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vii, 115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Swindon : Historic England, 2018., ©2018
Prefabs : a social and architectural history / Elisabeth Blanchet and Sonia Zhuravlyova.
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vii, 115 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Swindon : Historic England, 2018., ©2018
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144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
London : Merrell Holberton Publishers, ©1995.
Views of Windsor : watercolours by Thomas and Paul Sandby : from the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II / Jane Roberts.
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London : Merrell Holberton Publishers, ©1995.
Montréal toujours
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Qu'est-ce qui rend Montréal unique, émouvante, rock et peace & love? Pourquoi le smoked-meat de Schwartz's est-il légendaire? Que s'est-il passé de si fou lors du mythique concert de Nirvana aux Foufounes électriques? Quelle est la pire insulte qu'un cône orange ait reçue? Voici une incursion dans 30 institutions qui ont changé le visage de leur quartier et à jamais(...)
Montréal toujours
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Qu'est-ce qui rend Montréal unique, émouvante, rock et peace & love? Pourquoi le smoked-meat de Schwartz's est-il légendaire? Que s'est-il passé de si fou lors du mythique concert de Nirvana aux Foufounes électriques? Quelle est la pire insulte qu'un cône orange ait reçue? Voici une incursion dans 30 institutions qui ont changé le visage de leur quartier et à jamais marqué des générations de Québécois.
Architecture de Montréal
Names on the Land
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George R. Stewarts classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nations peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewarts intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on(...)
Names on the Land
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George R. Stewarts classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nations peoples. More than half a century later, Names on the Land remains the authoritative source on its subject, while Stewarts intimate knowledge of America and love of anecdote make his book a unique and delightful window on American history and social life.
Urban Theory
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"This is a great book-flawed, impossible, infuriating, and moving . . . but he has accomplished in this extraordinary book something finer than mere polemic. En route to his last painful discovery, Barthes takes the reader on an exquisitely rendered, lyrical journey into the heart of his own life and the medium he came to love, a medium that flirts constantly with the(...)
Roland Barthes Camera Lucida Reflections on Photography
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"This is a great book-flawed, impossible, infuriating, and moving . . . but he has accomplished in this extraordinary book something finer than mere polemic. En route to his last painful discovery, Barthes takes the reader on an exquisitely rendered, lyrical journey into the heart of his own life and the medium he came to love, a medium that flirts constantly with the 'intractable reality' of the human condition." Douglas Davis, Newsweek
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Theory of Photography
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Walkups is a novella that takes urban architecture—particularly Montreal row-house architecture—as its primary subject. All chapters, titled only by an address, take place with the walls of different apartments, while the one recurring address, referred to only as the Apts d'amours returns us to the central narrative of the unnamed narrator and his love interest, Jane, a(...)
Walkups
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Walkups is a novella that takes urban architecture—particularly Montreal row-house architecture—as its primary subject. All chapters, titled only by an address, take place with the walls of different apartments, while the one recurring address, referred to only as the Apts d'amours returns us to the central narrative of the unnamed narrator and his love interest, Jane, a biology student who lives upstairs from him in the same building.
Architecture de Montréal
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Katherena and Agnes share the same passions for arts and crafts, birds, and nature. But as the seasons change, can Katherna navigate the failing health of her new friend? Award-winning author and artist Julie Flett’s textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of(...)
Birdsong
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Katherena and Agnes share the same passions for arts and crafts, birds, and nature. But as the seasons change, can Katherna navigate the failing health of her new friend? Award-winning author and artist Julie Flett’s textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationships, shared passions, and spending time outdoors with the ones we love.
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Gae Aulenti: objects, spaces
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Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the most internationally known Italian architects, and the most famous female Italian architect. Gae Aulenti. Objects, Spaces, which accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Triennale Design Museum, is dedicated to her, and to her work. The book, edited by Vanni Pasca, traces Gae Aulenti’s and her love of architecture and(...)
Gae Aulenti: objects, spaces
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Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the most internationally known Italian architects, and the most famous female Italian architect. Gae Aulenti. Objects, Spaces, which accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Triennale Design Museum, is dedicated to her, and to her work. The book, edited by Vanni Pasca, traces Gae Aulenti’s and her love of architecture and design, through a selection of her most important designs.
Design Monographs
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Formica forever.
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407 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Cincinnati, Ohio : Formica Corporation ; New York, NY : Published in association with Metropolis Books, 2013.
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Cincinnati, Ohio : Formica Corporation ; New York, NY : Published in association with Metropolis Books, 2013.
Art as therapy
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This book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common(...)
Art as therapy
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This book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical examples, the world-renowned authors argue that certain great works of art have clues as to how to manage the tensions and confusions of modern life. Chapters on love, nature, money, and politics show how art can help with many common difficulties, from forging good relationships to coming to terms with mortality.
Art Theory