Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Edward H. Crussell (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is impor...

Building Stones and Clay-Products: A Handbook for Architects

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Report copyright infringementby Heinrich Ries (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important ...

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Flagg French (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is impor...

The Cathedrals and Churches of Rome and Southern Italy

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Report copyright infringementby T. Francis 1861-1916 Bumpus (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work...

Radford's Stores And Flat Buildings: Illustrating The Latest And Most Approved Ideas In Small Bank Buildings, Store Buildings, Double Or Twin Houses,

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Report copyright infringementby William a. Radford (Author), Radford Architectural Company (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars bel...

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Report copyright infringementby Lois Lilley Howe (Author), Constance Fuller (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur...

An Analysis Of Gothic Architecture: Illustrated By A Series Of Upwards Of Seven Hundred Examples Of Doorways, Windows ... Etc., And Accompanied With R

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Report copyright infringementby Raphael Brandon (Author), Joshua Arthur Brandon (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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and w...

Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece

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Report copyright infringementby William E. Wallace (Author)The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades--and his transformation into the master architect of St. Peter's Basilica As he entered his seventies, Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were over. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme Renaissance painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that Michelangelo was gi...

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Report copyright infringementby Cesare Leonardi (Author), Franca Stagi (Author)"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees, an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."--The Architect's Newspaper An incredible book for anyone interested in trees, this botanical masterwork's new edition preserves the original magnificent illustrations and text, translated into English for the first time. Selected as an "Oprah's Favorite Things" pick upon its rel...

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Report copyright infringementby Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi (Foreword by), Ahmed Bin Shabib (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Rashid Bin Shabib (Text by (Art/Photo Books))The first publication devoted to the remarkable history of Dubai and how the leadership of its people steered its forward-looking vision of the future. This book delves into the urban history of Dubai, showcasing a remarkable journey of resilience, determination, and vision. This narrative is passed down through generations and is e...

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Report copyright infringementby Christian Ernst (Author)What happens to design when cultures merge and traditions dissolve, when everything is "bastardized"? The authors of Bastard set out to learn the answers on a high-speed 21-day research trip to seven hot spots of globalization on three continents, including Mexico City, L.A., Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Dubai and Frankfurt. Over the course of hundreds of meetings with artists, musicians, designers and authors, they collected enough prints...

Jean Prouvé Maison Démontable 6x6 Demountable House

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Prouvé (Artist)This is the revised edition of Patrick Seguin's 2013 volume on Jean Prouvé's Maison Démontable 6x6 Demountable House. It includes new images and layout. At the end of the Second World War, Prouvé began designing temporary houses for the homeless in Lorraine and Franche-Comté in eastern France, using his patented axial frame as the basis for modules of various sizes. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.6 x 8.1 IN...

One Week End Book Series Graphic Tourism

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Lorenz (Author)When tourists become lost, overwhelmed, tired, inspired, bored, enlightened, confronted, hungry, upset or tipsy, when they get cheated or fall in love, perceptions change and surprising associations and experiences come to light. In trying to figure out a city, they are mostly investigating themselves. In this madcap tour through five important international cities, Martin Lorenz and one guest artist per city gave themselves 48 hours to ex...

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Report copyright infringementby Sheri Koones (Author)Inspiration and answers for people wanting to live more sustainably in a smaller house while respecting the environment and saving money on energy and maintenance. 2022 NYC Big Award, WINNER: Book Interior Design--Nonfiction Smaller, more environmentally friendly houses seem to be the wave of the future. As people chose to move out of cities, finances and lifestyle will limit the size of the houses these buyers will choose. This book includ...

Revitalizing Japan: Architecture, Urbanization, and Degrowth

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Report copyright infringementby Mohsen Mostafavi (Editor), Kayoko Ota (Editor)This book features innovative and productive responses, in the form of architectural design and thinking, to the shift in Japan's social condition under demographic changes that are evident in regional cities. These responses also demonstrate the new wave of architectural practice in Japan, focused on the challenges of degrowth. The shrinking and aging of the population is exacerbating the social decline in the regi...

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Report copyright infringementby Josep Miàs (Author) "As a kid who wanted to be an architect you could either make clay shapes, drag pieces of driftwood into vague boxes--or put together Meccano cages. I followed the last option and surely so did Josep Miás". --Peter Cook Tracing through the pieces being published, you sense that Josep Miás is essentially a man who takes strips and edges and develops them into meshes, and then maybe combs, and then maybe honeycombs with a conspicuously boyish...

We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Beatriz Colomnia (Author), Mark Wigley (Author)How architecture must learn to coexist with bacterial life, from the authors of the bestselling Are We Human?This provocative book is a manifesto for an alternative architectural philosophy. It treats bacteria as the real architects, construction workers, maintenance crews and inhabitants of buildings. Spanish American architectural historian Beatriz Colomina and New Zealand-born architect Mark Wigley draw on the l...

The Queen's Atlas: Saxton's Elizabethan Masterpiece

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Report copyright infringementby David Fletcher (Author)A cartographic snapshot of late Tudor England, gorgeously reproduced with the first county maps of England and Wales. Nowadays, we take for granted the ready availability of maps of all kinds, but in Tudor England, maps were rare. All this changed in 1579 when Christopher Saxton, a farmer from the West Riding of Yorkshire, became the first cartographer to make a published atlas of all the counties of England and Wales. This book traces th...

The Railway Goods Shed and Warehouse in England

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Report copyright infringementby John Minnis (Author), Simon Hickman (With)Although goods traffic accounted in many cases for a higher proportion of railway companies' revenue than passengers, the buildings associated with it have received very little attention in comparison to their passenger counterparts. They once played as important a role in distribution as the 'big sheds' near motorway junctions do today. The book shows how the basic design of goods sheds evolved early in the history of...

