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Mid-Century Modern Interiors: The Ideas That Shaped Interior Design in America - Hardcover

$198.00

by Lucinda Kaukas Havenhand (Author)Mid-Century Modern Interiors explores the history of interior design during arguably its most iconic and influential period. The 1930s to the 1960s in the United States was a key moment for interior design. It not only saw the emergence of some of interior design's most globally-important designers, it also saw the field of interior design emerge at last as a profession in its own right. Through a series of detailed case studies this book introduces the key...

$93.51

by Darell Wayne Fields (Author)Based on analysis of historical, philosophical, and semiotic texts, Architecture in Black presents a systematic examination of the theoretical relationship between architecture and blackness. Now updated, this original study draws on a wider range of case studies, highlighting the racial techniques that can legitimize modern historicity, philosophy and architectural theory. Arguing that architecture, as an aesthetic practice, and blackness, as a linguistic pract...

Southwestern Ornamentation and Design: The Architecture of John Gaw Meem - Hardcover

$35.59

by Anne Taylor (Author)John Gaw Meem was one of New Mexico's most renowned architects and his legacy is in part his contribution to the preservation and renewal of historic American Southwestern architecture. Because of his interest in the preservation, restoration and revival of this architecture, one of his major contributions was the design of a group of Spanish Pueblo Style buildings at the University of New Mexico. Today, Meem's Zimmerman Library remains a centerpiece for his designs on ...

Aesthetics of Ugliness: A Critical Edition - Paperback

$71.91

by Karl Rosenkranz (Author)In this key text in the history of art and aesthetics, Karl Rosenkranz shows ugliness to be the negation of beauty without being reducible to evil, materiality, or other negative terms used it's conventional condemnation. This insistence on the specificity of ugliness, and on its dynamic status as a process afflicting aesthetic canons, reflects Rosenkranz's interest in the metropolis - like Walter Benjamin, he wrote on Paris and Berlin - and his voracious collecting...

The Model as Performance: Staging Space in Theatre and Architecture - Paperback

$68.31

by Thea Brejzek (Author), Lawrence Wallen (Author), Stephen A. Di Benedetto (Editor)The Model as Performance investigates the history and development of the scale model from the Renaissance to the present from a scenographic perspective and a performative paradigm that explores what the model can do and how it is used in theatre and architecture. It provides a comprehensive historical context and theoretical framework for theatre scholars, scenographers, artists and architects interested in t...

Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry: The Cultural Significance of Structure - Paperback

$98.91

by Michael Hann (Author)Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry: The Cultural Significance of Structure investigates how pattern and symbol has functioned in visual arts, exploring how connections and comparisons in geometrical pattern can be made across different cultures and how the significance of these designs has influenced craft throughout history.The book features illustrative examples of symbol and pattern from a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, from Byzantine, Persian and Assyria...

Network Nature The Place of Nature in the Digital Age - Paperback

$84.51

by Richard Coyne (Author)How do people avoid the stresses of the digital age? Urban dwellers must now turn to nature to recover, restore and rebalance after the stresses brought on by relentless digital connectivity. It is easy to task nature as the cure, with technology as the ailment. In Network Nature, Richard Coyne challenges the definitions of both the natural and the artificial that support this time-worn narrative of nature's benefits. In the process, he attacks the counter-claim that ...

$28.78

by Rebecca W. E. Aia Edmunds (Author)Designing Words provides concise writing advice for designers, architects and artists. The book's collection of writing tips and "dos and don'ts" offers an accelerated path to clean, clear writing. Its insights guide readers to thoughtful written expressions of their work through intention, action and results. Readers will gain a vital understanding on how redundant language, biased words and phrases, wordiness and other writing and speaking pitfalls can b...

Drawing and Experiencing Architecture: The Evolving Significance of City's Inhabitants in the 20th Century - Paperback

$99.00

How were the concepts of the observer and user in architecture and urban planning transformed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries? Marianna Charitonidou explores how the mutations of the means of representation in architecture and urban planning relate to the significance of city's inhabitants. She investigates Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's fascination with perspective, Team Ten's interest in the humanisation of architecture and urbanism, Constantinos Doxiadis and Adriano Oli...

