Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The New and Improved Romie FutchDown on his luck and still pining for his ex-wife, South Carolina taxidermist Romie Futch spends his evenings drunkenly surfing the Internet before passing out on his couch. In a last-ditch attempt to pay his mortgage, he replies to an ad and becomes a...
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Urbanlab: BowlingAs populations steadily increase in cities, the world's natural resources are consumed at ever-faster rates. The majority of the world's populations live in countries where clean water supplies are dwindling, and these water shortages are also quickly translating into food shortages. What can designers...
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Black Renaissance: St. Orpheus Breviary, Vol. IIBlack Renaissance, the second volume of the St. Orpheus Breviary, is the continuation of Miklos Szentkuthy's synthesis of 2,000 years of European culture. St. Orpheus is Szentkuthy's Virgil, an omniscient poet who guides us not through hell, but through all of recorded history, myth,...
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Be SeatedLaurie Olin's interest in public outdoor seating in parks and civic spaces revolves around two poles: the first is a concern for aspects of the ordinary in our settings and actions, the apparatus and effects of the quotidian in our individual lives and experience;...
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Pearl: A New Verse Translation in Modern EnglishPoetry. PEARL is an intricate fourteenth-century poem written by one of the greatest Middle English poets--the anonymous artist who also gave us Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This medieval masterpiece presents the meditative Dream Vision of a father (the Dreamer) mourning the loss...
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Okinawa, Japan: The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and TourismOkinawa, Japan. The People, History, World War II, Culture and Tradition. Travel and Tourism. Before Okinawa, there was Ryukyu, an independent kingdom ruled by its kings, its people seafarers prospering through trade with China and other neighboring countries. In 1609, Ryukyu was invaded by...
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Concrete Tokyo Map: Guide to Concrete Architecture in Tokyo"Edited by Naomi Pollock, with photography by Jimmy Cohrssen, the bilingual (Japanese and English) map serves as an expertly curated guide to Tokyo's unique concrete architecture. This map highlights the most unique and influential examples of concrete buildings and structures across the city. Architects...
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Dwelling: Five Years' Work on the Problem of the Habitation-First time this landmark book by ideologue of Constructivism has been published in English -Published in partnership with Alexei Ginzburg, grandson of Moisei, and himself an architect, now involved in the reconstruction of Narkomfin building -Another Ginzburg title, Rhythm in Architecture, has also recently...
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Zaha Hadid Architects: Redefining Architecture and Design- The first book published on Zaha Hadid since her death in 2016, although book had been well into production. The firm continued to work with IMAGES to complete this detailed tome in her memory- This exquisite book harnesses the collaborative thinking and cultural...
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Toilets of the WorldThis light-hearted but highly informative photographic journey reveals the idiosyncrasy and inventiveness that characterise the construction of the humble toilet around the globe. Along the way, the reader discovers the minute but fascinating cultural and historical differences that can make our travels to other...
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Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints Into Ceramic and BronzeThis book is the first full-length study into the multifarious influence of Renaissance prints on maiolica and bronze. Focusing on designs by major artists such as Andrea Mantegna, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Parmigianino, and Albrecht D rer, the book tells the story of...
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Amy SillmanA prolifically creative artistic polymath, American artist Amy Sillman (b. 1955) works in drawing, zines, iPhone videos, installation, collaboration, teaching, and curating, but painting has remained always at the very heart of her practice. This comprehensive monograph covers two decades of production, from the...
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Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular BadgesAn exceptional reference work to pilgrim and secular badges of the middle ages. This is the first major catalogue in English devoted to medieval badges. These fascinating objects provide us with a guide to the popularity of different cults and pilgrim centres, supplying evidence...
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The Great Horror and Fantasy Collection: Boxed SetThis boxset contains 8 terrifying and entertaining horror and fantasy novels: The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsMetamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Lovecraft Compendium by H. P. LovecraftDracula by Bram StokerClassic Tales of Horror by Edgar Allan PoeThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesFrankenstein...
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Thorfinn and the Raging RaidersPrepare yourself for the wrath of the Norsemen That is, if you don't mind and it's not too inconvenient... Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering and feasting. But Thorfinn is no ordinary Viking He is...
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Carolyn Westbrook: Vintage French Style: Homes and Gardens Inspired by a Love of FranceStunning and inspirational French-style interiors and chic décor from Carolyn Westbrook. Stunning and inspirational French-style interiors and chic décor from Carolyn Westbrook. When it comes to styling interiors, designer Carolyn Westbrook has a distinct signature look that combines her love of French style and...
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The Twelve Caesars"Upon the whole, he added nothing to his own happiness by all the dangers, the fatigues, and the perpetual anxiety which he had incurred in the pursuit of unlimited power," - Suetonius on Julius Caesar."Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure...
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A Pilgrimage to MurderBrother Athelstan's Canterbury pilgrimage is disrupted by brutal murder in the latest absorbing medieval mystery. Summer, 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed; the king's peace ruthlessly enforced. Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas a Becket's shrine in Canterbury...
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The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House InspirationsFor homeowners seeking a simpler life and apartment dwellers dreaming of their own space, tiny houses represent an inspiring, attainable ideal. For those fueled by wanderlust, converted buses--they call them "skoolies"--take the tiny house adventure one step further. Reborn as cozy homes, these retired...
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Compulsory GamesThe best and most interesting stories by Robert Aickman, a master of the supernatural tale, the uncanny, and the truly weird. Robert Aickman's self-described "strange stories" are confoundingly and uniquely his own. These superbly written tales terrify not with standard thrills and gore but...
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