Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Design for a Radically Changing WorldDesign for a Radically Changing World brings to light the impact of design on our everyday lives and offers innovative ways that design can help address some of the world's most pressing issues and urgent crises. From rethinking the future of work and the...
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Burj KhalifaThis book describes the features, construction, and history of Burj Khalifa. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while colorful photos make the book engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a...
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Building + Art: Farnsworth House AnatomyVenture into the intricate layers of universal architecture with this analytical volume. The text systematically deciphers how authentic architectural significance emerges from the intersection of two fundamental areas of human endeavour: the practical mechanics of building and the intricate nuances of artistic thought.Embark on...
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A View from the TopThe photography collected in A View from the Top may have arisen out of a desire to document a singular body of work--the Viewpoint Collection. Through Kelley's eye, lens, and postproduction choices, however, it advances the very way that buildings can be photographed and...
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Antoni GaudíAn accessible account of the contradictory life and work of the modernist Catalan architect. The celebrated art nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí was a contradictory figure: a deeply religious, politically right-wing man who nevertheless built revolutionary buildings. This book explores Gaudí's life, work, and influences...
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Washington State's Round Barns: Preserving a Vanishing Rural HeritageEnchanted by their beauty, complexity, and historical significance, the Bartuskas began researching, visiting, and photographing the region's round barns soon after Tom accepted a teaching position at Washington State University's architecture department in 1963. Focusing on structures over fifty years old, at least two...
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Vincent Van Duysen: PrivateOver the past three decades, Vincent Van Duysen has become an important force in design through his expressive architecture and serene interiors. This book documents the source of his inspirations and ongoing laboratory: his own homes. Vincent Van Duysen has had an outsized influence...
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Venice: An Architectural GuideA concise, authoritative guide to the architecture of Venice designed with the traveler in mind Each year, millions of visitors travel to Venice to admire the architectural marvels of this famed city. In this brief yet comprehensive volume, distinguished architect and critic Richard Goy...
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The Palladio Method: Draughtsman and Designer, Mason and Engineer. Learning from the MasterThe architect Andrea Palladio was a draughtsman and a designer, a mason and an engineer, an innovator and an image maker. His growing importance from the 16th century onwards was based on his profound expertise in architectural issues that went beyond singular tasks and...
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Terrestrial ArchitectureHave you ever considered how architecture impacts humanity and global ecosystems, as an integrated context? Terrestrial Architecture dives deep into the concepts of environmental design and large-scale architecture, exploring the future of our biological systems at critical scales. Through the frameworks of geometry, geospatial...
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Terrestrial ArchitectureHave you ever considered how architecture impacts humanity and global ecosystems, as an integrated context? Terrestrial Architecture dives deep into the concepts of environmental design and large-scale architecture, exploring the future of our biological systems at critical scales. Through the frameworks of geometry, geospatial...
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Swedish InteriorsSwedish Interiors Rhonda Eleish and Edie van Breems Swedish Interiors is the first book to share the history, progression, and key elements of Swedish style and how to use it in many different styles of homes. From the white- and blue-hued images of the...
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Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of JapanJapanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us. Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami Spirits is a concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto religion--its rich mythology and symbols, intricate rituals, festivals, ancestral spirits, awe-inspiring...
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Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and PurposeIn Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and Purpose, Margaret Chandra Kerrison presents an indispensable manifesto, compelling designers of environments and experiences to embrace a people-centered approach fueled by intentional narratives. This thought-provoking book delves into the realm of uncharted possibilities, envisioning a...
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Preservation of Watts Towers, 1921-2021In 1921, an Italian immigrant named Sabato Rodia purchased a property in Watts, California, and started building a series of sculptures and decorative features in his backyard, including three open, pyramidal-shaped towers - two of which are nearly 100 feet tall. Though Rodia referred...
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Participatory Design Thinking in Urban Design EducationThis book provides literature of the social movements that led to the rise of alternative design methods. It also critically examines the methodologies used and how they contribute to best practice in place-making; and it suggests universal application that may be incorporated in the...
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Objects in Exile: Modern Art and Design Across Borders, 1930-1960An essential examination of how emigration and resettlement defined modernism In the fraught years leading up to World War II, many modern artists and architects emigrated from continental Europe to the United States and Britain. The experience of exile infused their modernist ideas with...
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New York Global: Critical Writings and Proposals: 1970-2020. Housing, Infrastructure, PedagogyFramed by the period of the Great Acceleration, these writings and projects represent a critical commentary on the state of architecture and urbanism and their causal role in global metamorphosis. On the eve of Plunz's status as Emeritus at Columbia University, New York Global...
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Los Angeles Interiors- Infinite inspiration for an LA-inspired interior- A comprehensive showcase of the most impressive interiors in Los Angeles- Experience the seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living, a hallmark of LA homes- New book in the prestigious series: Barcelona Interiors ISBN 9789401485586, London Interiors...
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Historic Movie Theaters of DelawareFrom the opera house and movie palace to the modern multiplex, the big screens in Delaware have been delighting moviegoers for more than a century.Hollywood legend Cary Grant visited the Playhouse Theater in 1955, fondly recalling his days on its stage as a child...
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