Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Le Corbusier: The Chapel of Notre-Dame Du Haut at RonchampLe Corbusier s Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut is one of the most unique and surprising religious buildings of the 20th century. In Ronchamp, eastern France, Le Corbusier built his masterpiece on the site of a church destroyed in World War II which...
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In the BarnWhat can you find on a farm? Let's look in the barn! This title uses a repetitive sentence pattern and strong visual cues to help young readers explore life on a farm. High-frequency and familiar sight words complement the predictable text. Children just learning...
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The Country Builder's AssistantAmerican architect ASHER BENJAMIN (1773-1845) brought the influence of classical design to New England, and is hugely responsible for what we today consider the architectural charm of the region. In the early 1800s, he published books for local carpenters to use as guides to...
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Landmark Architecture of Palm BeachPalm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000. Nor is it an old town: the oldest extant building dates from about 1885, and the town itself was not incorporated until after 1900. What...
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Urban Design Governance: Soft Powers and the European ExperienceA detailed exploration of the governance of urban design around Europe. Urban Design Governance takes a deep dive into the governance of urban design around Europe. It examines interventions in the means and processes of designing the built environment as devised by public authorities...
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Repose in the Metropolis: The Private Gardens of New York CityThe first ever book to showcase fourteen private gardens belonging to residents of New York City. These private worlds are the work of 10 major landscape designers who brilliantly balance visual pleasure with ecological sustainability in challenging urban settings. Design historian Lisa Zeiger tells...
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Norman Foster- Monograph of globally celebrated architect, Norman Foster- Published in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, Paris, to accompany the major exhibition running from 10 May - 7 Aug 2023- Explores more than 80 of Foster's projects, with sketches and photographs- Includes an interview with...
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Brooklyn Arcadia: Art, History, and Nature at Majestic Green-WoodThe New York City treasure, newly photographed, is revealed as garden in the city, repository for memory, and a place for repose, inspiration, and delight. Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world by memorializing the dead even as it...
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American Kairos: Washington National Cathedral and the New Civil ReligionA history of Washington National Cathedral and the theory of an American civil religion.In 1792, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the first city planner of Washington, DC, introduced the idea of a "great church for national purposes." Unlike L'Enfant's plans for the White House, the US...
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Shamshiri: InteriorsStudio Shamshiri's richly layered, narrative-driven interiors are a tour de force of contemporary design, balancing a deep respect for the past with a profound appreciation for the rhythms and rituals of modern life. Under the direction of Pamela Shamshiri, the firm has garnered a...
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Bartleby and Me: Reflections of an Old Scrivener"Literary legend" (New York) Gay Talese revisits his pioneering career profiling the many "nobodies" who make New York so fascinating, culminating with the strange and riveting story of Dr. Nicholas Bartha, who blew up his Upper East Side brownstone--and himself--rather than give up his...
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DK Super Readers Pre-Level Big BuildingsWhat's the biggest and most amazing building you can think of? Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the world's biggest buildings, from modern skyscrapers to ancient pyramids - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader...
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The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking CraftThe Genius of Japanese Carpentry tells the story of the 1200-year-old Yakushiji monastery in Nara and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time, fire and warfare. Although the full monastery reconstruction will not...
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The Devol Kitchen: Designing and Styling the Most Important Room in Your HomeA stunningly photographed guide to designing and styling the most used and important room in the home. Showcasing the philosophy and fundamentals of deVOL's iconic values, design principles, and now widely recognized kitchen styling, this book is for anyone who values great design and...
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The Avant Gardens: Gardens Beyond Wild Expectations, Visionaries, and Landscape ArchitectureStep into the gardens of the future Blurring the lines between the natural and the cultivated, The Avant Garden observes visionary and unusual gardens in all their varying forms. Exploring the out of the ordinary, this book showcases a wide range of projects that...
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Lima La Moderna: European Migration and Peruvian Architecture 1937-1969The participation of foreign intellectuals in the urban development of Peruvian cities, and particularly of Europeans in the introduction of new types of buildings in Lima, remains one of the most important influences on local architects and engineers.Based on the award-winning doctoral thesis of...
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Yearning for a Broad Place: An Architect's Odyssey from Baltimore Blues to Cape Cod Bays, from Sorcerer's Apprentice to PilgrimEVERYONE HAS SOME "BROAD PLACE" of FREEDOM THEY YEARN TO ESCAPE TO, if only in daydreams. The author tells how Cape Cod was such a place for him growing up in the 1950s, when not every bay was lined with mansions and the woods...
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Manual de Tipografía: Nueva EdiciónUsing a balanced combination of history, theory, and practice, this book sets out the basic principles of typography and its primary applications for students and professionals in graphic design. It also includes a brief and illuminating history of typography and numerous exercises and practical...
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Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the PeopleBalkrishna Doshi constantly demonstrates that all good architecture and urban planning must not only unite purpose and structure but must take into account climate, site, technique and craft. -Pritzker Prize 2018 jurorsThe 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most...
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Six Canonical Projects by Rem Koolhaas: Essays on the History of IdeasDutch architect, architectural theorist and urban thinker Rem Koolhaas (born 1944) has been a protagonist of the international architectural avant-garde since the 1970s; his numerous worldwide awards include the Pritzker Prize in 2000 for his lifetime achievement. Through a series of essays, this book...
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