Architecture

Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction to AI for Architects

Neil Leach, Florida International University, USA The first volume in a two-book series, Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence introduces AI for designers and considers its positive potential for the future of architecture and design. Explaining what AI is and how it works, the book examines how different manifestations of AI will impact the architectural profession. Highlighting current casestudies as well as near-future applications, it shows how AI is already being used as a powerful design tool, and how AI-driven information systems will soon transform the future of buildings and cities.

UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 224 pages • 80 bw illus PB 9781350165519 • £18.99 / $25.95 • HB 9781350165526 • £60.00 / $80.00 ePub 9781350165540 • £17.09 / $23.44 ePdf 9781350165533 • £17.09 / $23.44 Series: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence • Bloomsbury Visual Arts Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China

Xing Ruan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Part architectural history, and part introduction to the cultural and philosophical history of China, this book explores the Chinese view of the world, and reveals the extent to which this is inextricably intertwined with the ancient concept of the courtyard, an architectural element which has been almost entirely overlooked in China since 1949, and in the West for centuries. Erudite and poetic, Confucius’ Courtyard weaves together architecture, philosophy, and cultural history to explore what lies at the very heart of Chinese civilization.

UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 384 pages • 61 bw illus PB 9781350217614 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9781350217621 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350217645 • £19.79 / $26.05 ePdf 9781350217638 • £19.79 / $26.05 Bloomsbury Visual Arts World All Languages (except Chinese)

Strayed Homes

Cultural Histories of the Domestic in Public

Edwina Attlee, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, UK Strayed Homes is an exploration of overlooked, everyday places where private and intimate activities take place in public. Across four chapters set in four small, liminal spaces – the launderette, the sleeper train, the fire escape, and the greasy spoon – it follows a series of allusions and impressions, to explore how films, adverts, books and anecdotes shape experiences of everyday architecture. Making a case for the poetic interpretation of space, the book can be used as a sourcebook for architects and designers, as well as for theorists.

UK December 2021 • US December 2021 • 272 pages • 55 bw illus HB 9781350213869 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350213883 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781350213876 • £76.50 / $100.32 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Building Materials

Material theory and the architectural specification

Katie Lloyd Thomas Architectural specifications are a core component of architectural practice, and an essential part of the design and realization of buildings. Yet they have been almost entirely neglected as an object of historical study, analysis, and interpretation. Drawing on the work of French philosopher Gilbert Simondon, as well as rare archival materials of specifications, Building Materials offers a radical rethink of how materials are specified and used in architectural practice, and how they are themselves constructed.

UK December 2021 • US December 2021 • 224 pages • 20 bw illus HB 9781350176225 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350176249 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781350176232 • £76.50 / $100.32 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Writing Design Fiction

Relocating a City in Crisis

Tony Fry, University of Tasmania, Australia Part work of fiction and part introduction to the power of “design fiction” in the design process – Writing Design Fiction tells the story of the relocation of the city of Urbana. Written by leading design philosopher Tony Fry, this work presents a real-world scenario which may soon face many of the world’s cities, and the fictional format provides a novel way of exploring the inherent technical, social, political, economic and cultural challenges. The story provides a rehearsal of the design challenges which are likely to face architects, planners, and designers in an uncertain global future.

UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 256 pages • 16 bw illus HB 9781350217300 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781350217324 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781350217317 • £76.50 / $100.32 Bloomsbury Visual Arts

A New Urban Aesthetic

Experiencing Urban Change Digitally

Monica Degen, Brunel University, UK & Gillian Rose, The Open University, UK A New Urban Aesthetic brings an important new angle to our understanding of digital technology in the urban domain – examining how our experiences are altered through interaction with digital devices and screens. The book presents three major new case studies – Milton Keynes, UK; Doha, Qatar; and London, UK – exploring how the visual, sensory, temporal and spatial aesthetics of everyday urban life are changing as a result of the digital. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the power of digital culture and technology to transform urban spaces and communities around the world.

UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 224 pages • 25 bw illus HB 9781350070837 • £70.00 / $95.00 ePub 9781350070851 • £63.00 / $83.38 ePdf 9781350070844 • £63.00 / $83.38 Bloomsbury Visual Arts