Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Exploring NU Architectuuratelier: Architecture in BelgiumOne firm's playful, people-focused approach to architecture in all areas of society, from interactive hiking trails to basement nightclubs Based in Ghent, NU architectuuratelier is an organization for architecture and design research whose mission is to develop spatial projects in collaboration with professionals from...
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Eaton Hall: Pride of King TownshipIn 1901, Florence McCrea Eaton married into one of the most prosperous families in the Dominion of Canada, becoming Lady Eaton fourteen years later when her husband, John Craig Eaton, was knighted. Not long after the death of her husband, Lady Eaton retired from...
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Early Architects of Los Angeles: Fifteen Profiles, 1884-1951Professional architects first began to arrive in California in the 1880s. These architects wanted to practice their profession but were unknown entities, so they stood little chance against the established architectural firms in the major cities of Chicago and New York. Instead of wrestling...
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Conduit Layout and Arrangement: Rack RulesConduit Layout and Arrangement: Rack Rulesis a practical guide for electrical conduit coordination and installation professionals. It presents intuitive methods for multi-conduit layouts, supported by clear visuals and mathematical principles.Expand on Classic Bending Methods: This handbook delivers practical solutions for both simple and complex...
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Canada's Covered BridgesUPDATED TO 2024!!A Source book for Photographers and Explorers. Descriptions to all of Canada's Remaining Historic Covered Bridges. This includes 88 for Quebec, 58 for New Brunswick, and 2 each for British Columbia and Ontario.Photographs of each BridgeGPS PositionsWritten directions from a nearby townA...
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Architectures of Colonialism: Constructed Histories, Conflicting MemoriesThe question of what heritage is and how we deal with it is not a neutral one. Recent events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of monuments have made evident how much the colonial past is inscribed in our built...
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All About Burj Khalifa: A Kid's Guide to the World's Tallest Building"All About Burj Khalifa: A Kid's Guide to the World's Tallest Building" is a fun and fascinating journey into the world of the Burj Khalifa, perfect for kids aged 9 to 12. Packed with exciting facts, behind-the-scenes stories, and eye-popping details, this book explains...
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35s. l'Atelier de Le CorbusierThis book is the first to explore the history of Le Corbusier's studio at 35 rue de S?vres in Paris, known as 35S. It looks at the many artists with whom Le Corbusier worked, including Charlotte Perriand, Andr? Wogenscky, Sahakura, Roger Aujame and Pierre...
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Zonnestraal Sanatorium: The History and Restoration of a Modern MonumentDesigned by architects Jan Duiker and Bernard Bijvoet in 1925, the former Zonnestraal Sanatorium is an icon of the Nieuwe Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International Style of modernism: as one of the genuine highlights of twentieth-century architecture, it has been considered...
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Zaha Hadid's Paintings: Imagining ArchitectureZaha Hadid is widely regarded as a visionary and influential architect, who became globally acclaimed by the time of her untimely death in 2016. This book is the first to focus on how painting was fundamental to her practice. During the first 20 years...
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Solar Adobe: Energy, Ecology, and Earthen ArchitectureHow a centuries-old architectural tradition reemerged as a potential solution to the political and environmental crises of the 1970s Against the backdrop of a global energy crisis, a widespread movement embracing the use of raw earth materials for building construction emerged in the 1970s....
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Pistols in St Paul's: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth CenturyInvestigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain, this unique book reveals how exciting new ideas from science and music had a lasting effect on architectural design.Author: Fiona SmythPublisher: Manchester University PressPublished: 09/24/2024Pages: 304Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00dISBN:...
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Mass Housing in Ukraine: Building Typologies and Catalogue of SeriesHousing is the most omnipresent urban typology. Housing is also the essential architecture of the human condition. Perhaps more than any other architectural species, housing determines the ways urbanites construct their lives and build their shared futures. The all-out war in Ukraine, started by...
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Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of an Era 1850-1950Discover of a lost Los Angeles from an era before the freeways in this beautiful coffee table book from iconic architectural photographer Arnold Hylen.Los Angeles Before the Freeways: Images of An Era 1850-1950 gives a lush, visual tour of a Los Angeles that no...
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Insuring the City: The Prudential Center and the Postwar Urban LandscapeAn in-depth look at Boston's Prudential Center and what its story reveals about the evolution of the modern American city The Prudential Center anchors the Boston skyline with its tall, gray tower. It is also a historical beacon, representing a midcentury moment when insurance...
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Hidden Italy: Unveiling Art, Nature and Cultural HeritageThe architectural treasures of Italy, from the Abbey of San Fruttuoso to the historic Olivetti shop in VeniceFor centuries, artists and writers on the Grand Tour have come to admire the beauty of Italy's architectural heritage. However, if funds for a Grand Tour are...
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Gods in Dwellings: Temples and Divine Presence in the Ancient Near EastGods In Dwellings examines the major temples and the gods who inhabit them in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Hittite Anatolia, and Syria-Palestine, exploring the common themes in each region and offering a wide interpretive lens through which to view them.Author: Michael B. HundleyPublisher: Society of...
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From Bauhaus to Our House"After 1945 our plutocrats, bureaucrats, board chairmen, CEOs, commissioners, and college presidents undergo an inexplicable change. They become diffident and reticent. All at once they are willingto accept that glass of ice water in the face, that bracing slap across the mouth, that reprimand...
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Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan RevisitedAlthough it has long been accepted that America's most famous architect was influenced by Japanese culture, the nature of Frank Lloyd Wright's debt to Japan has remained unclear. This book argues that Japan had a more profound impact on Wright's approach to design, and...
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Forgotten Churches: Exploring England's Hidden TreasuresSpending his weekends exploring historic churches across the idyllic English countryside - and sharing their beauty and unsung history across social media - Luke Sherlock is bringing English history and the heritage of our rural countryside to a new audience. England is full of...
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