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Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A Chronology of Architecture' presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between structural innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of architecture from the earliest structures to the present-day skyscrapers and global cities, it features key buildings, together with commentaries and contextual...
Author
Publisher
DK, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Architecture tells the story of the world's most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day. Take a closer look at the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from China's Temple of Heaven and the Great Mosque of Damascus, to the Guggenheim museum and the London Olympic Velodrome. Architecture offers a truly worldwide look at historical and contemporary buildings, with breathtaking...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
In narrative and text woven into a flow of spectacular original photography, a story that begins with simple craft like the dugout and the birch-bark canoe and ends with the glorious wooden racers and pleasure craft of the twentieth century. In between we learn of warships and workboats, whalers and merchantment, and we follow step by step the construction of the replica of the Susan Constant, the tiny ship that brought the Jamestown settlers across...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With the participation of William Jordy, Jonas Salk, Aldo Rossi, Arata Isozaki, Tadao Ando, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott-Brown, Brendan Gill, and others. Narration by Kenneth Frampton. As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture. An examination of six of his most significant buildings gives insight to his unique vision: The Salk Institute in La Jolla; the Kimbell Art Museum...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Architectural Styles is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the Americas to Egypt, China, and India. It covers a host of historical and contemporary...
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
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An illuminating introduction to the influence of architecture on the world, the environment, and human lives Architecture matters. It matters to cities, the planet, and human lives. How architects design and what they build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand architecture-the deeper we probe the decisions and designs that go into making a building-the better our world becomes. Aaron Betsky, architect, author,...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Usually associated with Mies and Le Corbusier, the Modern Movement was instrumental in advancing new technologies of construction in architecture, including the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete. Renowned historian Kenneth Frampton offers a bold look at this crucial period, focusing on architects less commonly associated with the movement in order to reveal the breadth and complexity of architectural modernism. The Other Modern Movement...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful apartment in Paris is something we all dream of. A bohemian retreat, full of character and charm. Here, designer David Jimenez inspires us with his interiors while sharing his secrets for how to decorate like a Parisian. Interior designer David Jimenez has lived and worked in Paris for years, where he’s celebrated for his beautifully livable interiors. With a classic and modern style, Jimenez creates the type of chic French-influenced...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
From ancient times to the present, mankind has built barriers: against the elements, against predatory animals, against other humans. These edifices of mud, brick, and stone circle the globe. Frye examines the history of walls, and reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. He questions: Did walls make civilization possible?...
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...
Author
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive history of the Museum of Modern Art's architecture and design department under the leadership of the highly influential curator Arthur Drexler assesses the department's impact on the shape and direction of twentieth-century architectural discourse"--Provided by publisher.
Arthur Drexler (1921-1987) served as the curator and director of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from 1951 until 1986-the...
Author
Publisher
Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When Ivory Towers Were Black lies at the potent intersection of race, urban development, and higher education. It tells the story of how an unparalleled cohort of ethnic minority students earned degrees from a world-class university. The story takes place in New York City at Columbia University's School of Architecture and spans a decade of institutional evolution that mirrored the emergence and denouement of the Black Power Movement. Chronicling...
35) Building America
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Examines nearly four hundred years of architecture in the United States, discussing the architectural and cultural significance of dozens of buildings, and includes a time line, and illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Penelope Hobhouse, the legendary authority on garden history, composes a beautifully crafted, lavishly illustrated history of gardening over millennia. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the clean lines of the French parterre, The Story of Gardening draws fascinating connections among gardens across time and place. Hobhouse addresses styles and techniques from all over the world, revealing the origins of the world's most magnificent gardens....
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy all saw either radical architectural interventions or rethinks of their mission under Charles Saumarez Smith's leadership, making him uniquely qualified to explore the ways in which art museums have changed over the past century and examine where they might be headed in the future. 0 For this book, Saumarez Smith has undertaken an odyssey to art museums across the globe. From...
Author
Publisher
Jovis
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This history-by-theory and theory-by-history book helps its reader make sense of the chaotic multitude of world architecture through time. In contrast to other history books this book is brief but to the point, perceiving architecture as part of human civilisation. Its' focus on issues such as: "is concept and form or matter the most important 'component' of architecture?", "how close is architecture to spectacle?", "is less really more?" makes it...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Taking readers behind architecture's facades and finishes, this charmingly illustrated book explores how some of the most important buildings in the world were constructed. Specially commissioned isometric drawings present the essential structural elements of the world's masterpiece buildings that are not visible to the naked eye. These illustrations are displayed alongside plans, details, and photographs, all of which are clear and accessible, yet...
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