Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf: Obsolescence and OpportunitiesUrban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and engaging discussion on architectural production in the modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing on the 20th century as a starting point, the book explores the display of transnational architectural practices resulting in different...
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The Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects: The Art and Techniques of Vfx for Directors, Producers, Editors and CinematographersThe Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects offers a practical, detailed guide to visual effects for non-VFX specialists working in film and television. In contemporary filmmaking and television production, visual effects are used extensively in a wide variety of genres and formats to contribute to...
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Interior Design IllustratedThe bestselling guide to interior design, updated with new code and technology Interior Design Illustrated is the definitive guide to design for interior spaces. Richly illustrated in author Francis Ching's signature style, this book introduces complex design concepts in a visually stunning format; from...
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Shim Sutcliffe: The Passage of TimeThrough close study of the work of architects Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe, this book traces the evolution of contemporary architectural ideas particularly as they relate to urbanity and the wilderness. Annotated with drawings, ranging from preliminary sketches to construction details, as well as...
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Barns of MinnesotaMinnesota's barns are remarkable testaments to a Midwestern way of life, one centered on the land, work, family, ingenuity, and perseverance. Many think of barns as breathtaking landmarks along the byways. Others have their favorite barns--the well-kept, red dairy barn near St. Cloud, the...
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Vincent Darre: Surreal Interiors of ParisFrom Vincent Darr , a French dandy and eccentric decorator, this volume offers a fanciful look into his unique universe of artful interiors. Known for his dynamic personality and extravagant style, Vincent Darr --the enfant terrible of Paris's design world--presents a debut monograph brimming...
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Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the CathedralOn April 15, 2019, the world looked on in horror as the Notre Dame Cathedral was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire. Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedraloffers a fascinating look back at nearly nine centuries of this landmark building that...
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Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular ArchitectureThe study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that...
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Creative Haven the American House Architecture Coloring BookThirty-one illustrations showcase the rich and varied architecture of residential homes across the United States. Arranged chronologically, the detailed drawings range from the saltbox house to the contemporary. Each picture is accompanied by an informative caption. Pages are perforated and printed on one side...
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The Image of the CityThe classic work on the evaluation of city form.What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions,...
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World of Variation: The I Press Series on the Human EnvironmentAn imaginative reenvisioning of spatial and social relations from America's 1960s urbanist movementIn World of Variation (1970), American architects Mary Otis Stevens (born 1928) and Thomas McNulty (1919-84) outlined a radical reenvisioning of socio-spatial relationships, informed by their background in philosophy and commitment to...
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Portraits: 15 Buildings Kaan ArchitectenThe first substantial monograph on Rotterdam-based firm KAAN Architecten. KAAN Architecten, founded and led by Kees Kaan, Vincent Panhuysen, and Dikkie Scipio, promote Dutch building traditions of sustainability, welfare, pragmatism, and quality through a collaborative and analytical design approach. The Rotterdam-based firm, which has...
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Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern OfficeAs we look toward a future of hybrid or virtual offices, a timely call to rethink the very nature and design of the workplace. Over the past one hundred years, the office has been integral to the development of modern society. It has shaped...
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In Comfort and StyleThe Los Angeles celebrity-home interior designer's first book reveals how to achieve laid-back luxury through her casual-yet-elegant decorating style, which mixes tailored, lived-in pieces with an airy, inviting spirit. Beloved by celebrities from Patrick Dempsey to Ellen Pompeo to Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake,...
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Explore & Color San Francisco ChinatownDo you enjoy learning about different cultures? Are you inspired and delighted by fun, relaxing coloring activities? Then Explore the Sights of San Francisco Chinatown is the book for you!Explore the Sights of San Francisco Chinatown is the seventh coloring book from award-winning, best-selling...
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Chicago Catholic Churches: A SketchbookIt began as the hobby of a lifelong Chicagoan. Twenty-five years and more than three hundred freehand church sketches later, it acts as an archive for centuries of architectural and religious history. The pen-and-ink drawings meticulously capture the details of each individual church down...
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Working-Class Utopias: A History of Cooperative Housing in New York CityOne of the nation's foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s As World War II ended and Americans turned their attention to problems at home, union leaders and other prominent New Yorkers...
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The Bolivar Point LighthouseThe historic Bolivar Point Lighthouse on the Texas Gulf Coast turns 150 years old in 2022 and is in desperate need of restoration. In words and photos, the history of the lighthouse comes alive in this book of recollections of the lighthouse compiled with...
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Barozzi VeigaA survey on the Spanish firm designing the Art Institute of Chicago's new campusThis monograph on the Barcelona-based architectural firm Barozzi Veiga presents about 30 projects from 2004 to the present--a selection of the most important works developed around the world in places such...
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Urban Planning in the Nordic WorldThis book outlines the origins, development, challenges, and lived realities of the changing welfare city, focusing primarily on Denmark. Strategies have changed over the decades as models of development have shifted and as the needs of society and a warming planet have come into...
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