Space, Time & Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Paperback - Sigfried Giedion

A milestone in modern thought, Space, Time and Architecture has been reissued many times since its first publication in 1941 and translated into ha...

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

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This well-illustrated, accessibly written book examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representati...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Philip M. (William Alanson White Institute, New York, USA) BrombergNumber of pages: 256Publication date: ...

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During early development, every human being is exposed to the relative impact of relational trauma - disconfirmation of aspects of oneself as havin...

DescriptionThe Model as Performance investigates the history and development of the scale model from the Renaissance to the present from a scenogra...

Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be a...

Publisher: New World LibraryAuthor(s): Brad WarnerNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x 139 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softb...

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Dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Minkowski's discovery of spacetime, this volume contains papers, most presented at the Third Internation...

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Rhythmanalysis displays all the characteristics which made Lefebvre one of the most important Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. In the ana...

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DescriptionCombining a fascinating, thought-provoking and - above all - readable text with over 800 photographs, plans, and sections, this exciting...

The aim of this follow-up volume is to deepen the understanding of SIEs' careers, focusing on the contextual influences of space, time and institut...

In Life After Growth, leading City analyst Tim Morgan sets out a ground-breaking analysis of how the economy really works. Economists are mistaken,...

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Reducere. Since 'The Social Logic of Space' was published in 1984, Bill Hillier and his colleagues at University College London have been conducting research...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Antonello (University of Pisa, Italy) BoschiIllustration(s): 42 Line drawings, black and white; 76 Halfto...

Reducere. In this book, Bernard Rudofsky steps outside the narrowly defined discipline that has governed our sense of architectural history and discusses the...

A groundbreaking history of Europe's new lefts, from the antifascist 1920s to the anti-establishment 1960s In the 1960s, the radical youth of Weste...

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The Holistic Guide to Decluttering goes beyond traditional home organization books, helping readers in three key areas: physical space (home), time...

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In Phase Media, James Ash theorizes how smart objects, understood as Internet-connected and sensor-enabled devices, are altering users' experience ...

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