Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The New Papyrological PrimerThe New Papyrological Primer is a fully revised and expanded edition of David and Groningen's 1964 standard introduction to Greek papyrological texts. The current edition contains 81 Greek texts, arranged in a chronological order, which illustrate various aspects of life in Hellenistic, Roman and...
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The Disintegration of Natural Law Theory: Aquinas to FinnisThis book focusses on conceptual shifts in the successive formulations of natural law theory by Aquinas, Suárez, Grotius, Pufendorf, and Finnis, and reveals the accumulation of problems, inherent in natural law and theory, which ultimately led to its demise.Author: WestermanPublisher: BrillPublished: 01/01/1997Pages: 328Binding Type:...
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Villa Adriana Architettura Celeste: I Segreti Dei SolstiziThis is a book that all students of Hadrian's Villa will want to read and ponder. It may well open a fresh approach to understanding the layout and design of other areas of the Hadrian's Villa, especially as computer technology makes it easier to...
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Eat and Stay: Restaurant Graphics & InteriorsAfter our successful Eat and Go book, centered on the branding of takeaways, our new title Eat and Stay showcases more than 120 outstanding international branding and interior design solutions for restaurants, bars, cafes, and food shops.Author: Wang ShaoqiangPublisher: PromopressPublished: 04/05/2016Pages: 240Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...
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Juan O'Gorman: Casa O'Gorman 1929Mexican architect and painter Juan O'Gorman (1905-82) had a spectacular debut as an architect, designing his own house at the age of 24. On the strength of this building, Diego Rivera commissioned O'Gorman to design a pair of studio-houses for himself and Frida Kahlo...
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Computational Design- Computational Design offers an informed overview of the impact of computational techniques on architectural design today, providing a snapshot of the latest developments in the field, drawing upon the leading experts in architectural practice and education from across the world - Publication accompanies...
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Dem Himmel Nahe: 750 Jahre Kloster Neuzelle 1268-2018Schon bei seiner Grundung war das Zisterzienserkloster Neuzelle in der Niederlausitz dem Himmel nahe, wurde es doch nicht wie sonst ublich in einer Niederung, sondern auf einem Bergsporn angelegt. Mit uber 150 Veranstaltungen und Konzerten feiert das Kloster 2018 sein 750-jahriges Bestehen. Einer der...
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Sep Ruf, Kanzlerbungalow, BonnThe German Chancellor's former residential and reception building in Bonn, better known as the >KanzlerbungalowAuthor: Andreas Schatzke, Joaquin Medina WarmburgPublisher: Axel MengesPublished: 08/01/2009Pages: 47Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 11.80h x 11.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9783932565724This title is only available via back order
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Scenography/Szenografie: Making Spaces Talk/Narrative Raume: Projects/Projekte 2002-2010A pioneer of scenography its project and methods. Current trends in museum and exhibition design. More than 825 photos, graphics and plans. Scenography: Atelier Brckner 2002-2010: Make Spaces Talk is the handbook on scenography edited by a pioneer of scenography. Guided by its philosophy...
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Small Homes, Grand Living: Interior Design for Compact SpacesDiminutive rooms, grand possibilities. Small Homes, Grand Living shows how to make use of a limited space and turn a small apartment into a design marvel. Small Homes, Grand Living's assortment of projects and homes pays homage to the iconic innovation within modest living...
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Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic HomesRadical. Visionary. Poetic. Inside Utopia shows the future of living that architects and designers have envisioned. Spectacular and reflective, unpretentious and efficient: the breathtaking Elrod House by John Lautner; the Lagerfeld Apartment near Cannes that seems like a set from a science fiction film;...
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Urban Design Lab Handbook: Dialogue-Oriented Urban Transformation Processes and Practical Approaches from Latin America and the CaribbeanAfter North America, the second-most urbanized region in the world is Latin America and the Caribbean, 78% of whose population lives in cities. The result of five years of recent research by Vienna's Urban Design Lab, this handbook contextualizes emergent planning issues at hand...
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Albert FreyArchitect Albert Frey (1903-1998) saw a modernist utopia in the desert. Born in Zurich, he studied in Europe with Le Corbusier before moving to the United States in 1930, convinced it was the land of architectural opportunity. On a visit to Palm Springs, he...
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ProuvéFrench-born Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was the 20th century's leading construction designer, a self-declared constructeur and member of the jury who oversaw the design of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. As a designer, he captured the midcentury spirit of innovation, expansion, and growth, developing techniques...
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Álvaro Siza: Bouça: Residents' Association Housing, Porto 1972-77, 2005-06, O'Nfm Vol.1From start to finish, it took the Modernist Portuguese architect lvaro Siza, winner of the 1992 Pritzker Prize and designer of The Serpentine Gallery's 2005 Summer Pavilion, 33 years to construct the Bou a Residents' Association Housing in the northern city of Porto--which he...
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Tragsysteme/Structure SystemsBack in print--the standard work on Heino Engel's structure systems. The hundreds of drawings and photographs reproduced in this hardback volume offer almost endless variations on the many structural systems that can keep buildings together: within a few pages of one another, tents, domes...
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Infinite Span: 90 Years of Brazilian ArchitectureIn architecture, a span is something to be conquered, a challenge to be overcome. But span, or v o in Portuguese, also means a project or an action that ends in failure: something that was done in vain. In Brazil, modernization was touted as...
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Le Corbusier: Architect of Books 1912-1965Meet Le Corbusier--book designer. Coined the "Architect of the Twentieth Century," Le Corbusier's buildings have long been a part of the canon of modern architecture. He was a challenging figure who mainly designed based on his "five points of new architecture," in order to...
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Embodied Energy and Design: Making Architecture Between Metrics and NarrativesArchitecture accounts for one third of global carbon emissions, energy consumption and waste. Buildings are increasingly understood to impact broader ecologies. Yet embodied energy - the various forms of energy required to extract raw matter, to produce and transport building materials and to assemble...
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Domestic Thresholds: Emiliano López Mónica Rivera Arquitectos: Bewohnte ZwischenräumeThis volume shows the diverse ways in which Emiliano L pez and M nica Rivera, a young architectural couple from Barcelona, have addressed the question of optimum space utilization. It includes a series of photographs that the couple took while traveling, presented alongside their...
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