Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Basics Masonry ConstructionDer Mauerwerksbau steht in aller Regel an erster Stelle der konstruktiven Übungen im Studium. Die Grundprinzipien der Ma lichkeit, der Konstruktion und des Bauteilfügens werden an einfachen Mauerwerksbauten entwickelt. Themen: Material und Ma e Bauphysikalischen und tragkonstruktiven Eigenschaften Typischen Verbänden Bauteile Ausführung von Mauerwerk...
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The Work: Architecture, Urban Design, Drawings and SculpturesRob Krier hat als Architekt, Stadtplaner und Bildhauer ein facettenreiches Gesamtwerk geschaffen: es wird hier erstmals umfassend dargestellt. Nach dem Studium war Krier bei O. M. Ungers und Frei Otto tätig, er führte ein eigenes Büro in Wien und Berlin und lehrte er von...
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Architecture China Fall 2020- A catalog of one of the most prestigious architectural awards in China, focussing on cutting-edge architectural designsThis issue, Fall 2020, Building with Nature: Architecture China Award, is a catalogue of the award, one of the most prestigious architectural awards in China. Organised by...
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An Introduction to Architectural EngineeringAn introductory textbook for students in architectural engineering programs at colleges and universities. Intended to introduce the student to all of the technical disciplines engaged in the design and construction of buildings. Here is what is discussed:1. INTRODUCTION2. AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS3. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN4. LOW...
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Frank L. Wright and the Architects of Steinway Hall: A Study of CollaborationIn 1897, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Spencer, Dwight Perkins, and Myron Hunt, all young architects just starting out in practice, shared office space in Chicago. This book is both a history of that brief period and an attempt to assess the extent to which...
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Internal: Developing Informed Architectural LanguagesAs the number and distinctiveness of design directions in contemporary architecture expands, an outcome has emerged of a contradictory nature. While many of these directions hold great intrigue, a troubling aspect arises in that in their realization an "incompleteness" is often exhibited, one expressing...
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A Solution to Homelessness in Your Town: Valley View Senior Housing, Napa County, CaliforniaHomelessness is one of the monsters that haunts our society. Thousands of people are trying to address the challenge but fail to come up with a solution. Valley View Senior Housing, built in 2019 in Napa County, CA, is a VERY affordable community of...
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Ashridge EstateA diverse estate, including Ivinghoe Beacon and Hills: an important habitat for orchids and butterflies, as well as a historic Iron Age hill fort. Ashridge woods contain many species of bird and insect, as well as fungi and deer, and Pitstone Hill and Windmill...
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Atelier Deshaus 2001-2020: Architecture 2001-2020Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus stays away from China's commerce-driven mainstream architectural culture to focus on utterly independent designs that receive widespread international recognition. Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus, founded in 2001 as one of the first private architectural firms in China, is also one of the country's...
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Mad RhapsodyA seductive vision of the future from the most promising firm in China led by Ma Yansong, an important voice in the new generation of architects. Conceived and designed by Ma Yansong, founder of MAD Architects, MAD Rhapsody documents the buildings of this avant-garde...
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The Decoration of HousesEdith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the...
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Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to FameVermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First...
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Oase 105: Practices of DrawingHow drawings impact architectural practice: case studies from antiquity to todayThis issue of OASE examines both the role of drawing in architectural thinking and the evolution of drawing practices and technology, gathering case studies from antiquity to today--including George Aitchison, John Ruskin, Heinrich Tessenow,...
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Omar Gandhi: AdaptationA ten-year survey of Omar Gandhi Architect--one of Canada's most influential young firmsCelebrating the Canadian architecture firm Omar Gandhi Architect, this publication chronicles the firm's history through texts, interviews and reproductions of its most important projects. Selected works emphasize Gandhi's commitment to traditional Canadian...
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Barclay & Crousse: Landscapes of IntimacyA look at a leading Peruvian architectural firm through 12 exemplary projectsFrom their Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize-winning design for the University of Piura educational facilities to their design for the Place of Remembrance in Lima, Barclay & Crousse's work binds together the most...
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Decorative Art 60sPublished annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors...
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Antarctic ResolutionA master plan for AntarcticaNamed one of the best art books of 2021 by the New York Times Accounting for approximately 10% of the land mass of Planet Earth, the Antarctic is a global commons we collectively neglect. Far from being a pristine natural...
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Living with Palladio in the Sixteenth CenturyHierarchies of the household: how Palladio composed his iconic villas for collective livingVisiting the villas of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-80), one inevitably asks oneself how people actually occupied them. Palladio conceived his villas as "small towns" (piccole citt ) that formed a single...
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Sverre Fehn: Nordic Pavilion, Venice: Voices from the ArchivesA gem of midcentury architecture examined with previously unpublished archival material Sverre Fehn's Nordic Pavilion in Venice is a masterpiece of postwar architecture. The young Norwegian architect won the competition in 1958; the building was inaugurated in 1962. In minute detail, this book presents...
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German Architecture Annual 2020: Deutsches Architektur Jahrbuch 2020The German Architecture Annual, edited by the German Architecture Museum (DAM), has been documenting contemporary architectural projects in Germany for almost 40 years. This year's edition of the annual, with contributions by renowned authors, presents the shortlist of 26 buildings selected by a jury...
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