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Henry Hobson Richardson, the author of the style known today as Richardson Romanesque, was, as were his ambitions, persona, and physique, larger than life. Richardson's designs are unmistakable: Fro……続きを見る

Este libro presenta dos ensayos que buscan ampliar el horizonte de qué significa la modernidad y la arquitectura moderna en Colombia, y a la vez precisar su sentido de cómo acotar el término arquite……続きを見る

Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture Adolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was a hater of the fa……続きを見る

Though is name is forever linked with the many stately Gothic villas he designed, Alexander Jackson Davis was not content to align himself with just one style of architecture. From classicism to Ita……続きを見る

友善土地的田園生活設計書種房子，我想要的不只是那棟房子，而是實現的過程。從空無一物的農地開始，引進自然流水，種樹種籬種草，然後才種房子。我們開了草原便利商店，讓昆蟲鳥蛙日夜享用不盡；我們開了草原托兒……続きを見る

Michelangelo, like Leonardo, was a man of many talents; sculptor, architect, painter and poet, he made the apotheosis of muscular movement, which to him was the physical manifestation of passion. He……続きを見る

Frank Lloyd Wright has long been known as a rank egotist who held in contempt almost everything aside from his own genius. Harder to detect, but no less real, is a Wright who fully understood, and s……続きを見る

Julian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts uncovers the life of one of the first beaux arts trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth centu……続きを見る

O livro reúne dez entrevistas realizadas por Alejandro Zaera-Polo, entre 1992 e 2000, para a renomada revista El Croquis com grandes nomes do meio arquitetônico – entre eles Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehr……続きを見る

"A model city, the hope of democracy" – John Nolen on his suggested plans for Madison, Wisconsin This book connects John Nolen's political and social visions with his design proposals by analyzing h……続きを見る

Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region’s rich and varied architec……続きを見る

José Antonio Coderch es el gran olvidado de la arquitectura española, pese a que su obra, a la cabeza de la modernidad, dejó impronta en ciudades como Madrid o Barcelona. Este libro es una aproximac……続きを見る

Step inside the Riviera's most glamorous villas and discover the real lives that shaped the Côte d'Azur's golden age. In 1926 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, arrived in Paris and fell in l……続きを見る

Widely regarded as one of the most significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos was a celebrity in his own day. His work was emblematic of the turn-of-the-century generation that was torn……続きを見る

"Tutto serve, tutto crea la città, anche le cose più umili: la luce dei lampioni, l'uniforme dei vigili, forse il modo con cui è buttata in terra una buccia d'arancia. La città è un'architettura con……続きを見る

The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place.The term Punic comes from……続きを見る

Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islam……続きを見る

In this completely revised and up-to-date edition, the world's most accomplished architects -- Gehry, Pei, Meier, Nouvel, Piano, and 37 more-express their views on creativity, inspiration, and legac……続きを見る

The discipline of architecture is currently undergoing a significant change as professional practice and academia seem to be transforming one another specifically through succinct research undertaki……続きを見る

The work of landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Associates is globally renowned, from the 21st Century Waterfront in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to London's 2012 Olympic Park. Founded by George Hargr……続きを見る

Published in 1559 and appearing here for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Written by Bartolomeo Taegio, a Milanese jurist and man of letters, aft……続きを見る

Llenas de interesante información, ritos e imágenes sorprendentes, estas líneas reclaman atención sobre el enigmático mundo del Cementerio Chino de La Habana, con más de un siglo de historia y monum……続きを見る

The Kingdome, John (“Jack”) Christiansen’s best-known work, was the largest freestanding concrete dome in the world. Built amid public controversy, the multipurpose arena was designed to stand for a……続きを見る

'Creating Winning Bids' sets out the key stages in the production of a winning bid. Based on tried and tested methods, and using a simple step-by-step process, it will improve your chances of succes……続きを見る

There is suspicion in the UK and across Europe that the upcoming introduction of new European Directives will encourage a regime of conservatism and legal risk aversion, fostering the delivery of me……続きを見る

Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores……続きを見る

Alessandro Mendini, Gillo Dorfles, Shiro Kuramata, Pernette Perriand, Yona Friedman, Philippe Starck, Daniela Fantini, Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, Stefano Boeri, Luisa Bocchietto, Michele De Lucch……続きを見る

El presente Libro FRANCMASONERÍA, LOS MISTERIOS Velados y Alegóricos DE SUS SÍMBOLOS de nuestro Muy Q.·. H.·. Francisco, resulta ser una obra de permanente consulta desde que solo eran trabajos que ……続きを見る

This book is a series of curated essays by high-profile architecture and design leaders and educators on the topic of professionalism. The book first sets out the current agenda - defining professio……続きを見る

Inaugurée au musée André-Malraux du Havre en septembre 2002, puis transportée à la Galleria d'Arte moderna de Turin au printemps 2003, l'exposition Perret, la poétique du béton a été présentée au dé……続きを見る