Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Timber Decay in Buildings and Its TreatmentThis is a book about the insects and fungi that may appear in building timbers if unnoticed or unavoidable maintenance problems allow them to remain damp.Author: Brian RidoutPublisher: Historic England in Association with LiverpooPublished: 05/31/2019Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.52h x 6.79w x 0.32dISBN:...
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Detour Iowa: Historic DestinationsIowa history ranges from the natural to what's been made by humans over many centuries. Find and hold the fossilized remains of sea creatures that lived 375 million years ago. Walk through a small-town home where one of the nation's most infamous--and unsolved--murders occurred...
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Draw in Order to See: A Cognitive History of Architectural DesignDraw In Order to See is the first book to survey the history of architectural design using the latest research in cognitive science and embodied cognition. Beginning with a primer on visual perception, cognitive science, design thinking, and modes of conception used by groups...
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MiesThe classic and most definitive monograph ever published on iconic architect Mies van der Rohe.This is the most readable, beautiful, and comprehensive book ever published on one of the twentieth century's most influential architects. Known for the beauty and purity of his work, Ludwig...
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Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United StatesA detailed study of early historical preservation efforts between the 1780s and the 1850s In Historic Real Estate, Whitney Martinko shows how Americans in the fledgling United States pointed to evidence of the past in the world around them and debated whether, and how,...
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The Architect: Four Countries Four FacesAgainst a backdrop of international intrigue and intense spiritual warfare, architect Marga Jann takes us on a seat-gripping journey through a quartet of academic assignments -- with much more at stake than her professorial mission. Based at Cambridge, she unwittingly finds herself embroiled in...
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The Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure: A TranslationFirst English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its consequences. Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, dating to around 1165, is, along with the Roman de Thèbes and the Roman d'Eneas, one of the three "romances...
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Knight SchoolSheltered teen Jack Pepper receives a nautilus shell from his estranged grandmother on his fourteenth birthday. When he holds it up to his ear, he's given coordinates to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean along with a time and date in the not-so-distant future....
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Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient KingdomA lavishly illustrated photographic journey through the history and traditions of the ancient churches of Ethiopia. The ancient Aksumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was among the first in the world to adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King...
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Weather in the City: How Design Shapes the Urban ClimateThere is plenty of urban architecture whose design fails to take the urban climate properly into account: a beautifully laid-out square where you are nearly blown off your feet, or a modern city apartment that is too hot to sleep in during the summer....
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Handbook of European History 1400-1600: Late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation: Volume I: Structures and AssertionsThis work presents the state of our knowledge about the grand themes of European history in this era. It brings together the best scholarship into an array of topical chapters that present our current knowledge and thinking in ways useful to the specialist and...
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Mario Bellini: Italian Beauty: Architecture, Design, and MorePublished to accompany the eponymous retrospective at the Milan Triennial, and spanning almost 60 years of design, architecture, exhibition design and more, this volume on the acclaimed Italian architect Mario Bellini (born 1935) appears exactly 30 years after his exhibition at The Museum of...
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Medieval Garments Reconstructed: Norse Clothing PatternsThis volume begins with a short introduction by Else Ostergard to the amazing finds of garments from the Norse settlement of Herjolfnes in Greenland. It then features chapters on technique - production of the thread, dyeing, weaving techniques, cutting and sewing - by Anna...
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Vivienda Total: Alternativas a la Dispersión UrbanaAuthor: Albert FerrePublisher: ActarPublished: 07/01/2010Pages: 396Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.50lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.80w x 1.30dISBN: 9788496954052Language: Spanish
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The Life of Anne Boleyn Colouring BookClaire Ridgway, author of The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown and owner of The Anne Boleyn Files website, and artist Dmitry Yakhovsky have come together to create this beautiful colouring book which will be enjoyed by young and old alike.The Life of Anne...
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Las Pruebas de Apolo: El Laberinto en Llamas = The Burning MazeAntes era el glorioso dios Apolo. Ahora es Lester, un simple mortal. No te pierdas la ltima parte de la saga m s espectacular de Rick Riordan: #LasPruebasDeApolo. Con la ayuda de algunos amigos semidioses, Lester ha conseguido sobrevivir a las dos primeras pruebas:...
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A+u 19:01, 580: RE: Swiss - Emerging Architects Under 45 in Switzerland-a+u 19:01 describes the projects and design strategies of an emerging generation of architects under 45 in Switzerland The January issue of a+u 19:01 describes the projects and design philosophy of an emerging generation of architects in Switzerland. This issue is presented in collaboration...
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Best Designed Affordable HotelFor a long time, a stay in a well-designed hotel was a costly business. Architectural treats tended to be restricted to the luxury category. In recent years, however, some of these hotels have adjusted to meet the needs of a younger generation of travelers....
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Fernando BoteroThis publication is comprised of more than 20 new pieces by Colombian painter, draftsman and sculptor Fernando Botero (born 1932), probably the best-known Latin American artist working today. The book, handsomely bound in linen with a tip-on reproduction of the painting The Street, revisits...
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Petite Places: Clever Interiors for Humble HomesGreat inspiration for small spaces Petite Places presents clever solutions for compact living. From living rooms and kitchens to bedrooms and bathrooms, small spaces can offer immense possibilities, if only the interior is well considered. By showing a variety of projects in different styles...
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