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Architecture in transition Architecture in transition Kelly Crossman viii, 193 p. : 24 cm OL11710853W
Mosque Mosque David Macaulay An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to … OL15860469W
What is architectural history? What is architectural history? Andrew Leach "How do historians of architecture organize past time and relate it to the present? How does historical evidence translate into historical narrative? Should architectural history be useful for pract… OL15915383W
A World History of Architecture A World History of Architecture Michael Fazio,Lawrence Wodehouse,Marian Moffett The Second Edition of this historical architectural guide gives you a deeper knowledge and wider perspective of traditions in architecture throughout the world―from prehistoric through modern structu… OL17338022W
A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings Dan Cruickshank Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung … OL17338024W
Helmut Jahn, architecture engineering Helmut Jahn, architecture engineering Werner Blaser 263 p. : 27 cm OL18208510W
1001 buildings you must see before you die 1001 buildings you must see before you die Mark Irving A guide to the world's greatest architectural achievements presents concise information about each featured structure, including who designed it, who commissioned it, key dates in its construction, a… OL18217192W
Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097-1192 (Fortress) Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1097-1192 (Fortress) David Nicolle 64 pages : 25 cm OL1986125W
Storming the old boys' citadel Storming the old boys' citadel Carla Blank This book focuses on the lives and works of two of the very first women of European American ancestry to practice architecture in North America during the 19th century. Mother Joseph du Sacré-Coeur, … OL20026748W
Architecture's odd couple Architecture's odd couple Hugh Howard "In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (19… OL20030063W
Architecture Architecture Denna Jones From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, this book is a … OL20329332W
Age of Spectacle Age of Spectacle Tom Dyckhoff 378 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm OL21030342W
Emergence of Modern Architecture Emergence of Modern Architecture Liane Lefaivre A cognitive history of the emergence of modern architecture. Cutting across disciplinarian and institutional divisions as we know them today, this book reconstructs developments within the framework … OL3339157W
Art Art Rosenthal,Frederick Hartt With authority and insight, gained from over 50 years as a teacher and scholar, Professor Hartt traces the course of western art from the Old Stone Age to the present. Coverage of the 20th century ha… OL3900754W
The Victorian home The Victorian home Bobbie Kalman Complimented by cartoon style illustrations, photographs of rooms from historic homes, a glossary of terms at the end and such brow raising factoids as hedgehogs in use as pest control, this book is … OL447198W
The art and architecture of Islam 650-1250 The art and architecture of Islam 650-1250 Richard Ettinghausen "This illustrated book provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, fl… OL5161204W
The Seduction of Place The Seduction of Place Joseph Rykwert "No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city; it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as the result of vast… OL526089W
Dreams of Iron and Steel Dreams of Iron and Steel Deborah Cadbury A world that had changed little from the Middle Ages was altered beyond recognition by the engineering genius of the nineteenth century: rivers tamed, oceans pacified, continents bridged. In Dreams o… OL5752140W
A goldenthread A goldenthread Ken Butti From the Authors' Note... Almost 2,500 years ago, the ancient Greeks began designing their homes to capture winter sunlight. This book describes the major advances in solar architecture and techno… OL6568863W
Modern Architectural Theory Modern Architectural Theory Harry Mallgrave Modern Architectural Theory is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of architectural theorem, primarily in Europe and the United States, during three centuries of development. In this syn… OL8326925W
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