Improvised Cities: Architecture, Urbanization, and Innovation in Peru

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Gyger (Author)Beginning in the 1950s, an explosion in rural-urban migration dramatically increased the population of cities throughout Peru, leading to an acute housing shortage and the proliferation of self-built shelters clustered in barriadas, or squatter settlements. Improvised Cities examines the history of aided self-help housing, or technical assistance to self-builders, which took on a variety of forms in Peru from 1954 to 1986. While the postwar ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rosalea Monacella (Editor)Kerb Journal is a 24 year running publication, produced by the Landscape Architecture program of RMIT University. Kerb Vol. 24 focuses on the theme of Territory and its place in the discourse of Landscape Architecture and the broader design industry. Territories start off as nonphysical, often simple ideas, emerging in the physical and becoming a perpetual mixture of the two. Often formed to acquire resources, yet inherently a resource...

Shifting Grounds: The Ground Between Form and Practice in Beirut

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Report copyright infringementby Carla Aramouny (Author), Sandra Frem (Author)Unique in its context, Beirut has been an ideal laboratory for social practices that characterize its urban culture and shape the experience of the city at ground level.These spontaneous practices fill the gap between the city's capital-driven development and the aspirations/ needs of its inhabitants, transforming Beirut's ground into a symbiotic environment of cohabitation, as a confrontation to alienating trends th...

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Report copyright infringementby Pierre Passebon (Author), Nicolas Mathéus (Photographer)Thirty inspiring interiors by French master designer Jacques Grange. For over fifty years, Jacques Grange has been the decorator of choice for the homes of prominent collectors, artists, designers, and trendsetters. With a classical education from the École Boulle and École Camondo in Paris, combined with his passion for contemporary art, Grange has developed a unique vision and an inimitable approach to i...

Andrew Martin Interior Design Review Vol. 29

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Martin (Author)"Andrew Martin Volume 29" is the annual 'bible' for interior design, bringing together an impressive variety of styles - from classic to avant-garde. With over 500 pages, the volume offers a fascinating insight into the latest trends and timeless classics of interior design. With special features on the masters of their craft and international design perspectives, this publication is an essential work for design enthusiasts and professiona...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Lee (Author), Sarah M. Whiting (Introduction by), Michelle Jaja Chang (Afterword by)Architect Mark Lee presents a body of work on the basis of five considerations: on history, on cadence, on autonomy, on America, and on point. On the occasion of his fifth and final year as Chair of the Department of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, architect and educator Mark Lee strings together five "footnotes"--on history, on cadence, on...

A Moment in Time: Designing a Country Garden

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Herman (Author)The renowned and award-winning landscape designer presents a four-season exploration of her own home, the beloved historic Pepperidge Farm estate in Connecticut, which she has tended and developed lovingly over thirty years, gradually developing various garden rooms with plenty of details to inspire home gardeners. The eminent and much-awarded designer is well-known and respected for her high-end, poetic gardens that are contemporary yet ...

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Report copyright infringementby Carlos Arnaiz (Author), Peter G. Rowe (Author), Claire Doussard (Author)In our current era, where human activity is the main cause of planetary change, there's growing concern about how our cities and towns function. Think of a city as having a "metabolism"--it consumes resources to be built and to operate.This book presents a new way to analyze a city's environmental impact. It introduces a method to track the complete lifecycle of all the materials and energy...

New York 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century

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Report copyright infringementby Robert A. M. Stern (Author), David Fishman (Author), Jacob Tilove (Author)'A 10.5-pound megalith [Stern] finished just before his death that will serve as a fitting memorial. These encyclopedic books serve no dogma other than celebrating the glories of New York as a city, of urbanism as a civilizing value, and of architecture as a noble pursuit.' - Paul Goldberger, The New York Times'The book on New York architecture' - CurbedThe culmination of Robert A.M. Ster...

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Report copyright infringementby Josep Acebillo (Editor)A study of the contemporary city and urban space which adopts a systemic perspective for approaching the urban complexity and the nature of urban / public space in the era of globalization. A new language and new theoretical approaches must be developed in order to understand presentday urbanisation processes.Front JacketThe process of urbanisation has changed fundamentally in recent years Number of Pages: 176 Di...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen M'Closkey (Editor), Keith Vandersys (Author)Media Matters in Landscape Architecture makes a unique contribution to landscape architectural praxis for its explicit framing of "environmental media" in terms of its dual meaning within our discipline. In the sciences, environmental media are the materials of the natural world--soils, air, water, plants, microbes. Within STS and media studies, "environmental media" refers broadly to the relationship between en...

Architreasures: A Journey Through 20th-Century Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Geoffrey Goddard (Author)Architreasures will take you on a road trip through 20th-century architecture--from neon-lit art deco theaters and Route 66 motels to futuristic modernist banks, Googie gas stations, and brutalist utopias. Key Features: - Large-format photographs and detail shots of structures in Miami, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and other US cities, as well as England, France, Belgium, Australia, and New Zealand. - Chronological organization allows...

Nordic Colours: How to Create Interior Moods

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Report copyright infringementby Katrine Martensen-Larsen (Author)Author BiographyKatrine Martensen-Larsen is a renowned Danish interior stylist, author, lecturer and TV personality. Throughout the years, Katrine's work has been published in magazines worldwide. Number of Pages: 270 Dimensions: 1.2 x 11.3 x 8.4 IN Publication Date: September 23, 2025