Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Artists' Homes: Designing Spaces for Living a Creative Life- This lavishly illustrated book offers a glimpse into the homes of contemporary artists and modern makers from around the world- Engaging descriptions of each project provide details on the design, functionality, architecture, and interior transformations that help these practitioners in their creative process-...
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Ja 117, Spring 2020: Kunio Maekawa- JA 117 features Kunio Maekawa (1905-1986) - Kunio Maekawa's work has established a Japanese architectural identity within the context of modernism - Includes 4 themes of discussion penned by guest editor Hera Van Sande, a dialogue with Hiroshi Matsukuma, and 22 works JA...
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Machu PicchuIn this book, early fluent readers will marvel at Machu Picchu while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the cultural history behind this ancient site. A...
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Abandoned AlbertaA love letter to the province offering a window into the past through stunning photography. The stunning images found in Abandoned Alberta offer a window into our past, showing life as it was then, and stirring in us the emotions of wonder and curiosity...
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Guide to Producing Construction Information: A handbook for architectsConstruction information - drawings, packages, plans - form the backbone of a design and build project. As such, poorly put-together information leads to delays, extra costs and a real drop in construction quality. On the other hand, well-handled information can save time, money, and...
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Monsoon Mosques: Arrival of Islam and the Development of a Mosque Vernacular- Monsoon Mosques presents a finely curated selection of beautiful mosques from South and Southeast Asia - One of the first such books, it traces the spread of Islam through the Indian Ocean littoral and the ways in which local communities responded by building...
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Being the Mountain: ProductoraThe publication casts new light on the relationship between modernism and the ground, calling into question received assumptions and liberating new possibilities for how a building relates to its site. The result of research PRODUCTORA initiated as winners of the Mies Crown Hall Americas...
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Digital Media Series: GrasshopperNowadays, it is not unusual to find scaled building models with complex geometries of their facades and laser-burn marks in architecture schools. Even, 3D-printed models are also frequently found. Although there are prevalent critiques that nowadays architecture students are focusing form itself rather than...
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Black Landscapes MatterThe question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation's landscape bears the detritus of diverse origins. Black landscapes matter because...
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Radical Living: Homes at the Edge of Architecture- Includes rich full-colour photography along with detailed plans and diagrams- Stunning photographs feature striking and edgy residences from across the globe, including Australia, Europe, Japan, Scandinavia, South America, United Kingdom, and United States--each home with its own set of breathtaking design features- Engaging...
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Fairy Tale ArchitectureFairy Tale Architecture is a ground-breaking book, the first study to bring architects in conversation with fairy tales in breathtaking designs. Little Red Riding Hood, Baba Yaga, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Snow Queen: these and more than fifteen other stories designed by...
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Assembled in Light: The Houses of Barnes Coy ArchitectsThe first monograph illustrating the high-end contemporary residential design of Barnes Coy Architects. Throughout their twenty-five-year commitment to modern design, Barnes Coy Architects have specialized in one-of-a-kind dream houses designed for those who prefer to live in highly spatial and modern ways. Assembled in...
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Atlantis: A Journey in Search of BeautyRenowned architect Renzo Piano (the New Whitney Museum, the Pompidou Center, Potsdamer Platz, Cite Internationale, New York Times Building, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, etc.) and his son Carlo, a well-regarded journalist, set sail from Genoa one late Summer day to search for...
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Timber Decay in Buildings and Its TreatmentThis is a book about the insects and fungi that may appear in building timbers if unnoticed or unavoidable maintenance problems allow them to remain damp.Author: Brian RidoutPublisher: Historic England in Association with LiverpooPublished: 05/31/2019Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.52h x 6.79w x 0.32dISBN:...
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Detour Iowa: Historic DestinationsIowa history ranges from the natural to what's been made by humans over many centuries. Find and hold the fossilized remains of sea creatures that lived 375 million years ago. Walk through a small-town home where one of the nation's most infamous--and unsolved--murders occurred...
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Draw in Order to See: A Cognitive History of Architectural DesignDraw In Order to See is the first book to survey the history of architectural design using the latest research in cognitive science and embodied cognition. Beginning with a primer on visual perception, cognitive science, design thinking, and modes of conception used by groups...
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MiesThe classic and most definitive monograph ever published on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe.This is the most readable, beautiful, and comprehensive book ever published on one of the twentieth century's most influential architects. Known for the beauty and purity of his work, Ludwig...
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Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United StatesA detailed study of early historical preservation efforts between the 1780s and the 1850s In Historic Real Estate, Whitney Martinko shows how Americans in the fledgling United States pointed to evidence of the past in the world around them and debated whether, and how,...
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The Architect: Four Countries Four FacesAgainst a backdrop of international intrigue and intense spiritual warfare, architect Marga Jann takes us on a seat-gripping journey through a quartet of academic assignments -- with much more at stake than her professorial mission. Based at Cambridge, she unwittingly finds herself embroiled in...
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Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient KingdomA lavishly illustrated photographic journey through the history and traditions of the ancient churches of Ethiopia. The ancient Aksumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was among the first in the world to adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King...
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