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This book focuses on the transformation from colonial to global – the formation, mechanism, events, works and people related to urban architecture. The book reveals hardships the city encountered in……続きを見る

This volume contains numerous studies of a medieval religious compound from rescue excavations conducted on the island of Iona, off the coast of Scotland. 続きを見る

This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times. It traces the use of ancient Egyptian motifs and constructions across the worl……続きを見る

A young African American millennial filmmaker’s funny, sometimes painful, true-life coming-of-age story of trying to make it in New York Cityーa chronicle of poverty and wealth, creativity and comme……続きを見る

Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England and was where the Industrial Revolution began in earnest. It is renowned for its high-quality steel and fine cutlery, for its two large universities a……続きを見る

'Excellent . . . Fresh, learned, readable and full of life' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday Houses of Power is the result of Simon Thurley's thirty years of research, picking through architectural digs, a……続きを見る

The introduction of iron – and later steel – construction and decoration transformed architecture in the nineteenth century. While the structural employment of iron has been a frequent subject of st……続きを見る

For a long time, resource conservationists have viewed environmental conservation as synonymous with wilderness and wildlife resources only, oblivious to the contributions made by cultural and herit……続きを見る

The Gentleman's House analyses the architecture, decoration, and furnishings of small classical houses in the eighteenth century. By examining nearly two hundred houses it offers a new interpretatio……続きを見る

The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon a……続きを見る

Depuis les années 1960, la photographie créatrice non seulement obtient droit de cité parmi les autres arts, mais encore inspire bien souvent leurs démarches. Elle, dont le problème fut toujours de ……続きを見る

En Occident, l'espace de l'œuvre d'art a longtemps tendu à se confondre avec sa représentation, telle qu'elle a pu être pensée à travers la perspective. Ce que celle-ci inventait, en effet, c'était ……続きを見る

Les témoignages artistiques occupent une place de premier plan dans l'héritage laissé par Byzance. Pourtant, la documentation conservée est très lacunaire et elle n'est pas représentative de l'ensem……続きを見る

This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The contributions examine the question of whether architecture and ……続きを見る

Alors que, en France, comme dans la plupart des pays européens, l'enseignement du latin est menacé, la traduction de Rome, Profile of a City (1980), Rome. Portrait d'une ville, 312-1308 (Le Livre de……続きを見る

Healing Spaces, Modern Architecture, and the Body brings together cutting-edge scholarship examining the myriad ways that architects, urban planners, medical practitioners, and everyday people have ……続きを見る

Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen hervorragenden Überblick über die Geschichte der wesentlichen mineralischen Baustoffe in Deutschland. Dabei hat Dr. Helmut Eifert die Baukunst, die Entwicklung der Ba……続きを見る

King’s Lynn History Tour is a unique guide to the captivating past of this market and port town, located in the ceremonial county of Norfolk within the east of England. Local author Paul Richards gu……続きを見る

Aldershot History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old Hampshire garrison town. Local author Paul H. Vickers guides us around the streets, parks and buildings, sh……続きを見る

Bracknell was developed as a ‘new town’ in 1949, but the area had been evolving since Saxon times. A royal charter from AD 942 mentions ‘Bracken Head’ and a local comprehensive school still bears th……続きを見る

Barrow-in-Furness is a small post-industrial town at the end of a long peninsula in the north of England. Its isolated location has produced a stalwart and close population. It started life as a sma……続きを見る

Every town and village has a secret or two tucked away; Worthing is no exception. This popular Sussex seaside resort on the south coast is an eclectic mix of Edwardian, Georgian and Victorian archit……続きを見る

As soon as we set foot in Chester we are taken back to the Middle Ages; time seems to have slipped backwards. Is it a dream? Or are these decorated timber-framed houses, like big doll’s houses, actu……続きを見る

Tynemouth & Cullercoats History Tour is a wonderful guide to this historic part of Tyneside, exploring its lesser-known sights and hidden corners. Ken Hutchinson guides us through the area, revealin……続きを見る

Central Birmingham History Tour provides unique insight into the illustrious history of the heart of England’s second city. Local author Eric Armstrong guides us through the streets of this West Mid……続きを見る

This is a book for everyone who loves Swansea, this rainswept place by the sea. The town has not always lived in the full glare of history but it is a place that has made its own contribution to the……続きを見る

Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshire’s farthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire; many years ago it en……続きを見る

In these days of ubiquitous, non-stop media and information you would think that there were few secrets anywhere left to reveal, but when it comes to Chatham there remain a surprising number of fact……続きを見る

In this comprehensively illustrated guide, Watford History Tour takes the reader on a nostalgic journey around the old market town, coupled with a useful location map showing the various places of h……続きを見る

Helensburgh’s history begins on the 11 January 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, on the shore of Loch Lomond, advertised land to be divided into building plots on the south-facing slope overloo……続きを見る