Architecture as Art

Mirror of the Gods. Classical Mythology in Renaissance Art, Paperback - Malcolm Bull

125,99 RON

Perhaps the single most revolutionary aspect of the Renaissance was the re-emergence of the gods and goddesses of antiquity. This book surveys this...

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Bauhaus Journal 1926-1931: Facsimile Edition, Paperback - Lars Muller

409,99 RON

DescriptionThe Bauhaus Journal, now published in this gorgeous facsimile, is the ultimate testimony to the school's diversity and impactOne hundred...

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Library of Light: Encounters with Artists and Designers, Hardcover - Jo Joelson

359,99 RON

DescriptionBringing together established and emerging practitioners who work with the medium of light, as material or subject, this book communicat...

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50 Bauhaus Icons You Should Know, Paperback - Josef Strasser

94,99 RON

DescriptionPublished in a new edition, this book offers an introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most influential movements in modern architecture, a...

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Under the Palm Trees: Modern Iraqi Art with Mohamed Makiya and Jewad Selim, Hardcover - Ahmed Naji

251,99 RON

DescriptionThis richly illustrated volume explores creativity in twentieth-century Iraqi art through the art collection of a pioneer architect. Fea...

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Art Deco Tulsa, Paperback - Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis

109,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Suzanne Fitzgerald WallisPhotographer: Sam JoynerForeword by: Michael WallisTransformed from a cattle depot into the Oil Ca...

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Tomas Saraceno: The Aerocene Project, Hardcover - Tomas Saraceno

176,99 RON

The book is an in-depth survey of the Aerocene project. The Aerocene project consists of a series of airborne sculptures made by Tom s Saraceno tha...

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Secret Societies and the Hermetic Code: The Rosicrucian, Masonic, and Esoteric Transmission in the Arts, Paperback - Ernesto Frers

109,99 RON 117,99 RON

Reducere. A look into secrets hidden in music, painting, sculpture, and architecture - Ranges from paintings of Byzantine icons to Salvador Dali, music from ...

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Golf's Grand Design: The Evolution of Golf Architecture in America, Paperback - Bob Cupp

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. "Golf's Grand Design, " prepared as a companion volume to the PBS documentary of the same name, expands upon the information presented in the telev...

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What We Made: Conversations on Art and Social Cooperation, Paperback - Tom Finkelpearl

183,99 RON

In What We Made, Tom Finkelpearl examines the activist, participatory, coauthored aesthetic experiences being created in contemporary art. He sugge...

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Empire and Art: British India - Renate Dohmen

170,99 RON

The book examines the interactions between Britain and India during the Raj in relation to issues of empire and visual culture. It explores the imp...

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Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes, Hardcover - Le Corbusier

452,99 RON 484,99 RON

Reducere. In June 2013, The Museum of Modern Art presents the largest exhibition ever produced on Le Corbusier's prolific oeuvre, encompassing his work as ar...

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Baroque Ornament and Designs, Paperback - Jacques Stella

37,99 RON

Baroque art and architecture -- extravagant in concept, exuberant in spirit, elaborate in detail -- flourished in seventeenth-century Europe, and t...

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The Architecture of Closed Worlds: Or, What Is the Power of Shit?, Paperback - Lydia Kallipoliti

188,99 RON

From Aqualungs to the Eden Project: a history of closed systemsWhat do outer space capsules, submarines and office buildings have in common? Each w...

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Explore Greek Myths!: With 25 Great Projects, Paperback - Anita Yasuda

89,99 RON 96,99 RON

Reducere. Architecture, democracy, the Olympics--the modern world owes a lot to the ancient Greeks In Explore Greek Myths With 25 Great Projects, readers emb...

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Islamic Architecture of Deccan India, Hardcover - George Michell

376,99 RON

- One of the first in-depth studies on the Deccan: a major survey on unpublished Islamic buildings- Stunningly illustrated, featuring high-quality,...

