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The architectural project
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Alfonso Corona Martínez |
"The Architectural Project considers the practice of architectural design as it has developed during the last two centuries. In this challenging interpretation of design education and its effect on d… |
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The tall buildings reference book
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Antony Wood,David Parker |
"As the ever changing skylines of cities all over the world shows, tall buildings are an increasingly popular solution to growth in today's urban areas. Whether they are residential, workplace or mix… |
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The geometry of creation
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Robert Odell Bork |
"The flowering of Gothic architecture depended to a striking extent on the use of drawing as a tool of design. By drawing precise 'blueprints' with simple tools such as the compass and straightedge, … |
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Architecture, Islam, and identity in West Africa
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Michelle Apotsos |
Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa shows the relationship between architecture and Islamic identity in West Africa. The book looks broadly across Muslim West Africa and takes an in-dept… |
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Transportable environments
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International Conference on Portable Architecture (1997 London, England) |
Transportable Environments explores aspects of the historical and theoretical basis for portable architecture and provides an insight into the wide range of functions that it is used for today, the v… |
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Thinking about architecture
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Colin Davies |
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University architecture
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Edwards, Brian |
Based on extensive research, this book offers an understanding of the briefing process and its importance to the built environment. The coverage extends beyond new build covering briefing for service… |
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Vernacular architecture
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International Conference on Vernacular Heritage, Sustainability and Earthen Architecture (2014 Valencia, Spain) |
Sustainability is a concept that has monopolised a large number of the scientific debates in a wide range of spheres connected not only with architecture, urban planning and construction, but also wi… |
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Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
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Andrew Petersen |
The Dictionary of Islamic Architecture contains over 500 entries, and 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations, providing the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeo… |
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Inclusive buildings
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K. T. Bright,Roberto Di Giulio |
Provides guidance on meeting the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995. A range of building categories are assessed (including health, education, commerce, leisure, transportation… |
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Higher
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Neal Bascomb |
New York City in the Roaring Twenties, a battle between America's most creative and most ambitious archtitects, the race to build the world's tallest skyscraper. In 1924, in the vibrant heart of Manh… |
OL264888W |
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Ada Louise Huxtable |
Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography of America's greatest architectRenowned architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography Frank Lloyd Wright looks at the architect and… |
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The New Eco-Architecture
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Colin Porteous |
"The New eco-Architecture builds a historical bridge between architectural science and design. It seeks to address neglected aspects of the Modern Movement as a prelude to supporting a diversity of a… |
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