Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Good Night Building SiteGrab those jackhammers and hardhats, it's time to visit the building site. Little builders will jump with joy as they explore all the fascinating things a real building site has to offer, including construction crews, building tools, building materials, architects, blueprints, clothing and safety...
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Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities DisappearAmongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed under 3,000-year-old peat, others lost to rising seas or sands, and the carcasses...
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Greek Ancient Origins: Stories of People & CivilizationA striking companion volume to Greek Myths and Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Ancient Greek culture, from its tribal beginnings to its foundational impact on modern life. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. The period of the first Ancient Greek peoples, the Mycenaean civilization, from the...
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Why Is Landscape Beautiful?: The Science of StrollologyLucius Burckhardt (1925 2003) lehrte an der Universitat Kassel Architekturtheorie, grundete in den 1980er Jahren die Promenadologie, die Spaziergangswissenschaft, und entwickelte sie zu einer komplexen und weitsichtigen Planungs- und Designdisziplin. Das Buch veroffentlicht erstmals in englischer Sprache 32 Texte des Design- und Planungskritikers, in...
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Charleston and Savannah: The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of Two Rival CitiesThomas D. Wilson's Charleston and Savannah is the first comprehensive history of Charleston and Savannah in a single volume that weaves together the influences and parallels of their intrinsic stories. As two of the earliest English-speaking cities founded in America, Charleston and Savannah are...
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How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were BuiltThe New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title.The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichén Itzá, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven...
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Fran Silvestre ArchitectsA stunning selection of projects from the Spanish architect and interior designer Fran Silvestre, known for his sleek, luxurious aesthetic. In 2005, Fran Silvestre founded his Valencia-based interior design studio and architecture firm, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. With its clean lines and minimalist yet sophisticated...
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AstoriaEstablished in 1811, Astoria, Oregon, holds claim to being the oldest US settlement west of the Rockies. After surviving devastating fires and severe economic downturns, modern Astoria--with its well-preserved historic homes and bustling downtown--is a beacon on the scenic Columbia River. Celebrating this multilayered...
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Cleo and Roger Discover Columbus, Indiana - ArchitectureWhy are two squirrels running around Columbus, Indiana? Why to see the architecture, of course! Cleo and Roger are squirrels with a spirit of adventure and a head for architecture. Join them on their journey as they travel around the city, meeting delightful characters...
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Kelly Wearstler: SynchronicityKelly Wearstler, one of the most irreverent and successful designers working today, continues to push boundaries with her inventive and opulent residential and commercial interiors. Celebrated for pioneering and provocative interiors that guide global trends, Kelly Wearstler is known for her iconic designs of...
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Studies on Types: DormitoriesAn analysis of dormitories as an architectural type. Concepts of type and typology are not specific to architecture. Rather they represent an interdisciplinary approach to ordering knowledge and gaining insight. In the field of architecture, the study of types and typology offers a didactic...
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La Geometría del Diseño: Estudios Sobre La Proporción Y La ComposiciónWhat do the Volkswagen Beetle, Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth house, Cassandre's posters, Goya's Tauromaquia 20 engraving, and Notre Dame have in common? Each has a design that embodies a profound understanding of systems of proportion. Some excellent ideas fail because the designer fails...
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Una Historia Universal de la Arquitectura, Un Análisis Cronológico Comparado A T: Vol 1, de Las Culturas Primitivas Al Siglo XIVThis book offers an exceptional chronological journey through more than 500 essential works in the global history of architecture. Far from focusing on specific countries and regions, it is organized chronologically so that all cultures and civilizations can converge through their architectural legacies. This...
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The History of Project ManagementThe Pyramid of Giza, the Colosseum, and the Transcontinental Railroad are all great historical projects from the past four millennia. When we look back, we tend to look at these as great architectural or engineering works. Project management tends to be overlooked, and yet...
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Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided CommunitiesTransportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the wrongs of their predecessors while charting the course for the next generation. This task requires empathy while pushing against forces in the industry that are resistant to change. How...
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Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures. a HandbookThe English 5th Edition of the Handbook Systematically structured and didactically prepared, the book conveys in one volume the necessary basic technical and constructive building knowledge to enable readers to implement a wide range of designs. or this reason, over the last 18 years,...
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Phyllis Lambert: Observation Is a Constant That Underlies All ApproachesA tiny clothbound compendium of the overlooked and the incidental in architecture and daily life, from the legendary champion of modernist architecturePhyllis Lambert (born 1927) is an architect, author, conservation activist and critic of architecture and urbanism, and the Founding Director Emeritus of the...
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Guide to Jct Standard Building Contract 2016Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 is a practical guide to the operation and administration of JCT's SBC 2016 suite of building contracts (SBC/Q, SBC/AQ and SBC/XQ). All of the contracts' provisions, procedures and conditions are organised and explained by subject, clearly distinguishing...
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Beyond Digital: Design and Automation at the End of ModernityRecasting computational design: a new modern agenda for a post-industrial, post-pandemic world. Mass production was the core technical logic of industrial modernity: for the last hundred years, architects and designers have tried to industrialize construction and standardize building materials and processes in the pursuit...
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The Beauty of Okmulgee's Historic ArchitecturePhotographer Dale Fillmore takes the reader on a scavenger hunt for hidden details in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This book is desgined as a companion for a self-guided walking tour of one of Oklahoma's most historic towns. Come along and find the architectural hints of a...
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