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Latin America: Where Modernism Still Means Something
By Nalina Moses At the recent Pratt Institute symposium “Breaking Borders: New Latin American Architecture,” Le Corbusier was name-checked more often than any other figure, Latin American architects included, with political revolutionary Che Guevara coming in a close second. That speaks strongly about what architects in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean [...]
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings, each executed in Mr. Ching’s signature style. List Price: $ 75.00 Price: $ 49.43 More Architecture Products
Eyewitness Companions: Architecture (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES)
Eyewitness Companions: Architecture (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES) Explore the world’s greatest buildings! Architecture is filled with amazing illustrations and photographs that take you to the heart of the world’s landmark buildings. Get the opportunity to look beyond the facade. Examine materials and technology that shape buildings, and identify the key elements and decorative features of each [...]
Experiencing Architecture Reviews
Experiencing Architecture Profusely illustrated with fine instances of architectural experimentation through the centuries, Experiencing Architecture manages to convey the intellectual excitement of superb design. From teacups, riding boots, golf balls, and underwater sculpture to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of the Peking Winter Palace, the author ranges over the less-familiar byways of [...]
The Seven Lamps of Architecture Reviews
The Seven Lamps of Architecture This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. [...]
The Poetry of Architecture – Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character Reviews
The Poetry of Architecture – Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character The Poetry of Architecture – Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. [...]
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised Reviews
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised List Price: $ 34.98 Price: $ 34.98 World Architecture: The Masterworks “One of the many appealing aspects of World Architecture is its gathering between two covers of disparate but remarkable buildings from across the centuries, many of them in exquisite full-page photographs.”—Wall Street JournalWill Pryce [...]
Modern Architecture (Oxford History of Art)
Modern Architecture (Oxford History of Art) Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd [...]
A World History of Architecture Reviews
A World History of Architecture A magnificently illustrated guide to the global history of architecture—updated to include the non-western world and works from women The Second Edition of this historical architectural guide gives you a deeper knowledge and wider perspective of traditions in architecture throughout the world—from prehistoric through modern structures. Extensively and beautifully illustrated, [...]
Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings
Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.This book was converted from its physical edition to [...]
