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Du temple de Louxor à la basilique Saint-Pierre, en passant par l'Empire State Building, la Cité Radieuse de Le Corbusier, "l'architecture numérique" de Frank Gehry, le Taj Mahal, la Cité interdite ou les constructions Art Nouveau d'Antôn Gaudi, cet ouvrage complet présente l'évolution passionnante de l'architecture mondiale. Tous les mouvements clés de l'histoire de l'architecture.
October 2014
Tout sur l'architecture : panorama des styles, des courants et des chefs-d'oeuvre
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Du temple de Louxor à la basilique Saint-Pierre, en passant par l'Empire State Building, la Cité Radieuse de Le Corbusier, "l'architecture numérique" de Frank Gehry, le Taj Mahal, la Cité interdite ou les constructions Art Nouveau d'Antôn Gaudi, cet ouvrage complet présente l'évolution passionnante de l'architecture mondiale. Tous les mouvements clés de l'histoire de l'architecture.
Icons of world architecture
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Drawing on photographs from his archive, which he accompanies with explanatory texts, Werner Blaser demonstrates the basic foundations of architecture and perception. He describes the relation between the Finnish landscape and the works of Aalto; shows how Calatravas uses natural principles in his architecture; reveals how Piano works with light. He also considers(...)
April 2012
Icons of world architecture
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Drawing on photographs from his archive, which he accompanies with explanatory texts, Werner Blaser demonstrates the basic foundations of architecture and perception. He describes the relation between the Finnish landscape and the works of Aalto; shows how Calatravas uses natural principles in his architecture; reveals how Piano works with light. He also considers traditional Chinese and Indian architecture, and the relation between archetype and image and the element of silence.
Understanding architecture
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Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes - including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from(...)
October 2012
Understanding architecture
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Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes - including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from around the world, followed by in-depth analysis of 6 key buildings that further exemplify the theme of that chapter.
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This book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture - from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant recent constructions.
October 2012
Key buildings from prehistory to the present: plans, sections, and elevations
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This book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture - from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant recent constructions.
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui(...)
November 2021
Chronologie de l'architecture : des cercles de pierre aux gratte-ciel
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui ont marqué l'architecture. Grâce à cette frise chronologique complète, le lecteur pourra visualiser l'évolution des styles et identi?er les différents courants.
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
June 2022
Architecture contemporaine : le guide
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of today's most distinguished architectural historians and critics, gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to developments in art, technology, urbanism and critical theory. Encompassing both well-known masters and previously(...)
February 2012
The future of architecture since 1889
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of today's most distinguished architectural historians and critics, gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to developments in art, technology, urbanism and critical theory. Encompassing both well-known masters and previously neglected but significant architects, this book also reflects Cohen's deep knowledge of architecture across the globe, and in places such Eastern Europe and colonial Africa and South America that have rarely been included in histories of this period.
How to read bridges
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This book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the latest high-design cantilever and suspension bridges of the moment. It explores the elegant and varied ways in which engineers and(...)
February 2012
How to read bridges
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This book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the latest high-design cantilever and suspension bridges of the moment. It explores the elegant and varied ways in which engineers and architects have designed ever longer yet less heavy bridges, devising new methods of construction along the way.
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Depuis l'Antiquité, ils sont nombreux, artistes, savants, aventuriers, archéologues, à avoir parcouru ce pays fascinant qu'est l'Egypte. En rapportant dans leurs bagages des objets, des images, des textes, ils ont contribué à la redécouverte de l'Egypte ancienne. De chapitre en chapitre, on progresse dans le livre du nord au sud, du Delta à la Nubie, en suivant le(...)
December 2011
Savants et aventuriers en Égypte: de l'Antiquité au XXe siècle
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Depuis l'Antiquité, ils sont nombreux, artistes, savants, aventuriers, archéologues, à avoir parcouru ce pays fascinant qu'est l'Egypte. En rapportant dans leurs bagages des objets, des images, des textes, ils ont contribué à la redécouverte de l'Egypte ancienne. De chapitre en chapitre, on progresse dans le livre du nord au sud, du Delta à la Nubie, en suivant le cours du Nil. En passant par Le Caire, Karnak, la Vallée des Rois ou Abou Simbel, l'auteur nous entraîne dans le sillage de ces hommes et de ces femmes qui ont exploré, dessiné, photographié l'Egypte et ses richesses.
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Charting both the key technical developements and aesthetic movements that have influenced architecture in the Big Apple, this publication explores the evolution of New York's celebrated skyline, from the Chrysler Building to the Trump Tower and beyond. It also examines the main architectural styles of the city and explains both the form and function of New York's(...)
March 2012
How to read New York: a crash course in Big Apple architecture
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Charting both the key technical developements and aesthetic movements that have influenced architecture in the Big Apple, this publication explores the evolution of New York's celebrated skyline, from the Chrysler Building to the Trump Tower and beyond. It also examines the main architectural styles of the city and explains both the form and function of New York's architectural icons using detailed illustrations and authoritative text.