Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Peterhof State Museum Reserve: Director's ChoiceDirector Elena Kalnitskaya presents her selection of favorite objects, sharing their stories An exploration of Russian history through the hidden treasures of "The Russian Versailles" The fourth Russian institution to join the Director's Choice series The Peterhof State Museum-Reserve is one of the most...
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Kaleidoscope: Modern Homes in Every ColourFrom joyful full house case studies that are lightly speckled or heavily doused in color, to interviews with renowned designers about the rooms they've designed that showcase the beauty in brightness, this book explores ways to use color in the home to varying degrees,...
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Bauhaus Graphic NovelThe main character of this extraordinary graphic novel is not a person but an idea--the school of Bauhaus, which arose in the wake of World War I, and emerged as the fundamental reference point for virtually every avant-garde artistic movement that followed. Visually arresting...
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Aeropolis: Queering Air in Toxicpolluted WorldsHow do we get to know air? Aeropolis: Queering Air in Toxicpolluted Worlds offers a speculative and interdisciplinary framework to reorient common understandings of air and air pollution as matter "out there." Aeropolis contests regimes of managing air which ultimately operate toward upholding dominant...
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Baffling Buildings!Whether they're built into the ground or towering high above, buildings can be bizarre, bonkers, and baffling! Dive into the wacky world of buildings. Fun illustrations pair with bright photos to bring some of the craziest structures to life.Author: Hermione RedshawPublisher: Bearport PublishingPublished: 01/01/2023Binding...
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In Medias Res #2: Architecture in MotionA museum in Berlin investigates the social, political and architectural history of its groundsThis book is the second volume in a series from Fluentum's ongoing investigation into the history of its grounds. Combining a selection of formal surveys, critical essays, artistic contributions and visual...
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Master of the House: The Theatres of Cameron Mackintosh, Cameron Mackintosh is London's West End's leading theatrical producer of musicals such as Cats, Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. He is also a significant theatre owner and has completed a two-decade campaign of refurbishment and rebuilding of eight London theatres, at...
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Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate CrisisScientists agree that we are on the precipice of a global climate crisis. How will it transform colleges and universities?In 2019, intense fires in the San Francisco Bay Area closed universities and drove afflicted people to shelter at other campuses. At the same time,...
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Over the Alleghenies: Early Canals and Railroads of PennsylvaniaAuthor: Robert J. KapschPublisher: West Virginia University PressPublished: 11/01/2013Pages: 449Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 3.65lbsSize: 9.90h x 8.40w x 1.20dISBN: 9781933202693Review Citation(s): Choice 08/01/2014About the AuthorRobert J. Kapsch, PhD, Hon. AIA, ASCE, spent fifteen years as the Chief of Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record,...
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Reading Architecture Second Edition: A Visual LexiconThis innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us. Architectural features are pinpointed and labelled on images of buildings so that, unlike with other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up....
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The 1930s House ExplainedThe English have a love affair with the period house. We find the intoxicating blend of rustication and detailed styling more appealing than the plain and synthetic houses of recent years. The house-building boom of the late 1920s and the 1930s put home ownership...
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Lost VincennesThe closures of local stores, factories, schools, and movie theatres over the decades have left residents of Vincennes with only memories of what once was. Many fondly recall working at the Brown Shoe Factory, shopping at Gimbel-Bond, watching the latest movie at the Pantheon,...
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Right at Home: How Good Design Is Good for the Mind: An Interior Design BookThe design expert and Emmy-nominated TV host of Netflix's Queer Eye shows you how to set up your space so that it takes care of you. Learn how to follow your happiness to find your style, optimize the function of every room, organize your...
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How to Build a SkyscraperAn architectural expert tours 46 of the world's most significant skyscrapers "A useful ready-reference work and a treat for architecture buffs " -- Booklist "Handsome color photographs, fact-packed summaries and crisp drawings (especially, a lucid cutaway look at each skyscraper) enhance his bite-sized blocks...
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DK Super Readers Level 3 Amazing BuildingsImagine an amazing building! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the world's most incredible buildings - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Amazing Buildings is a beautifully...
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Lubica's SketchbookLucina is a graduate of the Bratislava School of Architecture, and over the years has worked in a variety of disciplines, teaching drawing, life drawing and the history of the Renaissance at design schools and universities. A selection of over two hundred sketches of...
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Midcentury Modern Style: An Approachable Guide to Inspired RoomsThis accessible guide shows how easy it is to bring midcentury modern touches to every room in the house whether you're a seasoned designer or starting from scratch. Full of approachable guideposts to lead you, insider tips and tricks, and easy DIYs, you'll learn...
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Secret Houses: Living in MenorcaDreamy estates from the island of Menorca come alive in this lively collection of images presented by Spanish tastemaker Susana Gallardo. This exquisite volume showcases the signature bohemian-chic interiors and architecture of the Spanish island of Menorca--offering a glimpse into the vacation retreats of...
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New York Green: Discovering the City's Most Treasured Parks and GardensThis beautifully photographed guidebook celebrates New York City's most exceptional--and often overlooked--parks and gardens, all open to the public! New York City is filled to the brim with beautiful, unique green spaces--if you know where to look. From the Church of St. Luke in...
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A New World in the Making: Life and Architecture in Tropical AsiaAuthor: Tay Kheng SoonPublisher: National University of Singapore PressPublished: 08/25/2023Pages: 300Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsISBN: 9789813251694About the AuthorTay Kheng Soon is an architect and adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore.
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