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Examining the wide-ranging implications of Ruskin's engagement with his contemporaries and followers, this collection is organized around three related themes: Ruskin's intellectual legacy and the e……続きを見る

Today, Scotland's history is frequently associated with the clarion call of political nationalism. However, in the nineteenth century the influence of history on Scottish national identity was far m……続きを見る

Early one spring morning, disaster struck San Francisco, and a young man grabbed his camera and started documenting the destruction and death surrounding him. Fearlessly going to the center of the d……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le quartier de Paris que nous nous proposons d'étudier est celui sur lequel s'élevaient les bâtiments de la Halle blé. Ce terrain, dont les limites avaient peu varié jusqu'aux transformat……続きを見る

This dictionary provides a historical overview of the major architectural developments and styles, building materials and types, major structures and locations, sites and architects. Historical eras……続きを見る

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the city We live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-fir……続きを見る

France was where the Gothic style was invented, and the great cathedrals of Paris and the Ile de France bear witness to the huge changes in art, architecture, and society that happened in the Middle……続きを見る

Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows you the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in……続きを見る

Cityscapes in History: Creating the Urban Experience explores the ways in which scholars from a variety of disciplines - history, history of art, geography and architecture - think about and study t……続きを見る

Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council, architectural historian Robert Proctor examines the transformations in British Roman Catholic church architecture that took place in the two decades sur……続きを見る

Pictures of families from Whitley County, Indiana, as well as buildings, businesses, farms, police and fire, schools and vehicles. 続きを見る

Die Kunstlandschaft Tirol, die in besonderem Maß von der Vielfältigkeit verschiedener Kulturepochen geprägt ist, zeigt von einer glanzvollen künstlerischen Tradition. Nicht das Kunstwerk zum Betrach……続きを見る

Die Kunstlandschaft Tirol, die in besonderem Maß von der Vielfältigkeit verschiedener Kulturepochen geprägt ist, zeigt von einer glanzvollen künstlerischen Tradition. Nicht das Kunstwerk zum Betrach……続きを見る

Die Kunstlandschaft Tirol, die in besonderem Maß von der Vielfältigkeit verschiedener Kulturepochen geprägt ist, zeigt von einer glanzvollen künstlerischen Tradition. Nicht das Kunstwerk zum Betrach……続きを見る

Foreword by Adrian Forty. The Algarve is not only Portugal’s foremost tourism region. Uniquely Mediterranean in an Atlantic country, its building customs have long been markers of historical and cul……続きを見る

Megalithic monuments are among the most striking remains of the Neolithic period of northern and western Europe and are scattered across landscapes from Pomerania to Portugal. Antiquarians and archa……続きを見る

As with so many facets of contemporary western life, architecture and space are often experienced and understood as a commodity or product. The premise of this book is to offer alternatives to the p……続きを見る

At a time when climate and ethics have become so important to architectural debate, this book proposes an entirely new way for architects to engage with these core issues. Drawing on Tetsuro Watsuji……続きを見る

Architecture and Ritual explores how the varied rituals of everyday life are framed and defined in space by the buildings which we inhabit. It penetrates beyond traditional assumptions about archite……続きを見る

Of the many recipients of federal support during the Great Depression, the citizens of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, stand out as model reminders of the vital importance of New Deal programs. Hoping to tra……続きを見る

The Shefton Collection in Newcastle upon Tyne contains a fine array of Greek and Etruscan objects and takes its name from its founder Professor Brian Shefton (1919 – 2012). In spite of the importanc……続きを見る

Discover the critical vocabulary of Western architecture and the enduring influence of the five classical orders within this fully illustrated Grove Art Essentials volume. Beginning with the syntax ……続きを見る

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

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