Books by Richard J. Williams

The Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art Museum examines museum design using international examples from Western Europe, China, Brazil and the USA. Written accessibly, it argues that the development of the art museum since the mid-1970s has involved the deliberate blurring of boundaries between different categories of art.

A unique and provocative history of the development of the idea of the city in recent years. Key public spaces and buildings in England, Europe and the USA are discussed in relation to their socio-political context.

Noise damage to hearing health is a health risk, which is associated with both civilian and military occupations as well as certain leisure activities. This title seeks to address points relevant to knowledge of the subject, and is useful to members of the many disciplines that have an interest in this subject.