Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Antoni GaudíAn accessible account of the contradictory life and work of the modernist Catalan architect. The celebrated art nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí was a contradictory figure: a deeply religious, politically right-wing man who nevertheless built revolutionary buildings. This book explores Gaudí's life, work, and influences...
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Washington State's Round Barns: Preserving a Vanishing Rural HeritageEnchanted by their beauty, complexity, and historical significance, the Bartuskas began researching, visiting, and photographing the region's round barns soon after Tom accepted a teaching position at Washington State University's architecture department in 1963. Focusing on structures over fifty years old, at least two...
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Vincent Van Duysen: PrivateOver the past three decades, Vincent Van Duysen has become an important force in design through his expressive architecture and serene interiors. This book documents the source of his inspirations and ongoing laboratory: his own homes. Vincent Van Duysen has had an outsized influence...
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Venice: An Architectural GuideA concise, authoritative guide to the architecture of Venice designed with the traveler in mind Each year, millions of visitors travel to Venice to admire the architectural marvels of this famed city. In this brief yet comprehensive volume, distinguished architect and critic Richard Goy...
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The Palladio Method: Draughtsman and Designer, Mason and Engineer. Learning from the MasterThe architect Andrea Palladio was a draughtsman and a designer, a mason and an engineer, an innovator and an image maker. His growing importance from the 16th century onwards was based on his profound expertise in architectural issues that went beyond singular tasks and...
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Terrestrial ArchitectureHave you ever considered how architecture impacts humanity and global ecosystems, as an integrated context? Terrestrial Architecture dives deep into the concepts of environmental design and large-scale architecture, exploring the future of our biological systems at critical scales. Through the frameworks of geometry, geospatial...
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Terrestrial ArchitectureHave you ever considered how architecture impacts humanity and global ecosystems, as an integrated context? Terrestrial Architecture dives deep into the concepts of environmental design and large-scale architecture, exploring the future of our biological systems at critical scales. Through the frameworks of geometry, geospatial...
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Swedish InteriorsSwedish Interiors Rhonda Eleish and Edie van Breems Swedish Interiors is the first book to share the history, progression, and key elements of Swedish style and how to use it in many different styles of homes. From the white- and blue-hued images of the...
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Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of JapanJapanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us. Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami Spirits is a concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto religion--its rich mythology and symbols, intricate rituals, festivals, ancestral spirits, awe-inspiring...
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Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and PurposeIn Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and Purpose, Margaret Chandra Kerrison presents an indispensable manifesto, compelling designers of environments and experiences to embrace a people-centered approach fueled by intentional narratives. This thought-provoking book delves into the realm of uncharted possibilities, envisioning a...
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Preservation of Watts Towers, 1921-2021In 1921, an Italian immigrant named Sabato Rodia purchased a property in Watts, California, and started building a series of sculptures and decorative features in his backyard, including three open, pyramidal-shaped towers - two of which are nearly 100 feet tall. Though Rodia referred...
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Participatory Design Thinking in Urban Design EducationThis book provides literature of the social movements that led to the rise of alternative design methods. It also critically examines the methodologies used and how they contribute to best practice in place-making; and it suggests universal application that may be incorporated in the...
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Objects in Exile: Modern Art and Design Across Borders, 1930-1960An essential examination of how emigration and resettlement defined modernism In the fraught years leading up to World War II, many modern artists and architects emigrated from continental Europe to the United States and Britain. The experience of exile infused their modernist ideas with...
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New York Global: Critical Writings and Proposals: 1970-2020. Housing, Infrastructure, PedagogyFramed by the period of the Great Acceleration, these writings and projects represent a critical commentary on the state of architecture and urbanism and their causal role in global metamorphosis. On the eve of Plunz's status as Emeritus at Columbia University, New York Global...
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Los Angeles Interiors- Infinite inspiration for an LA-inspired interior- A comprehensive showcase of the most impressive interiors in Los Angeles- Experience the seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living, a hallmark of LA homes- New book in the prestigious series: Barcelona Interiors ISBN 9789401485586, London Interiors...
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Historic Movie Theaters of DelawareFrom the opera house and movie palace to the modern multiplex, the big screens in Delaware have been delighting moviegoers for more than a century.Hollywood legend Cary Grant visited the Playhouse Theater in 1955, fondly recalling his days on its stage as a child...
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Harmony, Florida: Living With Nature In A New TownHarmony, Florida is a very special place. It is a new town built upon the principles of New Urbanism and living with nature and wildlife. It could become a model for new place-making and conservation of endangered lands. It is not only a planning...
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Guide for Drawing the Acanthus, and Every Description of Ornamental FoliageThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Guide for Architecture StudentsI made this book thinking of you, of how difficult the life of an architecture student is in all dimensions. I've been there. In it you will find great hints and tips on what to expect from the course, what the teachers are really...
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Field Architecture: Conversations with the LandThe first book by father-and-son team Stan and Jess Field reveals an inspirational collection of projects that balances the beauty of human creation and the purity of natural systems. The Fields bring a vision of architecture that is deeply connected to the land such...
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