Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Polly And The Historic PreservationistOn a bright sunny day, Abigail and her best friend Polly the poodle go to the center of old town to meet their friend, Ms. Ludlow, the historic preservationist. Abigail wonders why people would want to save old buildings when new and fun things...
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Designing Pan-America: U.S. Architectural Visions for the Western HemisphereCoinciding with the centennial of the Pan American Union (now the Organization of American States), González explores how nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. architects and their clients built a visionary Pan-America to promote commerce and cultural exchange between United States and Latin America. Late in...
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Controlling London's Growth: Planning the Great Wen, 1940 - 1960The story recounted here--that of efforts in recent years to plan for Greater London--is both unique and important. It concerns a world metropolis that, faced with an urgent need to rebuild its war-damaged central areas while still at war, prepared a notable set of...
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Co-Curating the City: Universities and Urban Heritage Past and FutureA significant contribution to knowledge about university spatial development in urban contexts. Co-Curating the City explores the role of universities in the construction and mobilization of heritage discourses in urban development and regeneration processes, with a focus on six case study sites ranging from...
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Building the Classical World: Bauforschung as a Contemporary ApproachThis multiauthor volume presents thirteen case studies that showcase the scientific, analytical, and often archaeological study of historic buildings that is known in German as Bauforschung. Written by established and emerging experts in this field, the chapters focus on the architecture of the Classical...
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A History of Western Architecture Seventh EditionIn this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final...
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The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect's Blueprint for Shaping Your HomeA TV architect brings you inspiring architectural ideas and design solutions for updating your home without breaking the bank. Packed with architectural solutions and designs, this book will guide you on how to best optimize the spaces in your home without spending a fortune....
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LincolnThe village of Lancaster became the state of Nebraska's first capital city in 1867, renamed Lincoln. Not everyone predicted its success. One early observer noted: There are no roads leading to it now. It has no commerce and there is scarcely a wagon load...
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Studio Indigo: Architecturally Creative InteriorsA stunning portfolio of residential and commercial projects from award-winning internationally renowned design house Studio Indigo Founded in London in 2005 by architect and creative director Mike Fisher, Studio Indigo is a multi-lingual, multi-disciplinary collective of architects, interior designers, technical experts, and project managers,...
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Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in EnglandThe essential annotated edition of Frederick Law Olmsted's first book Before he ever dreamed of becoming a landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted visited southern England and Wales during a month-long walking tour. A gifted writer, he recorded his impressions of the trip in a...
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Carmody Groarke / Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Hill House - Not ForeverAn affordable introduction to a Scottish modern masterpiece of residential designCharles Rennie Mackintosh's (1868-1928) residential masterpiece, Hill House was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie between 1902 and 1904. Mackintosh and his wife Margaret created everything from the building itself to the...
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Sri Harmandar Sahib: Architecture - Engineering - Aesthetics (Golden Temple, Amritsar)Sri Harmandar Sahib: Architecture - Engineering - Aesthetics (Golden Temple, Amritsar) is based on the author's doctoral research for which he was conferred his third PhD by the Panjab University in 2008. This holy shrine is the only example of Religious Architecture in the...
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Oriental LifestyleOriental Lifestyle will take you on a journey that explores astonishing artistic and architectural worlds, captured by a poetic eye. Like an enchanter, Guillaume de Laubier brings the ochre of the desert alive and highlights the splendor and wonders of palaces and residences rich...
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Living in Bali. 40th Ed.Loved by travelers for its lush tropical scenery and charming people, Bali is one of the most magnificent places on Earth. Spirituality and nature are integral parts of everyday life for the Balinese, so one can easily see why the island's traditional architecture has...
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Contemporary Creative Spaces for Children- An exciting selection of more than 30 contemporary case studies from around the globe, covering a wide variety of learning spaces (schools, afterschool care, and kindergartens), activity centers (clubs, cultural centers), and many more child-friendly environments- A richly photographed, informative must-have title for...
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Architecture Asia: Living in the 21st CenturyArchitecture Asia, as the official journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia, aims to provide a forum not only for presenting Asian phenomena and their characteristics to the world but also for understanding diversity and multiculturalism within Asia from a global perspective. In the...
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The University of California Museum of PaleontologyThe University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) had a long and rich history even before California became a state.Formally established in 1921, UCMP was built with collections accumulated over 150 years. This treasure trove comes from all continents and ages; it is a...
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Teaching Towards Green Schools: Transforming K-12 Education Through Sustainable PracticesThis engaging and timely book showcases practical ways that PreK-12 teachers and school leaders can create and implement sustainability-focused projects and practices in their classrooms and schools, helping promote a healthy, sustainable environment and curriculum for students and leading the way towards becoming a...
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Marcel Breuer: Shaping Architecture in the Post-War EraThis book tracks the development of Marcel Breuer's aesthetic clash between uniformity and singularity through the detailed examination of his seminal buildings. Each chapter examines a specific building and puts into context Breuer's other work and the contemporary movements/architects of the post-war era such...
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Mãe Luíza: Building OptimismOn the transformation of a favela--an urban success story on the Brazilian coast This illustrated volume documents the transformation of the favela Mãe Luíza, as an example of how to build community, create citizenship and identity, and promote initiative and participation. Alongside a story...
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