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From the golden age of American architecture comes this splendid survey, documenting scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. More than 260 illustrations include plans, sections, exterior……続きを見る

A richly illustrated commemorative 2025 edition marking the opening of Princeton University’s new art museum Renaissance: A New Museum for Princeton reflects on the history of the Princeton Universi……続きを見る

Undervalued, under-listed and under threat, the buildings of Stoke-on-Trent stand defiant, reminders of the area’s glorious economic heyday and its unique, almost perverse, municipal growth. The cit……続きを見る

The Staffordshire market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme developed around the twelfth-century castle and was granted a charter by Henry II in 1173. The town’s growth between the twelfth and eighteenth ……続きを見る

Throughout history, the story of the skyscraper has been defined by our desire for ascendanceーpolitically, militarily, economically, religiously, culturally, and, of course, physically. These spect……続きを見る

The hundred places of this book were visited over several decades, and played an important role in Davis’s career. Insights come from everyday places and famous landmarks: some beautiful, some the p……続きを見る

Exploring Edinburgh is an expansive and stylishly formatted guide to the best of Edinburgh's architecture. Not only does it give a brief history of each architectural site but also includes easy to ……続きを見る

A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents. Concrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems……続きを見る

Due to its location in the western North Atlantic between the Carolinas, Halifax in Canada and Jamaica in the West Indies, the island of Bermuda was a key naval haven for the Royal Navy over the cen……続きを見る

This engaging book uses buildings and structures as a lens through which to explore various strands of U.S. social history, revealing the connections between architecture and the cultural, economic,……続きを見る

When Rome falls, so too will the world Christmas, 1797. Erstwhile magistrate Felix Gracchus wakes in the French embassy beside the Tiber after a serious bout of malaria. Despite his poor health, the……続きを見る

A dark murder. A secret brought to light June, 1797. From his headquarters at the Villa Mombello near Milan, the French revolutionary army's young general, one Napoleon Bonaparte, dictates peace ter……続きを見る

From the crossroads of the American Revolution to the construction of the George Washington Bridge, New Jersey's Bergen County has a history that has shaped not only the metropolitan area, but the n……続きを見る

It's a journey through historical and social events that have shaped a county and made a significant impact locally, nationally and, in some instances, internationally. From the end of the last Ice ……続きを見る

This user friendly guide introduces, explains, and demystifies the NEC4 contract on a practical, work-based level. Made for architects by an architect, it explores the best approach to collaborative……続きを見る

Da sempre l'architettura è sinonimo di stabilità, perfezione, immutabilità. Le piramidi di Giza, il Partenone di Atene, la cattedrale di Notre-Dame a Parigi, sono tutti simboli di un passato che non……続きを見る

Die Linachtalsperre der Stadt Vöhrenbach im Schwarzwald ist ein einzigartiges technisches Kulturdenkmal. Erbaut in den Jahren 1921 - 1925, wurde das Bauwerk in den Jahren 2005 - 2007 reaktiviert. Di……続きを見る

This book takes an affectionate journey around some of the atmospheric and occasionally mysterious ruins and follies that can be found in East Anglia. It might be a building that has a particular hi……続きを見る

Known as the 'Queen of the Suburbs', Ealing is best known as being home to the world-famous Ealing Studios, the oldest film studios still in operation. However, there's much more to Ealing’s histori……続きを見る

A dual portrait of America’s first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmstedーand their immense impact on America As the nation recovered fro……続きを見る

This book combines a critique of more than a century of housing reform policies, including public and other subsidized housing as well as exclusionary zoning, with the idea that simple low-cost hous……続きを見る

This study of how the architecture of a building influences the people who work in it is of interest to architects, behavioralists, and management personnel as well as fans of architecture in genera……続きを見る

In "Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France," George Wharton Edwards presents a poignant exploration of the architectural splendor and historical significance of France's grand edifices that have su……続きを見る

Morris-Jumel Mansion is an engaging look at the history of Manhattan's oldest residence. Built by Roger Morris in 1765 as a summer estate, it has truly been a witness to history throughout the last ……続きを見る

Libraries and Learning Resource Centres is a comprehensive reference text examining the changing role and design of library buildings. Critical evaluations of international case studies demonstrate ……続きを見る

The shop/house – the building combining commercial/retail uses and dwellings – appears over many periods of history in most cities in the world. This book combines architectural history, cross-cultu……続きを見る

This practical guide covers the best practices for planning, organizing, and financing BIDs; the services they provide; and how they are operated and managed. Includes case study examples. 続きを見る

The interchange is a new form of transport building which integrates into a single whole various modes of public transport, putting the passenger first (rather than the infrastructure). This book pr……続きを見る

An exciting new generation of railway architecture has emerged in Europe and elsewhere over the past decade. This book explains the reasons for the renaissance of the station as a building type and ……続きを見る

Some of the most exciting architecture in the world can be found on university campuses. In Europe, America and the Far East, vice chancellors and their architects have, over several centuries, prod……続きを見る