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This publication presents twenty-five buildings chosen because of their architectural quality. The buildings are briefly described and placed in their historical and geographical context. It is illustrated with colour photographs, aerial photos, floor plans and cross-sections, and also includes a map of the city. A route description is given for each project.
25 buildings you should have seen : Amsterdam
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This publication presents twenty-five buildings chosen because of their architectural quality. The buildings are briefly described and placed in their historical and geographical context. It is illustrated with colour photographs, aerial photos, floor plans and cross-sections, and also includes a map of the city. A route description is given for each project.
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Histoire, promenades, architectures, sculptures, tombes célèbres, curiosités, plan des vingt-six cimetières.
Guide des cimetières parisiens
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Histoire, promenades, architectures, sculptures, tombes célèbres, curiosités, plan des vingt-six cimetières.
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January 1999, Paris
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Urban Surprises invites its readers to explore the hundreds of public works of art in Los Angeles: some awe-inspiring, some poignant, and some controversial. Enhanced with neighbourhood maps and colour images by photographer Dennis Keeley, the book also contains a list of program sponsors and an index to the artists themselves.
Urban surprises : a guide to public art in Los Angeles
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Urban Surprises invites its readers to explore the hundreds of public works of art in Los Angeles: some awe-inspiring, some poignant, and some controversial. Enhanced with neighbourhood maps and colour images by photographer Dennis Keeley, the book also contains a list of program sponsors and an index to the artists themselves.
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Essay by Otto Kapfinger. Architects include: Carlo Baumschlager, Marianne Burkhalter, Dietmar Eberle, Ernst Giselbrecht, Roland Gnaiger, Hermann Kaufmann, Christian Lenz, Wolfgang Ritsch, Bruno Spagolla, Christian Sumi, Peter Zumthor.
Architecture in Vorarlberg since 1980: a guide to 260 noteworthy buildings
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Essay by Otto Kapfinger. Architects include: Carlo Baumschlager, Marianne Burkhalter, Dietmar Eberle, Ernst Giselbrecht, Roland Gnaiger, Hermann Kaufmann, Christian Lenz, Wolfgang Ritsch, Bruno Spagolla, Christian Sumi, Peter Zumthor.
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Naming New York is a comprehensive compilation and explanation of the names of Manhattan's streets, alleys, avenues, plazas, parks, and corners. It surveys names currently in use and includes the oldest and the newest honorific add-on names, from Astor Place to Yitzak Rabin Way.
Naming New York: Manhattan places & how they got their names
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Naming New York is a comprehensive compilation and explanation of the names of Manhattan's streets, alleys, avenues, plazas, parks, and corners. It surveys names currently in use and includes the oldest and the newest honorific add-on names, from Astor Place to Yitzak Rabin Way.
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Part 1 of this three volume, comprehensive guide to contemporary American architecture focuses on the West and features 247 buildings along with 17 access maps for 69 different cities. Each building is dedicated one page, accompanied with colour photographs and a brief outline. Buildings featured include: Seattle Central Library (Rem Koolhaas/Oma), San Francisco(...)
A guide to contemporary architecture in America, volume 1 : Western U.S.A.
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Part 1 of this three volume, comprehensive guide to contemporary American architecture focuses on the West and features 247 buildings along with 17 access maps for 69 different cities. Each building is dedicated one page, accompanied with colour photographs and a brief outline. Buildings featured include: Seattle Central Library (Rem Koolhaas/Oma), San Francisco International Airport (SOM), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Frank O. Gehry) and the Denver Central Library (Michael Graves).
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The denitive L.A. experience may include a shopping spree or a celebrity sighting, but it will certainly involve a car. Without a complex network of subways and buses providing access to points of interest throughout the city, visitors to L.A. and Angelenos alike must spend much of their time navigating the city's vast but often-frustrating freeway system, away from the(...)
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Crusing L. A. : architectural styles in 5 days drives
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The denitive L.A. experience may include a shopping spree or a celebrity sighting, but it will certainly involve a car. Without a complex network of subways and buses providing access to points of interest throughout the city, visitors to L.A. and Angelenos alike must spend much of their time navigating the city's vast but often-frustrating freeway system, away from the ground and the most endearing aspects of the city. "Cruising L.A.", a driver's companion guidebook to Los Angeles, features an expertly guided seven-day driving route through L.A.'s most scenic neighborhoods, exploring their cultural and architectural features.
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This book is Copenhagen's first architectural guide. With approximately 300 entries, it covers buildings, gardens and parks. The introduction to the guide relates the history of the city from its period as "Køpmannæhafn" up until the present. The architecture of Copenhagen - and this includes both the nineteenth century estate, the public housing block from the 1920's,(...)
Copenhagen architecture guide
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This book is Copenhagen's first architectural guide. With approximately 300 entries, it covers buildings, gardens and parks. The introduction to the guide relates the history of the city from its period as "Køpmannæhafn" up until the present. The architecture of Copenhagen - and this includes both the nineteenth century estate, the public housing block from the 1920's, and the comtemporary office building - has its own tone, which can be differentiated from the tones of other cities.
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This guide focuses on the architects whose designs shaped the physical form of the city. Published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the AIA chapter in Washington State.
Shaping Seattle architecture : a historic guide to the architects
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This guide focuses on the architects whose designs shaped the physical form of the city. Published in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the AIA chapter in Washington State.
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January 1995, Seattle
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Not For Tourists is the ultimate guide for the savy city-dweller. Our philosophy is simple: Whether you've lived in your neighborhood for 55 years or 55 minutes, NFT will help you navigate and explore the city like a local. Written and designed by in-the-know city slickers themselves, NFT is mobile-oriented, cartographically-inclined, and to-the-point.
Not for tourists guide to Los Angeles
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