Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Turf War: How a Band of Activists Saved New York from Donald Trump's "Masterpiece"In the late 1980s, a band of New York civic groups set out to stop Donald Trump from building his "masterpiece," a half-mile of gargantuan buildings overlooking the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side. After five years of community organizing and strategic opposition, they...
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The Young Man and the Tree: Fernando Wong Landscape DesignExplore the stunning private tropical gardens created by award-winning landscape designer Fernando Wong The Young Man and the Tree is gorgeous proof of Elle Decor's claim that Fernando Wong is "one of the most influential landscape designers in America." As the luxuriant private gardens...
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Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by SpireThe Sunday Times paperback bestseller and Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month*Featuring a brand new chapter!*'Never have the joys of exploring the churches and cathedrals of this country been so vividly conveyed as they are in this engaging and elegiac book.' - New Statesman...
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Peter Ivens - Houses- Published to accompany D?rer to Rembrandt: Drawings from Chatsworth exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh in winter, from 9 November 2024 to 23 February 2025- Among the artists featured are Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht D?rer, Hans Holbein, Anthony van Dyck and Rembrandt....
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Patina Homes & GardensThe Giannettis' Patina style of architecture is a design language that embraces the art of imperfection, offering a sanctuary where comfort, nature, and individuality converge in perfect harmony.In exquisite photographs and personal stories, Patina Homes & Gardens features seven homes designed by Steve and...
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New Orleans Icons: Iron LaceA heritage crafted of elegance and strength. The wrought and cast ironwork of New Orleans is lauded worldwide for its intricacy and timelessness. Generations of artisans have labored to create the unyielding filigrees that guard windows, doors, and, gardens. Now, award-winning author Kit Wohl...
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Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo - but the reality was far more diverse. As the...
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Ibiza Interiors- Ibiza-style living- Endless inspiration for Mediterranean interiors- An overview of the island's most impressive interiors: from quintessential Fincas to modernist, minimalist designWith this beautiful book you will literally bring the summery hippy-chic 'Ibiza' atmosphere into your home. With the most beautiful interiors and...
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Heterogeneous Constructions: Studies in Mixed Material ArchitectureNachhaltig, zirkul?r, zeitgem? Die meisten Geb?ude sind aus verschiedenen Baumaterialien errichtet, aber nur selten wird diese heterogene Komposition als eine Frage des Entwurfs und der Performance betrachtet. Das Buch analysiert weltweit Bautraditionen und zeitgen?ssische Praktiken, um die M?glichkeiten und Herausforderungen des Materialmix in der...
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F?lix Candela from Mexico City to Chicago: Rise and Fall of Experimentation in ConcreteThis book is a collection of essays centers on Félix Candela's departure from Mexico City and arrival in Chicago during the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s. Felix Candela, one of the most important and iconic architects of the 20th century,...
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Democracy and Urban FormIf discourse is the foundation of democracy, how can the design of our cities empower and enable discourse? "Never have the potential political consequences of architecture been greater, and never has the political sensibility of architecture been less." This was the state of the...
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Civic Purpose: Urban Design in Private PracticeTime is a factor in urban design. Projects sometimes take decades to materialize. Some never make it. This monograph features three decades of urban design projects at Johnson Fain varying in type and scale from conceptual architecture to the design for major city additions,...
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Arquitectura (Architecture): La Historia Visual DefinitivaPor qué las estructuras romanas han sobrevivido después de tanto tiempo? Cómo se sostienen los altos techos de las catedrales góticas? Conoces las innovaciones arquitectónicas que están ayudando a combatir el cambio climático? Resuelve tus dudas, explora cada período y estilo arquitectónico de la...
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Architecture. Research. Office.A richly illustrated, substantial documentation of the AIA Award-winning architectural firmThis is the definitive publication on New York design firm Architecture Research Office (ARO).When it was established, ARO represented a new breed of firm--one of the first to be defined by its purpose rather...
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Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate EmergencyA groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy The story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscrapers, reveal our priorities and ambitions, our family structures and...
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Architecture and Climate Change: 20 Interviews on the Future of BuildingArchitecture and construction are at a turning point. They account for more than 40% of global CO2 emissions. Rising temperatures can only be reduced if there is a radical change in the field of construction throughout the world. However, how should we design our...
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Architecture and Affect in the Middle AgesHow did people living in the Middle Ages respond to spectacular buildings, such as the Gothic cathedrals? While contemporary scholarship places a large emphasis on the emotional content of Western medieval figurative art, the emotion of architecture has largely gone undiscussed. In a radical...
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A British Country House Alphabet: A Historical and Pictorial Journey Volume 1This new series will enchant seasoned country house visitors and amaze people new to art and architecture as they read about surprising snippets of history that occurred at, or because of, a country house in England, Scotland, or Wales. Three volumes in total, the...
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Turf War: How a Band of Activists Saved New York from Donald Trump's "Masterpiece"In the late 1980s, a band of New York civic groups set out to stop Donald Trump from building his "masterpiece," a half-mile of gargantuan buildings overlooking the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side. After five years of community organizing and strategic opposition, they...
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The Unofficial Guide to Building Castles in Minecraft(r)The castles of Europe have become a long-lasting symbol of the hard work and ingenuity of medieval builders. This volume is a great way to learn all about the engineering principles needed to create these giant, enduring buildings. Readers will learn how to build...
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