San Antonio College Library

Buildings are not benign; rather, they commonly manipulate and abuse their human users. Architectural Agents makes the case that buildings act in the world independently of their makers, patrons, owners, or occupants. And often they act badly. Treating buildings as bodies, Annabel Jane Wharton writes biographies of symptomatic structures in order to diagnose their pathologies. The violence of some sites is rooted in historical trauma; the unhealthy...

This book is a product of our joint efforts to teach fundamentals of architectural design to first-year professional students at the Yale School of Architecture.

A practical guide to creating healthy houses. What is a healthy, low-allergy house? What is a "sick" building? How is a healthy house designed and built? How can a sick environment be made healthier? These are some of the questions answered in this book Offering a holistic approach to life and shelter, this book uses scientific principles and "alternative" philosophies to provide people with ways of understanding and creating healthy living environments....

"The author presents a rich variety of undesired edifices in germany, Hungary, Austria and Bosnia-Herzegovina and investigates the different methods used ot dispose of them ... This analysis continues with a feflection on the afterlife of unwanted buildings, and concludes with a discussion on the life expectancy of buildings, their multi-sensory materiality and 'thing-ly' agency."--Back cover.