Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
The automobile has shaped the appearance of our streets for 100 years now. At the same building types have been created to serve it. Parking garages and gas stations as new species of architecture and showrooms whose exhibition spaces and display windows are markedly different from the usual businesses ...Show more
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We tend to divide buildings into two basic categories - private structures such as houses, and public buildings like railway stations, concert halls or museums. Public buildings have limits of their own: whether a courthouse or an airport, a stadium or college campus, questions of style, function or cos ...Show more
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"Creative Offices" is a brilliant extension of the famous website This Ain't No Disco.com (It's Where We Work), which receives over 4,000 hits per day and is listed as one of the top 300 advertising and marketing blogs in the world. This Ain't No Disco is a widely publicized site that showcases the most ...Show more
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The long-awaited reissue of the autobiography of Peter Rice, acclaimed as one of the greatest structural engineers of the twentieth century. An Engineer Imagines gives a rare glimpse into the mind and philosophy of Peter Rice, a man who, in Renzo Piano's words, could design structures “like a pian ...Show more
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Visit 50 of the world's most fascinating buildings from the Houses of Parliament to the Sydney Opera House on this stunning architectural tour. Discover how to "read" a building, identify key characteristics of architecture and get underneath the bricks and mortar with stunning 3-D cutaways and illustra ...Show more
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Modern style is associated with simplicity, minimalism and elegance - not too much clutter and a nice fresh palette with plenty of light. Retro on the other hand is richer, warmer and brimming with unexpected colours, patterns, textures and trinkets. Bringing the two together gives the home stylist a gr ...Show more
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Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style. Neutra had a keen appreciation for the relationship be ...Show more
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The Story of Modern Architecture provides concise and reliable information on key cultural and historical topics. Highlights: Chronological presentation of the most important themes More than 150 illustrations with detailed explanations Supplementary cards on special related themes and the history of th ...Show more
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A look at a range of small houses around New Zealand, and the strategies the owners used to get a toehold in the tight housing market. From building a secondary dwelling on an existing family section, to tiny houses on pocket handkerchief pieces of land, these approaches to housing will give ideas and i ...Show more
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Paris is one of the artistic capitals of Europe. For centuries, the city has produced, and been home to, countless artists and artistic movements. This volume will help you find the best examples of each period in the city s museums and architecture."
Category: Architecture
People have been talking about sustainable building methods since 1970s, and green living is much of a fad, latest fashion now. The eco-housing design is about green architecture, landscaping, improving the living space. More and more architects created green living spaces, which are aesthetic, comforta ...Show more
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This title compiles a selection of recent and important projects in the field of public architecture and illustrates their genesis with the initial sketches. It is a fine companion to the earlier Sketch: Houses. The complex process of constructing a building goes through numerous phases and involves the ...Show more
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