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"Let us listen to the counsels of American engineers. But let us beware of American architects!" declared Le Corbusier, who like other European architects of his time believed that he saw in the work of American industrial builders a model of the way architecture should develop. It was a vision of an ideal world, a "concrete Atlantis" made up of daylight factories and(...)
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"Let us listen to the counsels of American engineers. But let us beware of American architects!" declared Le Corbusier, who like other European architects of his time believed that he saw in the work of American industrial builders a model of the way architecture should develop. It was a vision of an ideal world, a "concrete Atlantis" made up of daylight factories and(...)
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A concrete atlantis: U.S. industrial buildings and European modern archtiecture 1900-1925
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"Let us listen to the counsels of American engineers. But let us beware of American architects!" declared Le Corbusier, who like other European architects of his time believed that he saw in the work of American industrial builders a model of the way architecture should develop. It was a vision of an ideal world, a "concrete Atlantis" made up of daylight factories and grain elevators. In a book that suggests how good Modern was before it went wrong, Reyner Banham details the European discovery of this concrete Atlantis and examines a number of striking architectural instances where aspects of the International Style are anticipated by US industrial buildings.
A concrete atlantis: U.S. industrial buildings and European modern archtiecture 1900-1925
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"Let us listen to the counsels of American engineers. But let us beware of American architects!" declared Le Corbusier, who like other European architects of his time believed that he saw in the work of American industrial builders a model of the way architecture should develop. It was a vision of an ideal world, a "concrete Atlantis" made up of daylight factories and grain elevators. In a book that suggests how good Modern was before it went wrong, Reyner Banham details the European discovery of this concrete Atlantis and examines a number of striking architectural instances where aspects of the International Style are anticipated by US industrial buildings.
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May 1989, Cambridge, London
May 1989, Cambridge, London
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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- Wallace, Marina.,
- Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp and Joanne Bernstein -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Martin Kemp -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Caterina Albano -- Joanne Bernstein -- Joanne Bernstein.,
- Kemp, Martin.,
- Bernstein, Joanne.,
- Barbican Art Gallery.
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- Araki, Nobuyoshi, 1940-,
- Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992.,
- Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898.,
- Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.,
- Dumas, Marlene, 1953-,
- Emin, Tracey, 1963-,
- Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918.,
- Koons, Jeff, 1955-,
- Mapplethorpe, Robert, 1946-1989.,
- Masson, André, 1896-1987.,
- Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.,
- Ruff, Thomas, 1958-,
- Sarmento, Julião, 1948-,
- Schiele, Egon, 1890-1918.,
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.,
- Sex in art Exhibitions.,
- Erotic art Exhibitions.,
- Sex history.,
- Homosexuality history,
- Sexualité dans l'art Expositions.,
- Art érotique Expositions.,
- Erotic art,
- Sex in art,
- Ausstellung,
- Erotik,
- Erotische Kunst,
- LGBTQ+ erotic art.,
- Sexualitet i konsten.,
- Erotisk konst.,
- Exhibition,
- Ausstellung London 2007.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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London ; New York : Merrell in association with Barbican Art Gallery, 2007.
London ; New York : Merrell in association with Barbican Art Gallery, 2007.
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Seduced : art & sex from antiquity to now / Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp, Joanne Bernstein.
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255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Seduced : art & sex from antiquity to now / Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp, Joanne Bernstein.
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London ; New York : Merrell in association with Barbican Art Gallery, 2007.
London ; New York : Merrell in association with Barbican Art Gallery, 2007.
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- Wallace, Marina.,
- Marina Wallace, Martin Kemp and Joanne Bernstein -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Martin Kemp -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Marina Wallace -- Caterina Albano -- Joanne Bernstein -- Joanne Bernstein.,
- Kemp, Martin.,
- Bernstein, Joanne.,
- Barbican Art Gallery.
