World Architecture

An architectural guide to Sub-Saharan Africa.

A history of Cairo, from its beginnings in the Arab conquest of Egypt in 640 to a modern capital. This book examines the invasions, changes and conflicts which shaped Cairo's destiny as well as the rulers, religious leaders, artisans and merchants who characterized the city.

The fascinating story of how India is transforming itself into a global science superpower.

A documentation of the cultural meaning of the urban landscape of the Ancient City of Aleppo though the urban structures and characteristic courtyard houses, this is both a theoretical and practical handbook for architects, urban planners and restorers alike. 70 b/w illus.

250 Plans and Sketches Plus Illustrations of Joinery

It was in the late 1960s and '70s that the author, then a student of architecture, rst encountered built environments belonging to the genres of folk or vernacular traditions.

Each summer for the past ten years the AA's Shin Egashira has organised a workshop in the remote village of Koshirakura, north of Tokyo. The students attending leave behind a structure designed to improve in some way the lives of the inhabitants. This book documents these workshops through texts, diaries and images.