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Designing from Heritage: Strategies for Conservation and Conversion
A guide to architectural design involving existing heritage, with particular attention to Modern Movement buildings. Methods of analysis and evaluation lead into decisions about conservation, conversion and new uses.
Durable past - sustainable future
An exploration of durability and sustainability in the conservation and reuse of existing buildings. The book connects the treatment of historic structures with practical decisions about materials, adaptation and future use.
Heritage-based design
An introduction to designing in a historic setting. Three chapters examine how to read a site, recognise the qualities of existing heritage and carry those findings into architectural planning and intervention.
INDESEM | The International Design Seminar: Emergence, Development, and Interplay with the Education in Delft
A history of the International Design Seminar at Delft, beginning with its first edition in 1964. The book follows a series of architectural gatherings through their excursions, competitions and lectures, examining exchanges between students and practising designers.
Tangible Images: Reading and Writing Classical Japanese Cinema
A study of scriptwriters and their work in Japanese cinema. The book examines writing practices, production relationships and the contribution of screenplays to film culture beyond the better-known accounts of directors and actors.
Material Trajectories: Designing With Care?
Essays on material-led approaches to design and care. Contributions from design research and the humanities examine how materials, technical practices and human relationships shape one another.