Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Out of the Clouds. Wolf Dprix: Sketches 1967-2020: A Selection of 1.300 Sketches Out of 320 ProjectsBuilding from the drawing board Architecture and freehand drawing are inextricably linked. Even in the Gothic period, the principle applied: what you can't build, you at least draw. The same applies to the sketches of Wolf dPrix, co-founder and CEO of Coop Himmelb(l)au. Over...
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The New Technological Condition: Architecture and Technical Thinking in the Age of CyberneticsElectric brain or creativity? In the era of cybernetics, architects suddenly encountered entirely new ways of operating technical systems: buildings could be calculated using circuit diagrams, creativity and imagination were confronted with the technical intelligence of thinking machines. Architects found themselves in the crosshairs...
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From Castle to Teahouse; Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama PeriodThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Arassociati Milanese Architecture- This book illustrates the extensive design and construction work in Milan over the past 20 years by the notable Milanese architectural firm ARAssociati- Text in English and ItalianThis book illustrates the extensive design and construction work in Milan over the past 20 years...
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Taesun Hong: Ykh Associates"This monograph of the work by master architect Taesun Hong is truly inspirational. It brings together architecture as a living art that stands alongside--and on its own at the same time--other great achievements of the human spirit," states quantum physist and cosmologist, Dr. Menas...
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History Lover's Guide to CheyenneCelebrating at their encampment near Crow Creek on July 4, 1867, railroad surveyors named the settlement after the local Cheyenne tribe. By the time the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in November, the town had grown from a tent city to a Hell on Wheels...
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Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected WorldArt and Architecture of the Middle Ages is a panoramic survey that focuses on the arts of medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamicate world. From majestic monuments to exquisite tableware, Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen, and Linda Safran deftly guide readers over twelve centuries...
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Global Gothic: Gothic Church Buildings in the 20th and 21st CenturiesAlthough largely overlooked in studies of architectural history, church architecture in a Gothic idiom outlived its 19th century momentum to persist worldwide throughout the 20th century and into the new millennium.Global Gothic presents a first systematic worldwide understanding of "Gothic" in contemporary architecture, both...
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Robotic Landscapes: Designing the UnfinishedThe first book on the use of robotic technology in landscape design that introduces new, dynamic methods and previously inconceivable scenarios for implementation. The Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich has been researching the integration of robots into the architectural practice, both in design...
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Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries: Trends and Insights from the Aia/ALA Library Building AwardsEye-Popping Show-Stopping Libraries starts out by recounting the beginning of the relationship between the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) to establish the Library Building awards and traces the development of the program over the following five decades. In...
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Sunset's Cabin Plan BookThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Medusa White Portland Cement: Patented October 13, 1908: Stainless, Perfectly White in Color: the First True White Portland Ever Manufactured / theThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Curb-Scale Hong Kong: Narratives of InfrastructureCurb-scale Hong Kong is about the infrastructural objects that constitute the street in Hong Kong. Through drawing and text, the book renders these objects visible and argues for their relevance as story tellers and civic protagonists. The book opens an alternative imagination of infrastructure...
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Tiny House Living: A Complete Guide to Designing and Building a Tiny HouseTINY HOUSE LIVINGThe tiny house revolution is quickly taking over the world. It consists of people from all walks of life-couples, singles, nomads, and the elderly. Small spaces have become popular because they are eco-friendly, cost-effective, and provide people with the opportunity to make...
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Architecture in Ancient Central Italy: Connections in Etruscan and Early Roman BuildingArchitecture in Ancient Central Italy takes studies of individual elements and sites as a starting point to reconstruct a much larger picture of architecture in western central Italy as an industry, and to position the result in space (in the Mediterranean world and beyond)...
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A Pocket Guide Book of Historic Halifax, Nova Scotia, From the CitadelThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Architectural Principles in the Age of HumanismThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Towards a New Architecture; 0This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Escape to the Country: Living on the Farm- Reflections on the charm of farmhouse living from the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Folk Magazine - Discover the magical qualities this lifestyle has to offer - Learn how to maintain a garden seasonally, how to prepare typical farmer's dishes and why farm life...
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Who's Next: Homelessness, Architecture and CitiesHomelessness is a growing global problem that requires local discussions and solutions. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, it has noticeably become a collective concern. However, in recent years, the official political discourse in many countries around the world implies that poverty is...
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