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- Araki, Nobuyoshi, 1940-,
- Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992.,
- Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898.,
- Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.,
- Dumas, Marlene, 1953-,
- Emin, Tracey, 1963-,
- Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918.,
- Koons, Jeff, 1955-,
- Mapplethorpe, Robert, 1946-1989.,
- Masson, André, 1896-1987.,
- Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.,
- Ruff, Thomas, 1958-,
- Sarmento, Julião, 1948-,
- Schiele, Egon, 1890-1918.,
- Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.,
- Sex in art Exhibitions.,
- Erotic art Exhibitions.,
- Sex history.,
- Homosexuality history,
- Sexualité dans l'art Expositions.,
- Art érotique Expositions.,
- Erotic art,
- Sex in art,
- Ausstellung,
- Erotik,
- Erotische Kunst,
- LGBTQ+ erotic art.,
- Sexualitet i konsten.,
- Erotisk konst.,
- Exhibition,
- Ausstellung London 2007.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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173 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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173 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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- Glenn D. Lowry -- Robin D. G. Kelley -- Sean Anderson and Mabel O. Wilson -- Christina Sharpe -- Emanuel Admassu -- Michelle Joan Wilkinson -- Mario Gooden -- Charles L. Davis II -- Roberta Washington -- Felecia Davis -- Adrienne Brown -- Black power (Oakland, CA) / Walter J. Hood -- Arièle Dionne-Krosnick -- Carla Shedd -- David Hartt -- Tonya M. Foster -- Germane Barnes -- Aruna D'Souza -- V. Mitch McEwen -- Dianne Harris -- Audry Petty -- Sekou Cooke -- Ifeoma Ebo -- David Naguib Pellow -- Amanda Williams -- Jennifer Newsom -- J. Yolande Daniels -- Justin Garrett Moore -- Olalekan Jeyifous -- Milton S. F. Curry --,
- Anderson, Sean, 1972-,
- Wilson, Mabel (Mabel O.),,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
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- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Architecture and race United States Exhibitions.,
- African American architects Exhibitions.,
- African Americans Segregation History Exhibitions.,
- Race discrimination United States History Exhibitions.,
- Urban policy United States History Exhibitions.,
- Racism United States History Exhibitions.,
- Architecture et race États-Unis Expositions.,
- Racisme États-Unis Histoire Expositions.,
- Architectes noirs américains Expositions.,
- Noirs américains Ségrégation Histoire Expositions.,
- Politique urbaine États-Unis Histoire Expositions.,
- Racism History United States Exhibitions.,
- African American architects,
- Architecture and race,
- Racism,
- United States Architecture and race.,
- United States,
- History.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2021], ©2021
New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2021], ©2021
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Reconstructions : architecture and Blackness in America / edited by Sean Anderson and Mabel O. Wilson.
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173 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Reconstructions : architecture and Blackness in America / edited by Sean Anderson and Mabel O. Wilson.
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173 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2021], ©2021
New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, [2021], ©2021
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- Glenn D. Lowry -- Robin D. G. Kelley -- Sean Anderson and Mabel O. Wilson -- Christina Sharpe -- Emanuel Admassu -- Michelle Joan Wilkinson -- Mario Gooden -- Charles L. Davis II -- Roberta Washington -- Felecia Davis -- Adrienne Brown -- Black power (Oakland, CA) / Walter J. Hood -- Arièle Dionne-Krosnick -- Carla Shedd -- David Hartt -- Tonya M. Foster -- Germane Barnes -- Aruna D'Souza -- V. Mitch McEwen -- Dianne Harris -- Audry Petty -- Sekou Cooke -- Ifeoma Ebo -- David Naguib Pellow -- Amanda Williams -- Jennifer Newsom -- J. Yolande Daniels -- Justin Garrett Moore -- Olalekan Jeyifous -- Milton S. F. Curry --,
- Anderson, Sean, 1972-,
- Wilson, Mabel (Mabel O.),,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
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- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.),
- Architecture and race United States Exhibitions.,
- African American architects Exhibitions.,
- African Americans Segregation History Exhibitions.,
- Race discrimination United States History Exhibitions.,
- Urban policy United States History Exhibitions.,
- Racism United States History Exhibitions.,
- Architecture et race États-Unis Expositions.,
- Racisme États-Unis Histoire Expositions.,
- Architectes noirs américains Expositions.,
- Noirs américains Ségrégation Histoire Expositions.,
- Politique urbaine États-Unis Histoire Expositions.,
- Racism History United States Exhibitions.,
- African American architects,
- Architecture and race,
- Racism,
- United States Architecture and race.,
- United States,
- History.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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Giorgio Vasari : architect and courtier / Leon Satkowski ; with photographs by Ralph Lieberman.
Giorgio Vasari : architect and courtier / Leon Satkowski ; with photographs by Ralph Lieberman.