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AIA Guide to New York City, Paperback - Norval White

163,99 RON

Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision, " (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record o...

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Louis Kahn: A Life in Architecture, Paperback - Carter Wiseman

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. The man who envisioned and realized such landmark buildings as the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the National Assembly complex in Ban...

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Karia and the Dodekanese: Cultural Interrelations in the Southeast Aegean I Late Classical to Early Hellenistic - Poul Pedersen

399,99 RON

The papers in Karia and the Dodekanese Vol. I focus on regional developments and interregional relations in western Asia Minor and the Dodekanese d...

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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great Masters, Paperback - Maryann F. Kohl

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features over 60 great artists across the ages. A concise biography for each ...

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Earth Render - The Art of Clay Plaster, Render and Paints, Paperback - James Henderson

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Rendering or plastering is a craft as old as house building, the basic methods and concepts having changed little over time. This book offers a det...

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Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper, Paperback - Meher McArthur

182,99 RON 195,99 RON

Reducere. - The first book to explore washi as a medium for contemporary art - The book reveals the contemporary possibilities - as well as the time-honored ...

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Don't Get a Job Make a Job: How to Make It as a Creative Graduate, Paperback - Gemma Barton

79,99 RON

Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there ar...

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All Trails Lead to Santa Fe (Softcover), Paperback - Inc Santa Fe 400th Anniversary

197,99 RON 211,99 RON

Reducere. Santa Fe, as a tourist destination and an international art market with its attraction of devotees to opera, flamenco, good food and romanticized c...

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Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master, Paperback - Leonardo Da Vinci

102,99 RON

An all-new, jewel-like, reader-friendly format gives new life to this relaunch of an international best-seller.Leonardo da Vinci?artist, inventor, ...

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The Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism Since the French Revolution, Paperback - Dario Gamboni

118,99 RON

DescriptionIn January 2006, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp's Fountain sculpture with a small hammer. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo's David...

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Japanese Design: An Illustrated Guide to Art, Architecture and Aesthetics in Japan, Paperback - Patricia J. Graham

94,99 RON

Graham has crafted a compact, jewel-like resource for all who seek to understand the sources, evolution, impact, and value of Japanese aesthetics a...

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Elmgreen & Dragset, Paperback - Martin Herbert

259,99 RON

DescriptionElmgreen & Dragset's constructed environments have been celebrated all over the world for their mischievous, cerebral, and accessible na...

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Cold Revolution: Central and Eastern European Societies in Times of Socialist Realism, 1948-1959, Paperback - Jerome Bazin

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. A critical reader on culture and society in postwar Central and Eastern EuropeIn Cold Revolution, essayists examine the relationship between visual...

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Saints, Signs, and Symbols: The Symbolic Language of Christian Art 3rd Edition, Paperback - Hilarie Cornwell

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. This thoroughly updated and comprehensive new edition enhances the well-loved and often-used earlier work as a guide to symbolism in Christian litu...

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The Stones of Venice, Paperback - John Ruskin

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. John Ruskin, Victorian England's greatest writer on art and literature, believed himself an adopted son of Venice, and his feelings for this city a...

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Rethinking the American City. An International Dialogue, Hardback - ***

325,99 RON

Utilizing an innovative framework as an international, interdisciplinary dialogue, the volume provides an inventory of contemporary thought about t...

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Complexity and Contradiction at Fifty: Robert Venturi's "gentle Manifesto": A Symposium, Hardcover - Martino Stierli

220,99 RON

Now available in its original edition along with critical commentary, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is the founding text of postmode...

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Anasazi Architecture and American Design, Paperback - Baker H. Morrow

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. Anasazi Architecture and American Design is a journey through Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde with leading southwestern archaeologists, historians, arc...

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A Year Without a Winter, Paperback - Dehlia Hannah

117,99 RON

DescriptionToday, weather extremes brought about by anthropogenic climate change pose relentless cognitive and imaginative challenges. Beyond news ...

