Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in AmericaA spirited look at how funeral homes impacted American consumerism, the built environment, and national identities.Funeral homes--those grand, aging mansions repurposed into spaces for embalming, merchandising, funeral services, and housing for the funeral director and their family--are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape,...
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Port City Atlas: Mapping European Port City Territories: From Understanding to DesignA cartographic guide to Europe's seaport infrastructureA multitude of port cities dot Europe's coastline, each with its own history and relationship to sea transportation and development. In the era of climate change, these cities can offer paradigms and guidance for sustainable development. Taking a...
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Pompeii and Other Legendary Ancient PlacesIn this book you can explore mysterious, ancient ruins and abandoned cities frozen in time. Engaging text and photographs help bring these places back to life.Author: Tim CookePublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 01/01/2024Pages: 32Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.30dISBN: 9798765609187Audience: Ages...
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Peter Zumthor Therme ValsTherme Vals, the spa complex built in the Swiss Alps by celebrated architect Peter Zumthor, became an icon of contemporary architecture soon after its opening in 1996. Inspired by the spa's majestic surroundings, Zumthor built the structure on the sharp grade of an Alpine...
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Peter Marino: Ten Modern HousesAn exclusive look inside world-renowned architect Peter Marino's private, residential projectsIn this stunning new collection, internationally acclaimed architect Peter Marino shares a look inside his private, residential projects. In contrast to the architecture and design for his luxury commercial clients - including Chanel, Dior,...
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Paris Art DecoThe best ofParis Art Deco in a handy pocket size With the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifset Industriels Moderne, the city of Paris heralded in the New Era. Paris wasthe cradle of Art Deco, a style that emerged in the 1920s as a...
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Owln in the Library Coloring Book for Adults: Owls Coloring Book for Adults Owls Grayscale Coloring Book bookshelf coloring book Owl A4Owls in the Library Coloring Book for AdultsA great grayscale coloring book with beautiful owls in vintage LibrariesYou will get A4 54 Pages white backgrounds - no pushing through Beautiful owls in old Libraries Grayscale and Outlines This coloring book is a great gift...
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Op! Optimistic InteriorsAD100 and Elle Décor A-List Interior Designer Oliver Furth masterfully combines bi-partisan enthusiasm for classical and contemporary influences with California cool, to create sophisticated, livable spaces with relaxed rigor, infused with color and joy. Known for his timeless approach to design, as well as...
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New Architecture Los AngelesThis exhilarating and richly illustrated guide to Los Angeles's most exciting new buildings establishes the city as a mecca for forward-thinking and environmentally conscious architecture. Some of the world's leading architects are making their mark on Los Angeles's cityscape with exciting and innovative projects....
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More Than Concrete Blocks: Dublin City's Twentieth-Century Buildings and Their Stories, Volume III, 1973-1999 Volume 3A three-volume series of richly illustrated books unpacking the history of Dublin's architecture during the twentieth century. This three-volume series considers the city as a layered and complex place. It makes links between Dublin's buildings and Dublin's political, social, cultural, and economic histories. By...
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More Historic Homes of Waco, TexasAs with his well-received first book on the historic homes of Waco, architectural historian Kenneth Hafertepe brings to life the colorful and varied pasts of an entirely new set of notable residences in this city. Hafertepe extends coverage beyond the typical focus on homes...
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MeierEver since his self-proclamation as part of the "New York Five," Richard Meier has risen through one top commission after another to the dizzy heights of architectural stardom. From Madison Square Garden to Shenzhen, China, his sleek, luminously white modernism has created some of...
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Looking for the Voids: Learning from Asia's Liminal Urban Spaces as a Foundation to Expand an Architectural PracticeA survey of fifteen years of urban research by Hong Kong-based Swiss architect Géraldine Borio in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Seoul. In Looking for the Voids, Hong Kong-based Swiss architect Géraldine Borio presents findings from fifteen years of experimental urban research in Asia, proposing...
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London: A History of 300 Years in 25 BuildingsA lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus-inspired...
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Living the Alps: Interior Architecture by Francesca Neri AntonelloAn interior design book showing how the alpine context, with its snowy landscapes and forests, influences the choice of colors, materials, and atmospheres. This book addresses a very specific topic within interior architecture, namely that of mountains, where the context of the surrounding landscape...
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Legendary Lighthouses of Britain: Ghosts, Shipwrecks & Feats of HeroismPacked with legends, sea lore and exciting true-life tales, this is a highly giftable treasure trove of Britain's top 100 lighthouses, each one illustrated by award-winning artist Roger O'Reilly. This is a unique celebration of 100 of the most dramatic and storied lighthouses along...
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Lebbeus Woods: Exquisite Experiments, Early YearsAuthor: Aleksandra WagnerPublisher: WileyPublished: 03/18/2024Pages: 136Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 10.81h x 8.49w x 0.33dISBN: 9781119984306About the AuthorAleksandra Wagner, Ph.D., is a Professor Emerita The New School University, Member, Training and Supervising Analyst and Faculty at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, and a psychoanalyst...
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Invisible Architecture in Nineteenth-Century Literature: Rethinking Urban ModernityBen Moore presents a new approach to reading urban modernity in nineteenth-century literature, by bringing together hidden, mobile and transparent features of city space as part of a single system he calls 'invisible architecture'. Resisting narratives of the nineteenth-century as progressing from concealment to...
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Innovations in Mass Timber: Sequestering Carbon with Style in Commercial BuildingsPrized for its ability to sequester carbon, mass timber, including cross-laminated timbers, glulam beams, and laminated veneer lumber, is entering a critical second phase of its development as a beneficial and stylish building material for nonresidential buildings. Join award-winning author Boyce Thompson on a...
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Green-Wood CemeteryFor generations, Green-Wood Cemetery has played an integral part in New York City's cultural history, serving as a gathering place and a cultural repository. Situated in the historic borough of Brooklyn, the thousands of graves and mausoleums within the cemetery's 478 acres are tangible...
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