Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Living in Japan. 40th Ed.So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's nearly impossible to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding fresh approaches to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a...
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MiróWith a career spanning seven decades, Catalan-born Joan Miró (1893-1983) was a polymath giant of modern art, producing masterworks across painting, sculpture, art books, tapestry, and ceramics, and embracing ideologies as varied as Fauvism, Surrealism, Dada, Magic Realism, Cubism, and abstraction.Over the course of...
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Preston Hollow: A Brief HistoryIt takes only a brief drive past the stately homes that line Preston Hollow's winding tree-lined streets to understand the neighborhood's appeal. Glimpse the rich farmland that stunned Ira DeLoache on his fortuitous 1922 flight over the countryside. Revisit the early days of the...
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Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural ExperienceAuthor: David KarmonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 05/27/2021Pages: 350Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 10.20h x 7.90w x 0.50dISBN: 9781108477987About the AuthorKarmon, David: - David Karmon is Professor of the History of Art and Architecture in the Department of Visual Arts and head of the Architectural Studies...
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Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the WorldThe United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change. Grounded by a global survey in sectors as diverse as public health, urban...
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Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for HealthEnvironmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Place Book Award Winner (2022) What if cities around the world actively worked to promote the health and healing of all of their residents? Cities contribute to the traumas that cause unhealthy stress, with segregated neighborhoods, insecure housing, few...
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Landscapes of Housing: Design and Planning in the History of Environmental ThoughtIn the twenty-first century, housing has become a site of ecological experimentation and environmental remediation. From the vantage point of contemporary architecture, conservation concerns and emergent building science technologies support one another, with new processes and materials deployed to reduce energy usage, water consumption,...
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The California Style: Architecture on the Edge in Paradise"California is an incubator for technological, multicultural, ecological thought, and a love for the outdoors. It should be no surprise then to see that California architecture embodies these influences in home design. The projects presented in this book demonstrate the rich cultural synthesis found...
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Interior Design Review: The Definitive Guide to the World's Top- The 25th-anniversary edition of the 'Bible of the Interior Design World' (Times of London) -- a must-have coffee table book and ideal gift for design lovers- All the latest trends in furnishing, living, and interior design -- including the current winner of the...
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A Palace in Sicily- A photographic exploration of a Baroque masterpiece, now returned to its former glory- The stunning restoration of the beautiful Di Lorenzo del Castelluccio palace in Sicily- Wonderfully evocative and full of beautiful imagery. A treat for lovers of Lampedusa's The Leopard- An inspiring...
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Saylor Current Construction Costs 2021For nearly 60 Years, Leland Saylor has been the leader in cost consulting in the U.S. 2021 Marks the 58th Edition of Current Construction Costs, used by owners, architects, builders and public officials to estimate the cost of projects from houses to schools to...
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Inessential Colors: Architecture on Paper in Early Modern EuropeThe first comprehensive account of how and why architects learned to communicate through color Architectural drawings of the Italian Renaissance were largely devoid of color, but from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth, polychromy in architectural representation grew and flourished. Basile Baudez argues that...
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Making Modernity in the Islamic MediterraneanThe Islamic world's artistic traditions experienced profound transformation in the 19th century as rapidly developing technologies and globalizing markets ushered in drastic changes in technique, style, and content. Despite the importance and ingenuity of these developments, the 19th century remains a gap in the...
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Rise and Fall of Pennsylvania StationThe construction of Pennsylvania Station (1904-1910) was a monumental undertaking equally for the voluminous earth displaced, incredible innovation, and brilliant French-influenced classical architecture, but it also was a quintessential archetype of the Gilded Age. The station reshaped the economic and social fabric of New...
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The Borders of Chinese ArchitectureAn internationally acclaimed expert explains why Chinese-style architecture has remained so consistent for two thousand years, no matter where it is built. For the last two millennia, an overwhelming number of Chinese buildings have been elevated on platforms, supported by pillars, and covered by...
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Architizer: The World's Best ArchitectureThe latest spectacular celebration from Architizer of the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe.The Architizer A+ Awards represent 2021's best architecture and products, celebrated by a diverse group of influencers within and outside the architectural community. Entries are judged by more than...
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AutoCAD Exercises For Beginners: Designers WorkBook For PracticeAutoCAD Exercises For Beginners (Highlights): Author: Shameer S. a.Publisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 01/24/2021Pages: 106Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22dISBN: 9798599663805This title is not returnable
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Building with HardwoodDer weltweit boomende Holzbau und dessen rasante Entwicklung bis über die Hochhausgrenze hinaus verlangt Hochleistungswerkstoffe, die durch Laubholz möglich werden. Innovative Produktionsmethoden und Verarbeitungsprozesse lassen wirtschaftlich konkurrenzfähige Produkte entstehen, die dem Bausektor völlig neue Möglichkeiten eröffnen - durch einen fast vergessenen Baustoff. Denn nicht...
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Graveyards of the Wild West: NevadaNevada is one of several states that make up the Wild West in the United States. Nevada became a territory in 1848; due to a lack of inhabitants, it was incorporated as part of the Utah Territory in 1850. The state that would become...
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Lost Hanover, New HampshireFrom the moment in 1770 when Reverend Eleazar Wheelock located Dartmouth College in Hanover, the College on the Hill and the Village at the College have been inseparably linked as one. And from the time when the first log hut was constructed to the...
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