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The Architecture of Diplomacy: The British Ambassador's Residence in Washington, Hardcover - Anthony Seldon

204,99 RON 219,99 RON

Reducere. Renowned biographer Anthony Seldon invites the reader into the day-to-day life of an internationally important diplomatic seat. A winning formula a...

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Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes: Tactile Mathematics, Art and Craft for All to Explore, Second Edition, Paperback - Daina Taimina

209,99 RON

Winner, Euler Book Prize, awarded by the Mathematical Association of America. With over 200 full color photographs, this non-traditional, tactile i...

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The Stones of Florence, Paperback - Mary McCarthy

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. A beloved tribute to Florence that blends history, artistic reflection, and keen social observation Renowned for her sharp literary style, essayist...

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Selected Writings, Paperback - John Ruskin

56,99 RON

John Ruskin was the most powerful and influential art critic and social commentator of the Victorian nineteenth century. A true polymath, he wrote ...

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Artist Blacksmith Design: The Art Behind Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Paperback - David Freedman

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. Blacksmithing in the modern age has become as much about art as it is about shaping metal. The artist blacksmith must rely on an ability to design ...

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Native North American Art, Paperback - Janet Catherine Berlo

645,99 RON 691,99 RON

Reducere. This lively introductory survey of indigenous North American arts from ancient times to the present explores both the shared themes and imagery fou...

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Bauhaus and America: Experiments in Light and Movement, Hardcover - Hermann Arnhold

393,99 RON 421,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionOne hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in 1919, Bauhaus and America considers the myriad ways in which the German art, desi...

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Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel: 100 Downloadable High-Resolution Prints for Artists, Designers and Nature Lovers - Kale James

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. Originally published in sets of 10 between 1899 and 1904, Kunstformen der Natur, known in English as Art Forms in Nature by Ernst Haeckel, consists...

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Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection, Hardcover - H. Akou

273,99 RON

- This beautifully designed catalogue spans actress Glenn Close's career through film, television and theater, with a survey of beautifully crafted...

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Max Bill, Hardcover - Max Bill

225,99 RON 241,99 RON

Reducere. The definitive illustrated monograph on 20th-century Swiss artist, designer, and architect Max Bill, whose work spanned from graphic design and adv...

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Haunted Bauhaus: Occult Spirituality, Gender Fluidity, Queer Identities, and Radical Politics, Hardcover - Elizabeth Otto

173,99 RON

DescriptionAn investigation of the irrational and the unconventional currents swirling behind the Bauhaus's signature sleek surfaces and austere st...

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Comparative Religion: Investigate the World Through Religious Tradition, Paperback - Carla Mooney

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. Over 7 billion people live on the earth, and 84 percent of them describe themselves as being religious. Few topics incite such passion as religion....

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Foul Perfection: Essays and Criticism, Paperback - Mike Kelley

187,99 RON

Critical writings and commentary by the Los Angeles based artist Mike Kelley.The work of artist Mike Kelley (b. 1954) embraces performance, install...

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New Orleans City Park, Hardcover - Catherine Campanella

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. City Park's 1, 300 acres cradle the largest collection of mature live oaks in the nation. Established in 1854, it is one of the country's largest u...

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Soviet Design: From Constructivism to Modernism 1920-1980, Hardcover - Kristina Krasnyanskaya

436,00 RON

DescriptionThe Soviet Union left behind a vast design heritage that is largely unknown in the West. Unlike Soviet-era architecture and graphic desi...

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A Culture of Stone: Inka Perspectives on Rock, Paperback - Carolyn J. Dean

233,99 RON 250,99 RON

Reducere. A major contribution to both art history and Latin American studies, A Culture of Stone offers sophisticated new insights into Inka culture and the...

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Theatre: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Marvin Carlson

56,99 RON

From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street the...

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Conversations about Sculpture, Paperback - Richard Serra

171,99 RON

Description"The rhythm of the body moving through space has been the motivating source of most of my work."--Richard Serra Drawn from talks between...

