Cleveland Architecture 1890-1930: Building the City Beautiful, Hardcover - Jeannine Denobel Love

"The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams." --Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQ Reads and editor of T...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween 1890 and 1930, Salt Lake City experienced some of the most rapid and profound changes of any city in U.S. history. In its pionee...

Cleveland: 1930-2000 is the second of two volumes commemorating the history of the heart and pride of northeast Ohio, the city of Cleveland. Situat...

The last place most 19th-century settlers wanted to move was the swampy, fever-ridden Toledo area. However, with the assistance of Irish and German...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1890, Rose Cleveland, sister of President Grover Cleveland, began writing to Evangeline Simpson, a wealthy widow who would become the...

DescriptionMoving beyond reductive notions of identity, myths of authenticity, fetishized traditionalism, or the constructed opposition of traditio...

DescriptionRichly detailed and full of engaging stories, this charming guide traces the history of Chicago's unparalleled architecture. Meticulousl...

DescriptionCleveland: 1930 2000 is the second of two volumes commemorating the history of the heart and pride of northeast Ohio, the city of Clevel...

A concise tourist guide filled with fascinating facts and trivia - perfect for travellers, tourists and urban city-breakers. Discover the cultural,...

An exploration of the ideas, groupings and the social tensions that shaped the transformation of life caused by the changes of modernity in art, sc...

Beautiful China is the title of the Chinese government's broad policy to ensure the traditions and esthetics of Chinese culture not only survive as...

A timely attempt to re-map a critical appreciation of early twentieth-century modernism through a Nordic lens.

Reducere. Profiles more than 20 of the most historic libraries from 12 countries, all of them architectural landmarks. Text provides comprehensive history of...

DescriptionA change is taking place all across the country and especially on the West Coast, a shift led by the younger generations. People who in ...

Charts a modern history of form as emergent from force. Offering a provocative alternative to the imagery of crisis and estrangement that has preoc...

No city in the United States is a synonymous with unbridled growth and land speculation as the sprawling Texas city of Houston. The book offers a v...

Reducere. DescriptionNew Delhi was intended to impress and to encapsulate the values of the British Empire, in other words to project 'soft' power. This book...

Contributor(s): Editor: Ulrich KnaackEditor: Eddie KoendersThe facade is the building's interface with its environment. It is here that building ph...

Seattle-based architect Jim Olson blends straight, clean architectural lines and curving natural scenery with such ease that one forgets they weren...

New homes, featuring interiors, gardens, and furniture from London-based architect John Simpson, famed designer of the Queen's Gallery at Buckingha...

Reducere. A celebration of the art, architecture, and timeless human passion of the Eternal City, Rome Is Love Spelled Backward explores Rome's best-known tr...

Contributor(s): Editor: Clifton EllisEditor: Rebecca GinsburgCountering the widespread misconception that slavery existed only on plantations, and ...

Reducere. This book is specifically designed for those interested in creating natural swimming pools. It covers all stages, from understanding the system, ma...

Nordic Classicism presents the first English-language survey of an important yet short-lived movement in modern architectural history. It was throu...

An accomplished architect and urbanist goes back to the roots of what makes cities attractive and livable, demonstrating how we can restore functio...

Description Santiago Calatrava is an intimate insight into one of the world's most celebrated architects. Calatrava first made a name for himself i...

This book provides a comparative and transnational examination of the complex and multifaceted experiences of anti-labour mobilization, from the bi...

Architecture Is All Over investigates architecture's simultaneous diminishment and ubiquity in the early twenty-first century. As a diagnostic and ...

A radical architect examines the changing fortunes of the contemporary cityMichael Sorkin is one of the most forthright and engaging architectural ...

DescriptionIn this story-filled monograph, Bunny Williams presents new work through 15 houses she has decorated and loved. She tells the tale of ea...

Cities speak, and this little book helps us understand their language. Considering the urban landscape not from the abstract perspective of an urba...

Contributor(s): Editor: MonocleWe push past the colourful chaos and Frida Kahlo merchandise to find the city's tastiest tacos and the retailers bre...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kelly HartForeword by: Dr Owen GeigerDiscover how you can build an amazing variety of structures using little more than the...

- Showcases 40 of Australia's world-renowned wineries, each demonstrating a uniqueness in their approach to their design visions - Delves into how ...

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Reducere. "Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon--the c...

DescriptionAn often quoted Swedish saying goes as follows: "A child has three teachers: the first teacher is the other children, the second teacher...

Contributor(s): Author: Rem KoolhaasAuthor: Denise Scott BrownAuthor: Yoshiharu TsukamotoSince the beginning of the century, the field of architect...

Publisher: Hoxton Mini PressAuthor(s): Taran WilkhuNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 203 x 262 x 26Cover type: Paperback / soft...

A riveting exploration of how the Fatimid dynasty carefully orchestrated an architectural program that proclaimed their legitimacy This groundbreak...

Reducere. Aside from Hagia Sophia, the monuments of the Byzantine East are poorly understood today. This is in sharp contrast to the well-known architectural...

DescriptionNew York City Brick by Brick is the ultimate exploration of the architecture and history of New York City through the creative medium of...

Reducere. Chicago's architecture has been called the most important in the United States by the American Institute of Architects, and perhaps no other type o...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Tanya HartNumber of pages: 336Collection: Culture, Labor, HistoryPublication date: 2015Dimensions: 1...

DescriptionThe objects of architecture are not simply inert assemblies of material--they are complex entities that unfold their potential agencies ...

DescriptionArchitecture is immersed in an immense cultural experiment called imaging. ​Yet the technical status and nature of that imaging must be ...

Something good about the smart city: a human-centered account of why the future of electricity is local.Resilience now matters most, and most resil...