The Story Of Architecture: An Outline Of The Styles In All Countries - Hardcover

$57.53

by Charles Thompson Mathews (Author)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the ...

Lectures On Illuminating Engineering Delivered at the Johns Hopkins University, October and November, 1910, Volume 1 - Hardcover

$57.53

by Johns Hopkins University (Created by), Illuminating Engineering Society (Created by)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), a...

Dwelling Houses, Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements - Hardcover

$44.57

by William Henry Corfield (Author)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the pu...

The Garden Book of California - Hardcover

$46.01

by Belle Sumner Angier (Author)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the publi...

Lectures: On Illuminating Engineering Delivered at the Johns Hopkins University, October and November, 1910, Volume 2 - Hardcover

$57.53

By'gone Florence: Firenze Scomparsa - Hardcover

$44.57

by Guido Carocci (Author), Henry G. Huntington (Author)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.T...

An Italian Garden: A Book of Songs - Hardcover

$43.13

by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson (Author)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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in t...

Urban Sustainability: A Game-Based Approach - Paperback

$89.08

by Jason Papathanasiou (Editor), Georgios Tsaples (Editor), Anastasia Blouchoutzi (Editor)This textbook provides an innovative pedagogy to students who will be the policy makers of tomorrow. It provides thoughts on sustainability and the complexity among its different dimensions. It guides students through experience, processes of complex decision making, and sharpen their clarity of thought, to enhance their communication abilities and help them develop critical thinking. It provides key com...

The Classical Parthenon: Recovering the Strangeness of the Ancient World - Paperback

$63.29

by William St Clair (Author), Lucy Barnes (Editor), David St Clair (Editor)Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon? this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis, supposedly 'the very symbol of democracy itself', instead asking if we can truly access an ancient past imputed with modern meaning. And, if so, how?In this book William St Clair presents a reconstructed understanding of the Parthenon from within the classical Athenian worldview. He explore...

So You're Looking for a Builder: How to Find the Best Builder for Your Job - Paperback

$20.88

by Peter Mikus (Author), Nada Trtnik (Author)Are you planning on building a house or an extension or renovation on an existing one, or even just a retaining wall or a gazebo for your garden? If so, this is a must-read book that will likely save you time, money and stress. After many years of experience in working with people undertaking their first building job, Melbourne builder Peter Mikus knows exactly what key information about building and the way builders work people need to have before...

History and Class Consciousness - Hardcover

$49.50

by Georg Lukács (Author)History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics (German: Geschichte und Klassenbewu tsein: Studien über marxistische Dialektik) is a 1923 book by the Hungarian philosopher György Lukács, in which Lukács re-emphasizes Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's influence on Karl Marx, analyses the concept of class consciousness, and attempts a philosophical justification of Bolshevism. History and Class Consciousness, which helped to create Western Marxism, is the bo...

Adobe Architecture: A Simple Guide with Plans for Building with Earth - Hardcover

$32.35

by Myrtle Stedman (Author), Wilfred Stedman (Author)Dreaming of building an adobe home? This classic guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones gives 18 comprehensive period designs for the traditional adobe (the earthern "bricks" used all over the world) house adapted to building materials, plumbing, heating and small lot sizes of today. Thousands of readers have found this a valuable handbook. The authors also venture into actual adobe brick-making, construction tech...

The Corruption of Co-Design: Political and Social Conflicts in Participatory Design Thinking - Paperback

$80.98

by Otto Von Busch (Author), Karl Palmås (Author)Designers are often depicted as social change agents that serve the good in the world. Similarly, co-design tends to be described as a democratic mode of creativity that is somehow beyond reproach. But is change a virtue in itself, and do participatory practices always produce socially beneficial outcomes?Such questions are becoming more pressing as co-design has emerged as a dominant practice in planning and urban design, while also informing c...