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The Watercolor Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists, Paperback - David Dewey

261,99 RON 280,99 RON

Reducere. David Dewey has compiled the most comprehensive book on watercolors featuring modern materials and methods for mastering this medium. In this compl...

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Time Out Lisbon City Guide, Paperback - Time Out

94,99 RON

DescriptionThe Time Out Lisbon City Guide covers the latest openings and trends in Portugal's most vibrant city. Guiding readers round the places t...

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The Craft of Thought: Meditation, Rhetoric, and the Making of Images, 400 1200, Paperback - Mary J. Carruthers

238,99 RON

A companion to Mary Carruthers' earlier study of memory in medieval culture, The Book of Memory, this book, The Craft of Thought, examines medieval...

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Flamenco Explained, Paperback - Narezo Kai

203,99 RON 218,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Narezo KaiAuthor: Wolf ScottFlamenco Explained, The Guitarist's Survival Guide, is the first book that breaks down the inne...

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Startup Guide Brussels, Paperback - Startup Guide

94,99 RON

In addition to a rich history of art, architecture and food, Brussels boasts a reputation as a hub for global affairs and commerce. For the city's ...

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Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits, Paperback - ***

619,99 RON

Computer systems are simply one type of electrical systems. Using the concept of "abstraction", this book attempts to unify electrical engineering ...

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Crafting Luxury. Craftsmanship, Manufacture, Technology and the Retail Environment, New ed, Hardback - Veronica (Brooklyn College, USA) Manlow

630,99 RON

A fresh approach to contemporary views of luxury focusing on extensive academic research and industry insights, pushing the boundaries by using lux...

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Jacques and Jacqueline Groag, Architect and Designer: Two Hidden Figures of the Viennese Modern Movement, Hardcover - Ursula Prokop

214,99 RON 230,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionProkop's meticulous history restores Jacques and Jacqueline Groag to their rightful places in the pantheon of Viennese Modernists. Proko...

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Munchausen and Clarissa: A Berlin Novel, Paperback - Paul Scheerbart

78,99 RON 84,99 RON

Reducere. Baron Munchausen returns with visions of mobile architecture and journeys to sausage moons, in this previously untranslated novel from Paul Scheerb...

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The Potteras Art, Paperback - Henry Glassie

69,99 RON 74,99 RON

Reducere. ``Coming into being, the work of art, this very pot, creates relations relations between nature and culture, between the individual and society, be...

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Structura: The Art of Sparth, Paperback - Sparth

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. Structura: The Art of Sparth is a collection of his personal artwork. Sparth has been an active artistic director and concept designer for the gami...

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Object Lessons: The Bauhaus and Harvard, Hardcover - Laura Muir

299,99 RON

A fresh look at the influential pedagogy and practice pioneered by the Bauhaus Founded by architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969) in 1919, the Bauhaus...

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Jean-Michel Othoniel: The Secret Language of Flowers: Notes on the Hidden Meanings of Flowers in Art, Hardcover - Jean-Michel Othoniel

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. During his 2012 residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 1964) delved into the archives of the ma...

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Renaissance: History for kids: A Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Period in European History, Paperback - Dinobibi Publishing

56,99 RON 60,99 RON

Reducere. The time of rebirth between the 14th century and the 17th century in Europe is known as the Renaissance period. We can still see many of the influe...

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Raphael and the Antique, Hardcover - Claudia La Malfa

106,99 RON

DescriptionThe Renaissance artist Raphael is known for his extraordinary frescoes, his sublime Madonnas, devotional altarpieces, architectural desi...

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Bauhaus Goes West: Modern Art and Design in Britain and America, Hardcover - Alan Powers

157,99 RON

DescriptionBauhaus Goes West is the story of cultural and artistic exchange between Germany and the West over a period of seventy years. It present...

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Africa in History, Paperback - Basil Davidson

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. Prior to the original publication of Africa in History, the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civiliz...

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