Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Invention of Rivers: Alexander's Eye and Ganga's DescentDilip da Cunha integrates history, art, cultural studies, hydrology, and geography to tell the story of how rivers have been culturally constructed as lines granted a special role in defining human habitation and everyday practice. What we take to be natural features of the...
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Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern PhiladelphiaIn the mid-twentieth century, as Americans abandoned city centers in droves to pursue picket-fenced visions of suburbia, architect and urban planner Edmund Bacon turned his sights on shaping urban America. As director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Bacon forged new approaches to neighborhood...
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Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum HomesWith 160 color photographs that invite the reader to step over the threshold, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life. The only comprehensive readers' tour of the nation's richest array of historic residences open to the public, the...
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Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife ArtThe first European artist-naturalists to tour North America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were awed not only by the continent's varying landforms but also by the animals they encountered: vast herds of buffalo, majestic horned stags, a bewildering variety of birds. The earliest...
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Hanok: The Korean HouseAppreciate the understated glamour and traditional comfort in this collection of the most excellent examples of timeless Korean architecture. Hanok: The Korean House provides new insights on the stylish traditional Korean homes that are experiencing a resurgence of popularity in Seoul today. While the...
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All the Buildings in New York: That I've Drawn So FarA charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of the city's diverse architectural styles and cityscape. His buildings...
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Piranesi's Views of Rome Colouring BookFor the colouring aficionado: Introduction about Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 50 original artworks to colour. Lay-flat binding and high-quality paper-easy to use with all your fine colouring tools. Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, Pomegranate's coloring books combine stunning illustrations, high-quality paper, and sturdy construction to...
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Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four EcologiesReyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building....
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Visual ThinkingFor thirty-five years Visual Thinking has been the gold standard for art educators, psychologists, and general readers alike. In this seminal work, Arnheim, author of The Dynamics of Architectural Form, Film as Art, Toward a Psychology of Art, and Art and Visual Perception, asserts...
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Victorian Woodturnings and WoodworkReproduced from a rare original, this 1893 catalog provides nearly 800 detailed illustrations of stair railings, mantels, gables, moldings, and ornaments. Its varied, unusual examples of woodwork make it particularly valuable - woodturners, cabinetmakers, architects, preservationists, restorationists, designers, and students of Victoriana will find...
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California Bungalows of the TwentiesReprint of rare catalog includes front or front-angled elevations, floor plans and interior sketches for dozens of authentic bungalow designs, many unique to the California landscape. Detailed descriptions point out special features and possibilities of each design, and include estimates of costs. 231 black-and-white...
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Fashions of the Thirties: 476 Authentic Copyright-Free IllustrationsIn the 1930s, the Fashion Review Service offered a wide selection of advertising spots to small clothing and department stores that had no art staffs of their own. The cuts provided an accurate depiction of the latest fashion trends―hemline lengths, use of fur trims,...
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American House Styles: A Concise GuideThis unique book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter.Author: John Milnes BakerPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 07/17/2002Pages: 194Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.38h x 5.44w x 0.34dISBN: 9780393323252About the AuthorBaker, John Milnes: - John...
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You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the FutureA compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller's creative problem-solving to present-day problems A self-professed "comprehensive anticipatory design scientist," the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was undoubtedly a visionary. Fuller's creations often bordered on the realm of science fiction, ranging from the freestanding geodesic dome to...
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Barns of the St Croix Valley: An Architect's SketchbookIllustrated with 200 barn sketches, diagrams, and maps, this book takes you on a journey through the St Croix River Valley. It grounds you in the geography, geology and biology of the region and introduces you to its original inhabitants, the Dakota and Ojibwe...
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Messana O'Rorke: Building BlocksDrawing on examples of their own instantly recognizable Minimalist-inflected designs, often evoking the work of Donald Judd, celebrated architects Messana O'Rorke demonstrate how to create a serene haven for modern living. Founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby O'Rorke in New York City,...
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Currently Classic: Jonathan Rachman DesignJonathan Rachman's instantly classic designs come to life in vibrant and sumptuous color in this first monograph on the Sumatran-born, San Francisco-based interior decorator. Interior decorator Jonathan Rachman opens the doors to his universe in this volume illustrating his eclectic, vividly colorful, and markedly...
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The Architecture of Collage: Marshall BrownThe first book on American architect Marshall Brown and his collages, which sit at the intersection of architecture and art. Despite its consistent presence in architectural practice throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, collage has never been considered a standard form of architectural representation...
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Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota's Diamond on the PrairieMetropolitan Stadium was right on time. It wasn't built too early, using a cantilever construction that eliminated the need for posts between decks. It wasn't built too late, staying ahead of the much-maligned "cookie cutter" multi-purpose stadiums of the 1960s.The Met followed the trend...
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Under the Sun: Around the World in 21 HousesDreamy tropical estates curated by the most renowned interior designers and tastemakers come alive in this vibrant collection of images brimming with sumptuous style. French photographer Roland Beaufre's debut monograph showcases some of the most exclusive, elegant properties under the sun, offering a glimpse...
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