Cleo and Roger Discover Columbus, Indiana - Architecture - Hardcover

$34.54

by Kimberly S. Hoffman (Author), Bryan Werts (Illustrator), Paul J. Hoffman (Editor)Why are two squirrels running around Columbus, Indiana? Why to see the architecture, of course! Cleo and Roger are squirrels with a spirit of adventure and a head for architecture. Join them on their journey as they travel around the city, meeting delightful characters and pointing out interesting facts about the famous buildings and the architects who designed them.Along the way, they find wonderful pieces of...

Autodesk Revit 2024 Black Book - Paperback

$87.82

by Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The Autodesk Revit 2024 Black Book is the 5th edition of our series on Autodesk Revit. This book is designed to help beginners in understanding the workflow in Revit and how simple BIM models are created. The book follows a step-by-step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between educational use of Autodesk Revit and industrial use of Autodesk Revit....

Building Kitchen Cabinets Manual: The Art of Building Kitchen Cabinets Simplified - Paperback

$13.32

by Charlie Ponds (Author)Putting together custom cabinetry for your kitchen, bathroom, or built-ins is easier than you might think. Simple boxes are all that separate most cabinets from the ground. When the cabinets are set up, the seams won't be visible from the outside either. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: August 17, 2022

Into Creativity: choose to re-design your life - Paperback

$37.69

by Moshe Katz (Author)(Color Version)Did anyone ever teach you how to be creative? Have you ever been asked to think outside the box and realized that you lack the tools to be your own artist? What if I told you that most of us don't realize our creative potential because we were never taught creativity as a process that leads from abstract ideas to final products. Everyone can become more creative and improve their skills through unique knowledge, concrete tools, and practices. This book wil...

The Culture Is I-God Book I & II: The Five Percent - Paperback

$28.76

by Divine39 Allah (Author)It requires only a small book to explain the truth of science, history, law, psychology, sociology, mathematics, etc. However, it requires a very large book to cover up the truth of science and/or history by using Mythology, Theology, Isms, Race, and Fiction. The Black men, women, and children continue to be economic and social slaves, because of a lack of knowledge of history and science the world over. The Great Pyramids of Gaza was built by Khufu a great Asiatic b...

K-12 Architecture Education: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide for Art, Design Educators, STEM and Vocational/Technical Teachers - Paperback

$35.98

by Arnaldo Cardona (Author), Dale C. Davis (Editor)This curriculum guide provides hands-on activities that integrate Architecture as a theme for instruction and as an ideal springboard to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Each activity integrates Interdisciplinary Strategies, Critical Thinking, Rubrics and Portfolio Assessment using a performance-based approach in which students learn by discovery. The guide can be an invaluable tool for educational i...

Topothesia: Planning, Colonialism, and Places in Excess - Paperback

$59.85

by Ameeth Vijay (Author)Topothesia reads urban planning as a mode of speculative fiction, one inextricably linked to histories of British colonialism and liberalism through a particular understanding of place. The book focuses on town planning from the late nineteenth century to the present day, showing how the contemporary geography of Britain-sharply unequal and marked by racial division-continues ideologies of place established in colonial contexts. Specifically, planning allows for the sp...

Health and Architecture: The History of Spaces of Healing and Care in the Pre-Modern Era - Paperback

$71.91

by Mohammad Gharipour (Editor)Health and Architectureoffers a uniquely global overview of the healthcare facility in the pre-modern era, engaging in a cross-cultural analysis of the architectural response to medical developments and the formation of specialized hospitals as an independent building typology.Whether constructed as part of Chinese palaces in the 15th century or the religious complexes in 16th century Ottoman Istanbul, the healthcare facility throughout history is a built environ...

$37.78

by Le Corbusier (Author)The only piece of architectural writing that will be classed among the essential literature of the 20th century. Number of Pages: 312 Dimensions: 0.75 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2009

Awesome Architecture Activities for Kids - Paperback

$17.99

by Andrea Mulder-Slater (Author), Geoff Slater (Author), Jantje Blokhuis-Mulder (Author)Get kids excited about architecture with hands-on activities for ages 5 to 10Architects create the spaces we use every day--but how do they know what a building should look like? Kids will uncover the answer with this book of 25 at-home architecture activities! Inside, they'll explore the key principles of building and design through creative projects like constructing a bridge, designing a garden, and pla...