Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Rockitecture: A symphony of river rocks the men who listened to their musicRockitecture is a journey of the building and endurance of Southern California's river rock homes, churches, castles, waiting stations, and water troughs-architecture crafted from the Golden State's indigenous, natural materials during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The book explores the foothills, alluvial fans,...
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Who Saved the Parthenon?: A New History of the Acropolis Before, During and After the Greek RevolutionIn this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the period before, during, and after the Greek War of Independence of 1821-33. Focusing particularly on the question of...
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Urban SensographiesUrban Sensographies views the human body as a highly nuanced sensor to explore how various performance-based methods can be implemented to gather usable 'felt data' about the environment of the city as the basis for creating embodied mappings. The contributors to this fascinating volume...
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The Story of Utopias: 100th Anniversary EditionThis survey of utopias, which spans from Plato to the twentieth century, was Lewis Mumford's first success. He was particularly interested in what he calls utopias of reconstruction, models for reshaping an imperfect world. Beginning with a survey of famous utopian ideas and writings,...
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New York in Pictures - an illustrated tour of NYC & facts about its famous sites: Learn about the Big Apple while looking at colorful engaging artworkHello and welcome to this marvelous collection of detailed colorful illustrations, along with useful facts of New York City's famous sites. You will feel like you are going on a tour of New York City and its surroundings.Here you will find artistic pictures and...
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Urban Regeneration in Australia: Policies, Processes and Projects of Contemporary Urban ChangeDrawing together leading urban academics, this book provides the first detailed and cohesive exploration of contemporary urban regeneration in Australian cities. It explores the multiple aspects and processes of regeneration, including planning policy (strategic and regulatory), development financing, sustainability, remediation and transport.The book puts...
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Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World. Vol. 2Climate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution. What role do homes play in our endangered world? How can they innovate?In Sri Lanka, Palinda Kannangara created the Frame Holiday...
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A House in MaineThe interior design of this New England seaside escape--by decorating legend Nina Campbell--explores a myriad of themes: the evolution of a home, the importance of place, and the creation of an oasis amid a bustling world. The interiors of this glorious retreat's many buildings...
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Ldw Architectes- Swiss architect Laurent de Wurstemberger and his company turn excavated material from construction sites into compacted clay blocks and completed a number of small and sophisticated projects - Fully illustrated with 43 images and 25 plans In 2006, Laurent de Wurstemberger founded the...
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SolutionLendager Group is a trail blazer in the green revolution transforming the building industry. Is it sustainable to reuse building elements from existing houses in new construction projects? Is there a real effect of building in wood? And is there enough waste at all...
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تصدع الجمال الأنثويانت رحلة جميلة مررت فيها على كل صنوف الفن من العمارة والرسم والنحت والموسيقى والسينما والمدن. كتاب ينتمي الىحقل الدراسات الثقافية Cultural Studies حيث يقدم خالد في ٣٥٠ صفحة تحليلاً سيميائياً ومعرفياً لصور ورسوماتومعالم من مدن عالمية مختلفة، جعلتني أعيش لحظة سوريالية متماهية تماماً...
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Linear Perspective SIMPLY PUT: The It Factor All Too Often OverlookedWhether you're an artist or designer, student or professional, author Rene Thibault's practical guide expertly outlines how combining linear perspective with artistic license can be a valuable reference tool in visualizing three-dimensional forms. Linear Perspective Simply Put: The "It Factor" All Too Often Overlooked...
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Urban Planning and DevelopmentThe interdisciplinary field that is concerned with the planning and development of physical layout of human settlements is known as urban planning. The main aim of urban planning is public welfare. It includes sanitation, efficiency and protection of the environment. The field is also...
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Good News: Women in ArchitectureFrom Lina Bo Bardi to Elizabeth Diller: how women have reshaped the disciplineIn the space of a few decades, the perception and culture of what an architect can be has evolved from the stereotype of "one man at the helm" to a far more...
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From Object to Experience: The New Culture of Architectural DesignHarry Francis Mallgrave combines a history of ideas about architectural experience with the latest insights from the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science and evolutionary biology to make a powerful argument about the nature and future of architectural design. Today, the sciences have granted us...
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The Council House- A photographic celebration of 68 of London's most iconic and innovative council buildings From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, this book is a visual celebration of 68 of London's most iconic council estates, reminding us of the pride, thought and innovation that went...
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Double Devastation Brought Glorious TransformationIn the early hours of a cold New Years' Eve morning in 1977, gunfire rang out and a blood-curdling scream could be heard through the house. The scream was followed by another sound of gunfire, and then there was complete silence. A bloodthirsty psychotic...
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Plug-Ins: Design for City Making in BarcelonaThis book's central argument is that plug-ins, situated design outcomes that aim to enrich the complex system of the city and expand its potentialities, are a solid yet supple conceptual framework for rethinking how design can be a key agent in city making. This...
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Concrete and Steel: Architecture from Europe and the Middle EastIn the history of industrialization and modern times, there is no building material that has been as defining as concrete and steel. The material is so ubiquitous that it is often taken for granted. And yet, it is a material with a fascinating history,...
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House by the LakeLonglisted for the Orwell Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London), New Statesman (London), Daily Express (London), and Commonweal MagazineIn the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small house by a...
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