Títulos em Arquitetura

Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure even by those who long ago absorbed and appropriated the book's arguments."

It’s not your fault. In today’s fast-paced world, architects are expected to be experts in everything. But lighting? It’s one of the most misunderstood, under-taught, and under-appreciated tools in your design toolbox. And it’s not just you—most architects feel they’re winging it when it comes to lighting. Meanwhile, your designs are getting value-engineered by people who don’t understand how light shapes experience. You spend months crafting beautiful forms, only to watch them fall flat in poor lighting. And the worst part? You know it could’ve been different.

In today’s busy world, carving out a corner of calm is essential. Designing Peace is your complete guide to creating, maintaining, and living with an indoor Zen garden—an everyday sanctuary that fosters mindfulness, reduces stress, and restores balance.

An in-depth exploration of the design and construction of the US Capitol building, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating exploration of our Capitol's secret history; a history rife with political intrigue, assassination attempts, thwarted bombings, and gunmen on the run.

National Trust houses and landscapes might seem to embody conventional family values, but for generations some very different stories were hidden away. These belong to owners now considered queer for defying the norms of sexual orientation or gender identity – sometimes blatantly, occasionally as open secrets, but most often very discreetly.

"How To Plumb A House From Start To Finish" is your ultimate guide to mastering home plumbing. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a beginner, this comprehensive step-by-step manual takes you through the entire plumbing process—starting from the planning stages to the final installation. Learn everything from installing pipes, fixtures, and water systems to troubleshooting common plumbing issues. With easy-to-follow instructions and expert tips, this book equips you with the knowledge and confidence to tackle plumbing projects in your own home.

Living a simpler, happier life in a clean and cozy home environment is within reach with this helpful step-by-step guide. Clutter impacts us all in many negative ways from our mental health to weight gain and more. Bigger Living, Smaller Space will show you the path from taming chaos to harmonious living by decluttering your home and even resizing your living space. Smaller, more thoughtful homes are on the minds of many as inflation rises, along with the demands of managing and maintaining a larger home.

What is creativity? What is the relationship between work life and personal life? How is it possible to live truthfully in a world of contradiction and compromise? These deep and deeply personal questions spring to the fore in Thomas Yarrow's vivid exploration of the life of architects. Yarrow takes us inside the world of architects, showing us the anxiety, exhilaration, hope, idealism, friendship, conflict, and the personal commitments that feed these acts of creativity.

Unlock the secrets to stylish and affordable home decor with "Decorating Cheats, Hacks, Hints, Tips, and Tricks." This essential guide is packed with creative solutions for every room, helping you transform your space without breaking the bank. Discover quick fixes for common design dilemmas, ingenious hacks for maximizing small areas, and expert tips to achieve a polished look effortlessly. Whether you’re a seasoned decorator or just starting out, this book will inspire you to unleash your creativity and elevate your home with confidence.

Written while the organization he directs, Forensic Architecture, works to produce evidence for the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel, in Ungrounding Eyal Weizman explores the larger geographical and historical context, from the displacement of the Nakba in 1948 to the present day. In unflinching and forensic detail, Ungrounding shows how architectural and territorial analysis is key to understanding the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized.

In a world where housing costs continue to rise and the dream of homeownership seems increasingly out of reach, "Affordable Housing Revolution" offers a compelling solution. This book is your guide to understanding the transformative potential of tiny homes in creating sustainable, affordable living spaces for everyone. Through the lens of VegasTinyHomes.com, a leading platform in the tiny home movement, this book delves into how innovative design, eco-friendly practices, and community-focused developments are transforming the housing market.

For architects working on sites with fewer than 12 units, it’s all too easy to feel stuck. You juggle client pressure, planning constraints, and tight margins—while trying to decipher a habitat metric that reads like a spreadsheet from Mars. And yet, every decision—every hedge, every tree, every layout tweak—can make or break your project. This book shows you how to take back control

We live in a symbiotic relationship with the spaces around us—first we make our spaces, and then our spaces make us. But we’re living in a suboptimal world, one that we designed. The good news: We can redesign it. For twenty years, architect and designer Danish Kurani has been transforming spaces to improve people’s health and happiness through the design of schools, homes, offices, and community centers across four continents.

In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours. Alfred Beach had the perfect solution: build a giant pneumatic tube underneath Broadway from the Battery to Harlem. Air pressure would shoot passengers up and down the island in clean, quiet carriages. But Beach was up against the operators of the horse-drawn streetcars and the politicians in their pay, most conspicuously William M. Tweed, the notorious "Boss" of Tammany Hall.

The Space That Keeps You isn’t just a study of beautiful interior design; it’s an emotional design book that explores what gives spaces meaning. Through candid conversations with nine individuals and families varying in backgrounds, lifestyles, and geographic locations, Jeremiah reveals how and why the spaces we inhabit come to feel like they truly belong to us—the memories, emotions, and stories that shape what home signifies.

A few years ago Clare Sullivan woke up from her unfulfilling corporate job, and picked up a pencil and piece of paper to sketch out what her future might look like instead. After graduating from Parsons with a degree in design she realized that she loved luxury interior design but wanted to create more affordable options open to all. Having gained a large social media following after launching her TikTok account in 2021, Clare is perhaps best known for her "Budget Luxury" series, which shows her audience how to create beautiful spaces without spending a lot of money.

For centuries, temples have functioned not just as places of worship but also social and cultural centres, offering both a connection to the divine and entertainment in the form of music and dance as respite from everyday life. In Dynasties of Devotion, Deepa Mandlik explores seven ancient temples across India and Cambodia, meticulously examines historical contexts and mythological stories associated with each temple.

Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism by Julia Watson invites listeners on a transformative journey through ancestral innovation and Indigenous ingenuity. Challenging the dominance of high-tech solutions to contemporary environmental crises, Watson reveals how Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) offers sustainable, resilient, and regenerative design strategies rooted in symbiosis with nature.

Who built the Empire State Building? Astonishingly, no list of workmen on this historic landmark was ever compiled. While the names of the owners, architects, and contractors are well known, and Lewis Hine's legendary portraits left us indelible images of the workers, their identities—the last generation of workmen still practicing these time-honored trades, have not been identified until author Glenn Kurtz unearthed their individual stories for this book.

Our feelings about home have a significant bearing on how we feel about ourselves. But as many of us have little control over our living situations, it's unsurprising that one in three people don't feel at home where they live, and only 56% experience joy there. We need to rethink our relationship with our home, and how we live within it, to inspire positive change in the rest of our life. Since 2017, Katie McCrory has led the largest global research into home – the annual IKEA Life at Home Report – identifying the eight universal emotional states that create the 'feeling of home'.