Architecture in the 20th Century

Urban Design & Architecture is a richly illustrated journey in the architectural events of the 20th century. At the same time, it offers an excitin...

The chronologically organized chapters put it all into perspective, illustrated by hundreds of large-format photos as well as a plenitude of drawin...

Reducere. The creative duo Charles Eames (1907-1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912-1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for thei...

How motor vehicles reshaped the way people lived, worked and played in the 20th century, and their enduring influence on the built environmentDrawi...

Description"This two-sided guide includes a map, an introduction to Berlin's 20th century architecture by Matthew Tempest, photographs by Simon Phi...

This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in c...

Reducere. Ann Arbor began the 20th century as a modest manufacturing and farm trading center with a small co-existing university community. By the end of the...

This book sets the iconic building in its historic context, details its its initial development, design and construction, its listing and then crit...

Reducere. Carlo Scarpa was a virtuoso of light, a master of detail, and a connoisseur of materials. Today he is known as a 20th-century master of architectur...

DescriptionThe Bronze Age was a time of affluence and innovation for Crete, a unique "moment" in the early history of architecture that, in a bizar...

How our medical obsessions and the image of the body influence modern architecture. This book explores the impact of medical discourse and diagnost...

Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata is the story of a remarkable architecture practice in Tokyo. Partners Reiko Nishio and Hirohito ...

DescriptionIn 1929, the great Swiss historian and architecture critic Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968)--later the author of the classics Space, Time an...

By examining the studios and studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940, this book reveals the ways in which artists used architec...

DescriptionThe Bauhaus is not to be found only in Berlin, Dessau, or Weimar; there are outstanding Bauhaus and modernist sites all over Germany--tr...

Reducere. DescriptionEverything you want to know about the history of architecture is included in this comprehensive guided tour. Author Carol Strickland bri...

Reducere. In 2000 my first book O lugar da cr tica. Ensaios oportunos de arquitetura, was published. It gathered some texts written as a journalist and archi...

The present volume offers eloquent testimony that many of the master builders of this century have held passionate convictions regarding the philos...

Newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Kathy Kolla investigates a series of brutal murders on Hampstead Heath. Under intense pressure to find ans...

- A sweeping overview of Charlotte Perriand's career, exploring the interrelation of art, architecture, and design in the work of this legendary 20...

DescriptionHassan Fathy is Egypt's best-known 20th-century architect. He was also a man of contradictions. He came from a wealthy background and ha...

DescriptionMeet Eileen Gray, the female architect behind the world-renowned E-1027 house and a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. In 1...

Reducere. The worldwide use of building envelopes in steel and glass is one of the characteristic features of modern architecture. Many of these pre- and pos...

East Anglia has a substantial heritage of flint-built churches and secular buildings that range from Saxon times to the 20th century. In this book ...

DescriptionFor Fuller, nature is the most exquisite technology we know; and what underlies all of his work is the quest to uncover nature's fundame...

Reducere. Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a showcase for ar...

Reducere. Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925 L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a showcase for ar...

Reducere. The first inhabitants of Grosse Pointe can be traced back to the mid-18th century, when French farmers occupied ribbon farms on the shores of Lake ...

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

DescriptionThe incredible life story of one of the 20th century's most important designers, who knew everyone from Hemingway to Picasso.Ettore Sott...

Reducere. Settling in an isolated desert valley, Salt Lake City's Mormon pioneers laid out a city grid and constructed permanent structures to create their v...

An expanded and revised version of our guide How To Find Old LA, this book delves deep into the City Of Angels' best-preserved treasures - from a r...

The world's most innovative and influential architect-designed houses created since the early 20th centuryThroughout history, houses have presented...

Stunning photographic volume showcases the interior décor of Africa's foremost luxury and eco-safari lodges--and celebrates the role that photograp...

Reducere. ..". Larry Haun is as much a historian and philosopher as he is a 60-year veteran carpenter. Larry's memoir would be equally at home on the bookshe...

Description"Each day of my life has been dedicated in part to drawing. I have never stopped drawing and painting, seeking, where I could find them,...

Reducere. Le Corbusier is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century. The richness and variety of his work and his passionately expressed philoso...

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John B. HillingIllustration(s): 141 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and whiteNumbe...

Reducere. First dubbed San Benito and then "Spanishtown, " Half Moon Bay is a coastside town with a long and intriguing story. Many know it for its lovely na...

Reducere. Adventures in abstract ceramics, from George E. Ohr and Ken Price to Kathy ButterlyA comprehensive overview of 20th-century non-representational ce...

A stunning look at the profound impact of the jet plane on the mid-century aesthetic, from Disneyland to Life magazine Vanessa R. Schwartz engaging...

Reducere. In Weak and Widespread, modernity stands as a contrasting operative practice when compared to that of the 20th century, which was based on finding ...

Reducere. With its dramatic vistas, its attractive, hospitable people and its rich cultural traditions, the magical isle of Bali has captured the hearts and ...

DescriptionLe Corbusier s Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut is one of the most unique and surprising religious buildings of the 20th century. In Roncham...

Reducere. Jean Prouvé began to design portable and demountable barracks for the French army during the Second World War. After the war, the French government...

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

Reducere. The need for shelter is one of mankind's most basic, and mankind has been inventive in creating homes to fill this need. This book looks at the pri...

Reducere. Polish Downtown is Chicago's oldest Polish settlement and was the capital of American Polonia from the 1870s through the first half of the 20th cen...

The photography of Walker Evans (1903-75) is introduced in a new, redesigned and expanded edition of Aperture's classic book from its Masters of Ph...

DescriptionThe noteworthy architecture throughout Clarkston remains a tribute to a time when brothers Jeremiah and Nelson Clark were among the earl...

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...

Reducere. In the tradition of her landmark coffee-table book Roadside America: The Automobile and the American Dream, renowned automotive visionary and award...

Reducere. DescriptionPoetry. Latinx Studies. Edited and translated by Urayo n Noel. "This book is an event, a monumental work of translation and poetry that ...

A Dweller on Two Planets was "channeled" to FREDERICK SPENSER OLIVER (1866-1899) at his Northern California home near Mount Shasta over a period of...