Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Colors of Rhetoric: Places of Invention in the Visual RealmRhetoric provides a repertoire of different methods for original and innovative creation by introducing notions of surprise, the unexpected, and conflict. The myths of "inspiration" and "the brilliant idea" dominate explanations of the genesis of many architectural and creative projects. Nevertheless, perhaps the most...
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Accumulation: The Art, Architecture, and Media of Climate ChangeExamines how images of accumulation help open up the climate to political mobilization The current epoch is one of accumulation: not only of capital but also of raw, often unruly material, from plastic in the ocean and carbon in the atmosphere to people, buildings,...
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The Metropolis of Tomorrow.This 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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Resilient City: Landscape Architecture for Climate ChangeClimate change is one of the major challenges facing cities in the future. Landscape architecture is particularly in demand here because it offers solutions that are characterized by complexity and interdisciplinarity and contribute to the quality of everyday life. These range from green roofs...
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Highlander's Secret: A Scottish Historical Time Travel RomanceHe's fighting the demons of his past. She's defending her home and her son. Can two warriors from different centuries find a loving future?Scotland, 2020. Former Marine and bodyguard Konnor Mitchell is on a whiskey tour through the Highlands. But a woman's cries for...
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Arte Moderno. Una Historia Desde El Impresionismo Hasta HoyMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street life for subjects, instead of overblown...
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VermeerThough numbering just 35 known works, the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times best seller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor...
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Infrastructural OptimismInfrastructural Optimism investigates a new kind of twenty-first-century infrastructure, one that encourages a broader understanding of the interdependence of resources and agencies, recognizes a rightfully accelerated need for equitable access and distribution, and prioritizes rising environmental diligence across the design disciplines. Bringing together urban...
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Green Home: The Joy of Living with PlantsGreen Home explains how to green up your life with an array of houseplants, and has been a bestseller in author Anders Royneberg's home country of Norway. Living with plants can enliven and enrich your surroundings, promoting feelings of relaxation and well-being. But where...
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Temple and Teahouse in JapanAfter a trip to Japan in 1953, Werner Bläser published his landmark book on Classical Japanese architecture. His studies of 17th-18th-century wooden buildings document minimalist, grid-based structures using stark black-and-white photographs, some color photographs and numerous line drawings. His book, highly prized in terms...
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Subterranean Realms: Subterranean & Rock Cut Structures in Ancient & Medieval TimesSubterranean Realms is a unique book that surveys underground and rock cut structures created in the past. It is the third book in Mutton's trilogy on mysterious realms, the others being Sunken Realms and Water Realms. We know who built some of these astonishing...
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Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Principles and PracticesGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Principles and Practices provides complete coverage of GD&T practices established in the ASME Y14.5-2018 standard. The text is organized in a logical sequence and covers introductory topics in depth to help ensure a full understanding of basic concepts before building...
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Building (Real World Math)Grab your hard hat and get ready to use math to learn all about buildings!1 skyscraper ... 2 houses ... 3 castles--the world is full of buildings! Architects use math every day to design buildings. Join a real architect on an amazing adventure to...
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New York 2000: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Bicentennial and the MillenniumTouted by Publisher's Weekly as an unprecedented record, the new book in the New York series, New York 2000, is indeed an exceptional survey of this great city's architectural heritage. As the world's financial and cultural capital, New York demands the best in architectural...
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Growing Conifers: The Complete Illustrated Gardening and Landscaping GuideEvergreen your landscape with the beauty and benefits of conifers Growing Conifers is a beautifully photographed, comprehensive gardening guide for selecting and cultivating conifers. Coverage includes: Conifer taxonomy, classification, and geographic distribution Selecting conifers for size, shape, color, and texture Best practices for placement...
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Tradition and Transformation: A Comprehensive Exploration of Three Millenia of Jewish Art and ArchitectureThis highly ambitious volume addresses the idea of "Jewish art and architecture" by posing and responding to a series of questions. First is the unresolved conceptual definition of "Jewish," not just as applied to art, but to literature, music, dance, or thought as well....
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Watermarks: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Mastery of NatureLeonardo's enduring fascination with water--from its artistic representation to aquatic inventions and hydraulic engineering Formless, mutable, transparent: the element of water posed major challenges for the visual artists of the Renaissance. To the engineers of the era, water represented a force that could be...
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2g: Fala Atelier (Porto): Issue #80Fala Atelier's pragmatic, minimal architectural works with pops of color and whimsyArchitectural works by Fala--a Porto-based architectural studio founded in 2013--are documented here in issue 80 of 2G. Fala's architectural style developed in the aftermath of the economic crisis in 2008, when downtown Porto...
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The Complete Book of Colourful Interiors- Inspiring photographs and advice from color experts on creating amazing color-savvy interiors that you would never have tried on your ownThis color bomb of a book is filled with inspiring photographs and practical tips that will help you integrate color into your home...
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Finn Juhl and His HouseA handsome, illustrated tribute to the brilliant Danish designer and his iconic homeThe Danish design scholar Birgit Lyngbye Pedersen discovered the work of Finn Juhl (1912-1989) when she was looking for a suitable sofa for her 1950s home. Juhl's furniture is undergoing a renaissance...
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