Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Key Houses of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations [With CDROM]It provides accurate scale plans of every floor, together with elevations, sections, and site plans where appropriate, for each house. All have been specially drawn for the purpose and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources. Amplified with full-color views of the...
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Minoru Yamasaki: Humanist Architecture for a Modernist WorldThe first book to reevaluate the evocative and polarizing work of one of midcentury America's most significant architects Born to Japanese immigrant parents in Seattle, Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) became one of the towering figures of midcentury architecture, even appearing on the cover of Time...
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Frank Lloyd Wright and His Manner of ThoughtAn iconic figure in American culture, Frank Lloyd Wright is famous throughout the world. Although his achievements in architecture are stunning, it is his importance in cultural history, Jerome Klinkowitz contends, that makes Wright the object of such avid and continuing interest. Designing more...
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How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of ArchitectureIllustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others....
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Pyramid Rising: The Great Pyramid ReconstructedPyramid Rising: The Great Pyramid ReconstructedFor centuries the Great Pyramid of Giza has captivated and mystified people from around the world. Who built it? And how did they do it? Pyramid Rising offers an astonishing new theory that answers many of these questions-and much...
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Hanover and Dartmouth CollegeSince the beginning of settlement on the Hanover Plain in August 1770, the built environment of Dartmouth College and the Village at the College, which was such a uniquely integral part of the community, has been a story of constant evolution, growth, and change....
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Adjaye: Works 2007 - 2015: Houses, Pavilions, Installations, BuildingsFollowing Adjaye: Works 1995-2007, this second volume looks back on the impressive portfolio of work created by architect David Adjaye between 2007 and 2015. During the years covered in this book, the acclaimed architect embraced expansive projects, taking him outside Europe to work on...
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Cohousing Communities: Designing for High-Functioning NeighborhoodsCohousing Communities Explore a groundbreaking and holistic new approach to designing community-first neighborhoods In Cohousing Communities: Designing for High-Functioning Neighborhoods, distinguished architect and affordable housing advocate Charles Durrett delivers a complete, start-to-finish guide for designing anything where the emphasis lies with the community. This...
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The Carpenter and the ArchitectA contemporary reminder of the importance of the carpenter and wood in Japanese architecture. When Japanese architecture is mentioned today, images of temples or pagodas generally come to mind. Others may think of more contemporary works: massive modular walls of rough concrete poured in...
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Piranesi and the Modern AgeThe complex appropriation of Piranesi by modern literature, photography, art, film, and architecture. The etchings of the Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) have long mesmerized viewers. But, as Victor Plahte Tschudi shows, artists and writers of the modern era found...
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Visite Privee: Artists & Creatives at HomeVisite Privee is a fully updated follow-up to the bestselling Rendez-Vous (ISBN 9782875500373, published in October 2017). It showcases new portraits of passionate creatives from all over the world, in their own homes and workspaces. Creatives featured include: Gokelaere & Robinson (gallerist owners, Brussels...
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The Making of Place HouseThis tells the story of how a medieval abbey was converted into a Tudor mansion house in 1540. It became the major country residence for the earls of Southampton and a venue for many royal visits from Edward VI to Charles I.Author: Marilyn Wilton-SmithPublisher:...
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The Story of Architecture throughout the Ages (Yesterday's Classics)A detailed tour of architecture in the western world beginning with the Egyptian pyramids and ending with the skyscrapers of the early 20th century. In between the reader encounters the architecture of the Greeks, the Romans, the early Christians, and the Saracens, followed by...
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Abandoned, 2nd Edition: America's Vanishing LandscapeIn an expanded and updated edition, photographer Eric Holubow captures the melancholy, haunting beauty of decaying structures across the US. Across the United States, decaying ruins of once-thriving structures lie dormant and forgotten as time and nature leave their melancholy mark. Yet through this...
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Himalayan Style (Architecture, Photography, Travel Book): Shelters & SanctuariesFeaturing gorgeous photography of ancient Himalayan architecture, recent restoration projects, and modern trends in building and crafts, Himalayan Style celebrates the vitality, diversity, and potential of Himalayan forms and designs. Himalayan Style combines a treasury of beautiful full-color photographs and engrossing essays to offer...
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A Center for the Victims of Domestic Violence in New HavenThis new book focuses on an advanced graduate architecture studio at Yale led by Turner Brooks and Jonathan Toews for the design of a Family Justice Center for New Haven. This relatively new institution is designed to assist with domestic violence victims on many...
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Anish KapoorFrom the sublime to the corporeal: an exquisite career survey of Anish KapoorWidely considered one of the most influential sculptors working today, British artist Anish Kapoor (born 1954) here constructs a career survey of his works within the exquisite Renaissance architecture of the Venetian...
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A+u 21:08, 611: Feature: Nenia Project - Smiljan Radic- Smiljan Radi's 25 key projects ranging from sculptures to buildings, all produced between 2010 and 2021, are presented here along with his own conceptual drawings and paintings are featured in this issueThis August issue of a+u features the work of Chilean architect Smiljan...
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Fairmont: Grand by NatureA guided tour through the elegant and historic properties of Fairmont hotels and resortsCelebrating the architecture of the beloved Fairmont hotels and resorts, this volume presents both historic gems and innovative, avant-garde structures. It includes many of Fairmont's famous château-style resorts such as the...
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Mike's Unforgettable St. Louis History, Volume 1Strange, serious, silly, and stupefying stories about St. Louis you won't be able to forget! Do you know about the Englishman who won St. Louis's 1904 Olympic marathon while drinking French brandy, bits of strychnine, and warm water from a car radiator? Or that...
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