Signs, Streets, and Storefronts. A History of Architecture and Graphics along America's Commercial Corridors, Hardback - Martin Treu

A must-read for city planners, town councils, architects, sign designers, concerned citizens, and anyone who cares about the appearance and vitalit...

Reducere. A fully illustrated guide to the Masonic origins and present-day Masonic sites of Washington, D.C. - Provides a walking tour of the Masonic sites a...

Reducere. In this lively and insightful memoir, Jeremiah Joyce recounts a wide-ranging career that in many way tracks the history of Chicago over the last ha...

Reducere. In this lively and insightful memoir, Jeremiah Joyce recounts a wide-ranging career that in many way tracks the history of Chicago over the last ha...

Reducere. From a Sibert Medalist comes the epic story of Manhattan--a magical, maddening island "for all" and a microcosm of America. A veteran nonfiction st...

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Graphic designer Alistair Fair explores some of the stories and artistry behind London street signs, journeying into the shaded corners of our coll...

The best examples of the posters, prints and other graphics that have been used for political protest throughout history and right to the present.

A collection of voices from around the world that establishes in both theoretical and graphic terms the slow, methodical genocide taking place in P...

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural...

Reducere. Could railroads, the oldest form of mechanized mass transportation, be the key to unlocking solutions to some of the greatest challenges of the 21s...

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This unique architecture atlas shows the most remarkable buildings in the world. Children and adults will marvel in amazement. Mali, in North Afric...

Reducere. DescriptionYour colleague says that he agrees, but does he really or is it only a facade? Have you ever thought that you were going crazy, your sel...

Notting Hill was not always an upmarket residential enclave and celebrity hotspot.

Reducere. The rise of capitalism to global dominance is still largely associated - by both laypeople and Marxist historians - with the industrial capitalism ...

Vivid, clear-sighted images of American vernacular signage and architecture encountered along old US highways showcase the early black-and-white wo...

Reducere. This unique architecture atlas shows the most remarkable buildings in the world. Children and adults will marvel in amazement. Mali, in North Afric...

Reducere. Steve Saint, author of the best selling autobiography End of the Spear (which sold over 100, 000 copies and was made into a feature film), returns ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Roger C. SchonfeldNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 27Cover type: H...

The keys to enjoying the outdoors in an extraordinary way, one that is new and ancient.

Reducere. DescriptionWilliam A. James Sr. has done it again. He delves into the emotional side of why Vinegar Hill, a 20-acre-tract, was deemed an unbearable...

This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the ...

Over the last decade or so, the widespread adoption of digital techniques have greatly expanded the possibilities of applying ornament in design. A...

A highly regarded academic and former policy analyst and consultant charts the forty-year history of neoliberalism, environmental governance, and r...

Reducere. DescriptionSimonton, Duval, Eaton, Whitehead, Southard, Truman--if you discover how these Key West streets, and all the others, came by their names...

Das international in den Bereichen Architektur, Städtebau, Design und Branding tätige Büro GRAFT zeichnet sich durch seine experimentierfreudige, i...

A search for the meaning of the American West, told through extraordinary images by acclaimed photographer Sarah Lee

DescriptionPlants and architecture: two seemingly opposite elements. How can we combine them to plan future cities that are closer to nature? What ...

An articulate, compelling history of American battlefield medics.Publisher: Permuted PressAuthor(s): Michael CollinsNumber of pages: 304Publication...

Reducere. Our two Alabama counties, Colbert & Lauderdale, are blessed with a rich history, some of which is preserved in historical markers placed throughout...

This graphic retelling of Martin's story gives children a visual snapshot of his life and the world he grew up in.Illustrations: Full-colour illust...

This work examines the notion of Europe as expressed in Romanian and British fiction. It surveys symbolic notions of the common cultural links whic...

Reducere. In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and his accomplished actor/director son Emilio Estevez share the stories of their lives wh...

A deeply imaginative, street-by-street and meticulously researched biography of one of London's most vibrant and seductive districts.Illustrations:...