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North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums - Paperback

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by Barbara Stone Perry (Editor)North Carolina is home to the only continuing pottery tradition in the United States outside the Native American tradition of the Southwest. Noted for this rich tradition from Seagrove to Pisgah, work produced here has earned the attention of collectors, artists, and visitors from around the globe. The collection of The Mint Museums in Charlotte, numbering more than 1,600 pieces, is considered the most comprehensive in any public institution. This volume catalog...

Nature as Model: Salomon de Caus and Early Seventeenth-Century Landscape Design - Hardcover

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by Luke Morgan (Author)Salomon de Caus has been viewed as, variously, a Protestant martyr, the unsung inventor of the steam engine, one of the most important early hydraulic engineers, and a garden designer whose work was influenced by astrology and hermeticism. The first comprehensive book on this protean figure, Nature as Model sifts through historical material, Caus's own writings, and his extant landscape designs to determine what is fact and what is fiction in the life of this polymathic...

A History of the Gardens of Versailles - Paperback

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by Michel Baridon (Author), Adrienne Mason (Translator)The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. Seemingly open to the horizon, their scale is monumental. Their grand east-west axis celebrates the Sun King, even as they offer an expression of the scientific spirit of the age in their geometrical layout and exploitation of the optical properties of reflecting water. The original park design, realized by André Le Nôtre, a few advisers, and Louis XIV himself--author of ...

Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky - Paperback

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by Clay Lancaster (Author)During the eight decades preceding the Civil War, Kentucky was the scene of tremendous building activity. Located in the western section of the original English colonies, midway between North and South, Kentucky saw the rise of an architecture that combined the traditions of nationally known designers, eager to achieve the refinements of their English mother culture, alongside the innovativeness and bold originality proper to the frontier. Tradition thus provided a t...

Prodigy Houses of Virginia: Architecture and the Native Elite - Hardcover

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by Barbara Burlison Mooney (Author)In a list of objectives and inquiries meant to guide and make profitable the European travel of two young Americans in 1788, Thomas Jefferson noted, "Architecture is] worth great attention. As we double our numbers ever 20 years we must double our houses.... It is then among the most important arts: and it is desireable to introduce taste into an art which shews so much." Referring both to the large physical presence of architecture, as well as the ability ...

Legacy: Walter Chrysler Jr. and the Untold Story of Norfolk's Chrysler Museum of Art - Hardcover

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by Peggy Earle (Author)The Norfolk museum that would one day bear the Chrysler name was always a good museum of its kind, home to a respectable collection serving a smallish city. But when Norfolk native Jean Outland married Walter Chrysler, heir to the automobile manufacturing fortune and an avid art collector, the museum found a person with whom its fortunes would be intertwined, sometimes spectacularly, for decades to come. Walter had already established a Chrysler Museum in Provincetown, ...

Historic Preservation: Collective Memory and Historic Identity - Paperback

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by Diane Barthel (Author)Historic preservation is a cultural movement gaining momentum and adherents throughout Europe and the United States. How do we decide what to preserve and how to preserve? Who benefits from the efforts of preservationists, curators, developers, and other "symbolic bankers" to safeguard an increasing variety of structures for future generations? Diane Barthel raises these and other questions in this important new book. Taking a comparative approach, Barthel finds that ...

Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World - Paperback

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by James Marston Fitch (Author)This book outlines a complete programme for the restoration and preservation of historic structures and historic sites throughout the world. It is a basic text for both the novice entering the field and the specialist. Dr Fitch covers the many disciplines, concepts and technologies needed by the preservationist. He also includes discussions of the economic, legal and legislative forces acting upon historic district planning. He provides useful information on how...

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast - Hardcover

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by Gerald Moorhead (Author), Pauline Saliga (Prepared by), James W. Steely (With)The architectural history of Texas spans more than 300 years of European settlement and 10,000 years of habitation by native peoples. The incredibly diverse natural landscape and equally varied built environment has produced an architectural heritage of national and international stature. This book, the first of two volumes devoted to the Lone Star State, covers the central, southern, and Gulf Coast regions (the ...

Detached America: Building Houses in Postwar Suburbia - Hardcover

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by James A. Jacobs (Author)During the quarter century between 1945 and 1970, Americans crafted a new manner of living that shaped and reshaped how residential builders designed and marketed millions of detached single-family suburban houses. The modest two- and three-bedroom houses built immediately following the war gave way to larger and more sophisticated houses shaped by casual living, which stressed a family's easy sociability and material comfort and were a major element in the cohesion...

Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Farms: The Quest for an Arts and Crafts Utopia - Hardcover

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by Mark Hewitt (Author)From 1911 to 1917 Craftsman Farms--now a major museum--was the home of Gustav Stickley, one of the central figures in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. This book unravels the rich and sometimes contradictory ideas that informed not only Stickley but many of the artists and literary figures of the progressive era in America. The year 1900 was the fulcrum in a long arc of utopian ideals dating back to Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, and William Morris in England, a move...

Covered Bridges of New York State - Paperback

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by Rick L. Berfield (Author)More than just relics of a bygone era, covered bridges enjoy a cherished place in the public imagination and a distinctive niche in northeastern America's regional lore and architectural history. Once, 250 covered bridges dotted the landscape of New York State. But natural disaster and human progress exacted a price, leaving only twenty-four historic bridges intact. Here is the first detailed guide to these structures, many of which are listed in the National Regis...

The New Cathedrals: Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction - Hardcover

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by Robert C. Trumpbour (Author)Stadium construction has altered the physical landscape of many major metropolitan areas throughout North America and has had a profound psychological and economic impact on these urban centers. The ways athletic facilities have been constructed, from the ritual-centered beginnings of stadium construction in ancient Greece to the large-scale construction of professional sports facilities in present day global centers, reveal a culture's values and priorities and...

Reconstructing Architecture: Critical Discourses and Social Practices Volume 5 - Paperback

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by Thomas A. Dutton (Editor)Reconstructing Architecture was first published in 1996. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. To create architecture is an inherently political act, yet its nature as a social practice is often obscured beneath layers of wealth and privilege. The contributors to this volume question architecture's complicity with ...

Up Goes the Skyscraper (New & Updated) - Hardcover

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by Gail Gibbons (Author)See how a skyscraper is built from the ground up in this new and updated edition of a classic from Gail Gibbons, the most popular science writer for kids in grades PreK-2. From the architectural drawings to the foundation to ironworkers building 30 stories up, learn how skyscrapers are built step-by-step. This new edition includes the latest building techniques and has been vetted by an expert. Author of over 120 nonfiction books for kids, including Tool Book and How a...

Retrofitting Sprawl: Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form - Paperback

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by Emily Talen (Editor), Julia Koschinsky (Contribution by), Brenda Case Scheer (Contribution by)These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited "recycling the suburbs" as the second of "Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now." While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book prese...

The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile - Hardcover

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by John S. Sledge (Author), Sheila Hagler (Photographer)In The Pillared City, John S. Sledge presents a richly illustrated overview of the Greek Revival period in Mobile, Alabama (1825-70), when high style and vernacular columned buildings were erected on the city's streets. Using a wealth of resources such as deeds and diaries, Sledge reveals the architectural accomplishments that helped Mobile emerge from its position as a rustic backwater to become a prominent international seaport. Sledge...

Marion Manley: Miami's First Woman Architect - Paperback

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by Catherine Lynn (Author), Carie Penabad (Author), Elizabeth Playter-Zyberk (Foreword by)Marion Manley (1893-1984), Miami's first female architect, successfully maintained an independent architectural practice in South Florida over much of the twentieth century. In this first comprehensive, illustrated work on Manley, Catherine Lynn and Carie Penabad explore the relationship of Manley's work to her life and to the broader historical moment of which she was a part, including the overall devel...

German Essays on Art History: Winckelmann, Burckhardt, Panofsky, and Others - Paperback

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by Gert Schiff (Editor)"Published in cooperation with Deutsches Haus, New York University"--T.p. verso. Number of Pages: 284 Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: December 12, 1988

Countdown to a New Library: Managing the Building Project, Second Edition - Paperback

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by Jeannette Woodward (Author)Using hands-on tools and real-life insider stories from librarians around the country, this is a must-have crash course in planning and building todays libraries! Number of Pages: 282 Dimensions: 0.6 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 01, 2009

Public Libraries and Resilient Cities - Paperback

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by Michael Dudley (Editor)Public libraries are keystone public institutions for any thriving community, and as such can be leaders in making cities better places to work, play, and live. In this important book, noted urban planner and librarian Dudley shows how public libraries can contribute to "placemaking," or the creation and nurturing of vital and unique communities for their residents. Using case studies and other information from the field, the author Shows how public libraries can add...

