquely pairing key topics in code and geometry, this book develops the two
key faculties required by designers that seek to integrate computation into
their creative practice: an understanding of the structure of code in object-oriented
programming, and a proficiency in the fundamental geometric constructs that
underlie much of the computational media in visual design."
"China is currently in the midst of an unprecedented
building boom and, indeed, interest in Chinese contemporary architecture has
been fuelled by this huge expansion. Through a cutting-edge theoretical
discussion of Chinese architecture in relation to Chinese modernity, this book
examines this phenomenon in detail. In particular, it highlights how changes in
the social-political system, the residual influence of Mao and the demands of
the market have each shaped and determined style and form in recent years."
"How does a room affect an occupant's behavior and well-being? How does a building influence its residents' health? Environmental Psychology for Design, 2nd Edition, explores these questions with an in-depth look at psychosocial responses to the built environment."
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