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'A charming account of a daughter, a house and a fastidious dad' Sunday Times Shelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid. With colourful glass p……続きを見る

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Alors que jusqu'ici aucun livre de référence n'existait sur François Mansart (mis à part celui de Allan Braham et Peter Smith publié ……続きを見る

Los simplistas, dentro de la vanguardia francesa, más que un grupo de artistas, eran una hermandad. Como parte de sus búsquedas para conocer los límites de lo humano, compartían la fascinación por l……続きを見る

Looking back over the twentieth century, Hartoonian discusses the work of three major architects: Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry and Bernard Tschumi, in reference to their theoretical positions and his……続きを見る

Utopian thought, though commonly characterized as projecting a future without a past, depends on golden models for re-invention of what is. Through a detailed and innovative re-assessment of the wor……続きを見る

The founder of the nineteenth century French school of Neo-Impressionism, Georges Seurat devised the technique of Pointillism, portraying the play of light with tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colo……続きを見る

A complete celebration of Britain’s favourite architectural show. Grand Designs is broadcast in over 130 countries and regularly gleans 5 million viewers in the UK. Its success, says Kevin, is due t……続きを見る

This book follows Henry Klumb’s life in architecture from Cologne, Germany to Puerto Rico. Arriving on the island, Klumb was a one-time German immigrant, a moderately successful designer, and previo……続きを見る

A collection of the writing of the highly influential architect, Juhani Pallasmaa, presented in short, easily accessible, and condensed ideas ideal for students Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland’s ……続きを見る

The most important northern Italian artist of the early Renaissance, Andrea Mantegna was a student of Roman archaeology and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. A pioneering master of perspective, Mant……続きを見る

A biography of Lord Foster, one of the world's foremost architects, written with his full co-operation. Norman Foster is a phenomenon - as an architect, but also as an individual. He is responsible ……続きを見る

This book traces the development of John Hejduk’s architectural career, using the idea of "exorcism" to uncover his thought process when examining architectural designs. His work encouraged profound……続きを見る

Architecte parmi les plus réputés de son époque en Grande-Bretagne, John Soane (1753-1837) est un des créateurs de formes les plus originaux du néo-classicisme. Ses archives, ses dessins et ses maqu……続きを見る

This is a graphic novel about the contemporary architectural profession, in which it acts as the protagonist in the form of an imaginary city called Practiceopolis. The novel narrates quasi-realisti……続きを見る

Qual o impacto da tecnologia na sociedade e na concepção de lar? Como a arquitetura tem dialogado com a cultura digital? O que mudou na dinâmica de trabalho dos arquitetos e nas possibilidades de cr……続きを見る

The description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming. 続きを見る

Expressão de grande complexidade, liberdade de espírito, irreverência nunca descuidada, a arquitetura de Vasco de Mello revela amor pelas formas, busca pela diversidade arquitetônica e uso inteligen……続きを見る

The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates betw……続きを見る

Author Marques Vickers examines architect John D. Parkinson's life and creative legacy. Parkinson is most noted for his iconic Los Angeles landmarks. His most recognized works include the Los Angele……続きを見る

By the year 1900, architect Andrew Taylor had designed Bank of Montreal branches across the continent and much of McGill University, helped found the McGill School of Architecture, and played a crit……続きを見る

Known for - and even overshadowed by - his brutal and spectacular building cuts, Gordon Matta-Clark's oeuvre is unique in the history of American art. He worked in the 1970s on the boarders between ……続きを見る

Highly respected by her peers and hugely influential on the subsequent generation of artists, the British artist Helen Chadwick produced a wideranging body of work in a variety of media, which shift……続きを見る

In Two Minds is the first comprehensive biography of Jonathan Miller – the story of one of post-war Britain's most intriguing polymaths. Descended from immigrants who fled Tsarist anti-Semitism to b……続きを見る

Despang Architekten Das Büro begann seine Karriere mit einem Wettbewerbsentwurf für Wartehäuschen der Stadtbahnlinie D für die Weltausstellung 2000 in Hannover. Jede Haltestelle ist mit einem andere……続きを見る

Terry Farrell is one of Britain’s most influential architects of the twenty-first century. Offering a compelling personal account of his life in architecture as an influential postmodern designer, a……続きを見る

This is celebrated architect Ken Tate's creative memoir about his life. Beginning with his days growing up in Columbus, Mississippi where he was surrounded by beautiful Greek Revival houses, the boo……続きを見る

La perspectiva histórica que da el transcurrir del tiempo otorga a toda producción cultural una comprensión más vasta e integral. La propuesta sobre la que versa Summando parte de entender que entre……続きを見る

New Deal Book Award 2022 Honourable Mention Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater explores the relationship between the economic tumult in the United States in the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the con……続きを見る

By 1930, having developed a highly successful business, the innovative paper manufacturer Ernst Behrend and his wife Mary purchased a number of existing houses and farms to give them sufficient acre……続きを見る

Introduction The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in session at Birmingham, Ala., May, 1907, received from the Executive Commission of the Alliance of Reformed Church……続きを見る