Routledge Research in Architecture
About the Book Series
The Routledge Research in Architecture series provides the reader with the latest scholarship in the field of architecture. The series publishes research from across the globe and covers areas as diverse as architectural history and theory, technology, digital architecture, structures, materials, details, design, monographs of architects, interior design and much more. By making these studies available to the worldwide academic community, the series aims to promote quality architectural research.
Southern Syrian Vernacular Architecture with Lessons for Sustainability
1st Edition
By Sanaa Alkadi, Derek John Clements-Croome, Adnan Alshoufi, Philip Griffiths
November 30, 2026
The Southern Syrian Vernacular Dwelling is an overlooked, soulful, basalt stone dwelling. This traditional dwelling has been continuously occupied and adapted over thousands of years in response to its inhabitants’ lifestyle and their evolving culture. This book explores this adaption phenomenon ...
Being and Making Architecture: Ecological Thinking Across Scales
1st Edition
By Ophélia Mantz
November 17, 2026
Far removed from techno-heroic narratives, Being and Making Architecture demonstrates how ecological consciousness in architecture is built "within reach." The themes organizing its content—matter, garden, workshop, kitchen, pedagogy, and collective practices—unfold across various scales through a ...
Reframing Lina Bo Bardi: Architecture as an Expanded Field
1st Edition
Edited
By Pablo Meninato, Vanessa Grossman
November 05, 2026
Reframing Lina Bo Bardi: Architecture as an Expanded Field offers a compelling and rigorous re-examination of one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Born in Italy and later naturalized as a Brazilian citizen, Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992) pursued an interdisciplinary practice ...
The Unconscious Will to Architecture in Marx
1st Edition
By Nadir Lahiji
November 02, 2026
The Unconscious Will to Architecture in Marx offers a groundbreaking reinterpretation of Marx’s intellectual legacy, challenging orthodox readings of his famous ‘base and superstructure’ thesis. By delving into the architectural metaphor embedded in Marx’s work, this book uncovers the profound ...
The Residential Architecture of Pius Pahl: From Bauhaus to South Africa
1st Edition
By Arthur Barker
October 29, 2026
The Residential Architecture of Pius Pahl: From Bauhaus to South Africa explores the life and work of Pius Pahl (1909–2003), a Bauhaus-trained German architect who immigrated to South Africa in 1952. The book critically examines Pahl’s contributions to a Fourth Cape Vernacular, showcasing how his ...
Cultural Architecture and Late-Colonial Space: Constructing Cultural Centres in Hong Kong
1st Edition
By Melody Hoi-lam Yiu
October 16, 2026
This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late-colonial years. Recent developments at the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) have attracted ...
London's ‘Big Bang’ Moment and its Architectural Conversations: The Built Environment as a Subject of Public Discourse
1st Edition
By Stephen Rosser
October 16, 2026
This book explores the topic of architecture as a component of public discourse, focussing on the reception of four high-profile developments in the City of London (the UK capital’s financial district) dating from the final years of the twentieth century. During this time, the City’s mode of ...
The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse
1st Edition
By Philippe d’Anjou
October 16, 2026
How do designers navigate the ethical discursive territories of design thinking and practice when the same common terms they consistently use across the different design ethics paradigms—like fair, right, good—convey different meanings? Delving into the dynamic and adaptable nature of ethical ...
Animals in Modern and Postmodern Architecture
1st Edition
Edited
By Kostas Tsiambaos
October 12, 2026
The book focuses on specific case studies from modern and postmodern architecture where animals stand out as agents that contribute to a broader political, cultural, and environmental critique. The various entangled, convoluted animal references and representations are not only seen as products of ...
Alvar Aalto in the Finnish Context
1st Edition
Edited
By Aino Niskanen, Kirmo Mikkola, Juhani Pallasmaa, Gareth Griffiths
August 27, 2026
This book, first published in Finnish in 1985 under the title Aalto, is a critical introduction to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), written by one of Aalto’s Finnish architectural contemporaries, Kirmo Mikkola (1934–1986). The book is divided into six sections dealing with different ...
Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation
1st Edition
By Naina Gupta
August 27, 2026
Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation presents an alternative history of internationalism and modernism, with a focus on the role of architecture and spatial practices. Beginning at the tail-end of the peace movements— the turn of the ...
Reinventing Modern Architecture in Greece: From Sentimental Topography to Ekistics
1st Edition
By Marianna Charitonidou
August 27, 2026
This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the key players, such as the Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis and the Italian industrialist Adriano Olivetti. It also explores the architects of the Mataroa ...