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Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Examines civilizations through the lens of their engineering feats. Traces the rise of antiquity's greatest leaders and presents the architectural marvels and urban planning accomplishments that altered the course of history.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Many of the world's greatest buildings are made of wood, yet it is undervalued or ignored in histories of architecture. However, leading designers around the world are increasingly drawn to it to satisfy social and environmental needs. Will Pryce is an award-winning photographer who trained as an architect and photojournalist. Intensely dramatic but not overdramatized, technically flawless but not merely documentary, his internationally acclaimed...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Truly far-ranging - both conceptually and geographically - The Future of Architecture Since 1889 is a history that will shape future thinking about this period for years to come. Jean-Louis Cohen gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to developments in art, technology, urbanism and critical theory. Encompassing both well-known...
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