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xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
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xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
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- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 Critique et interprétation.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, (1511-1574),
- Architecture, Renaissance Italy.,
- Architects and patrons Italy.,
- Architecture de la Renaissance Italie.,
- Architectes et mécènes Italie.,
- Architects and patrons.,
- Architecture, Renaissance.,
- Courts and courtiers.,
- Gebouwen.,
- Architects Italy 16th century.,
- Artists Italy 16th century.,
- Cour et courtisans Italie.,
- Italy Court and courtiers.,
- Italie Cour et courtisans.,
- Italy.,
- Architecture,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
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Giorgio Vasari : architect and courtier / Leon Satkowski ; with photographs by Ralph Lieberman.
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xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
Giorgio Vasari : architect and courtier / Leon Satkowski ; with photographs by Ralph Lieberman.
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xxiv, 176 pages, [154] pages of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1993.
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- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 Critique et interprétation.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574.,
- Vasari, Giorgio, (1511-1574),
- Architecture, Renaissance Italy.,
- Architects and patrons Italy.,
- Architecture de la Renaissance Italie.,
- Architectes et mécènes Italie.,
- Architects and patrons.,
- Architecture, Renaissance.,
- Courts and courtiers.,
- Gebouwen.,
- Architects Italy 16th century.,
- Artists Italy 16th century.,
- Cour et courtisans Italie.,
- Italy Court and courtiers.,
- Italie Cour et courtisans.,
- Italy.,
- Architecture,
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subject:
- Architecture Japan History 20th century.,
- Architecture Japan History 21st century.,
- Architecture, Japanese History 20th century.,
- Structural design.,
- Structural engineering Japan.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Architecture japonaise Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Constructions Calcul.,
- Technique de la construction Japon.,
- Architecture, Japanese.,
- Architecture.,
- Structural engineering.,
- Architektur,
- Design,
- Japan.,
- History.
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New York, N.Y. : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019], ©2019
New York, N.Y. : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019], ©2019
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Structured lineages : learning from Japanese structural design / edited by Guy Nordenson.
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229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Structured lineages : learning from Japanese structural design / edited by Guy Nordenson.
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229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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New York, N.Y. : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019], ©2019
New York, N.Y. : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019], ©2019
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- Architecture Japan History 20th century.,
- Architecture Japan History 21st century.,
- Architecture, Japanese History 20th century.,
- Structural design.,
- Structural engineering Japan.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Japon Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Architecture japonaise Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Constructions Calcul.,
- Technique de la construction Japon.,
- Architecture, Japanese.,
- Architecture.,
- Structural engineering.,
- Architektur,
- Design,
- Japan.,
- History.
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385 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 26 cm
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385 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 26 cm
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- Holmes, Rob (Landscape architect),,
- Lisa Baron and Peter Weppler -- Brian Davis -- Juanita Irizarry -- Sean Burkholder -- Todd Bridges -- Justine Holzman -- Brenda Goeden -- Phoenix Love Armenta --,
- Milligan, Brett,,
- Wirth, Gena,,
- Burkholder, Sean,,
- Davis, Brian (Landscape architect),,
- Holzman, Justine,,
- Dredge Research Collaborative,
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[Novato, California] : Applied Research + Design Publishing, an imprint of Oro Editions, [2023], ©2023
[Novato, California] : Applied Research + Design Publishing, an imprint of Oro Editions, [2023], ©2023
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Silt sand slurry : dredging, sediment, and the worlds we are making / Rob Holmes, Brett Milligan, Gena Wirth ; with contributions by Sean Burkholder, Brian Davis, Justine Holzman.
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385 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 26 cm
Silt sand slurry : dredging, sediment, and the worlds we are making / Rob Holmes, Brett Milligan, Gena Wirth ; with contributions by Sean Burkholder, Brian Davis, Justine Holzman.
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385 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 26 cm
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[Novato, California] : Applied Research + Design Publishing, an imprint of Oro Editions, [2023], ©2023
[Novato, California] : Applied Research + Design Publishing, an imprint of Oro Editions, [2023], ©2023
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- Holmes, Rob (Landscape architect),,
- Lisa Baron and Peter Weppler -- Brian Davis -- Juanita Irizarry -- Sean Burkholder -- Todd Bridges -- Justine Holzman -- Brenda Goeden -- Phoenix Love Armenta --,
- Milligan, Brett,,
- Wirth, Gena,,
- Burkholder, Sean,,
- Davis, Brian (Landscape architect),,
- Holzman, Justine,,
- Dredge Research Collaborative,
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world(...)
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world(...)
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Environment and environmental theory
Environment and environmental theory
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November 2023
November 2023
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New earth histories: Geo-cosmologies and the making of the modern world
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the global climate crisis? By carefully examining these questions, ''New earth histories'' sets an ambitious agenda for how we think about the earth. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and how empire has been conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse—from cultural history and visual and material studies to ethnography, geography, and Indigenous studies—and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. ''New earth histories'' provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire.