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by Arthur Henry Johnson (Author)The sword and the cross The Normans (or Northmen) forged an empire that lasted four hundred years. Though principally known for their seat of power in Normandy, they originated from Viking stock and at the height of their supremacy had made their influence felt throughout Europe and into the Middle East. This was a martial people and its leaders took and held power with a cunning, ruthless and often cruel efficiency whilst at the same time contributing to the c...

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by Myrtle Stedman (Author)The author finished the drawings in this book in 1937 when the images were fresh in her mind. Together with the story, they give an insight into what many artists were doing in the twenties and thirties, not only as an aftermath of the depression in the United States but as a lifestyle-a way of living creatively and artistically in an atmosphere more conducive than city life. While Myrtle and Wilfred Stedman's art thrived in the city (Houston, Texas) during the seven...

Santa Fe's Historic McKenzie Neighborhood - Paperback

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by Victoria Rogers (Author), Cal Haines (Author)This book speaks to lovers of art, Santa Fe, historic architecture, guidebooks, and books as art. The imaginative images are combined with historical documentation, illuminating the diverse period-architecture found in a simple crisscross of seven streets. The historic McKenzie Neighborhood is just a five-minute walk from the downtown Plaza, bordered by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum on Johnson Street. With its charming buildings, old-fashioned str...

The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook: How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and Other Water Harvesting Systems - Paperback

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by Douglas Barnes (Author) The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook covers the functions, design, and construction of nine types of earthworks to maximize water availability in any climate. It's a practical guide for landscape designers, permaculturists, and landowners seeking to maximize food production and ecosystem resiliency at the lowest cost and impact. Back JacketMAXIMIZE YOUR WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL with efficient, cost-effective earthworks Required reading for students of permacultu...

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by Carolina M. Romero De Lujan (Author), Alfredo Celedon Lujan (Author), Carolina M. Romero de Lujaan (Author)Like a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Coraz n de Jes s"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green" valle" of Namb , New Mexico. From the panoramic and hallowed church property, one has clear vistas of the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In this most tranquil setting, members of the parish gather every Sunday morning for mass ...

The Intercourse of Knowledge: On Gendering Desire and 'Sexuality' in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

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by Athalya Brenner (Author)This groundbreaking book, which builds on the author's earlier work in On Gendering Texts, studies how, by what means and to what extent human love, desire and sex, and possibly even 'sexuality', are gendered in the Hebrew Bible. Following a classification and gendering of the linguistic and semantic data, the investigation looks into the construction of male and female bodies in language and ideologies; the praxis and ideology of sex, procreation and contraception;...

Light Frame House Construction: Technical Information for the Use of Apprentice and Journeyman Carpenters - Paperback

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by National Committee on Wood Utilization U (Author) Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 19, 2001

American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture - Hardcover

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by Margaret Jarman Hagood (Author), Jefferson C. Harrison (Author), Chrysler Museum (Prepared by)Connoisseurs and casual visitors alike have long admired the American paintings, sculpture, and drawings on display at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. Now for the first time, the collection's scope and detail are illuminated in print form. Rich in works by major artists, American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings is also impressive for its dept...

Design Juries on Trial. 20th Anniversary Edition: The Renaissance of the Design Studio - Paperback

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by Kathryn H. Anthony (Author)20th anniversary of this award-winning classic. Design Juries on Trial goes hand in hand with 2 apps for iPhone iPodTouch and iPad: 1) Design Student Survival Guide and 2) Student Survival Guide. Both available from Apple iTunes store. Keep this guide at your side Learn how to survive and thrive in design studios--and how to prepare, present and evaluate design projects in innovative, more effective ways. Empower yourself with this book to navigate your way thro...

The Cornell Journal of Architecture 9: Mathematics - Paperback

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by Tom Fecht (Contribution by), Bernard Cache (Contribution by), Val Warke (Contribution by)While mathematics in architecture has historically referenced notions of order, proportion, and ideal form, the discipline of mathematics itself has shifted to encompass uncertainty, incompleteness, relativity, and chaos towards a situation in which truth itself is elusive. This move stems in part from an engagement with real phenomena, in which natural systems were shown to behave non-linearly and unp...

The Cornell Journal of Architecture 8: RE - Paperback

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by Caroline O'Donnell (Editor), Melissa Constantine (Editor), Matt Eshleman (Editor)This issue of the Cornell Journal of Architecture is about the now, the new, and the next in architecture, while simultaneously acknowledging that every possible future is intrinsically linked to the existent, to the present and its attendant past. At the heart of issue 8: RE is the understanding that the creative act itself is reiterative; that in rethinking, recombining, reshuffling, recycling, and reimagini...