Site-Writing: The Architecture of Art Criticism, Paperback - Jane Rendell

The prominent cultural critic Mieke Bal defines the new discipline of 'art writing' as a fresh mode of criticism, which aims to 'put the art first'...

An engaging critical discussion of the aims and status of contemporary art criticism written by a highly respected art critic of many years' standing.

Reducere. Timely and wide-ranging, ""Art and Architecture"" explores the proliferation of recent work by both artists and architects that seeks to blur tradi...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Luke (California State University, Fullerton, USA) YankeeIllustration(s): 1 bw illusNumber of pages:...

Leon Krier is one of the best-known--and most provocative--architects and urban theoreticians in the world. Until now, however, his ideas have circ...

Illustrated throughout, the first book to examine Middlesbrough's fascinating architectural history.Illustrations: 80 Illustrations, unspecified

Reducere. DescriptionAldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential the...

Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 265 x 215 x 29Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Joann PlockovaRed...

DescriptionShim-Sutcliffe's masterful work at Point William intertwines landscape and architecture with ancient rock and water reshaping and reimag...

Reducere. The core of the LSU campus is an example of what we can do when we set our sights high. It stands out today as one of the most successful and inspi...

'The definitive guide to London's architecture' INDEPENDENT Fully updated for this edition.

The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces by Interiors is an academic, graphic exploration of architectural spaces in cinema that provides a new perspec...

Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 251 x 309 x 31Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Dr. Ruth LangRede...

DescriptionNot Interesting proposes another set of terms and structures to talk about architecture, without requiring that it be interesting. This ...

From Hitler's vast Chancellery to Saddam Hussein's Mother of all Battles mosque, from Olympic stadiums to Donald Trump's excesses, the author exami...

Pattern cutting, or pattern making, is an essential yet complex skill for every fashion designer to master. Pattern Cutting: The Architecture of Fa...

Reducere. Herod the Great, one of the most famous builders of the biblical world, is a name well known to readers of the New Testament. Recently a team led b...

Reducere. Delve into the award-winning Catalan architecture studio's unique combination of material craft and avant-garde dynamismArgentinian architect Ricar...

DescriptionThe architecture of WG Clark is inextricably grounded in its place, the Atlantic coastal states of the American South. Over the course o...

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

Wild Design reveals the wonders of the natural world as never seen before, through the stunning, extraordinary, and functional forms created by ani...

Publisher: DOM PublishersAuthor(s): Vittorio Magnago LampugnaniNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 214 x 232 x 20Cover type: Pape...

Reducere. John Gaw Meem was one of New Mexico's most renowned architects and his legacy is in part his contribution to the preservation and renewal of histor...

Our longing for simplicity, clarity, and relaxation often leads us into nature. Hide and Seek showcases the most beautiful places for satisfying th...

Reducere. Since the mid 1970s, there has been an extraordinary renewal of interest in early modern architecture, both as a way of gaining insight into contem...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Frances (London Metropolitan University, UK) HollissIllustration(s): 29 Line drawings, color; 209 Halfton...

Publisher: Princeton Architectural PressAuthor(s): Marshall BrownNumber of pages: 355Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 316 x 18Cover type: Ha...

Werewolf explores an emerging but under-investigated branch of architecture that embraces the transformation of form, performance, and the responsi...

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its...

Reducere. DescriptionLocated about 150 miles north of Manhattan, on the east bank of the Hudson River, the city of Troy, New York, was once an industrial gia...

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

Reducere. The pioneering Egyptian architect and teacher Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911-74) is best known for his founding in 1951 of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art C...

From weekend homes to get-away cabins in the mountains, by the sea, or in the woods, this architecture embodies our longing for lounging in nature....

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Fun Mill. The Architecture of Creative Industry in Contemporary China looks closely on transforming existing real estate by promoting creative clus...

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdAuthor(s): Ewan McEoinIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour and black and white throughoutNumber o...

Looks at the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, follows the creative processes of architects, and discusses chronology, st...

Reducere. Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome is a unique, unconventional guide and a deeply felt homage to Rome and its extraordinary 2, ...

In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alterna...