New earth histories: Geo-cosmologies and the making of the modern world
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This book brings the history of the geosciences and world cosmologies together, exploring many traditions, including Chinese, Pacific, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian conceptions of the earth’s origin and makeup. Together the chapters ask: How have different ideas about the sacred, animate, and earthly changed modern environmental sciences? How have different world traditions understood human and geological origins? How does the inclusion of multiple cosmologies change the meaning of the Anthropocene and the global climate crisis? By carefully examining these questions, ''New earth histories'' sets an ambitious agenda for how we think about the earth. The chapters consider debates about the age and structure of the earth, how humans and earth systems interact, and how empire has been conceived in multiple traditions. The methods the authors deploy are diverse—from cultural history and visual and material studies to ethnography, geography, and Indigenous studies—and the effect is to highlight how earth knowledge emerged from historically specific situations. ''New earth histories'' provides both a framework for studying science at a global scale and fascinating examples to educate as well as inspire future work. Essential reading for students and scholars of earth science history, environmental humanities, history of science and religion, and science and empire.
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November 2023
November 2023
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Environment and environmental theory
Environment and environmental theory
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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- Natural history Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Nature photography Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Natural history museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Sciences naturelles Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Photographie de la nature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- British colonies.,
- Museums.,
- Natural history.,
- Natural history museums.,
- Nature photography.,
- Great Britain Colonies History 19th century.,
- Grande-Bretagne Colonies Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Great Britain.,
- History.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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Photography, natural history and the nineteenth-century museum : exchanging views of empire / Kathleen Davidson.
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Photography, natural history and the nineteenth-century museum : exchanging views of empire / Kathleen Davidson.
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xvi, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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- Natural history Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Nature photography Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Natural history museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Museums Great Britain History 19th century.,
- Sciences naturelles Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Photographie de la nature Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Sciences naturelles Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Musées Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.,
- British colonies.,
- Museums.,
- Natural history.,
- Natural history museums.,
- Nature photography.,
- Great Britain Colonies History 19th century.,
- Grande-Bretagne Colonies Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Great Britain.,
- History.
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
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Archival values : essays in honor of Mark A. Greene / edited by Christine Weideman & Mary A. Caldera.
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Archival values : essays in honor of Mark A. Greene / edited by Christine Weideman & Mary A. Caldera.
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xiv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2019], ©2019
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture(...)
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture(...)
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Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the rise of modern American architecture
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture with the city’s fluctuating economic prosperity and population growth is explored, illuminating the conditions for good architecture and the arts in general. The author identifies the influence of Jay Hambidge’s "dynamic symmetry" in Rowland’s work and how it allowed him to employ color as a modern replacement for traditional ornamentation, leading to the revolutionary design of the Union Trust (Guardian) Building, for which he receives nearly unanimous praise in national media. This book is concerned primarily with Rowland’s influence on Detroit architecture, but spans beyond his work in Michigan to include the designer’s broad reach from New York to Miami. A comprehensive appendix includes extensive lists of Rowland’s publications, locations he had designed, and jobs taken on by his firm during his tenure. This book represents new research and insights not previously discussed in either scholarly or general audience texts and will be of interest to casual readers of Detroit history, as well as architecture historians.
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"Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture" begins with a brief overview of Rowland’s early life and career. Author Michael G. Smith goes on to analyze Rowland’s achievements in building design and as a leader of Detroit’s architectural community throughout both World Wars and the Great Depression. The interdependence of architecture with the city’s fluctuating economic prosperity and population growth is explored, illuminating the conditions for good architecture and the arts in general. The author identifies the influence of Jay Hambidge’s "dynamic symmetry" in Rowland’s work and how it allowed him to employ color as a modern replacement for traditional ornamentation, leading to the revolutionary design of the Union Trust (Guardian) Building, for which he receives nearly unanimous praise in national media. This book is concerned primarily with Rowland’s influence on Detroit architecture, but spans beyond his work in Michigan to include the designer’s broad reach from New York to Miami. A comprehensive appendix includes extensive lists of Rowland’s publications, locations he had designed, and jobs taken on by his firm during his tenure. This book represents new research and insights not previously discussed in either scholarly or general audience texts and will be of interest to casual readers of Detroit history, as well as architecture historians.
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April 2017
April 2017
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Architecture since 1900, Americas
Architecture since 1900, Americas
