Urban Environments (Architectural Design Compilation)

Mapelli, Elisabette G [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0471498068 / ISBN 13: 9780471498063

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2001

About this Item

4to, Dust jacket, Illustrated, 223pp. A near fine copy in likewise jacket. Overseas orders may require extra postage costs.

Seller Inventory # 002882-b10

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Urban Environments (Architectural Design Compilation)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471498068
• ISBN 13: 9780471498063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

Discusses the influence of the latest technology on contemporary living and possible future developments.
* Comprehensively illustrated with many beautiful color photos, as well as plans and drawings.
* Focuses on three principle areas: human action as design pattern, technological implementation, and the relationship between art and space in homes.

About the Author

ELISABETTA G MAPELLI was born in Milan, Italy in 1968 and graduated in Architecture at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' where, after a specialisation in Theory and Techniques of Design, she obtained a PhD in Architectural Composition (Theories of Architecture). She is now a lecturer at the faculty of Architecture in Rome, as well as a practising architect whose professional activities range from house restoration to building renovation.