Architecture
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Women Architects and Politics: Intersections Between Gender, Power Structures, and Architecture in the Long Twentieth CenturyIn the late 1960s, the feminist scholar Kate Millet broadly defined "politics" as arrangements of power which enable individuals collectively to assert authority over others. Taking this definition, case studies by scholars from Europe and Israel explore the gendered professional in the 20th century...
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Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture. Fourth and Revised EditionFourth and revised edition of the standard work of reference on rammed earth constructionEarth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to...
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Jan Kaplický DrawingsAuthor: Richard Rogers, Ivan MargoliusPublisher: CircaPublished: 06/10/2021Pages: 212Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 4.10lbsSize: 12.20h x 12.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781911422341About the AuthorRichard Rogers is an architect of global renown. He was one of the first people to recognize Jan Kaplický's talent and offer him a place in...
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Jock Peters, Architecture and Design: The Varieties of Modernism- First-ever monograph on architect and designer Jock Peters, a German-born modernist who immigrated to Los Angeles in 1922, where he gained national recognition for his elegant and lavish interiors at the iconic Bullock's Wilshire department store- This visually rich study includes never before...
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Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest: Historic Preservation EditionEven if you've read this fascinating classic before, don't miss this new edition loaded with extra features!First published in 1856, Mrs. Kinzie's firsthand account of life in the Early Day of the upper Midwest remains captivating, thought-provoking, heart-rending, enlightening, amusing, and inspiring. It's all...
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Greenwich ParkA twisty, whip-smart thriller about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets.Helen's idyllic life--handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way, after years of trying--begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and...
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The Waning of the Middle AgesThis work is a classic -- a thorough examination of life and culture in the Middle Ages as it progressed toward the Renaissance. The author shows how the 14th and 15th century history marked not only the birth of a dramatically new era --...
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Rooms: Steven VolpeThe first book on the work of Steven Volpe, a designer acclaimed for his grand-scale, bespoke interiors and his impeccable craftsmanship that blurs the line between art and furnishings. Steven Volpe combines a minimalist approach with a classical sensibility and a connoisseur's appreciation for...
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Synagogues: Marvels of JudaismThe most significant volume on synagogue architecture and design to date--brought to life by a stunning array of newly commissioned and archival photographs. This visually striking compendium illustrates the architectural and historical evolution of over 60 iconic synagogues worldwide. Beginning with the foremost archaeological...
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A Time for SwordsWhen the Vikings attack, a novice monk's life is changed forever in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure.Lindisfarne, AD793. There had been portents - famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying through the air. But when the raiders came, no one was prepared....
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The Llanthony Stories: A Translation of the Narrationes Aliquot FabulosaeCompiled in the early thirteenth century, The Llanthony Stories is a fragmentary collection of exemplaria gathered by an anonymous canon at the Augustinian priory of Llanthony Secunda, Gloucester. While intended primarily for the edification of readers and those who heard the stories preached in...
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Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and DeliverySUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION DISCOVER THE LATEST EDITION OF THE LEADING TEXTBOOK ON SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND GREEN BUILDING In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, the late Dr. Charles J. Kibert delivers a rigorous overview of the design, construction,...
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Europe's Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Antwerp's Golden AgeA revelatory history of Antwerp--from its rise to a world city to its fall in the Spanish Fury--by the New York Times Notable author of The Edge of the World. Before Amsterdam, there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the...
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The Queen's Men: A Novelvolume 2The Agents of the Crown--the "rollicking new historical thriller" (The New York Times Book Review) series--returns with this riveting novel following the original MI6 agent as he is assigned a dangerous mission to recreate a weapon from antiquity. As she travels through Waltham Forest,...
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MultiStories: 55 Antique Skyscrapers and the Business Tycoons Who Built ThemSkyscrapers are an American original.More than 100 years ago, towering marvels like New York's Flatiron Building thrilled the public and transformed cities across the country. Now take a tour of the best of these elegant landmarks still standing today in 31 U.S. and 5...
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Neue Nationalgaleriehe Neue Nationalgalerie, which was erected in 1965-68, is the only building by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Germany from after the Second World War. With its steel roof over the glass-walled exhibition hall and its reduced design vocabulary, it is...
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Silenced"This enthralling masterpiece series will own you " - Myra Danvers, USA Today bestselling authorFingertips stroking my cheek, Caspian promises to fulfil my every desire. So long as I stay under his obsessive gaze and within his jealous grip. But I never agreed to...
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The Moonlight ChildLarge Print EditionA gripping and emotional novel that will leave you wondering about the neighbors next door...On a cold January night, Sharon Lemke heads outside to see a lunar eclipse when she notices something odd at the house behind her backyard. Through her neighbor's...
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Strange Objects, New Solids and Massive Things: Archi-TectonicsThe object as solid, having three dimensions, is not just a different formal trend, but a paradigm shift; a reconceiving of how the architectural object is produced and experienced, changing the very concept of objectivity and meaning of architecture. This book celebrates the potential...
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Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500Focusing on production and patronage, this new volume features over 150 images of magnificently illustrated books and precious bindings, drawn largely from North American collections. The book's three sections are arranged chronologically, yet in each case with a different thematic focus. Opening with a...
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