Footprint #29 aims at exploring the architectural relations to populism intended as the political approach that strives to appeal to the “common” public. It examines architecture’s intersection with media, politics and aesthetics. From Nazi Germany to Trump’s presidency the use of architecture and its relationship with ideologies is reflected upon, as well as how architectural aspirations are reshaped in the light of different populist ramifications. This issue is an open inquiry into...

Now available in paperback, this is a cutting edge, detailed and comprehensive exploration of architectural theory. Its focus on interdisplinarity and cross-cultural ties ensures the discipline's relationship with the social sciences is fully explored.

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader.

Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, it then goes on to explore historical movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinfor...

This volume is a sequel to the work I published, several years ago, under the title, Byzantine Constantinople: the Walls of the City, and adjoining Historical Sites. In that work the city was viewed, mainly, as the citadel of the Roman Empire in the East, and the bulwark of civilization for more than a thousand years. But the city of Constantine was not only a mighty fortress.

It was, moreover, the centre of a great religious community, which elaborated dogmas, fostered forms of piety, and co...

Het thema van de 4de Vlaams-Nederlandse Natuursteendag en

deze syllabus is buitengewoon veelzijdig en dat komt ook in de

titel tot uiting. In de Jonge Bouwkunst is in veel representatieve

gebouwen zowel aan de buiten- als aan de binnenzijde zeer be-

wust gebruik gemaakt van natuursteen. Door zijn specifieke uit-

drukkingskwaliteiten is dit een bij uitstek representatief materiaal,

dat gebouwen een voorname uitstraling kan geven. Ook markeert

deze periode de tijd waarin naast natuursteen van e...

Concrete like materials were already applied during the Roman Empire. After the decline of the Roman Empire, a wide scale application of concrete only reappeared in the 19th century. Here lies also the origin of modern (reinforced) concrete. Since then, both concrete application and composition have significantly changed. Today, concrete from the 19th and early 20th century is considered as historic concrete.

In this thesis, we study historic concrete in the Netherlands, that is to say the co...

Het gebruik van lokaal gewonnen steensoorten zoals mergel, Kunradersteen, kolenzandsteen en Nivelsteiner zandsteen is gemarginaliseerd waardoor veel kennis over het materiaal en haar toepassing verloren is gegaan of dreigt te gaan.

Dit was de aanleiding voor het organiseren van de zesde editie van de Vlaams-Nederlandse natuursteendag op 8 en 9 juni 2017 in de provincie Limburg en de aanleiding voor het samenstellen van dit boek. Hierin is geologische, historische, architectonische en restaura...