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This book analyzes not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures so important to the history and evolution of our built environment. From ancient and classical architecture through medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings, the explosion of Baroque and Rococo, and the 19th-century "battle of the styles," to the(...)
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This book analyzes not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures so important to the history and evolution of our built environment. From ancient and classical architecture through medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings, the explosion of Baroque and Rococo, and the 19th-century "battle of the styles," to the(...)
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This book analyzes not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures so important to the history and evolution of our built environment. From ancient and classical architecture through medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings, the explosion of Baroque and Rococo, and the 19th-century "battle of the styles," to the emergence of modernism, postmodernism, and the glittering skyscrapers of the 20th and 21st centuries, the book traces the evolution of construction. Using stunning infographics and mind-maps, it shows how architects throughout history have pushed boundaries and created innovative buildings. Examples of architectural movements and styles are drawn from all over the world.
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This book analyzes not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures so important to the history and evolution of our built environment. From ancient and classical architecture through medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings, the explosion of Baroque and Rococo, and the 19th-century "battle of the styles," to the emergence of modernism, postmodernism, and the glittering skyscrapers of the 20th and 21st centuries, the book traces the evolution of construction. Using stunning infographics and mind-maps, it shows how architects throughout history have pushed boundaries and created innovative buildings. Examples of architectural movements and styles are drawn from all over the world.
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March 2023
March 2023
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''About architecture'' is an introduction to architecture, exploring the ways in which we construct our built environment, and why. Hugh Pearman guides us through the architecture that shapes our lives—from how our towns and cities are organized, to where we live, learn and work, and how we get around, interact with others, and relax. Organized by type—from civic spaces,(...)
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''About architecture'' is an introduction to architecture, exploring the ways in which we construct our built environment, and why. Hugh Pearman guides us through the architecture that shapes our lives—from how our towns and cities are organized, to where we live, learn and work, and how we get around, interact with others, and relax. Organized by type—from civic spaces,(...)
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June 2023
June 2023
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About architecture: an essential guide in 55 buildings
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''About architecture'' is an introduction to architecture, exploring the ways in which we construct our built environment, and why. Hugh Pearman guides us through the architecture that shapes our lives—from how our towns and cities are organized, to where we live, learn and work, and how we get around, interact with others, and relax. Organized by type—from civic spaces, to homes, offices, and museums—the clear and straightforward structure demystifies the many styles and functions of architecture. Pearman explores how architecture responds to our changing lifestyles and how some buildings evolve or find new uses. He demonstrates that while there is endless variety within each building type, the essence of architecture—the way buildings serve their users—remains surprisingly constant.
About architecture: an essential guide in 55 buildings
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''About architecture'' is an introduction to architecture, exploring the ways in which we construct our built environment, and why. Hugh Pearman guides us through the architecture that shapes our lives—from how our towns and cities are organized, to where we live, learn and work, and how we get around, interact with others, and relax. Organized by type—from civic spaces, to homes, offices, and museums—the clear and straightforward structure demystifies the many styles and functions of architecture. Pearman explores how architecture responds to our changing lifestyles and how some buildings evolve or find new uses. He demonstrates that while there is endless variety within each building type, the essence of architecture—the way buildings serve their users—remains surprisingly constant.
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June 2023
June 2023
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Né d’une démarche originale, ce lexique visuel vous permettra de découvrir, de comprendre et d’apprécier les bâtiments qui nous entourent. Cette nouvelle édition est enrichie des dernières innovations architecturales. Des photographies couleur et des dessins annotés illustrent et détaillent chaque type d’édifice, leurs structures, leurs matériaux et leurs détails(...)
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Né d’une démarche originale, ce lexique visuel vous permettra de découvrir, de comprendre et d’apprécier les bâtiments qui nous entourent. Cette nouvelle édition est enrichie des dernières innovations architecturales. Des photographies couleur et des dessins annotés illustrent et détaillent chaque type d’édifice, leurs structures, leurs matériaux et leurs détails(...)
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January 2023
January 2023
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Lire l'architecture : lexique visuel 2e éd.
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Né d’une démarche originale, ce lexique visuel vous permettra de découvrir, de comprendre et d’apprécier les bâtiments qui nous entourent. Cette nouvelle édition est enrichie des dernières innovations architecturales. Des photographies couleur et des dessins annotés illustrent et détaillent chaque type d’édifice, leurs structures, leurs matériaux et leurs détails architecturaux. Tous les grands types et styles de bâtiments sont abordés : des cathédrales aux gratte-ciel, de l’Antiquité à l’époque contemporaine. Un glossaire des termes architecturaux essentiels vient compléter l’ouvrage.
Lire l'architecture : lexique visuel 2e éd.
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Né d’une démarche originale, ce lexique visuel vous permettra de découvrir, de comprendre et d’apprécier les bâtiments qui nous entourent. Cette nouvelle édition est enrichie des dernières innovations architecturales. Des photographies couleur et des dessins annotés illustrent et détaillent chaque type d’édifice, leurs structures, leurs matériaux et leurs détails architecturaux. Tous les grands types et styles de bâtiments sont abordés : des cathédrales aux gratte-ciel, de l’Antiquité à l’époque contemporaine. Un glossaire des termes architecturaux essentiels vient compléter l’ouvrage.
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January 2023
January 2023
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Cairo : histories of a city
Cairo : histories of a city
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From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In this publication, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city’s history unmatched in temporal and(...)
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From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In this publication, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city’s history unmatched in temporal and(...)
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May 2011
May 2011
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Cairo : histories of a city
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From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In this publication, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city’s history unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of its architecture and urban form. In twelve vignettes, accompanied by drawings, photographs, and maps, AlSayyad details the shifts in Cairo’s built environment through stories of important figures who marked the cityscape with their personal ambitions and their political ideologies. The city is visually reconstructed and brought to life not only as a physical fabric but also as a social and political order—a city built within, upon, and over, resulting in a present-day richly layered urban environment. Each chapter attempts to capture a defining moment in the life trajectory of a city loved for all of its evocations and contradictions. Throughout, AlSayyad illuminates not only the spaces that make up Cairo but also the figures that shaped them, including its chroniclers, from Herodotus to Mahfouz, who recorded the deeds of great and ordinary Cairenes alike. He pays particular attention to how the imperatives of Egypt's various rulers and regimes—from the pharaohs to Sadat and beyond—have inscribed themselves in the city that residents navigate today.
Cairo : histories of a city
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From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In this publication, Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed throughout time, offering a panoramic view of the city’s history unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of its architecture and urban form. In twelve vignettes, accompanied by drawings, photographs, and maps, AlSayyad details the shifts in Cairo’s built environment through stories of important figures who marked the cityscape with their personal ambitions and their political ideologies. The city is visually reconstructed and brought to life not only as a physical fabric but also as a social and political order—a city built within, upon, and over, resulting in a present-day richly layered urban environment. Each chapter attempts to capture a defining moment in the life trajectory of a city loved for all of its evocations and contradictions. Throughout, AlSayyad illuminates not only the spaces that make up Cairo but also the figures that shaped them, including its chroniclers, from Herodotus to Mahfouz, who recorded the deeds of great and ordinary Cairenes alike. He pays particular attention to how the imperatives of Egypt's various rulers and regimes—from the pharaohs to Sadat and beyond—have inscribed themselves in the city that residents navigate today.
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May 2011
May 2011
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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(...)
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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(...)
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February 2012
February 2012
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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.
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.
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February 2012
February 2012
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How to read bridges
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(...)
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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(...)
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February 2012
February 2012
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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.
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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February 2012
February 2012
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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(...)
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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(...)
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December 2011
December 2011
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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.
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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December 2011
December 2011
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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(...)
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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(...)
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March 2012
March 2012
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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.
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.
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March 2012
March 2012
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Icons of world 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(...)
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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(...)
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April 2012
April 2012
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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.
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.
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April 2012
April 2012
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Understanding architecture
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(...)
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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(...)
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October 2012
October 2012
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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.
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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October 2012
October 2012
